Another Trump campaign promise to watch

By Jeremy Beck

Citizens of other nations can enter the U.S. on a tourist visa (or cross the border illegally), take a weekend vacation, deliver a baby, and the U.S. government will automatically bestow U.S. citizenship on the newborn. When the child turns 18, the whole family becomes eligible for green cards. This is incompatible with the global … Continued

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

The Forced Labor Convictions Come One by One Hurrah? Hurrah?

By Jared Culver

There is a good deal of discussion right now about forced labor in China and the seafood industry, among others. Many in Congress are up in arms about securing America’s supply chain to ensure goods and services entering America are not enabled by forced labor. While this is laudable, the same Congress, media, and Executive … Continued

Georgians fear influx of migrants from Russia after Ukraine Invasion

By Jared Culver

Remember when the media and politicians claimed calling the mass migration at the border an invasion was racist? Or remember all the times American politicians and economists have haughtily dismissed the idea that rising immigration puts pressures on housing prices, inflation, and wages? Well, I stumbled upon a 60 Minutes piece detailing (at about the … Continued

Why are Unions Supporting Big Business Immigration Policy?

By Jared Culver

Since 2000, labor unions have abandoned their historical skepticism of mass immigration and gradually learned to love bloated labor markets.

The Essential Barbara Jordan

By Jeremy Beck

Today is Barbara Jordan’s birthday. She would have been 88 years old. Tragically, she died in 1996, just before Congress voted on the immigration recommendations she developed over the last years of her life.

Taking the Show on the Road

By Andre Barnes

As I continue to go to different colleges and universities, I am going to continue to provide students with information, demonstrations, and tools to get involved. I am going to continue to develop my craft and find new ways to excite students about immigration. I want to provide them with information that will inspire them to take an interest, vote, and possibly be future activists for an issue that directly affects them.

A Better Border Policy (can it get much worse?)

By Jeremy Beck

FY2023 was the worst year for illegal immigration encounters on record. There are two ways to think about illegal immigration numbers: 1) the number trying to enter illegally; and 2) the number entering illegally. The best metric to gauge the former is the “encounter“. August 2023 encounters were the highest in history at over 300,000; … Continued

Investigation Gives More Examples of Indentured Servitude in Nursing

By Jared Culver

While nurses are overworked and underpaid, the elite remain baffled as to why there is a labor shortage in the profession. The largest strike in the recorded history of the healthcare industry occurred last year. We covered the lawsuit of a foreign nurse alleging indentured servitude before but, now there is a new report on … Continued