By Joe Jenkins
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
By Joe Jenkins
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
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.
Congress is investing more resources in farmland conservation, yet agricultural land continues to disappear beneath expanding subdivisions, roads, and infrastructure. Because immigration now accounts for most U.S. population growth, meaningful farmland preservation must include a conversation about how immigration policy influences housing demand and land use.
Housing affordability is usually discussed as a supply problem, but demand matters as well. As immigration becomes the primary driver of U.S. population growth, millions of additional households increase competition for housing, putting upward pressure on rents and home prices.
America cannot control ocean temperatures or atmospheric cycles. But Congress can influence immigration policy and population growth—factors that determine how many people, homes, and communities will be in the path of natural disasters.
By Joe Jenkins
Immigration enforcement is producing results not seen in decades. More than 80,000 illegal aliens accepted voluntary departure orders between January 2025 and March 2026 — at least seven times the roughly 11,400 who did so during the final 15 months of the Biden administration, according to court data compiled by the Vera Institute of Justice. … Continued
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.
Curtails extended family chain migration, while still allowing spouses and minor children to join or remain with family units that are lawfully in our country. This will help reduce total immigration to levels that promote better assimilation, creating a more balanced, sustainable system where immigration is tied to the nation’s economic health and social cohesion.
