GAO Report Reveals ICE Alternative to Detention Program is Catch and Release

By Chris Chmielenski

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

After SCOTUS ruling, will courts allow Biden to continue to violate immigration law?

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

Housing the Record Border Surge

By Lisa Irving

Many in the U.S. have faced housing challenges over the past year, with costs rising for those seeking to purchase or rent and insufficient resources for lower-income people in need of affordable units and shelter. Up to now, there has been minimal if any media discussion on the impact the current, record border crisis is … Continued

Census data reveals 2 million increase in foreign-born population under Pres. Biden

By Eric Ruark

Last month the Center for Immigration Studies released a report on the increase in the foreign-born population in the United States since President Biden took office on January 21, 2021. The report by Steven A. Camarota and Karen Zeigler found, not surprisingly, that it had increased by two million and that this increase was “driven … Continued

Nothing humane about open borders advocates’ support for child abuse and neglect

By Christy Shaw

Who is more compassionate? Those who encourage the smuggling and ensuant abuse and neglect of migrant children brought across the Southern border, or those who genuinely act to deter and stop it? Currently, there are too few of the latter who support actual immigration reform to stop the jobs magnet with mandatory E-verify and significantly … Continued

Expansionist policies are unpopular, but why?

By Jeremy Beck

Pamela Denise Long views mass immigration as part of a larger betrayal of Black Americans, and Darvio Morrow piles on: From support for educational equality and freedom of speech to opposition to defunding the police and mass immigration, we Black voters hold views on a number of issues that many white progressives would consider “problematic.” … Continued

The President’s Michael Scott Philosophy of Immigration Enforcement

By Chris Chmielenski

“Don’t, ever, for any reason, do anything, to anyone, for any reason, ever, no matter what, no matter where, or who or who you are with, or, or where you are going, or, or where you’ve been. Ever. For any reason. Whatsoever.” If you are not an avid fan of the NBC sitcom “The Office,” … Continued

Camarota: A ‘Trump Effect’ Has Slowed Immigration to the U.S.

By Eric Ruark

Dr. Steven Camarota, Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies, published a report last week on net migration (the difference between the number of people entering and the number leaving the U.S. in a given year) since 2010. He found that the “immigrant population (legal and illegal) has grown much more slowly since … Continued

Dems Presidential Hopefuls Provide Few Immigration Details During Third Debate

By Chris Chmielenski

There’s little doubt that the issue of immigration will be on the minds of voters throughout next year’s presidential elections. That’s why I was somewhat surprised at how little time ABC dedicated to the issue during last night’s third Democratic Presidential debate. Of the nearly three hour debate, ABC allowed for only 12 minutes of … Continued