Deportations Down 25% in 2015
Deportations of illegal aliens declined by 25% in 2015 according to an annual report released by the Department of Homeland Security earlier today. In 2014 DHS reported 315,943 deportations compared to 235,413 in 2015.
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Signs of Encouragement in Presidential Primaries, but More Focus on Economic Issues Needed
The presidential primaries will become more interesting in the new year as voters will decide which candidate they prefer for their party’s nomination. The Iowa Caucus is February 1 and the New Hampshire primary is the following week. By the end of February, when Nevadans and South Carolinians have also weighed in, we will see whether Bernie Sanders can pose a challenge to Hillary Clinton, and whether Donald Trump’s dominance of media coverage translates to support in the voting booth.
International Student Enrollment Up 8%
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) released their annual SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) by the Numbers report that shows the number of foreign students enrolled in U.S. has risen by eight percent since 2014. According to the web-based system SEVIS there are 1.2 million international students using the F-1 (academic) or M-1 (vocational) visas in the U.S.
Top Tweets From The Third Democratic Debate
The third Democratic debate took place in Manchester, New Hampshire this past Saturday night and primarily focused on the economy, healthcare and national security. This gave the three Democratic presidential candidates a huge opportunity to talk about immigration reform, an opportunity that all three candidates missed.
POLL: Majority of Americans Think U.S. Should Accept Fewer Refugees
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows that 56% of Americans think the U.S. should take in fewer refugees or none at all. This number has increased from 41% in September, mainly due to the terrorist attacks in Paris where at least one of the terrorists had entered the country as a refugee.
True Comparisons of Rubio & Cruz Immigration Records
The dust-up over the similarities between Rubio's and Cruz's immigration records and stances can be easily clarified by consulting NumbersUSA's Worker-Protection Immigration Grade Card ratings on presidential candidates and NumbersUSA's Congressional Immigration Grade Cards.
H.R. 2029: House final vote (2015)
2015: House final vote on H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Spending bill for FY2016
H.R. 2029: Senate final vote (2015)
2015: Senate final vote on H.R. 2029, the Omnibus Spending bill for FY2016
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to search all public records to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United States.
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportTo require the Secretary of Homeland Security to search all public records to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United States.
Border Security and Accountability Act of 2015
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 4303, the Border Security and Accountability Act of 2015, would prevent Border Patrol officers from patrolling environmentally sensitive areas along the border and require officers to take certain measures when encountering family units and other potentially vulnerable illegal border crossers.
