Lora Ries is director of the Center for Technology Policy and a senior research fellow for homeland security at The Heritage Foundation.
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The lack of economic freedom in the countries of the Northern Triangle—Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador—has long been a consistent push factor of illegal immigration… Read More
SocietyCommentary
No one believes the Biden White House’s feeble attempt to blame the Trump administration for the current border crisis. As the Biden administration unsuccessfully tries… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
This week, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas once again made several false or misleading statements about the border crisis in a range of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas released a factually challenged and misleading statement Tuesday about the crisis on the border. As specialists in immigration policy at… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Parler’s social media service restarted on Sunday after being offline for over a month due to Amazon, Google, and Apple removing Parler from their platforms… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In his first few days in office, President Joe Biden has issued a flurry of executive orders and memorandums. And according to one federal judge,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
As law enforcement pursues those responsible for the riot Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, authorities are arresting and charging individuals from extremist groups such… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Unlimited illegal immigration—that’s what a Biden administration wants, and that is what it will be able to get after Jan. 20. This is perhaps the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Watching rioters breach the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as members of Congress were certifying the presidential election inside was alarming and raised many questions regarding… Read More
SecurityCommentary
As ballot counting continues in states across the country and potential election fraud is being flagged and litigated, we are thankfully not hearing about another… Read More
