Will 2017 Bring Comprehensive Immigration Reform? — Rappaport Links

Immigrationcourtside.com and The Hill contributor Nolan Rappaport thinks immigration reform could happen under President Trump if conservatives abandon their “enforcement only approach,” liberals agree to a more robust enforcement at the border and the interior, and the two sides agree to “meet in the middle” for the common good.

Nolan writes:

“I am optimistic about comprehensive immigration reform this year. We have a president now who has experience making deals in the business world and I expect him to be more interested in getting an agreement than in advancing his party’s political objectives or in which side is right. That is one of the things I learned doing negotiations on the Hill. It never matters who is right. If you want a deal, you have to find out how to meet the political “needs” of both sides.

I am attaching a list of the articles I have published in case you want to post any more of them. Some of them might be useful for stimulating discussions. For the Hill articles, I think I am limited to posting titles and links.”

Here are the links to some of Nolan’s other articles in The Hill:

  1. Pre-Registration: A Proposal to Kick-Start Comprehensive Immigration Reform (Mar. 5, 2007), http://www.ilw.com/articles/2007,0314-rappaport.shtm
  2. Implementing Immigration Reform in the Age of Belt Tightening (Feb. 15, 2009); http://www.visalaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/newsletter.pdf at p. 23
  3. Catch 22 (July 12, 2010), http://www.ilw.com/articles/2010,0712-Rappaport.shtm
  4. More Ways to Move Forward on Immigration (Nov. 16, 2010),

    http://www.ilw.com/articles/2010,1116-rappaport.shtm

  5. Immigration Positions of President Barack Obama and the Republican Presidential Hopefuls (Dec. 5, 2011), http://www.ilw.com/articles/2011,1205-Rappaport.shtm
  6. Oversight Hearing on: “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Priorities and the Rule of Law (Dec. 7, 2011), http://www.ilw.com/articles/2011,1207-Rappaport.shtm
  7. Analysis of Hearing Before the House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement on, “Visa Waiver Program Oversight: Risks and Benefits of the Program (Dec. 20, 2011), http://www.ilw.com/articles/2011,1220-Rappaport.shtm
  8. Analysis of the Texas Border Coalition’s Report, Without Strategy: America’s Border Security Blunders Facilitate and Empower Mexico’s Drug Cartels (Jan. 26, 2012), http://www.ilw.com/articles/2012,0126-Rappaport.shtm
  9. Analysis of a Hearing Before the House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement on, “Regional Perspectives on Agricultural Guest Worker Programs (Feb. 28, 2012), http://www.ilw.com/articles/2012,0228-rappaport.shtm
  10. Contentious Development of the Passenger Name Records Agreement Between the United States and The European Union (May 2, 2012), http://www.ilw.com/articles/2012,0502-rappaport.shtm
  11. Analysis Of A Hearing Before The Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees And Border Security On, “Examining the Constitutionality And Prudence Of State And Local Governments Enforcing Immigration Law” (May 17, 2012), http://www.ilw.com//articles/2012,0517-rappaport.shtm

12. Canada’s New Refugee System (July 27, 2012), http://www.ilw.com/articles/2012,0727- Rappaport.shtm

13. Threats to Our Nation’s Borders (Dec. 3, 2012), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?940- Article-Threats-to-Our-Nation-s-Borders-by-Nolan-Rappaport

14. Are Terrorists Exploiting Refugee Programs? (Dec. 11, 2012),

http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?987-Article-Are-Terrorists-Exploiting-Refugee- Programs-by-Nolan-Rappaport

  1. Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program is encouraging Mexican farm workers to go to Canada instead of to the United States. (Jan. 16, 2013), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?1164-Article-Canada-s-Season-Agricultural-Worker- Program-Is-Encouraging-Mexican-Farm-Workers-To-Go-To-Canada-Instead-Of-To- The-United-States-by-Nolan-Rappaport
  2. What is IRCA, and What Does It Have To Do with Comprehensive Immigration Reform? (Feb. 8, 2013), https://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/immigration/b/immigration- law-blog/archive/2013/02/08/what-is-irca-and-what-does-it-have-to-do-with- comprehensive-immigration-reform.aspx?Redirected=true
  3. Will House Republicans Accept the Senate Proposal for Immigration Reform? (Feb. 25, 2013), http://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/immigration/b/immigration-law- blog/archive/2013/02/25/will-house-republicans-accept-the-senate-proposal-for- immigration-reform.aspx

