Illegal Immigration News

The Daily Signal covers illegal immigration with reporting and conservative commentary. Reporting on immigration policy, border security, and the cultural and economic impact. Includes conservative commentary and opinion on U.S. immigration debates.
Filter articles by
    • News

    ‘Americans Are Dreamers Too’: Trump Offers Unapologetic Defense of Immigration Enforcement

    President Donald Trump struck a conciliatory tone in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night, but he let out his inner immigration hawk during his remarks on cracking down on criminal aliens. Touting his administration’s efforts against the transnational gang MS-13, he called on Congress to “close deadly loopholes” in border security by…
    Will Racke
    Read More
    • Opinion

    These 3 Changes Would Drastically Improve Our Immigration System

    During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump brought attention to his forthcoming immigration plan by offering a potential pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients. While conservatives have been rightfully angered by the president’s plan for amnesty, the door for other real reforms to our legal immigration system is now open. If conservatives…
    Paul Fredrick
    Read More
    • Opinion

    How to Decide Which Immigrants to Allow In

    President Donald Trump reportedly asked why the U.S. is “having all these people from s—hole countries come here.” I think he could have used better language, but it’s a question that should be asked and answered. I have a few questions for my fellow Americans to consider. How many Norwegians have illegally entered our nation,…
    Walter E. Williams
    Read More
    • Opinion

    Why the Left Wants More and More Immigrants

    On one thing we can all agree: The left wants more and more immigrants—including immigrants who enter or are in the country illegally—to come to America and become American citizens. The question is, why? The first and most obvious reason is political. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, chain migration, sanctuary cities, and citizenship…
    Dennis Prager
    Read More
    • Opinion

    Immigration Legislation Should Stress Border Security and Enforcement, Not Incentivize Bad Behavior

    President Donald Trump has kept the promises he made to voters about immigration. At his direction, the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security have resumed enforcement of our immigration laws. They are going after sanctuary cities that harbor criminal aliens; stepping up removals of illegal aliens; hiring more border agents and immigration judges;…
    Hans von Spakovsky
    Read More
    • News

    GOP Lawmakers Split Over Trump’s Latest Immigration Plan

    Reaction among conservatives to President Donald Trump’s proposal for amnesty for 1.8 million young illegal immigrants in exchange for increased border security and immigration restrictions is mixed on Capitol Hill, lawmakers say. “The White House framework is something that both Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate should be eager to support,” Sen. David…
    Rachel del Guidice
    Read More
    • News

    Why Do Immigration Hawks Hate the White House’s DACA Framework?

    The Trump administration just can’t seem to thread the needle on negotiations over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Its latest plan for a compromise was rejected out of hand by liberal Democrats and activists, as expected. And for entirely different reasons, the framework was also torn apart by immigration hawks and restrictionist groups,…
    Will Racke
    Read More
    • News

    White House Open to Amnesty for 1.8 Million in Exchange for Increased Security, Immigration Restrictions

    President Donald Trump is willing to provide amnesty for 1.8 million young illegal immigrants in exchange for stronger border security and new restrictions on legal immigration The White House would like to see $25 billion for beginning the construction of a border wall along the U.S. southern border, more funding for border security personnel, an…
    Fred Lucas
    Read More
    • Opinion

    In Immigration Debate, Senators Must Put Americans and Their Dreams First

    The just-paused Schumer Shutdown of the federal government brought to mind one of the most surprising headlines I’ve ever read. Last September, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to pen a CNN.com op-ed headlined “Dreamers Are as American as Apple Pie.” If that pie came into the…
    Kay C. James
    Read More
    • News

    Following End of Government Shutdown, Lawmakers Look to Continue Immigration Negotiations

    Lawmakers in the Senate are poised to continue immigration negotiations after voting 81-18 to advance a bill to fund the government through Feb. 8, ending a government shutdown that started Friday night. “If we learned anything during this process, it’s that a strategy to shut down the government over an issue of illegal immigration is…
    Rachel del Guidice
    Read More
    • Opinion

