By Joe Jenkins
The push to permanently secure the border took its biggest step forward yet this week. On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 9773, the Permanent Trump Secure Border Act, by a 16–14 vote after an hours-long markup – the first committee approval for border-codification legislation this Congress. H.R. 9773 is the successor to H.R. … Continued
By Joe Jenkins
On June 5, 2026, the Senate passed S. 2, the Secure America Act, by a vote of 52-47. (The House passed S. 2 by a narrow 214-212 margin on June 9.) Before final passage, senators offered a long list of amendments to the bill on the Senate floor. Eleven immigration-related amendments received a recorded roll-call … Continued
By Joe Jenkins
The Trump administration has launched the most aggressive worksite enforcement campaign in decades — and in doing so, has exposed a fundamental flaw in immigration law that only Congress can fix. Worksite Enforcement — Inconsistently Tried The history of workplace audits in the United States is a history of starts and stops, driven entirely by … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The actions of these state legislatures, combined with the inaction of Congress, are a gift to smugglers, traffickers and cartels who build their multi-billion-dollar industry on one simple message: the risk will be worth it.
By Jeremy Beck
“If you want to know heat in its actuality,” Jordan – a proud Texan – remarked, “chair the bipartisan commission on immigration reform.”
By Jeremy Beck
Democratic Leaders Sen. Schumer and Rep. Jeffries released their 10 demands last week. While Leader Thune said the demands were “unrealistic and unserious,” several would prevent immigration enforcement outright, including:
By Jeremy Beck
The legislation that bears her name takes only modest steps toward a secure system, yet opponents argue that the government should continue to place migrant children with sponsors who are in the country illegally.
Will Colorado politicians continue to support open borders and sanctuary policies, and will Colorado voters support them? Or will the pendulum swing back toward enforcement of our immigration laws and reasonable immigration numbers? Let’s hope it’s the latter
By Andre Barnes
A response to Travis Claybrooks’s op-ed, “Why Black America can’t be silent on ICE arrests and deportations” in the publication The Tennessean In his May 21st, 2025 opinion editorial for the The Tennessean, Travis Claybrooks tries to paint a portrait of fear and abuse from ICE toward illegal aliens, and encourages Black Americans not to … Continued