18. Harvest of Shame Revisited (May 23, 2013),

http://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/immigration/b/outsidenews/archive/2013/05/2 3/nolan-rappaport-harvest-of-shame-revisited.aspx

  1. Is DHS Enforcing Our Immigration Laws? (June 17, 2013), http://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/immigration/b/outsidenews/archive/2013/06/1 7/nolan-rappaport-is-dhs-enforcing-our-immigration-laws.aspx
  2. What is SBInet? And what does it have to do with spending billions of dollars on border security? (July 25, 2013), http://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/immigration/b/outsidenews/archive/2013/07/2 5/what-is-sbinet-and-what-does-it-have-to-do-with-spending-billions-of-dollars-on- border-security.aspx
  3. DACA – Lessons Learned (March 26, 2014), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?2971- Article-DACA-%96-Lessons-Learned-By-Nolan-Rappaport
  4. What are other countries doing to secure their borders? (Apr. 10, 2014), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?3019-Article-What-are-other-countries-doing-to- secure-their-borders-By-Nolan-Rappaport
  5. In 2012, foreign workers in the United States sent remittances to their home countries totaling more than $123,273,000,000 (Apr. 22, 2014), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?3056-Article-In-2012-foreign-workers-in-the-United- States-sent-remittances-to-their-home-countries-totaling-more-than-123-273-000-000- By-Nolan-Rappaport%C2%A0

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24. It is time to try a different approach to comprehensive immigration reform (May 2, 2014),

http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?3087-Article-It-is-time-to-try-a-different-approach-to- comprehensive-immigration-reform-By-Nolan-Rappaport

  1. Meet the Challenge of Unaccompanied Alien Children at the Southwest Border: Is there a better way? (July 10, 2014), http://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/immigration/b/insidenews/archive/2014/07/10 /nolan-rappaport-is-there-a-better-way.aspx
  2. Immigration activists are pressing President Obama to halt deportations for as many undocumented immigrants as possible. This is a “be-careful-what-you-wish-for” situation. (August 14, 2014), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?3423-Article- Immigration-activists-are-pressing-President-Obama-to-halt-deportations-for-as-many- undocumented-immigrants-as-possible-This-is-a-%93be-careful-what-you-wish-for%94- situation-By-Nolan-Rappaport

27. Is the Visa Waiver Program as secure as it is supposed to be? (Sep. 10, 2014),

http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?3494-Article-Is-the-Visa-Waiver-Program-as-secure- as-it-is-supposed-to-be-By-Nolan-Rappaport

  1. Why is Australia being criticized for the way it treats asylum seekers and unaccompanied alien children? (March 20, 2015), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?4182-Article-Why- is-Australia-being-criticized-for-the-way-it-treats-asylum-seekers-and-unaccompanied- alien-children-By-Nolan-Rappaport
  2. What happens to people who are forced to leave their homes to escape armed conflict or persecution and are not able to leave their countries to seek refuge? (May 6, 2015), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?4372-Article-What-happens-to-people-who-are- forced-to-leave-their-homes-to-escape-armed-conflict-or-persecution-and-are-not-able- to-leave-their-countries-to-seek-refuge-By-Nolan-Rappaport
  3. Analysis of a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security on, “The Outer Ring of Border Security: DHS’s International Security Programs” (June 26, 2015), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?4611-Article-Analysis-of-a-hearing-before- the-House-Subcommittee-on-Border-and-Maritime-Security-on-The-Outer-Ring-of- Border-Security-DHSs-International-Security-Programs-By-Nolan-Rappaport

31. Analysis of Immigration Subcommittee’s Sanctuary Cities Hearing (July 28, 2015),

http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?4767-Article-Analysis-of-Immigration- Subcommittee%92s-Sanctuary-Cities-Hearing-By-Nolan-Rappaport

