Jack, who joined FAIR’s National Board of Advisors in 2017, is a retired U.S. diplomat with consular experience. He has testified before the U.S. Congress, U.S. Civil Rights Commission, and U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform and has authored studies of immigration issues. His national and international print, TV, and talk radio experience is extensive (including in Spanish).
Laws requiring that immigrants to the United States be self-sufficient have been on the books for nearly 140 years. The Immigration Act of 1882 barred any…
At one time in my career as a foreign service officer I was assigned consular work approving or rejecting immigrant and nonimmigrant visa requests. I found…
The outline of the newly announced White House immigration reform plan includes adopting a merit-based selection system to replace the current system that, since 1965, has…
A large share of the illegal immigrant population is due to foreigners who enter legally with visas and then do not leave. The Trump administration has…
Retired U.S. ambassador Nicholas Burns gave a lecture on “Why America Matters” at the School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C., on April 9, in…