From California’s disappearing open spaces to Arizona’s shrinking water supplies and America’s housing affordability challenges, recent developments underscore the importance of considering federal immigration policy in environmental and economic policy. Americans are increasingly concerned about housing costs, water availability, and the loss of natural landscapes to development. Although these issues are often treated separately, they … Continued
By Joe Jenkins
On Oct. 22, the Associated Press reported on a Migration Policy Institute estimate of deportations under the second Trump administration. “The numbers fall short of previous highs in the early 2000s.” The comparison ran everywhere the story did. The administration’s 660,000 deportations in fiscal 2026 sat “well below the 1.86 million deportations recorded in 2000.” … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
A migrant caravan hundreds strong is heading toward the U.S. border. Its members hope to enter the United States and find work—either illegally or by applying for asylum and obtaining work permits, as many migrants did during the 2021–2025 border surge. Want to know which Members of Congress are serious about discouraging future caravans?
By Jeremy Beck
The departure of non-workers takes pressure off of taxpayers and schools. But American workers would benefit far more if we could take the next step: focus more attention on illegal hiring.
By Joe Jenkins
The H-1B Wage Gap THE H-1B WAGE GAP How the H-1B Program Undercuts American Workers Source: George J. Borjas, NBER Working Paper No. 34793 (Revised March 2026) KEY FINDING H-1B workers earn 15% less than comparable American workers – generating payroll savings exceeding $100,000 per hire over a six-year visa term. This is after controlling … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The Laken Riley Act became the first bill to address enforcement failures to be passed by Congress on a bipartisan basis since the 2006 Secure Fence Act. Twenty years ago, the bipartisan support came from the likes of Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL), John McCain (R-AZ), Joe Biden (D-DE), Hilary Clinton (D-NY) Barack Obama (D-IL), and Charles “Chuck” Schumer (D-NY).
By Jeremy Beck
Most Americans would probably prefer a stable system that prevents illegal immigration in the first place and limits these wild fluctuations. To this point, however, Congress has not acted to provide that stability.
By Jeremy Beck
The number of migrants trying to reach the U.S. illegally through Panama’s Darien Gap – one of the most treacherous migrant corridors in the world – has plummeted to levels we haven’t seen since the pandemic.
By Jeremy Beck
You’ll find a good many politicians echoing DeSantis’ points above, but we grade every Member of Congress on their actions! This is how we know who is truly committed to achieving a better immigration policy.