32. Immigration positions of Republican presidential hopefuls, with comments (August 13, 2015), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?4869-Article-Immigration-positions-of- Republican-presidential-hopefuls-with-comments-By-Nolan-Rappaport

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  1. Will electing one of the democratic presidential hopefuls move us closer to the passage of a comprehensive immigration reform bill? (September 8, 2015), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?4995-Article-Will-electing-one-of-the-democratic- presidential-hopefuls-move-us-closer-to-the-passage-of-a-comprehensive-immigration- reform-bill-By-Nolan-Rappaport
  2. The SBInet project produced a virtual fence only 53 miles long at a cost to the American taxpayers of one billion dollars. What can we expect from the project that replaced it, the Arizona Border Surveillance Technology Plan? (September 21, 2015), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?5051-Article-The-SBInet-project-produced-a-virtual- fence-only-53-miles-long-at-a-cost-to-the-American-taxpayers-of-one-billion-dollars- What-can-we-expect-from-the-project-that-replaced-it-the-Arizona-Border-Surveillance- Technology-Plan-By-Nolan-Rappaport

35. What is the United States accomplishing with its refugee program? (October 5, 2015),

http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?5117-Article-What-is-the-United-States- accomplishing-with-its-refugee-program-By-Nolan-Rappaport

  1. Republicans raise legitimate concerns about Syrian refugees, but the bill they have passed to address those concerns would just impose additional layers of bureaucracy on the refugee background investigation process. (November 24, 2015), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?5422-Article-Republicans-raise-legitimate-concerns- about-Syrian-refugees-but-the-bill-they-have-passed-to-address-those-concerns-would- just-impose-additional-layers-of-bureaucracy-on-the-refugee-background-investigation- process-By-Nolan-Rappaport
  2. Analysis of the hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, “Why is the Biometric Exit Tracking System Still Not in Place?” (January 25, 2016), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?5777-Article-Analysis-of-the-hearing-before- the-Senate-Subcommittee-on-Immigration-and-the-National-Interest-%93Why-is-the- Biometric-Exit-Tracking-System-Still-Not-in-Place-%94-By-Nolan-Rappaport
  3. Analysis of hearing before the Houses Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security on, “Another surge of illegal immigrants along the Southwestern Border: Is this the Obama Administration’s new normal?” (February 12, 2016), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?5888-Article-Analysis-of-hearing-before-the-Houses- Subcommittee-on-Immigration-and-Border-Security-on-%93Another-surge-of-illegal- immigrants-along-the-Southwestern-Border-Is-this-the-Obama-Administration%92s- new-normal-%94-By-Nolan-Rappaport
  4. Has President Barack Obama sabotaged an attempt by Congress to keep terrorists from using the Visa Waiver Program to enter the United States? (February 29, 2016), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?5969-Article-Has-President-Barack-Obama- sabotaged-an-attempt-by-Congress-to-keep-terrorists-from-using-the-Visa-Waiver- Program-to-enter-the-United-States-By-Nolan-Rappaport

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  1. President Obama’s use of executive discretion could have unintended consequences if Donald Trump becomes our next president, (March 7, 2016), http://www.ilw.com/articles/2016,0307-Rappaport.pdf
  2. Should deportations be restricted to deportable aliens who have criminal records? (March 17, 2016), http://www.ilw.com/articles/2016,0317-Rappaport.pdf
  3. The Political Correctness Movement has succeeded in imposing its will on the Library of Congress. (April 1, 2016), http://www.ilw.com/articles/2016,0401-Rappaport.pdf
  4. If he is elected to the presidency, Donald Trump will have statutory authority to suspend the entry of all Muslim aliens (April 20, 3016), http://www.ilw.com/articles/2016,0420- Rappaport.pdf
  5. Analysis of the April 28, 2016, hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on, “Criminal Aliens Released by the Department of Homeland Security.” (May 20, 2016), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?6449-Article-Analysis-of- the-April-28-2016-hearing-before-the-House-Committee-on-Oversight-and-Government- Reform-on-%93Criminal-Aliens-Released-by-the-Department-of-Homeland-Security- By-Nolan-Rappaport
  6. Undocumented aliens who entered the United States before 1972, and have resided here continuously since then, may be eligible for lawful status under the little-known Registry legalization program (May 31, 2016), http://www.ilw.com/articles/2016-531- Rappaport.pdf

