Democrats Inch Closer to Possible Amnesty Vote

By Chris Chmielenski

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested a vote was imminent on a bill that would grant amnesty to nearly 8 million illegal aliens on Thursday afternoon only to rescind it just a few hours later. Regardless of yesterday’s canceled votes, Congressional Democrats moved closer to passing their sweeping budget reconciliation bill. Most NumbersUSA activists who have … Continued

Two Recent Biden Immigration Policies Effectively Abolish ICE

By Chris Chmielenski

The Biden Administration’s recent release of policies laying out enforcement priorities and ending worksite enforcement have, in practice if not law, accomplished the Squad’s goal of abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On the policy front, this means the one agency in the Federal government with the mission of locating and removing illegal aliens is … Continued

Two Recent Biden Immigration Policies Effectively Abolish ICE

By Chris Chmielenski

The Biden Administration’s recent release of policies laying out enforcement priorities and ending worksite enforcement have, in practice if not law, accomplished the Squad’s goal of abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On the policy front, this means the one agency in the Federal government with the mission of locating and removing illegal aliens is … Continued

Pres. Biden continues to lose support from key groups on immigration

By Chris Chmielenski

Immigration is the fourth most important issue facing the country, according to a recent survey of 1,500 U.S. adults conducted by The Economist and YouGov. Respondents ranked only healthcare, the economy, and climate change as more pressing issues. With an ongoing border crisis that’s now entering its eighth month, immigration ranking fourth may not sound … Continued

Pres. Biden continues to lose support from key groups on immigration

By Chris Chmielenski

Immigration is the fourth most important issue facing the country, according to a recent survey of 1,500 U.S. adults conducted by The Economist and YouGov. Respondents ranked only healthcare, the economy, and climate change as more pressing issues. With an ongoing border crisis that’s now entering its eighth month, immigration ranking fourth may not sound … Continued

Here’s how the spending bill affects immigration. . .

By Chris Chmielenski

The 116th Congress has officially adjourned, ending attempts by some lawmakers to undermine American workers and taxpayers. But the massive federal spending and Covid relief package passed by Congress late last night was far from perfect. Here’s what is and isn’t in the bill… ATTEMPTS TO LIFT PER-COUNTRY CAPS DEAD FOR NOW – Earlier this … Continued

Encouraging Agency Action to Protect American Workers

By Chris Chmielenski

While unemployment in the United States remains high, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) have taken the novel step of actually moving to protect American jobs for American workers. It is novel because a review of past agency actions in prior Administrations will offer scant evidence that … Continued

Where Amy Coney Barrett Stands on Immigration

By Chris Chmielenski

Pres. Trump named Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg. As a federal judge, Barrett has ruled on a couple immigration-related cases. The Supreme Court’s role on immigration has intensified due to significant changes made to immigration policy through executive action by former Pres. Obama and now … Continued

Democrats adopt platform of more chain migration, less enforcement & mass amnesty

By Chris Chmielenski

The Democratic Party approved its Party Platform during its national convention this week, and while some Democrats complained that it didn’t go far enough in embracing a more open-borders agenda, there’s not much to like for supporters of reduced immigration. THE BAD – Increased legal immigration, mass amnesty, and less enforcement One line on the … Continued