70% say Biden deliberately opened the border
By Jeremy Beck
H.R. 2 would prevent a future administration from repeating the Biden Administration’s actions to blow past the limits Congress sets on immigration.
By Jeremy Beck
H.R. 2 would prevent a future administration from repeating the Biden Administration’s actions to blow past the limits Congress sets on immigration.
By Chris Pierce
Across the country, state legislatures are demonstrating that real, credible immigration enforcement is not only possible but also popular, lawful, and urgently needed. While Washington often dominates the national conversation, it is the states that are emerging as key players in restoring the rule of law and protecting American communities from the consequences of mass … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Democratic post-election analysis identified immigration – both the border crisis and overall levels – as the decisive issue in the 2024 presidential election. It remains President Trump’s most popular issue and one of the Democratic party’s greatest liabilities.
NumbersUSA has educated and rallied millions of voters since 1996 around immigration policies to reduce both illegal and legal immigration levels to protect America’s wage-earners, natural habitats, and local communities. Today the House passed H.R. 1 “the One Big Beautiful Bill” by vote of 218-214 and it’s now on the way to President Trump’s desk … Continued
The final text of the budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) includes $170 BILLION for immigration enforcement, including: Over $130 billion in border and detention funding from the Homeland Security Committee Provisions include: Over $40 billion from the Judiciary Committee Provisions include: An additional $1 BILLION for border security from the Armed Services Committee The Senate … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The number of people remaining in the U.S. illegally is declining rapidly; hundreds of thousands are leaving on their own; the government is no longer releasing people into the country who shouldn’t be; and wages are starting to rise. Congress can keep these trends going by fully funding immigration enforcement. Congress can make these trends more permanent (and less disruptive) by passing mandatory E-Verify.
By Chris Pierce
It does not take a degree in economics to understand that when illegal aliens are removed from the payroll, companies have no choice but to look to the local, legal workforce to fill those positions. In a time when too many Americans are still struggling to find stable employment, ensuring that job openings go to those lawfully present in the country is the right and just course of action; restoring fair competition and increasing the value of lawful labor in the job market.
By Jeremy Beck
Until the 2021-2025 border crisis, the majority of illegal immigration in recent years started as legal immigration. The terror attack in Boulder, Colorado this week reminds us of this weakness in our system. The suspect arrived in the U.S. legally in 2022, on a tourist visa. That year, 850,000 people overstayed their visas – almost … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
CNN’s pollster Henry Enten was emphatic this week: “More so than any other group that I could find, the group of voters that became more hawkish on immigration were, in fact, immigrants themselves; immigrants who were registered to vote in this country.”