A pronounced slowdown in net immigration (legal and illegal) has slowed population growth, eased housing demand, and made rents more affordable in several markets.

Democratic Leaders Sen. Schumer and Rep. Jeffries released their 10 demands last week. While Leader Thune said the demands were "unrealistic and unserious," several would prevent immigration enforcement outright, including:

In practice, these demands mirror policies already used by many sanctuary jurisdictions to refuse to honor ICE detainers, claiming that only "judicial" or "court-ordered" warrants allow jails to hold aliens who are already in custody. Imagine if every city in America refused ICE detainers on similar grounds.

With millions of inadmissible aliens remaining in the U.S. from the border crisis alone, it is conceivable that we'll continue to see negative net migration for the next few years. That could change if interior enforcement or self-deportations decline.

Within hours of taking office, Virginia's new Governor, Abigail Spanberger, rescinded her predecessor's order directing state enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.

Many more people want to come to a rich country like the United States than an orderly immigration system can allow.

An ICE officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen last week during an enforcement operation in Minneapolis. Protesters continue to clash with ICE nationwide, especially in sanctuary cities where local officials like Mayor Frey of Minneapolis have called on federal agents to leave. This doesn’t have to be a choice between community safety and law … Continued

The Laken Riley Act became the first bill to address enforcement failures to be passed by Congress on a bipartisan basis since the 2006 Secure Fence Act. Twenty years ago, the bipartisan support came from the likes of Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL), John McCain (R-AZ), Joe Biden (D-DE), Hilary Clinton (D-NY) Barack Obama (D-IL), and Charles "Chuck" Schumer (D-NY).

There's already a bill to end the lottery: H.R. 1241 - The SAFE Act (by Mike Collins, GA) would eliminate the visa lottery, which raffles off 55,000 green cards each year without regard to employment skills or family ties. As of this writing, 32 representatives have signed on to H.R. 1241.