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

Denver-area ICE Detention Facility Treats Illegal Aliens Humanely and Respectfully

By Chris Chmielenski

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to tour the ICE detention facility in Aurora, Colo., owned and operated by The GEO Group. This facility has been at the center of the immigration-enforcement debate ever since protesters replaced the facility’s American flag with a Mexican flag and defaced a Blue Lives Matter flag earlier … Continued

Evidence from the MSM suggests executive action will incentivize more illegal immigration

By Jeremy Beck

Liberal and conservative pundits agree: the executive actions President Obama announced last week will encourage more illegal immigration. The President is granting work permits to millions in the country illegally and discouraging enforcement against future unlawful aliens who make it into the interior of the country (either by overstaying a visa or successfully eluding capture … Continued

‘Path to Citizenship’ would be Path to More Deficits, Chain Migration, Unemployment & Illegal Immigration

By Roy Beck

Very slowly, more and more Members of Congress are starting to look at the practical consequences of the Senate Gang of Eight’s broad proposals for a “path to citizenship” for some 11 million illegal aliens.  Elected officials have to be forced to consider that a better phrase would be that they are being asked to provide the … Continued

Immigration Enforcement: A Tale of Two Reports (and an anecdote)

By Jeremy Beck

The Obama administration spends more money on immigration enforcement than all other enforcement agencies combined, according to a report from the Migration Policy Institute. The report has gotten a lot of media attention this week. * (Update: Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration noted in the National Review that the MPI authors acknowledged that they reached … Continued