Asylum & Refugees

Asylum “Country Shopping” is Coming Back — Here’s Why That’s a Problem

The southern border may face a surge in fraudulent asylum cases after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the…

Administration Moves to Increase Efficiency and Protect the Integrity of Asylum System

The Center for Immigration Studies has reported that, in the final months of 2019, there were 340,810 asylum applications pending…

Ben Sasse’s Hong Kong Asylum Scheme Won’t Help

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) calls himself a “China hawk.” And his proposal for the U.S. to grant “automatic asylum” to…

U.S. Finalizes Honduran Asylum Cooperation Agreement

Addressing asylum abuse remains a top priority for the Trump administration even amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. After months of negotiations,…

The U.S. Isn’t the World’s Asylum

It is appropriate for Americans to empathize with people living in tough conditions. However, according to a 2018 Gallup poll,…

Turkey’s Erdogan Opens the Border With Greece to Punish Europe

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has recently – in the midst of a global Coronavirus epidemic – opened his borders…

Home Town Fixer Uppers Are a Big Deal in Guatemala

Most Americans have never heard of Huehuetenango, but Huehuetenangoans have heard of the America, and they’ve been coming here in…

Human Rights Watch Faults U.S. for Deaths in Other Countries

The U.S.-based non-governmental organization (NGO) Human Rights Watch (HRW) recently published a report on the number of Salvadorans killed after…

Texas Governor Says ‘No Mas’ on Refugees

Declaring that his state has had enough, Gov. Greg Abbott is pulling Texas out of the U.S. refugee resettlement program.…

A Warning From Europe

Although it was published in 2017, Douglas Murray,'s The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam is as relevant now…