Ruy Teixeira’s 10 rules of “immigration realism”
By Jeremy Beck
Many more people want to come to a rich country like the United States than an orderly immigration system can allow.
By Jeremy Beck
Many more people want to come to a rich country like the United States than an orderly immigration system can allow.
By Jeremy Beck
An ICE officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen last week during an enforcement operation in Minneapolis. Protesters continue to clash with ICE nationwide, especially in sanctuary cities where local officials like Mayor Frey of Minneapolis have called on federal agents to leave. This doesn’t have to be a choice between community safety and law … Continued
By Joe Jenkins
The New York Times reports that these arrests are more common in states with sanctuary policies limiting cooperation with ICE. A Washington Post analysis found that ICE is now making more than four times as many at-large arrests per week than during President Trump’s first term. Sanctuary policies do not stop enforcement–they shift it into less controlled environments.
By Jeremy Beck
Most Americans would probably prefer a stable system that prevents illegal immigration in the first place and limits these wild fluctuations. To this point, however, Congress has not acted to provide that stability.
By Jeremy Beck
Congress should reintroduce and pass H.R. 2 from the previous Congress to secure the border – and the workplace – forever. Without E-Verify, the crushing burden of reversing the worst border crisis in history falls on ICE alone. With E-Verify, the jobs magnet disappears, and people who came illegally lose their biggest reason to remain here.