SecurityNews
Rick Perry Urges Obama to ‘Eliminate’ Islamist Terrorists in Iraq
In a speech in Washington expected to focus on immigration reform and border security, Texas Gov. Rick Perry instead zeroed in on a crisis happening… Read More
SecurityNews
Immigration Isn’t Just an Issue for Lawmakers. Everyday Americans Say It’s a Big One, Too.
The flood of illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexico border has made immigration a top issue for Americans, new polling shows. Job-seeking U.S. citizens are increasingly… Read More
SecurityNews
No Slowing Down: After Indictment, Rick Perry to Speak at Heritage
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, under indictment on two felony counts, is in the nation’s capital today to deliver a speech at The Heritage Foundation about… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why the White House Is Now Trying to Be Besties with Big Business
Ready for a backroom deal brokered by the White House? White House officials met Monday with business leaders and interest groups to talk about executive… Read More
EducationNews
Who’s Teaching the Undocumented Children at Federal Immigration Facilities?
SANTA FE, N.M.—A new school year is about to start for kids across New Mexico. That includes the children staying in the Federal Law Enforcement Training… Read More
SocietyCommentary
4 Reasons Obama Shouldn’t Abuse His Executive Power and Grant Amnesty
President Barack Obama is reportedly considering using prosecutorial discretion to effectively legalize millions of illegal immigrants. He shouldn’t, for four reasons: 1. It would be… Read More
SocietyNews
A Look Inside One of America’s Immigration Courts
OMAHA, Neb.—In an office building near Omaha’s airport, stern-faced, gray-haired immigration judge Jack Anderson presides over removal hearings in a courtroom filled with juveniles, most… Read More
EducationNews
For Some Schools, Educating Undocumented Students Is ‘Business as Usual’
An influx of undocumented and even unaccompanied minors coming to Virginia may be new—and news—to many, but it won’t be to those who work in… Read More
SocietyNews
‘Secretive’ Government Move Relocates a Bit of the Border Crisis to a Virginia Suburb
BRISTOW, Va. — Corey Stewart, who made his name in politics by implementing what he calls the nation’s “toughest” crackdown on illegal immigration, lives in… Read More
SecurityNews
Did Politics Drive Obama Administration to Release 600 Criminal Illegal Immigrants?
A new report by the Homeland Security inspector general has once again put the spotlight on the Obama administration’s release of more than 600 illegal… Read More
SocietyCommentary
It’s Absurd to Say Government Can’t Afford to Detain Criminal Illegal Immigrants
“The fact is if the government needs money to detain illegal immigrants, especially those with felon backgrounds, I think we can find that money when… Read More
SecurityFeature
Obama Administration Released Over 600 Illegal Immigrants With Criminal Convictions
More than 600 convicted criminals, including felons, were among thousands of illegal immigrants freed under the Obama administration in advance of 2013 budget cuts mandated… Read More
SocietyNews
If ‘bin Laden’ Could Cross the Border, ‘Do You Feel Safe?’
A new video in which filmmaker James O’Keefe crosses from Mexico into the U.S. while costumed as Osama bin Laden dramatizes the need for better… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Krauthammer: Wrong and Right on Border Security
On Fox News, conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer rightly took President Obama to task for his tragic mismanagement of border security and immigration reform. With the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A Border Agent Was Murdered. Genevieve Wood Weighs In.
“Under President Obama, just in 2013, ICE, which is responsible for getting people and deporting them, released over 30,000 criminals, illegal aliens who had committed… Read More
EducationNews
State Puts Schools on Notice: Undocumented Children Entitled to Free Public Education
When school starts in September, Virginia taxpayers will find themselves footing the bill for some of the thousands of undocumented school-age children who have come… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Ignore the Fearmongering: Illegal Immigrants Crossing Border Won’t Bring Ebola
“I don’t think there’s any concern today at all about ebola coming in through the southern border.” Watch the full interview about what Americans should… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A Governor’s Dilemma: Illegal Immigrants Divert Resources From State’s Own Citizens
On June 13, the first bus of illegal immigrant minors, aged 12-17, arrived at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The state of Oklahoma was given no formal… Read More
SecurityNews
Krauthammer: Build a Border Fence, Then We Can Talk Amnesty
If Charles Krauthammer had his way, he would legalize the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants living in the United States—but only after the border was… Read More
SocietyNews
Military Bases to Stop Holding Border-Crossing Children
As fewer unaccompanied children cross the southern border to enter the United States, officials say they no longer need to house them at military facilities…. Read More
SocietyNews
Rubio: Senate Immigration Plan ‘Never’ Will Get Enough House Votes
Congress should approach immigration reform in stages rather than in one big package that “never” will attract enough votes in the House, Sen. Marco Rubio,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Did George W. Bush Cause the Current Border Crisis?
On Dec. 23, 2008, President George W. Bush signed the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act into law. White House Deputy Press Secretary Tony… Read More
SecurityNews
13 Years Ago, This Operation Stifled Illegal Immigration From Central America
More than a decade ago, a cooperative effort between Washington and Mexico City resulted in the arrest and repatriation of thousands of illegal immigrants, reduced… Read More
SecurityNews
House Conservatives Curb Obama’s Deportation Delays as Price of Border Deal
House Republicans worked overtime last night to pass two bills addressing the border crisis — measures all but certain to die in the Senate —… Read More
SocietyNews
Taxpayers Cover Cost of Flying Immigrant Children to Hawaii
HONOLULU—Although 2,500 miles from the continental United States, Hawaii has joined the list of states temporarily housing unaccompanied minors from Central America who have illegally… Read More
SocietyNews
Terry McAuliffe Underestimates Child Immigrants in Virginia
Gov. Terry McAuliffe said the border crisis is a federal problem, not Virginia’s, and that undocumented children are only being housed at one location in the state—even… Read More
SecurityNews
Split on Border Spending Bill Prompts Republicans to Delay Recess
On their last scheduled day in session before leaving for August recess, House Republican leaders pulled legislation to address the border crisis after conservatives criticized… Read More
SocietyNews
Bachmann at the Border: ‘Bills Don’t Stop the Problem’
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., traveled to the Texas border with Mexico last weekend to get a close-up look of the border crisis. In an exclusive… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Genevieve Wood: It’s Not ‘Inhumane’ to ‘Want to Secure the Border’
“One of the reasons we have these political shenanigans that we do is that people are almost told that you’re somehow anti-immigrant, that you’re inhumane… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Should Washington Address the Border Crisis?
Join us at 9:30 a.m. ET for a discussion with representatives from Heritage Action and The Daily Signal on today’s border crisis vote in the… Read More