46. What is Donald Trump really saying about immigration reform? (June 15, 2016),

http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?6587-Article-What-is-Donald-Trump-really-saying- about-immigration-reform-By-Nolan-Rappaport

  1. Should people who want comprehensive immigration reform vote for Hillary? (July 11, 2016), http://www.ilw.com/articles/2016,0711-Rappaport%20.pdf
  2. Why did the United States put more than 70,000 Japanese American citizens into internment camps during World War II? (July 21, 2016), http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?6774-Article-Why-did-the-United-States-put-more- than-70-000-Japanese-American-citizens-into-internment-camps-during-W

49. The refugee crisis is being blamed for the terrorist attacks in Europe (August 2, 2016),

Click to access 2016,0802-Rappaport.pdf

50. Is Australia abusing child asylum seekers? (August 15, 2016),

http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?6907-Article-Is-Australia-abusing-child-asylum- seekers-By-Nolan-Rappaport

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  1. Republicans will continue to reject comprehensive immigration reform bills until these problems are resolved (August 27, 2016), http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republicans-will-continue-to-reject-comprehensive- immigration_us_57c1f93ee4b0b01630df6454 and http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?7003&postid=326089#comments_326089
  2. Is Trump’s Ten-Point Immigration Plan a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing? (August 31, 2016), http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/is-trumps- ten-point-immigration-plan-a-tale-told-by_us_57c5ba5fe4b004ff0420dcfc and http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?6999-Is-Trump-s-Ten-Point-Immigration-Plan-a-tale- told-by-an-idiot-full-of-sound-and-fury-signifying-nothing-By-Nolan-Rappaport
  3. Hillary’s immigration enforcement policies could have unintended consequences. (September 5, 2016), http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillarys-immigration- enforcement-policies-could-have_us_57cc6a15e4b07addc4132fcc?mvr57k1sm2g2v5cdi and http://blogs.ilw.com/entry.php?9422-Hillary-s-immigration-enforcement-policies-could- have-unintended-consequences
  4. Hillary’s immigration policies will not lead to comprehensive immigration reform. (September 10, 2016), http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/57d47fbae4b0273330ac42a5?timestamp=1473566 787180 and http://blogs.ilw.com/entry.php?9435-Hillary%92s-immigration-policies-will- not-lead-to-comprehensive-immigration-reform-By
  5. Asylum claims of unaccompanied alien children contribute to backlog crisis in our immigration courts. (September 16, 2016), http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/57daaf27e4b0d5920b5b25f0?timestamp=14779558 39975

56. Deportation Without Due Process? (September 20, 2016),

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/deportation-without-due- process_us_57e01aebe4b053b1ccf2a109?timestamp=1474391017164 and http://blogs.ilw.com/entry.php?9452-Deportation-Without-Due-Process

57. Does anyone really know how many undocumented aliens there are? (Sep. 25, 2016),

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/57e41782e4b09f67131e3e7c?timestamp=1474689 173130 and
http://blogs.ilw.com/entry.php?9462-Does-anyone-really-know-how-many- undocumented-aliens-there-are

58. Will Muslim Americans be put in internment camps if more 9/11 attacks occur? (October 1, 2016),

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/57ec0d3be4b0972364deaa05?timestamp=1477955 720792

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59. The door is wide open for terrorists to use the Visa Waiver Program to come to the U.S. (October 5, 2016), http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/57f4275fe4b0ab1116a54b52?timestamp=14756431 12224 and http://blogs.ilw.com/entry.php?9483-The-door-is-wide-open-for-terrorists-to-use-the- Visa-Waiver-Program-to-come-to-the-U-S-by-Nolan-Rappaport&bt=47219

