IG: DHS Failed to Properly Vet Afghan Parolees

By Chris Chmielenski

A scathing new report from the DHS Inspector General concluded that “DHS may have admitted or paroled individuals into the United States who pose a risk to national security and the safety of local communities.” The report’s findings and timing are significant considering that there’s a bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress who are looking … Continued

Louisiana Crawfish Workers Fight for Fair Wage Against the Federal Government

By Chris Chmielenski

Americans have just celebrated Labor Day, and while their President has talked much about unions during his tenure, his Administration is still fighting against workers at every turn. The latest example is in a perpetually expanded H-2B visa program. Louisiana employees in the crawfish industry are challenging the program’s implementation because it drives down their … Continued

Biden admin sued over environmental impact of immigration policies

By Jeremy Beck

The Massachusetts Coalition for Immigration Control (MCIR) claims that President Biden’s border policies, which allow record-breaking mass migrations, are negatively impacting the environment. The group has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, State Department, and Department of Justice, saying that the government is out of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act … Continued

Americans love access to natural spaces

By Jeremy Beck

Polling done for the release of our national study found that “sizeable majorities of Americans feel strongly about the need to protect farmland and natural habitats for themselves, for their fellow Americans, for posterity, and for the nation’s wildlife.” “Large majorities also indicated it was important to have ready access to natural areas and open … Continued

About every five feet, there was a body….it was the Hunger Games

By Jeremy Beck

“About every five feet, there was a body….it was the Hunger Games.” – Life in America’s National Parks, 2022 Three out of every four Americans feel an “emotional or spiritual uplift” from spending time in natural areas, and 85 percent of Americans say it is important to be able to access them. From our study: … Continued

Democratic Mayors Bowser and Adams proclaim that record border crossings are a burden on city resources and homeless shelters

By Lisa Irving

Democratic Mayors Muriel Bowser of Washington, DC and Eric Adams of New York City now see how the current, record border crossings are a burden on city resources and homeless shelters. They are pleading to the Biden administration for help. The mayors’ pleas to the White House come after they have condemned Republican Governors Greg … Continued

Losing ground to grow food: Food security is national security

By Christy Shaw

National security involves many things, including domestic food security. That is becoming increasingly more difficult as immigration policy is driven by the premise that the United States needs to add as many people as possible as fast as possible. Immigration policy reforms are needed to stabilize U.S. population growth and safeguard national security. And that … Continued

Increasing threats to loss of habitat in fastest growing states

By Christy Shaw

Immigration-driven population growth and its secondary pressure on state to state migration is leading to further development over habitat and further endangering already beleaguered wildlife. Loss of wildlife habitat is accelerating and now spreading well beyond the more widely reported coastal or dense urban areas. Since the year 2000, when NumbersUSA began conducting its sprawl … Continued

Heat Wave Crashes Into The Greatest Wave

By Jeremy Beck

Some of the fastest-growing cities in the US are among those being roasted by record temperatures that are baking more than 100 million Americans under some sort of extreme heat warning. The sprawl of concrete for new housing has helped heighten temperatures in many of these growing cities. The spread of hard surfaces has also … Continued