For 9 months, I’ve had scores of conversations with environmental leaders and thinkers about immigration’s impact on the U.S. population and environment. I heard some of this: “I hope the Trump administration is successful at reducing future immigration flows because such incessant population growth is inhibiting our ability to conserve other species’ habitats. But I … Continued

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This blog was originally posted one year ago, on January 22, 2016. In light of President Trump’s executive order to pause refugee resettlement and prioritize safe zones for Syrian refugees, we are reposting without changes or edits to the original. This Sunday’s New York Times Magazine feature on Syrian refugees demonstrates how the best way … Continued

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In some ways, NumbersUSA is the Organization That Gumballs Built (see the Gumballs Video that launched us in 1996). So it is fitting that we are flying our gumball colors high in the world’s largest Earth Day expo here at the Texas State Fairgrounds with our 7-foot-tall gumball machine. As an organization with “numbers” in our name, … Continued

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Oral arguments before the Supreme Court in the case filed by Texas and 25 other states against Pres. Obama’s second executive amnesty will take place on Monday. The Court’s ruling, which likely won’t come until late June, could have an enormous impact on the race for the White House, Congressional action for the rest of … Continued

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Bono (aka Paul David Hewson), one of rock music’s most recognized figures, has long been a political activist working towards the eradication of poverty, hunger, and disease throughout the developing world, focusing much of his effort on raising money to combat the AIDS pandemic in Africa. His work has brought him into contact with some … Continued

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U.S. prisoner data clearly shows two things. One, the majority of low-level drug offenders are serving their sentences in state, not federal prisons. Two, most of those incarcerated in federal prison for drug charges are non-citizens. While it may be worthwhile to pursue reform at the federal level, it will do very little to address … Continued

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Unfortunately, the legislation being considered by Congress in response to concerns about overly-long prison sentences for Americans has been crafted to primarily benefit criminal aliens. (Those are not Americans but citizens of other countries who have been imprisoned for committing serious crimes in the U.S.) That’s the conclusion of our legislative affairs team after several … Continued

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There was an interesting exchange earlier this week during an MSNBC town hall meeting with GOP Presidential Hopeful Donald Trump. Moderator and MSNBC host, Chris Matthews asked Trump about his support for E-Verify and went after GOP Party Leaders for their failure to push E-Verify legislation through the House. “Why won’t these guys in your … Continued

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I’m seeing a lot about “home-grown” terrorists from news media and open-borders enthusiasts. They seem to be suggesting that the fact that many of the perpetrators were not recent immigrants means that immigration policies don’t play a significant role in {text} and the next target cities. Of course, there are many factors other than immigration … Continued

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