Much has been made of how surge in illegal immigration into cities as far from the border as Chicago and New York threaten the fiscal resilience of the receiving cities (Mayor Adams says the migrant crisis will "destroy New York City"), and the impact on resilience doesn't end there.
Sen. Ted Cruz introduced the Senate companion to H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act. The legislation was passed by the House of Representatives in May and would require all employers to use E-Verify, close asylum loopholes, and end the Biden Administration's abuse of parole for illegal aliens, among other things. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), JD Vance (R-Ohio), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and John Kennedy (R-La.) are original cosponsors.
New data shows illegal immigration is outpacing legal even more than previously thought.
The Center for Immigration Studies published an analysis of DHS’s recently released and extremely overdue visa overstay report for Fiscal Year 2022. The report shows more than 850,000 foreign nationals overstayed their visas in the last fiscal year - thus becoming illegal aliens.
The Senate rejected an amendment to the Debt Limit bill that would have added the House-passed H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, to the must-pass legislation.
The House of Representatives voted on and passed H.R. 2, the "Secure the Border Act of 2023," by a 219-213 vote.
A leading coalition of top immigration reduction and border security groups has offered their support for the House border security bill, officially introduced on Tuesday as the "Secure the Border Act of 2023."
On Tuesday, Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) introduced a new border security bill, the Secure the Border Act of 2023. With the support of House Leadership, they filed the bill as H.R. 2, showing it as the second top priority for this Congress.
The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 2640, the Border Security and Enhancement Act, by a 23-to-15 margin. The legislation addresses the ongoing border crisis by closing up loopholes that have led to a record-breaking number of apprehensions over the past two years and by requiring employers to use E-Verify.
NumbersUSA strongly supports the efforts of the House Judiciary Committee and House Republican Leadership to end the border surge through the passage of the Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023. This bill fulfills the promises that Republicans made last year in their Commitment to America to take the steps necessary to secure the border.