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Date December 6, 2024

A post-election progressive argument for immigration limits

Note: NumbersUSA is a nonpartisan organization. We are moderates, conservatives & liberals working together to empower voters to achieve a sensible immigration policy. Immigration cost the Democratic Party dearly this year. Alexander Bolton of The Hill reports: “The final New York Times/Siena College poll of likely voters in the seven battleground states found immigration ranked nearly as … Continued

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Date August 12, 2024

Harris’s “Tough” Border Bill Mandates Illegal Immigration

Vice President Harris has promised to pass a failed Senate border bill that requires the government to release at least 1,400 inadmissible aliens into the country every day. 

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Date August 7, 2024

States pull back their welcome mats for illegal migrants

The federal and state governments have taken a short-sighted (albeit well-intentioned) approach to illegal immigration.  Incentivized by America’s “open-border” policies, millions of migrants have descended upon communities throughout our nation.  But it didn’t take long for emergency shelters, social services, schools, and taxpayers to become overwhelmed.  With no real options left, more and more state … Continued

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Date August 6, 2024

VP pick Tim Walz earned a career “D” immigration grade.

Timothy Walz's NumbersUSA grade during his 11 years in the U.S. House of Representatives was a 24%. During that time, he earned a career immigration grade of 24%. By comparison, Kamala Harris’ NumbersUSA grade during her time in Congress was 1 percent, Joe Biden’s Congressional Grade Card was 34% and J.D. Vance’s is 90% (Trump did not serve in Congress). Click on the links to view their full Grade Cards.

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Date July 30, 2024

House resolves: Harris’ “root causes” border strategy is a failure

Six House Democrats joined 214 Republicans to pass a non-binding resolution declaring Vice President Harris' "root causes" policy a failure. 

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Date July 26, 2024

J.D. Vance gets an “A” from NumbersUSA; echoes Barbara Jordan in convention speech

In his acceptance speech Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention, Vance sounded a whole lot like the late Democrat Barbara Jordan.

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Date July 23, 2024

Harris’ Immigration Grade: 1% (F-minus); lower than Biden’s

Kamala Harris’ NumbersUSA grade during her time in Congress was 1 percent. By comparison, Joe Biden’s Congressional Grade Card was 27% and J.D. Vance’s is 90% (Trump did not serve in Congress). Click on the links to view their full Grade Cards. NumbersUSA issues a grade for every member of Congress based on their support … Continued

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Date July 11, 2024

Texas needs E-Verify to curb illegal immigration; protect habitat

The following are excerpts from Leon Kolankiewicz's oped, "Texas needn't choose between protecting the environment and securing the border," in the Austin American-Statesman, July 9, 2024:

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Date June 22, 2024

Three bad ideas: the political class strikes out

Trump’s proposal would transform universities into visa mills whose business model would be selling not education but green cards. American students would face higher tuition and fewer slots as the American higher education system transforms itself into a global marketplace for U.S. citizenship. Instead, Congress should be ending policies like the Optional Practical Training Program that gives employers discounts for hiring foreign grads over Americans.

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