Center for Immigration Studies

non-profit organization in the USA

The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) is an American research organization and think tank that supports ending illegal immigration and lowering the amount of immigration in the United States. It was founded in 1985 by a professor named Otis Graham Jr.[4][5] The Center describes itself as a group that is "providing immigration policymakers, the academic community, news media, and concerned citizens with reliable information about the social, economic, environmental, security, and fiscal consequences of legal and illegal immigration into the United States."

MottoLow-immigration, Pro-immigrant [1]
FormationJanuary 9, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-01-09)[2]
TypePublic policy think tank
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Headquarters1629 K Street N.W., Suite 600
Location
Executive Director
Mark Krikorian[3]
Websitewww.cis.org

The Center is led by Mark Krikorian. Krikorian believes that America should have a stronger border to stop illegal immigration.[6]

References change

  1. "What Is Really Behind Trump's Controversial Immigration Policies?". fivethirtyeight.org.
  2. "Center for Immigration Studies". OpenCorporates. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  3. "Center for Immigration Studies Staff List – Center for Immigration Studies". cis.org.
  4. Journalism, NATALIE YAHR of Wisconsin Center for Investigative (2019-05-19). "For immigrants without lawyers, justice is hard to find". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  5. "About the Center for Immigration Studies". CIS.org. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  6. "Center For Immigration Studies Director Discusses Proposed Border Security Compromise". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-07-06.