Center for Immigration Studies

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A series of articles on

The U.S. Immigration Debate

Issues

Illegal immigration
Trafficking in human beings
Labor shortage
Terrorism
U.S-Mexico Border
NAFTA
Visa caps

Proposed solutions

DREAM Act
Guest worker program
H.R. 4437 (December 2005)
S. 2611 (May 2006)
Immigration reduction
Free migration
Legalization
Jackson Lee (2005)
McCain-Kennedy (2005)
SKILL(2006)
REAL ID(2005)
Border Fence(2006)

Action

2006 protests

Organizations

CCIR, NIF, FIRM, WAAA
NCLR, LULAC
FAIR, Minuteman Project, MCDC
Cal. CIR, SOS
CIS, NumbersUSA

Past laws

Naturalization Act (1795)
14th Amendment (1868)
Chinese Exclusion (1882)
Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907 Asian Exclusion (1924)
Bracero Program (1942-64)
INS Act(1965)
IRCA(1986)
IIRIRA (1996)

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The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) is a nonpartisan immigration reduction-oriented, non-profit research organization and was founded in 1985. Its director is Mark Krikorian. As a 501(c)(3) organization, the CIS is not permitted to advocate for any political position on the question of immigration.

Its mission statement states:

It is the Center's mission to expand the base of public knowledge and understanding of the need for an immigration policy that gives first concern to the broad national interest. The Center is animated by a pro-immigrant, low-immigration vision which seeks fewer immigrants but a warmer welcome for those admitted.[1]

The CIS publishes books, reports, and white papers on immigration policy. These analyses address issues such as immigrant voting and electoral redistricting, impacts on low-wage and high-skilled workers, and the environmental consequences of immigration.

The Southern Poverty Law Center claims the CIS was founded and funded by John Tanton as an offshoot of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) [2][3].

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