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
SecurityNews
Poll Shows Americans Want Less Immigration, More Enforcement
A majority of Americans, including 51 percent of Hispanics, believe that the government has not enforced immigration laws enough, according to a poll conducted by Pulse… Read More
LawCommentary
College Subsidies for Illegal Immigrants Get Their Day in Court
A few weeks ago, we reported on a lawsuit in California brought by a resident and taxpayer against the Board of Regents of the University… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Amnesty Would Cost Taxpayers Trillions, National Academy of Sciences Report Indicates
The long-term costs to taxpayers of immigrants and their descendants are detailed in a new report from the National Academy of Sciences. The findings in… Read More
SocietyNews
The ‘Untold Threat’ Responsible for 40% of Illegal Immigrants
While the debate over illegal immigration tends to focus on how to control and treat those who make it across our nation’s borders, a more… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Federal Judge Asks Why Obama Administration Isn’t Admitting Christian Syrian Refugees
In an otherwise unremarkable opinion over the federal Freedom of Information Act, a federal appellate court judge has issued a sharp rejoinder to the Obama… Read More
SocietyNews
How This Red State Is Grappling With Influx of Refugees
Greg Haney is able to capture the change happening in the largest city of this small state better than most. Haney shoots school photographs for… Read More
SocietyNews
Find Out What Immigration Growth Looks Like in Your State
There are more immigrants living in the United States than ever before. The foreign-born are more likely to come from China and India—often equipped with… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Many Illegal Immigration Failures of the Obama Administration
The Obama administration is secretly delaying deportations for several years. That’s according to a bombshell report from The New York Times, which interviewed Department of… Read More
SecurityNews
Illegal Immigrant With a Violent History Charged With Killing 5. Now a GOP Senator Is Asking Questions.
The Republican leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee is seeking further answers from the Obama administration about why an illegal immigrant charged with murdering five… Read More
SocietyCommentary
My Bit Part in Presidential Elections and the Rush to Citizenship
Reports that the Obama administration has gone into overdrive to process applicants for U.S. citizenship prior to the presidential election have a familiar ring. Twenty… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Every Immigrant Without High School Degree Will Cost Taxpayers $640,000
On Thursday, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will release its report on “The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration.” According to the… Read More
SecurityNews
Conservatives Aim to Block Obama’s Plan for More Refugees
As President Barack Obama used his final address before the United Nations General Assembly to urge world leaders to help protect refugees, Republicans in Congress threatened… Read More
