Newsletter – From Open Borders to Civil-Rights Restrictionist

By Jeremy Beck

The march was the culmination of Randolph’s life’s work to advance civil rights through economic empowerment. The immigration restrictions he had successfully advocated for decades prior had contributed to a meteoric rise in Black wealth and, eventually, political power.

It might have happened very differently.

Newsletter – Abolish ICE? Congress built this problem.

By Jeremy Beck

Abolishing ICE would be a radical step toward open borders. Tackling the border crisis with ICE alone is an unsustainable strategy. But these aren’t the only two options. The entire burden of the border crisis cannot be placed on the shoulders of the men and women of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. We have to take the illegal jobs away to encourage more people to return home on their own.

Lake Mead: Reducing Immigration as a Demand-Management Strategy

By Henry Barbaro

The Colorado River faces a long-term imbalance between water supply and demand. Conservation can help, but with agriculture already under pressure, limiting future population growth through reduced immigration deserves consideration as a demand-management strategy.

The Smithsonian’s Illegal Alien Political Activism

By Joe Jenkins

A new White House report “Saving America’s Story” documents in detail how the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History  changed its exhibits to make the interests and activism of illegal aliens a central narrative while the rights, wages, safety, and cohesion of American citizens were consistently sidelined.  Here are some of the key findings: … Continued

Water for Growth or Water for Justice?

By Henry Barbaro

More than 10,000 homes on the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, and San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe still lack running water despite long-promised Colorado River water rights. As immigration-driven population growth increases demand across the Southwest, keeping those promises becomes more difficult.

When Housing Mandates Threaten Farmland

By Henry Barbaro

America is investing billions to preserve farmland, yet development pressure continues to grow. Immigration-driven population growth increases demand for housing, making immigration policy an important part of any long-term farmland preservation strategy.

Can Immigration Save Social Security?

By Henry Barbaro

Immigration can strengthen Social Security’s finances in the short term, but relying on continually increasing immigration does not permanently resolve the program’s demographic challenges. This essay explores why sustainable reform should focus on the program itself.

Newsletter – 26 House Republicans Earned an F on Amnesty

By Jeremy Beck

Just before the Independence Day holiday, 45 House Republicans cosponsored Rep. G.T. Thompson’s bill to give amnesty to more than 600,000 illegal workers and grow the H-2A temporary visa program by a million people over the next decade. 

Birthright Citizenship: America’s Medieval Exception

By Jeremy Beck

The Supreme Court blocked the United States from joining nearly every other industrialized nation in ending automatic birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens and tourists.