The federal and state governments have taken a short-sighted (albeit well-intentioned) approach to illegal immigration. Incentivized by America’s “open-border” policies, millions of migrants have descended upon communities throughout our nation. But it didn’t take long for emergency shelters, social services, schools, and taxpayers to become overwhelmed. With no real options left, more and more state … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The following are excerpts from Leon Kolankiewicz’s oped, “Texas needn’t choose between protecting the environment and securing the border,” in the Austin American-Statesman, July 9, 2024:
By Andre Barnes
My trip to Boston was amazing! I gave two presentations, had an OP-ED published, and completed a radio show. I was out in Boston with the movers and shakers, who are pushing back against the open border narratives. I also had an opportunity to meet with a few community members and let them know more … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The huge spike in inadmissible children entering the U.S. unaccompanied (UC) or as part of a family unit (FMUA) is overwhelming school systems in receiving communities.
By Andre Barnes
My role as HBCU Engagement Director can be very schizophrenic because essentially I have two roles. I am the educator who goes to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and community groups to give presentations about immigration. I am also the agitator who will work with grassroots organizations to conduct polling, organize twitter spaces, and rally … Continued
By Andre Barnes
When touring the Texas border, you will see great walls, barbed wire, and military vehicles. When we landed in Eagle Pass there were no longer thousands crossing. This would give you the perception that progress has been made…I am here to tell you that it is all a mirage. A theater production between Texas and … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
New York is granting a year of free rent for apartments with swimming pool access while the city has undergone two rounds of budget cuts (a proposed third round was delayed after an influx of taxpayer money). Gov. Hochel in New York has been telling unauthorized aliens to “go somewhere else.”
By Jeremy Beck
The collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge had barely touched the water before the cheap labor lobbyists started talking to the Biden administration about giving reconstruction companies millions of reasons not to hire Black Americans for the rebuild.
By Chris Pierce
This NumbersUSA State Government Relations Action Report follows the team’s recent visit to the U.S.-Mexico Border in Yuma, Arizona, and San Diego, California, where we showed a group of Montana Legislators the intricacies of immigration enforcement and what they, as state legislators, can do to protect their constituents from Biden’s failed and dangerous immigration policies. … Continued