    Podcast: The Facts About Immigration and Terrorism

    A new report from the Trump administration shows that three-quarters of terrorists are foreign-born. Should that affect our immigration policy? The Heritage Foundation’s David Inserra joins us to weigh in, as well as to discuss a new immigration bill that includes some conservative priorities. Plus: Do you have a mental illness if you take lots…
    Katrina Trinko
    Read More
    • News

    Incoming New Jersey Governor Wants to Create an Entire Agency to Protect Illegal Immigrants

    Newly inaugurated New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy plans to establish the Garden State as a bastion of far-left policies, including a first-of-its-kind government agency devoted exclusively to protecting the rights of legal and illegal immigrants alike. Murphy, a Democrat and former Goldman Sachs financier who was swept into office on the back of former Gov….
    Jack Crowe
    Read More
    • Opinion

    The Wild Overreaction to the Ending of a ‘Temporary’ Immigration Status

    Se acabó el tiempo. Seventeen years after granting “temporary protected status” to nearly 200,000 Salvadoran citizens who had fled earthquakes in 2001 or who were already here illegally and claimed they were unable to return to their homeland because of civil strife, America is setting a deadline: Get right with the law or go home….
    Michelle Malkin
    Read More
    • News

    House Republicans Roll Out Immigration Bill Packed With Border Security and Other Reforms

    A group of Republican lawmakers Wednesday unveiled a bill that pairs granting legal status to younger illegal immigrants with a laundry list of conservative immigration reforms and border security enhancements, including President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall. The proposal contains all of the changes to immigration law that Trump has demanded as part of a…
    Will Racke
    Read More
    • News

    Trump: Immigration Deal Has ‘Got to Include the Wall’

    President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would not sign an immigration bill without funding for a border wall—clarifying some doubt left over from a bipartisan meeting with members of Congress a day earlier about reaching a deal on the policy for the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. Asked during a joint White…
    Fred Lucas
    Read More
    • News

    Conservative Group Urges Trump, GOP to Fight Obamacare, Illegal Immigration

    President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress should support and prioritize conservative policies this year, including killing off Obamacare and standing tough on illegal immigration, a conservative action group says. The Steering Committee of the Conservative Action Project (CAP) released a memo calling on both the legislative and executive branches to prioritize specific policies as…
    Chrissy Clark
    Read More
    • Opinion

    The Wall Is Not Enough. Here’s How to Solve Illegal Immigration.

    President Donald Trump held talks with leaders of both political parties on Tuesday to discuss a major agenda item for this year: immigration. This issue, specifically illegal immigration, is one that Trump has devoted great energy to since the early days of his campaign. And it’s one conservatives must make a top priority this year….
    David Inserra
    Read More
    • News

    In DACA Talks, Trump Hints of Being Open to ‘Comprehensive’ Immigration Deal

    In deciding what to do about the looming DACA deadline before March, congressional leaders and President Donald Trump agreed Tuesday to address border security, chain migration and the visa lottery program. “Truly, it should be a bill of love. But it also has to be a bill where we’re able to secure our border,” @POTUS…
    Fred Lucas
    Read More
    • News

    New York Governor Pardons 18 Illegal Immigrants

    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo mimicked California Gov. Jerry Brown’s approach to immigration, pardoning 18 convicted illegal immigrants who faced deportation. Cuomo, a Democrat, praised himself on Twitter for his compassion Thursday before linking to a New York Times article supporting the move. Cuomo claimed the federal government is “tear[ing] families apart” with the Trump administration's current immigration…
    Nick Givas
    Read More
    • News

    ‘First Stop to Hell’: Father of Son Killed by Illegal Immigrant Slams Sanctuary States

    The father of a young man killed by an illegal immigrant slammed California’s sanctuary state law on “Fox & Friends,” and said Gov. Jerry Brown should go straight “to hell.” “I wish he would get on the bullet train, first stop to hell, and he should get off and stay there,” Don Rosenberg said of…
    Nick Givas
    Read More