By Jeremy Beck
Illegal immigration numbers remain too high to accommodate or to claim we have anything close to a credible system. The entire system is in overshoot with real solutions still waiting for a hearing. Urge Congress To Act Mark Krikorian reports from the border: I saw an Angolan family who’d crossed in daylight waiting under a … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The 130,000 encounters at the border in February were 20,000 fewer than last February, but more than any other February dating back to Fiscal Year 2002. The real-world numbers are much worse, according to former immigration judge Andrew R. Arthur, but they “don’t show up in CBP’s apprehension stats because in lieu of entering illegally, … Continued
By Chris Pierce
This story was originally posted in the March 19th Newsletter. Total encounters of illegal aliens at the Southwest border remained steady at 154,998 in February, marking the 24th consecutive month that encounters exceeded 150,000. Of the nearly 155,000 encounters, Border Patrol agents made 128,877 apprehensions of illegal border crossers. The rest (26,211) were illegal aliens … Continued
By Lisa Irving
Despite having an unprecedented border crisis that began under his watch, President Biden had very little to say about this crisis during the State of the Union address he delivered on February 7. Still, what little he did say was misleading: And let’s also come together on immigration and make it a bipartisan issue like … Continued
By Andrew Good
NumbersUSA exists to push credible immigration enforcement along with less legal immigration to bring our policies in line with what is truly in our national interest. Are we headed more towards that goal, or away from it? One of my favorite exchanges in Alice In Wonderland features the Cheshire Cat: Yes. So, what do we … Continued
By Lisa Irving
Since this past spring, thousands of migrants have been sent by Republican governors from the southern border to several sanctuary cities via buses and planes. The mayors of these targeted cities, along with other Democratic leaders and many media outlets, have been denouncing the buses and flights using stark terms, declaring that Republicans are playing … Continued
By Lisa Irving
Democratic Mayors Muriel Bowser of Washington, DC and Eric Adams of New York City now see how the current, record border crossings are a burden on city resources and homeless shelters. They are pleading to the Biden administration for help. The mayors’ pleas to the White House come after they have condemned Republican Governors Greg … Continued
Mayorkas and company are at it again with perhaps their most brazen attempt to dismantle immigration enforcement yet. This time it is a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy memo that effectively repeals a statute designed to deter illegal immigration into the United States. Because, of course, we all know the best time … Continued
By Roy Beck
The Supreme Court’s decision this week on the Remain in Mexico program does not have to be the final word on Pres. Biden’s dismantling of most border enforcement. It is discouraging that the court’s 5-4 ruling states that a lower federal court was wrong to insist that the Biden Administration was required to keep the … Continued
