Better, Faster, Cheaper Border Security Requires Better Immigration Services

Publication Date: February 2007

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): James Jay Carafano; Matt A. Mayer

Research Area: Population and demographics

Keywords: Immigration; homeland security; border security; USCIS

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Congress needs to establish a better model to pay for immigration services, to fund the transformation of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services capabilities, and to enable the USCIS to work more effectively as part of an interagency team. The longer Congress waits, the longer it will take to deliver the border and immigration security that America needs and deserves.