Jack Martin

New Guidelines Aim to Ensure Immigrants Are Self-Sufficient

Laws requiring that immigrants to the United States be self-sufficient have been on the books for nearly 140 years. The…

Asylum Decisions Must Be Guided by the Law

At one time in my career as a foreign service officer I was assigned consular work approving or rejecting immigrant…

White House Immigration Plan: Rhetoric vs Reality

The outline of the newly announced White House immigration reform plan includes adopting a merit-based selection system to replace the…

Visa Scofflaws – A Problem Augmented by the Obama Administration

A large share of the illegal immigrant population is due to foreigners who enter legally with visas and then do…

Getting Facts Straight on U.S. Refugee and Asylum Policies

Retired U.S. ambassador Nicholas Burns gave a lecture on “Why America Matters” at the School of Advanced International Studies in…