Lora Ries is the director of the Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation.
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Unfortunately, history is repeating itself. Last summer, many of us watched in horror as rioting and looting took place in cities across the country. We… Read More
InternationalCommentary
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
SecurityCommentary
Today, Oct. 28, is National First Responders Day. This day honors the heroic men and women who run towards danger every day to help their… Read More
LawCommentary
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt has refused to prosecute more than half of the protest-related cases referred to his office by law enforcement officials… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Who is funding the clearly organized riots happening throughout the U.S.? It’s a question often asked these days, without many answers. Black Lives Matter has… Read More
LawCommentary
Portland has suffered through more than 90 consecutive nights of violent riots. Enough is enough. These endless riots are not saving black lives. They are destroying lives…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
As Hurricane Laura barreled down on the Louisiana and Texas coasts, the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency were ready to… Read More
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Riots have rocked Portland, Oregon, nightly for almost two straight months. Other U.S. cities have suffered similar violence, albeit more sporadically. The rioting has nothing to… Read More
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The House of Representatives will likely vote later this week on H.R. 7617, a 1,165-page behemoth that would spend more than $1 trillion in taxpayers’… Read More
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The White House announced Tuesday that it will extend amnesty protections for at least another year for illegal aliens protected by the program called Deferred… Read More
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Rioters have had their way in Portland, Oregon, for two months now, sparking the intervention of federal law enforcement to defend government property. Here are… Read More
EducationCommentary
July is typically a busy month for State Department consular officers around the world interviewing student visa applicants as many foreign students seek to travel… Read More
EconomyCommentary
June 1 marked the beginning of the hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projects a 60% chance of an “above normal” hurricane season… Read More
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As the president of The Heritage Foundation and Heritage scholars have written elsewhere, the killing of George Floyd was unjustified and tragic. In the days… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Department of Homeland Security is throwing the next punch in the escalating journalism battle between the U.S. and China. The U.S. is shortening the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
With so many in the U.S. and abroad at home and online during this COVID-19 pandemic, homeland security, counterterrorism, and law enforcement officials have kept… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In mid-March, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador closed his country’s borders to foreigners. At that point, his country had zero confirmed cases of COVID-19,… Read More
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As the State Department warns Americans not to travel internationally and advises all Americans abroad to return home or prepare to shelter in place, the… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Politicians across the political spectrum have a penchant for bragging about how their parents or ancestors came to the U.S. with next to nothing, but worked hard to provide a better life for their… Read More
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With the recent federal lawsuits filed against California, New Jersey, and King County, Washington, the Trump administration has finally launched a fierce counterattack against the… Read More
