Ruy Teixeira’s 10 rules of “immigration realism”
By Jeremy Beck
Many more people want to come to a rich country like the United States than an orderly immigration system can allow.
Category: Rewarding Bad Behavior
Sanctuary Policies Push Immigration Enforcement Into the Streets
By Joe Jenkins
The New York Times reports that these arrests are more common in states with sanctuary policies limiting cooperation with ICE. A Washington Post analysis found that ICE is now making more than four times as many at-large arrests per week than during President Trump’s first term. Sanctuary policies do not stop enforcement–they shift it into less controlled environments.
Immigration stakes in the government shutdown
By Jeremy Beck
Some of the arguments are a matter of semantics, such as whether or not one considers the millions of inadmissible aliens mass paroled into the country by the Biden Administration as legal or illegal.
“Dignity Act” would Flood U.S. with Foreign Labor
By Jeremy Beck
Not one month after Congress secured an historic investment in immigration enforcement through the One Big Beautiful Bill, Rep. Salazar’s H.R. 4393 would make it HARDER to enforce immigration laws.
Holding the Line: Why Workplace Immigration Enforcement is Always a Win for American Workers
By Chris Pierce
It does not take a degree in economics to understand that when illegal aliens are removed from the payroll, companies have no choice but to look to the local, legal workforce to fill those positions. In a time when too many Americans are still struggling to find stable employment, ensuring that job openings go to those lawfully present in the country is the right and just course of action; restoring fair competition and increasing the value of lawful labor in the job market.
The other illegal immigration crisis: Visa Overstays
By Jeremy Beck
Until the 2021-2025 border crisis, the majority of illegal immigration in recent years started as legal immigration. The terror attack in Boulder, Colorado this week reminds us of this weakness in our system. The suspect arrived in the U.S. legally in 2022, on a tourist visa. That year, 850,000 people overstayed their visas – almost … Continued
LA Riots: Opposition to a legal workforce turns violent
By Jeremy Beck
The Trump administration is ramping up immigration enforcement in the workplace, and people are rioting in the streets. ICE is reporting a record number of arrests in a single day (2,300) Detention facilities are running out of space. The fate of immigration enforcement after the worst border crisis in history is now in the hands of the Senate, which is considering the “One Big Beautiful” Reconciliation bill, including $150 Billion in immigration funding.
E-Verify. Hire Legal Workers. Stop Illegal Immigration.
By Jeremy Beck
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a new campaign with a message to business owners: “You know you’re not supposed to hire illegal aliens. We’re enforcing the law across the board — all businesses in all industries.”
Bipartisan Amnesty?! 📉 Lower Wages is a Feature of Immigration Policy, Not a Bug
By Jeremy Beck
Representatives of both political parties took part in the fly-in event and vowed to work with their colleagues to make sure illegal workers keep their jobs. None offered a word of concern for legal workers.