By Jeremy Beck
Biden rolled back Trump’s policies; Trump rolled back Biden’s; a future administration can roll back Trump’s again. Trump ended Biden’s programs to parole inadmissible aliens into the country on day one. But Congress will have to permanently close that loophole through legislation like the Secure the Border Act that passed the House in the last Congress but was never taken up by the Senate.
By Jeremy Beck
The Nuclear Family Priority Act to end extended-family chain migration has been introduced in both the House (H.R. 2705) and Senate (S. 1328) by Rep. Elijah Crane and Sen. Jim Banks, respectively. This is the first time since 2020 that the Senate has introduced a bill to end chain migration. The Nuclear Family Priority Act … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Many an administration has declared that they can’t do more to require inadmissible aliens to leave because they lack the detention space. Few of those administrations, however, asked Congress to adequately fund detention.
By Jeremy Beck
The worst border crisis in U.S. history overwhelmed schools, broke the asylum system, displaced vulnerable Americans, killed a record number of migrants, swamped local budgets, diluted Democracy, strained natural resources, exacerbated housing prices, drove working-age Americans to the economic sidelines, and created a new era of forced and child labor not seen since the 19th century. Most Americans believe this was deliberate.
By Jeremy Beck
More Americans support President Trump’s policy to deport people in the country illegally than any other issue. 58% of all Americans support President Trump’s policy to “deport immigration illegally in the U.S.,” according to a CBS / YouGov poll. The administration needs funding to continue to enforce the law. The budget resolution vote this week is crucial to provide the needed funding to secure the border and deport illegal aliens.
By Jeremy Beck
Representatives of both political parties took part in the fly-in event and vowed to work with their colleagues to make sure illegal workers keep their jobs. None offered a word of concern for legal workers.
By Jeremy Beck
On Thursday, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) introduced S. 1151, the Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act, to identify unauthorized workers and illegal aliens engaged in identity fraud and theft. The bill is one of NumbersUSA’s “Great Solutions” for fixing immigration policies in the 119th Congress.
By Jeremy Beck
On Tuesday, March 25, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) introduced the Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act (H.R. 2315) that would end the Optional Practical Training program (OPT) that gives U.S. employers a discount for NOT hiring American workers. The bill is one of NumbersUSA’s “Great Solutions” for fixing immigration policies in the 119th Congress.
By Jeremy Beck
The problem for the Democratic Party, in Leonhardt’s view, is that while corporations often push for higher immigration in order to lower wages, immigration expansionist advocates take a moralistic view that’s devoid of nuance: “The advocates’ position, in essence, was: More is good, and less is racist. Voters disagreed, and they rebelled.”
