By Jeremy Beck
Limits to immigration are necessary to enable us to meet our ecological, environmental, and conservation goals. From a practical standpoint, there is very little difference between having no immigration limits and having unenforced immigration limits. Contact Congress Hundreds of millions of people around the world would like to come to the U.S. and consume 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 Eric Ruark
While the D.C. press was preoccupied (obsessed really) with the House Speaker’s race, the White House decided it was time to roll out a new immigration policy ahead of a scheduled visit by President Biden to the border at El Paso. The plan is called New Border Enforcement Actions. As one might guess at this … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The executive branch caused this border crisis. The legislative branch can end it. President Biden pledged that we wouldn’t see “2 million people on our border” on his watch. He was wrong. How we got here (hat tip, The Washington Post): Biden’s Border Promise (video) At the time he made his pledge, President Biden probably … Continued
By Lisa Irving
Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked if she discouraged Democratic members of Congress from expressing concern over the historic crisis at the border. Pelosi answered by bringing up a presumed “shortage of workers in our country,” and, as an example, said Florida agriculture needs illegal workers to “pick the crops.” Pelosi’s comments were … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The Massachusetts Coalition for Immigration Control (MCIR) claims that President Biden’s border policies, which allow record-breaking mass migrations, are negatively impacting the environment. The group has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, State Department, and Department of Justice, saying that the government is out of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act … 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
The Biden Administration’s latest budget request includes a reduction in detention beds and in its place they primarily rely on Alternatives to Detention (ATD) where aliens are released and supposedly monitored with technology like ankle bracelets or even smartphone apps. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report detailing that the lax enforcement across … Continued
