Good morning. Im the executive director of the center for Immigration Studies and we have done a series of interviews with important players in the immigration issue in congress or the administration and this morning we have senator cotten, junior senator from arkansas, harvard law grad who started as army officer in iraq and afghanistan, on several committees, banking, intelligence, Armed Services but we will talk about immigration, the leader of the immigration issue and before the president raised its profile, i appreciate your giving us some time for a meeting on the hill so we will cut this off at 8 15. My first question is, you are a sixth generation arkansan. Arkansas has attract more, but it is not immigration state but getting involved in this issue to become a thought leader and debate leader. Thanks for the center for Immigration Studies for hosting this conversation and the important work on immigration. Immigration is a central issue for the United States, a lot of countri
The disaster that is occurring at the border right now and if we could quick put up our chart. Not only to have it on the chart but we had an event in oshkosh over against the required a giveaway so i produced out of my factory cups with that chart but it shows how out of control this problem is. The first seven months of this year we have over 300 total 312,000 individuals over the border illegally and apprehended as unaccompanied child or family unit and i know these are not for public release yet so their initial numbers but in the first three months of may another 65000 unaccompanied children but primarily people coming in his family units and were apprehended at the border between the ports of reentry and over 97000 total apprehensions so were on path for breaking again i guess it was march 10, 3000, april 10, 9000 and now it will be beyond that in may so this is a growing problem. Needs to be taken seriously and its what you and the men and women that you lead are grappling with.
Good morning. My name is mark krikorian, executive director of the center for immigration studies, and we have done a series of interviews with important players in the immigration issue, whether in congress or in the administration. And this morning suggests is senator cotton, the junior senator from arkansas. Senator cotton is a harvard law grad, served as an Army Infantry officer in iraq and afghanistan. Hes on several committees, banking, intelligence, Armed Services but we are going to talk about todays immigration. Hes been a leader on immigration issue even before the president kind of raise its profile. I appreciate, senator, you coming in and giving us some time. He will have the bowl for a meeting on the hill, so we will cut this off at 815 a. M. My first question is, your understand six generation arkansan. Arkansas has been attracting more immigrants that used to but its clearly not an immigration state. Its not one of lead immigration states. What is that attracted you to
Mark good morning. My name is mark krikorian, the executive director of the center for immigration studies, and we are doing this panel on the issue of the Foreign Student Program. The admission of foreign students and scholars is a federal Government Program like any other, farm subsidies or what have you, and it is almost exclusively discussed in positive terms, but in fact like any other Government Program, it has benefits but also costs. Pluses and minuses. The challenges that come from it, whether related to National Security or other issues, are never addressed. We want to have a panel that will try to introduce balance into this discussion of the Foreign Student Programs. Our first speaker is dan cadman, a center fellow, a veteran of ins and dhs, and he has a report on the table outside and also online on the National Security challenges that Foreign Student Program poses. Our second speaker is another fellow from the center, david north, who has been doing immigration policy lo
Host good morning. My name is mark krikorian, executive director of the center for immigration studies, and we have done a series of interviews with important players in the immigration issue, whether in congress or in the administration. This morning touching guest is senator cotton, the junior senator from arkansas. Senator cotton is a harvard law grad, served as an Army Infantry officer in iraq and afghanistan. Hes on several committees, banking, intelligence, Armed Services but we are going to talk about todays immigration. Hes been a leader on immigration issue even before the president kind of raise its raised its profile. I appreciate, senator, you coming in and giving us some time. He will have to bolt for a meeting on the hill, so we will cut this off at 815 a. M. My first question is that you are as i understand six , a generation arkansan. Arkansas has been attracting more immigrants than it used to, but it is clearly not a leading immigration state. What attracted you to ge