SecurityCommentary
How Trump’s Immigration Executive Order Honors the Spirit of the Statue of Liberty
On a bronze plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty is inscribed a poem titled “The New Colossus.” A line in this poem… Read More
LawCommentary
Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration Is Both Legal and Constitutional
If you want to see the difference between a federal judge who follows the rule of law and a federal judge who ignores laws he… Read More
SocietyNews
Leftover Obama Refugee Deal With Australia Draws Questions
In mid-November, just after Donald Trump was elected president, the outgoing Obama administration reached an agreement with Australia to resettle hundreds of refugees to America…. Read More
SocietyNews
Lame-Duck Obama Administration Hid Sharp Decline in Immigration Deportations
In the final months of the outgoing Obama administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials began quietly hiding evidence revealing a huge increase in the… Read More
SocietyNews
Sanctuary Cities Targeted by Trump Receive Billions in Federal Funds
More than 100 sanctuary cities across America received a total of $27 billion in federal funds in one year, according to a new study. President… Read More
SocietyNews
Texas Governor Deprives Sanctuary County of $1.5 Million Grant
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott cut off state funds to a county that provides sanctuary to illegal immigrants Wednesday, following through on an earlier pledge to punish… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why the Electronic Immigration System Is Broken
On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security inspector general took the extraordinary step of speaking out against the reinstatement of the Electronic Immigration System to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump’s Immigration Actions Reverse Obama’s Open Borders Policy
Moving swiftly to fulfill his campaign promise to get the nation’s illegal immigration problem under control, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Jan…. Read More
SecurityNews
The Showdown Over Sanctuary Cities
In the 1940s, Jan Ting’s parents faced a difficult path to American citizenship following a U.S. immigration ban on Chinese workers that lasted 61 years…. Read More
SocietyNews
Trump Signs Executive Orders to Stem Illegal Immigration. Now What?
Immigration analysts say President Donald Trump’s executive actions Wednesday to combat illegal immigration signify his intent to strip away impediments imposed by his predecessor and… Read More
SocietyNews
Trump Takes Opening Action on Border Wall, Sanctuary Cities
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders Wednesday following through on his signature issue of illegal immigration. The first provides for building a wall along… Read More
SocietyNews
Where Physical Barriers Have Yet to Be Built Along Mexico Border
The U.S. government has built some form of physical barrier along roughly one-third of the 1,933-mile southern border with Mexico. The border state with the… Read More
SocietyNews
4 Key Things to Know About Building Trump’s Border Wall
President-elect Donald Trump has legal authorization to move forward on his core campaign promise of building a border wall; he just needs the money to… Read More
SocietyNews
Texas Governor Pledges to Sign Anti-Sanctuary City Bill
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he expects the Legislature to pass an anti-sanctuary city bill this year, opening a new front in the battle over… Read More
SocietyNews
State Lawmakers Seek to Stop New York City From Destroying ID Records
A judge is expected to rule soon on whether New York City can destroy records associated with an identification program commonly used by illegal immigrants… Read More
SocietyNews
Deported Immigrants Get Taxpayer-Funded Grants From Obama Administration
The Obama administration is using a taxpayer-funded program to award business grants to Salvadoran migrants deported from the United States. Run by the nonprofit Instituto… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Donald Trump Can Put an End to Sanctuary Cities
Just a few weeks ago, President-elect Donald Trump said, “Cities that refuse to cooperate with federal authorities will not receive taxpayer dollars.” And I absolutely… Read More
SocietyNews
In Texas, Republicans Fight New Sanctuary Cities in Wake of Trump Victory
In the border state of Texas, the Republican governor and state Legislature are promising to combat a new trend since the election of Donald Trump,… Read More
SocietyNews
Nation’s Largest College System Says It Will Protect Illegal Immigrants From Trump
The head of California’s community college system, the country’s largest, has joined other education leaders in the state by declaring that he will resist any effort… Read More
Commentary
Homeland Security’s Green Card Follies Are Costing Taxpayers and Leaving America Less Safe
A recent report from the inspector general concluded that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services mishandled thousands of green cards. The Department of Homeland Security has… Read More
SocietyNews
Georgia Lawmaker Says Federal Funds Should Not Go to Sanctuary Colleges
A Georgia state lawmaker said “sanctuary” college campuses should not receive taxpayer dollars. “It’s a simple equation: If you don’t follow the law, the state… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Does Current Immigration Economically Benefit Ordinary US Citizens?
Does current immigration economically benefit ordinary non-immigrants? A recent major report indicates that most immigration does not. In September, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)… Read More
SocietyNews
Grounded Surveillance Operation Nabbed 110,000 Illegal Immigrants at Border
While surveillance helicopters were grounded in Texas, the head of Customs and Border Protection called the flights critical to “countering illegal immigration” from Mexico. Records… Read More
SocietyNews
How Trump Can Reshape US Policy Toward Refugees
As a candidate for president, Donald Trump advocated a restrictive U.S. policy toward refugee resettlement and other forms of legal immigration. In his speech accepting… Read More
SocietyNews
Colleges Look to Create Sanctuary Campuses for Illegal Immigrant Students
Presidents from at least two colleges have pledged to make their campuses safe havens for illegal immigrant students. “We steadfastly support all members of our… Read More
LawNews
Obama’s DOJ Fines Police Department $10K for Refusing to Hire Noncitizens
Denver County’s sheriff office has been slapped with a fine by the Department of Justice because it refused to hire noncitizens as deputies. From the… Read More
SecurityNews
Obama Administration Shuts Down Aerial Surveillance on Border
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security quietly shut down Operation Phalanx, an aerial surveillance program that intercepts drugs and illegal crossings along the Mexican border…. Read More
SocietyNews
Sanctuary Cities Defy Trump’s Pledge to Defund Them. How He Can Fight Back.
Leaders of sanctuary cities that protect illegal immigrants from deportation are responding defiantly to threats by President-elect Donald Trump to withhold federal funding from them…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Trump Has Effective Plan to Curb Illegal Immigration, Secure Border
To stem the tidal wave of illegal immigration engulfing America, the most important first step that Donald Trump can take is to order the Department… Read More
SecurityNews
Is the Wall Possible? What Trump Can Do on Immigration
When Donald Trump is inaugurated as president in January, he has the authority to dramatically reshape immigration policy by himself. While Trump would need Congress… Read More
