Accuracy in Media

There is a lot of controversy about the RAISE Act, a recently-proposed bill on reducing legal immigration. The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), in an interview with the Daily Caller, pointed out that recent coverage of the bill by CNN ignored important data in a recent study by the Wharton School of Business at the University […]

Mark Krikorian, the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, joined Don on the Bias Buzz podcast to discuss the future of American immigration laws and reform, along with President Donald Trump’s executive orders on refugee vetting. Please SUBSCRIBE on iTunes. SoundCloud audio is below: You can watch the podcast video on YouTube:

Episode 56.  Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies briefly explains the recent history of U.S. immigration policy and the future of immigration reform under the Trump administration.

Another great nugget from the Center for Immigration Studies: Immigrants are more willing to accept government assistance programs than U.S.-born citizens, according to a new online study. Fifty-three percent of immigrants said they had already accepted welfare or were somewhat willing to accept it, while 48 percent of native-born citizens said the same. “The [Survey of […]

Disturbing news from the Free Beacon: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expanding a program that awards businesses bonuses when they hire alien college graduates over native-born graduates, according to an analysis by the Center for Immigration Studies. The optional practical training program (OPT) awards alien college graduates a work permit to stay in […]

The Center for Immigration Studies with the find: In 2012, 51 percent of households headed by an immigrant (legal or illegal) reported that they used at least one welfare program during the year, compared to 30 percent of native households. Welfare in this study includes Medicaid and cash, food, and housing programs.