Immigration policy wasn’t a decisive issue in the 2026 midterm election tonight, but the election could have a significant impact on immigration policy. Americans voted today with one issue paramount: their economic security. With a historically quiet border, immigration was not the decisive election issue that it was in 2024. Exit polling put immigration far … Continued

GEORGETOWN, OHIO – I’m taking my just-released book on a tour of historic sites of Ohio’s 8 Presidents. All played roles in the book’s long-neglected and mostly forgotten history of why the Civil War Emancipations failed to liberate around 90% of Black Freedmen and their descendants from economic bondage for another half-century.

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

On Oct. 28, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced that his department will stop awarding state grants to businesses that employ H-1B visa holders, and he challenged the rest of the state’s leadership to follow. “If a company wants taxpayer support, it should demonstrate a commitment to the people paying the bill. Texas workers should … Continued

California's debate over sprawl versus density overlooks a third choice: reducing immigration-driven population growth. The NumbersUSA study Paving Paradise finds that population growth accounts for approximately 91% of California's historical sprawl. Federal immigration policy offers an opportunity to reduce development pressures and protect the state's remaining farmland and natural landscapes.

Border Czar Tom Homan promised worksite enforcement; Democrats debated border policy; and a bill to abolish DHS got five cosponsors. All of these plus much more happened during a supposedly “slow” week in Washington. There’s also an election next week. NumbersUSA is a bipartisan, single-issue organization that does not endorse candidates. But we’ve updated the … Continued

On Oct. 18, border czar Tom Homan told Fox News that worksite enforcement “needs to happen” and that a plan to restart it has cleared ICE’s investigations division. He summed it up this way: “If you can’t get a job, you’re not going to come.” The plan now sits on the Homeland Security secretary’s desk, … Continued

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

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?