Ruy Teixeira’s 10 rules of “immigration realism”
By Jeremy Beck
Many more people want to come to a rich country like the United States than an orderly immigration system can allow.
By Jeremy Beck
Many more people want to come to a rich country like the United States than an orderly immigration system can allow.
By Jeremy Beck
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
By Joe Jenkins
The New York Times reports that these arrests are more common in states with sanctuary policies limiting cooperation with ICE. A Washington Post analysis found that ICE is now making more than four times as many at-large arrests per week than during President Trump’s first term. Sanctuary policies do not stop enforcement–they shift it into less controlled environments.
By Jeremy Beck
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).
By Jeremy Beck
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.
By Jeremy Beck
The legislation that bears her name takes only modest steps toward a secure system, yet opponents argue that the government should continue to place migrant children with sponsors who are in the country illegally.
By Jeremy Beck
The Kayla Hamilton Act prioritizes child safety, public safety, and basic accountability. Sen. Cortez Masto’s bill risks reviving the chaos, exploitation, and tragedy that defined the height of the border crisis.
By Jeremy Beck
Gallego is not questioning the value of skilled immigrants; he is questioning a system that appears to sideline young Americans even as companies claim no domestic talent exists.
By Jeremy Beck
Decades after the late Democrat Harry Reid argued that “no sane country” would continue the U.S. policy of granting automatic citizenship to the children of illegal aliens, the Supreme Court will decide on whether the president may end the practice by executive order. The high court is expected to rule in the summer of 2026.