By Jeremy Beck
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.
By Jeremy Beck
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.
By Jeremy Beck
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.
By Jeremy Beck
“We should enforce the law and ensure jobs go to Americans,” Senator Britt said, “and I will work diligently to usher this legislation through the Senate and get it to President Trump’s desk.”
By Jeremy Beck
Unlike most longstanding immigration problems, however, the Trump Administration doesn’t have to wait on the Legislative Branch. OPT is an invention of the Executive Branch. The Bush Administration created it. The Trump Administration can end it.
By Jeremy Beck
For months, sanctuary cities and states have been building the legal infrastructure to accommodate the next border crisis. Chairman McClintock’s hearing showed why Congress cannot afford to leave those policies unchallenged.
By Jeremy Beck
Yes, Congress funded the administration’s enforcement operations. But with Republican control of both chambers and the White House, the border legislation they once championed has quietly disappeared from the agenda.
By Jeremy Beck
We need Republicans in the House to call a vote on Rep. McClintock’s Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act, or better yet a vote to lock in border security measures before recent history repeats itself and we find ourselves amid another run on the border.
By Jeremy Beck
President Biden expanded TPS as part of his broader effort to go around immigration limits set by Congress. During the Biden Administration, number of Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries tripled from roughly 400,000 to approximately 1.3 million. Haiti alone expanded from the original 60,000 in 2010 to 350,000 by the end of Biden’s term.
