House-Passed Kayla Hamilton Act: Bipartisan Commonsense

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.

Clean Air is Losing Ground to Population Growth

By Henry Barbaro

For decades after the Clean Air Act (1970), new emission standards, cleaner fuels and technological innovations brought steady air quality improvements to America’s metro regions. But those gains have since stalled, as population growth, with its traffic expansion and rising energy demands, overwhelms the benefits of air pollution controls.

Twenty Years Ago Today: House Passed Bipartisan Immigration Reduction and Enforcement Legislation

By Joe Jenkins

On December 16, 2005 – twenty years ago today – the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4437, the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, by a vote of 239-182. The legislation included mandatory use of the E-Verify system (phased in over two years), construction of 700 miles of reinforced border fencing, … Continued

A fight we must win: vetting unaccompanied minors and their sponsors

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.

Sen. Gallego sounds the H-1B alarm

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.

Housing Costs a Matter of Supply and Demand

By Philip Cafaro

Politicians across the political spectrum agree that America has a housing crisis. Home prices and rents have surged beyond what many households can reasonably afford.

While business journalists and housing experts tend to focus on supply, the demand side of the equation is equally important in determining housing prices. When the number of families grows faster than the number of housing units, competition for existing housing increases and prices rise. This has happened in many parts of the country over the past four years, due to immigration-driven population growth.

Supreme Court to rule on Birthright Citizenship

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.

Traffic Congestion Gobbles Up Holiday Time

By Henry Barbaro

Each Thanksgiving, we say we’re “going home for the holidays.” But more and more, it feels like we’re running the gauntlet through an endless traffic jam. The culprit? Rampant population growth.

Population Growth Cuts Down American Forests

By Henry Barbaro

Our nation’s immigration-driven population growth is fueling urban and suburban expansion, which has become the principal factor contributing to deforestation in the United States. As development spreads outward irreplaceable forest functions are lost, leaving communities more vulnerable to flooding, pollution, extreme heat, declining biodiversity and declining quality of life. Unless excessive immigration rates are reduced, urban sprawl and deforestation will continue.