Testifying before Congress this week, Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson admitted that his department does not have “situational control” over the Southern Border. Appearing before several committees to justify his 2016 budget request, Mr. Johnson said his department does not yet have situational control over the southwestern border, nor does it even have full […]
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1 in 10 Babies Born in U.S. to Illegal Immigrants
Illegal immigrants account for around 400,000 births in the United States which roughly translates to one in ten babies born in the U.S. as a whole. Jon Feere, legal policy analyst for the Center for Immigration Studies, testified before a House panel on “birthright citizenship” and revealed his research which showed the rapidly increasing number […]
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JEB BUSH OFFERS A LAWLESS DEATH KNELL FOR A FUTURE AMERICA.
Yahoo News — HOUSTON (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush declared Wednesday that 11 million immigrants in the country illegally should have an opportunity to stay, wading yet again into his party’s contentious immigrant debate. In tone and substance, Bush stands out among the many Republicans lining up for the GOP’s next presidential primary, […]
Americans not concerned about legal immigration, poll finds
Potential 2016 Republicans presidential candidate Scott Walker recently raised the possibility of limiting legal immigration to the United States. However, while immigrants now make up the highest percentage (13%) of the U.S. population since before WWI, a YouGov poll has found that most Americans don’t consider legal immigration a problem: YouGov’s latest research shows that […]
Deportations Under Obama Fall to 2006 Levels
The Associated Press has learned the government is on pace to deport the fewest illegal immigrants since 2006 according to government documents. As of April 20, federal immigration officials sent home 127,378 people in the United States illegally. That puts immigrant removals on track to be among the lowest since the middle of President George […]
Underground tunnels found beneath California-Mexico border
U.S. Border Patrol has discovered two underground tunnels dug beneath the California-Mexico border: The first was found Monday near Calexico across from Mexicali. The second, though incomplete, was discovered Tuesday in the Tijuana River Valley across from Tijuana’s Avenida International. The Mexicali-Calexico tunnel measured 230 feet long, four feet high and four feet wide. According […]