The Mirage of Progress: Lessons from my Trip to the Texas Border

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

Free rent and a pool…but not for you.

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.”

“Protections from racism, like all civil rights, depend on a national border.”

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.

A Barnstorming Success at Putting Eyes on Biden’s Border Failure

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

A talk about trade-offs in Texas

By Rob Harding

In a state where 95% of the land is privately owned, the trade-off between unchecked population growth and open space preservation in Texas is clear.

Prevent the Californication of Idaho: Reduce Immigration

By Rob Harding

Idaho is the fastest growing state by rate. Gem State residents don’t want more unchecked growth, according to new polling data.

State E-Verify Statutes

By Chris Pierce

States have taken action to reduce hiring illegal aliens: learn more about E-Verify statutes and their requirements. Discover more.

NumbersUSA Revs Up State E-Verify Efforts

By Andrew Good

Last week, Chris Chmielenski, Wyatt (one of our nearby volunteers), and I went out to Indianapolis for the National Conference of State Legislatures’ 2023 Legislative Summit. As part of NumbersUSA’s expanding push on states to take action to combat the huge increase in illegal immigration, our exhibit centered on E-Verify. E-Verify is the free online … Continued

Miles and Miles of Megalopolises

By Jeremy Beck

Purple plains, prairies, and croplands are giving way to urban megalopolises that most people don’t want to live in. Those are two of the emerging findings from the over 20 years of studies that NumbersUSA has produced, including our latest: Americans have always taken pride in our agriculture. Texans are no different. Ninety-three percent of … Continued