▁its ▁ag enda ▁to ▁other ▁public ▁policy ▁areas . ▁However , ▁as ▁of ▁April , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁its ▁web ▁page ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁active ▁and ▁links ▁to ▁it ▁were ▁broken . ▁The ▁Institute ▁did ▁not ▁file ▁form ▁ 9 9 0 ▁with ▁the ▁In ternal ▁Re venue ▁Service ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁initi atives ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁hom eland ▁security ▁field ▁the ▁inst itute ▁has ▁art ic ulated ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁res ili ence ▁– ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁with stand ▁and ▁quickly ▁recover ▁from ▁a ▁cat ast roph ic ▁event ▁– ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁equal ▁weight ▁to ▁prevent ing ▁terror ist ▁attacks ▁in ▁U . S . ▁hom eland ▁security ▁policy . ▁It ▁conven ed ▁a ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁national ▁sym pos ium ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁has ▁advanced ▁the ▁concept ▁in ▁Cong r essional ▁testim ony ▁and ▁publications . ▁ ▁On ▁imm igration ▁the ▁inst itute ▁has ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁compreh ensive ▁imm igration ▁reform ▁– ▁reasoning ▁that ▁bal ancing ▁security ▁and ▁enfor cement ▁with ▁meeting ▁the ▁work force ▁and ▁economic ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁are ▁the ▁best ▁way ▁to ▁fix ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁broken ▁imm igration ▁system . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁inst itute ▁partner ed ▁with ▁Br ick fish ▁in ▁an ▁online ▁contest ▁to ▁draw ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁issue ▁by ▁encourag ing ▁entr ants ▁to ▁express ▁the ▁message ▁they ▁thought ▁the ▁border ▁f ence ▁convey ed ▁by ▁virt ually