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Mark Krikorian

Mark Krikorian has been the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, a think-tank in Washington, D.C since 1995. The Center describes itself as an "independent, non-partisan research organization" in Washington, D.C. that examines and critiques the impact of immigration on the United States. Animated by a "pro-immigrant, low-immigration vision which seeks fewer immigrants but a warmer welcome for those admitted," the Center was established in 1985 to provide immigration research. Krikorian is a regular contributor to the conservative publication National Review, and is as a regular participant at National Review Online's "The Corner." Krikorian frequently testifies before Congress and has been quoted in and writes articles in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Commentary, National Review, and elsewhere. He has appeared on 60 Minutes, Nightline, the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, CNN, National Public Radio and many other television and radio programs.

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It's not as though [Wolf] is going to go down and rip up the fence and let people swarm in, he isn't going to have a fire in his belly for carrying out the president's agenda.

– Mark Krikorian

Found on Reuters 5 years ago

There's no question that there's a limit to what they can do without changes from Congress. The question is how realistic are the President's expectations ? Is he expecting them to solve this problem or is he expecting them to make some progress so that he can then go to the public and to Congress and say Congress has to do its part too ? that's kind of up to the President. That's not really something Stephen can do.

– Mark Krikorian

Found on CNN 5 years ago

I’m delighted to see it, the RAISE Act is an attempt to rebalance the portion of skilled versus family in the immigration flow.

– Mark Krikorian

Found on FOX News 7 years ago

I don’t think Ted Kennedy was lying.

– Mark Krikorian

Found on FOX News 7 years ago

The campaign and the administration have used other material of ours so I'm delighted that they are using that immigration actions list, but there's a difference between using CIS' material as source of important research and CIS actually having a direct operational link to the administration.

– Mark Krikorian

Found on CNN 7 years ago

We were intentionally excluded from the meetings under the Obama administration, but with the new management, ICE invited some other groups, too, and it's long overdue.

– Mark Krikorian

Found on CNN 7 years ago

Adequate vetting of refugees for failed states is impossible, you could have Superman and James Bond and they wouldn’t do better than anybody else.

– Mark Krikorian