VP pick Tim Walz earned a career “D” immigration grade.

By Jeremy Beck

Timothy Walz’s NumbersUSA grade during his 11 years in the U.S. House of Representatives was a 24%. During that time, he earned a career immigration grade of 24%. By comparison, Kamala Harris’ NumbersUSA grade during her time in Congress was 1 percent, Joe Biden’s Congressional Grade Card was 34% and J.D. Vance’s is 90% (Trump did not serve in Congress). Click on the links to view their full Grade Cards.

House resolves: Harris’ “root causes” border strategy is a failure

By Jeremy Beck

Six House Democrats joined 214 Republicans to pass a non-binding resolution declaring Vice President Harris’ “root causes” policy a failure. 

Trump doubles down on Immigration and “Black Jobs”

By Jeremy Beck

Given the economics of the migrant crisis, Jackson says Black males perceive that “that illegal mass immigration of illegal immigrants in their community is so that they can swap out Black people for brown. They believe that they’re put there deliberately to take those jobs – low-industry, low-skill jobs that are historically held by African-American males.”

J.D. Vance gets an “A” from NumbersUSA; echoes Barbara Jordan in convention speech

By Jeremy Beck

In his acceptance speech Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention, Vance sounded a whole lot like the late Democrat Barbara Jordan.

Harris’ Immigration Grade: 1% (F-minus); lower than Biden’s

By Jeremy Beck

Kamala Harris’ NumbersUSA grade during her time in Congress was 1 percent. By comparison, Joe Biden’s Congressional Grade Card was 27% and J.D. Vance’s is 90% (Trump did not serve in Congress). Click on the links to view their full Grade Cards. NumbersUSA issues a grade for every member of Congress based on their support … Continued

Texas needs E-Verify to curb illegal immigration; protect habitat

By Jeremy Beck

The following are excerpts from Leon Kolankiewicz’s oped, “Texas needn’t choose between protecting the environment and securing the border,” in the Austin American-Statesman, July 9, 2024:

Three bad ideas: the political class strikes out

By Jeremy Beck

Trump’s proposal would transform universities into visa mills whose business model would be selling not education but green cards. American students would face higher tuition and fewer slots as the American higher education system transforms itself into a global marketplace for U.S. citizenship. Instead, Congress should be ending policies like the Optional Practical Training Program that gives employers discounts for hiring foreign grads over Americans.

Schools overwhelmed by border crisis

By Jeremy Beck

The huge spike in inadmissible children entering the U.S. unaccompanied (UC) or as part of a family unit (FMUA) is overwhelming school systems in receiving communities.

“Love Hurts,” a NumbersUSA report about the loss of rural land and habitat in North Carolina

By Jeremy Beck

Our North Carolina report continues the secondary-migration theme of our Idaho study. Americans are leaving states with high immigration-driven population growth.