Judicial Obstruction of Efforts to Control Immigration

This week’s Parsing Immigration Policy podcast features another panel discussion from the third annual conference of the International Network for Immigration Research (INIR), convened recently in Washington. The three speakers each discuss various types of lawfare affecting the enforcement of immigration laws in the U.S. and European countries. Matt O'Brien, Deputy Executive Director at the Federation for American Immigration Reform, explained how lawsuits and judicial interference have hampered the implementation of policy in the United States. Simon Hankinson, Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, described how migrants’ use and abuse of asylum courts has led to a never-ending flow into the United Kingdom. Viktor Marsai, Executive Director of the Budapest-based Migration Research Institute, delved into how rulings by the European Court of Human Rights have made it more difficult for European Union member states to protect their borders. In light of last week’s attack on National Guard members by an Afghan national, Mark Krikorian concludes the episode with a summary of his recent National Review op-ed explaining the limitations of vetting and the need to adjust our immigration policies accordingly. Host Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies Guest Matt O'Brien is the Deputy Executive Director at the Federation for American Immigration Reform Simon Hankinson is a Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation Viktor Marsai is the Executive Director of the Migration Research Institute Related Videos of all the sessions of the recent INIR conference Vetting in All the Wrong Places Intro Montage Voices in the opening montage:Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".