60. What do we know about Syrian refugees? (October 12, 2016),

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/57fbd438e4b0b665ad81873a?timestamp=1476313 713660 and http://blogs.ilw.com/entry.php?9493-What-do-we-know-about-Syrian-refugees-by- Nolan-Rappaport

  1. Schumer is wrong; if Hillary Clinton is elected, immigration reform will be impossible. (October 18, 2016), http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5806bc57e4b021af347763dc?timestamp=1476852 640318 and http://blogs.ilw.com/entry.php?9503-Shumer-is-wrong-if-Hillary-Clinton-is-elected- immigration-reform-will-be-impossible-by-Nolan-Rappaport
  2. We aren’t doing enough to help Syrian refugees, but how much more can we do? (October 24, 2016), http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/580bf50ae4b0b1bd89fdb3c6?timestamp=14774237 45093 and http://blogs.ilw.com/entry.php?9509-We-aren%92t-doing-enough-to-help-Syrian- refugees-but-how-much-more-can-we-do-by-Nolan-Rappaport&bt=47494
  3. Aliens entering the US as visitors and never leaving has become more of a problem than illegal entries across the Mexican border. (October 31, 2016), http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5816286ae4b096e870696739?timestamp=1477954 741569 and http://blogs.ilw.com/entry.php?9523-Half-a-million-aliens-a-year-enter-as-visitors-and- never-leave-and-neither-candidate-has-a-solution-to-that-problem

64. President Elect Donald Trump will not be able to deport millions of people. (November 10, 2016),

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5824c8c5e4b0bb5f0af37f01?timestamp=14789653 34261 and http://blogs.ilw.com/entry.php?9546-President-Elect-Donald-Trump-will-not-be-able-to- deport-millions-of-people-By-Nolan-Rappaport

65. Will the filibuster save the Democrats from an onslaught of Republican legislation? (November 15, 2016), http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5829f30de4b02b1f5257a6c3?timestamp=14792725 86100 and

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http://blogs.ilw.com/entry.php?9554-Will-the-filibuster-save-the-Democrats-from-an- onslaught-of-Republican-legislation-By-Nolan-Rappaport

  1. Note to President Elect Trump, “Find out why the SBInet project failed before you build your wall.” (November 20, 2016), http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5831c0bae4b0d28e552150b0?timestamp=1479709 085554 and http://blogs.ilw.com/entry.php?9563-Note-to-President-Elect-Trump-%93Find-out-why- the-SBInet-project-failed-before-you-build-your-wall-%94
  2. The key to successful immigration enforcement may be to let the Labor Department handle it. (November 23, 2016), http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5835b67ce4b050dfe61878d7?timestamp=1479968 984594 and http://blogs.ilw.com/entry.php?9568-The-key-to-successful-immigration-enforcement- may-be-to-let-the-Labor-Department-handle-it
  3. Will Trump be able to use information from DACA applications in removal proceedings? (November 28, 2016), http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/58390e6ee4b050dfe6187bec?timestamp=14801946 80041 and http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?7407-Article-Will-Trump-Be-Able-To-Use- Information-From-DACA-Applications-In-Removal-Proceedings-By-Nolan-Rappaport
  4. What immigration enforcement measures is the Senate planning to legislate in 2017? (December 3, 2016), http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/583e56bee4b08347769c0540?timestamp=1480997 855952 and

    http://blogs.ilw.com/entry.php?9582- What%20immigration%20enforcement%20measures%20is%20the%20Senate%20planni ng%20to%20legislate%20in%202017?%20By%20Nolan%20Rappaport

70. To control immigration, Trump needs to think outside the wall (December 12, 2016),

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/310078-to-control-immigration- trump-needs-to-think-outside-the-wall

  1. Give DREAMers a break, hardliners a bone with GOP immigration bill (December 20, 2016), http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/311243-gop-immigration-bill- gives-dreamers-a-break-hardliners-a-bone
  2. With Obama’s immigration legacy, Trump inherits ‘home free magnet’ (December 28, 2016), http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/311994-thanks-to-obamas- immigration-legacy-trump-inherits-our-home#bottom-story-socials

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