What “Comprehensive Immigration Reform” Actually Delivered – and Why Its Enforcement Promises Could Never Be Kept More than a decade later, the 2013 “Gang of Eight” bill – the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S. 744 – is still invoked as the model for what “comprehensive immigration reform” should look like. Its … Continued

Zach Lahn positioned himself as a candidate eager to tackle problems with the legal system as well as enforcement. He promised to “make it impossible for illegals to get jobs,” and also to “ban H-1B holders from being hired by Iowa government and universities.”

American teenagers are living through the worst summer job market in nearly eighty years. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 219,000 fewer teenagers employed this May compared to last May. Teen unemployment has climbed to 14.7% – more than three times the national rate. The outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas projects just 790,000 teen … Continued

Payroll gains have reached their best levels since 2024. People are re-entering the labor force. And there's room to grow.

New polling from the Washington Post indicates that Democrats are dangerously out of step with mainstream voters on immigration. Yet the pattern of obstruction continues across sanctuary cities and states in a resurgence of Biden-era policies at the local level.

One thing is clear from the Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics data: there is no shortage of labor in America. The challenge is to bring a class of workers that has been falling through the cracks for decades back into the mainstream. 

Cornyn's defeat is another indicator that Republican voters are moving on from a generation of politicians who were drawn to "comprehensive reform" packages that traded increased immigration numbers for increased border security. 

The West’s water crisis is not just a supply problem. As immigration-driven demand continues to rise, policymakers must confront the growing strain on finite water resources.

A new analysis from the Center for Immigration Studies shows American workers gaining ground for the first time in years – but warns the progress is fragile without legislative codification. For the first time in decades, prime-age U.S.-born men without a college degree are walking back into the American labor market. From January 2025 to … Continued