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Latest Immigration News

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Country Brief: Venezuela

January 17, 2024
FAIR’s Research Division conducted an in-depth review of the migration trends of nationals from Venezuela, the policy decisions that drive the increased flows, and the national security implications of them. The paper summarizes the geopolitical conditions of Venezuela, and focuses on the numerous pull factors that lead Venezuelans to transit through numerous countries to live, work and remain in the United States.
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Migrants Displace American Students at Brooklyn's James Madison High School

January 15, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams made a controversial decision last week to displace students from James Madison High School in order to make room for migrants, forcing the American children to learn from home.
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Senate Border Security Bill Expected This Week

January 15, 2024
As border conditions deteriorate, Americans are losing patience with the Biden Administration and the lack of action to solve the crisis. ​What is needed now, and what the American people are rightfully demanding, are real policy changes to secure our borders and enforce our immigration laws.​
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California Beckons All Low-Income Illegal Aliens with Free Health Care

January 15, 2024
California has become the first state in the nation to provide comprehensive, taxpayer-funded health care for all low-income illegal aliens. As of January 1, all low-income illegal aliens, regardless of age, will qualify for Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program. It Is estimated that an additional 764,000 illegal aliens could be added to the rolls of the state's program costing California taxpayers an extra $3.1 billion annually.
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Mexico Demands Money and Visas in Return for Immigration Enforcement

January 15, 2024
Mexico has demanded $20 billion, 10 million visas, and changes to U.S. foreign policy in exchange for cooperation on mass immigration.
Mayorkas Impeach Hearing

House Republicans, Democrats Spar over Grounds for Impeachment in Landmark Hearing

January 12, 2024
The Homeland Committee’s first impeachment hearing made clear that the basis for Secretary Mayorkas’ removal goes far beyond policy differences.
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Justice Department Sues Texas to Halt SB 4

January 08, 2024
Joe Biden's US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the State of Texas, Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Director of DPS Steven McCraw on January 3 over Texas's recently enacted law, SB 4, which created a state crime of illegal immigration. The lawsuit filed in the Western District of Texas asks the court to find that SB 4 violates the Constitution's Supremacy Clause. It also seeks an injunction to keep SB 4 from being enforced when it goes into effect on March 5.​
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House Committee Concludes Mayorkas Investigation, Schedules Impeachment Hearings

January 08, 2024
Late last month, the House Homeland Security Committee released its fifth and final interim report in its five-phase investigation into DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The report focuses on his mishandling of taxpayer funds throughout the border crisis. Building on evidence compiled in the investigation, the Committee is set to begin impeachment hearings against Mayorkas this week.​
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Senate Resumes Border Negotiations, Speaker Johnson Leads Border Trip

January 08, 2024
Now is perhaps the best opportunity to ensure reforms, like those in H.R. 2, are adopted to detain and remove illegal aliens, curb massive asylum fraud and stop unlimited parole authority.
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ICE’s Annual Report Highlights Open-Borders Agenda

January 08, 2024
While 2023 was a record year in terms of illegal aliens encountered at our borders, it was also a record year for lax enforcement. In its recently released report, ICE confirms what we knew: the Biden Administration is not only encouraging mass catch-and-release, but it did not arrest, prosecute, detain, or remove as many people in 2023. Some of the shocking statistics, help paint a fuller picture of the open-border agenda that President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas have espoused.
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Two Men Charged with Visa Fraud after Staging Armed Robberies

January 08, 2024
U visas were intended to help victims of crime. But faked crimes are being staged to allow this system to be abused.
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Suspected Smuggling Ring Interrupted after France Detains Plane on Stop-Over to Nicaragua

January 08, 2024
Nicaragua is being used as a backdoor to America by illegal aliens from some of the world's poorest and most dangerous countries.


Recent Blogs

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Are Illegal Aliens Getting Shortchanged By Uncle Sam? Two Democrats Say So

By
FAIR
- January 17, 2024
Two ranking Democrats claimed at a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration hearing last week that "undocumented immigrants" pay "billions more" in taxes than they receive in public services and benefits. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., stated that illegal aliens “pay $7 billion in sales and excise taxes, $3.6 billion in property taxes and $1.1 billion in income taxes every year.”
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Immigration Now a Zero-Sum Game

By
FAIR Staff
- January 16, 2024
For most of the early 20th Century, admissions into the United States were managed as discretionary social policy, such that quotas were periodically adjusted mindful of labor market needs, space, resources, and so that the rate of immigration didn’t exceed the pace of assimilation.
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Illegal Alien Drunk Driving

By
Michael McManus
- January 11, 2024
This week saw the tragic death of 46-year-old Melissa Powell and her 16-year-old son Riordan at the hands of an alleged drunk driver in Broomfield, Colorado. The intoxicated driver, referred to as a “Boulder man” is in actual fact a four-time deported illegal alien from El Salvador.
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Biden’s Border Crisis: Don’t Get Used to the “New Normal,” and Don’t Get Fooled

By
FAIR Staff
- January 11, 2024
Incrementalism is the phenomenon whereby things expand gradually over time without attracting much notice, gain acceptance, and reach new levels – the imperceptible movement of the slow hand on the clock. Rising product prices or… increases in illegal crossings and overall lawlessness are prime examples.
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Media Round Up Some Facts, But Truth is Still Out There on the Border

By
FAIR
- January 11, 2024
Media fact-checkers recently branded as “false” House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green’s assertion that FBI Director Christopher Wray said Hamas militants could walk in through a “wide open” southern border. But that “gotcha” moment revealed next to nothing about the woeful state of U.S. border security.
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Coming to America: African Mass Migration and Open Borders

By
Michael McManus
- January 10, 2024
Mass migration from Africa poses several challenges and costs for Western countries. Europe has been the traditional continent of choice for Africans, given its greater proximity to Africa and its generous welfare states.
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Just Like Big Cities, Small Cities Also Feeling Crunch of Biden Border Crisis

By
FAIR Staff
- January 09, 2024
Understandably, media attention tends to focus on the migrant chaos unfolding in border states and major urban areas. After all, Texas is being overrun at Eagle Pass, Chicago has seen 20,000 migrants arrive in just the last year – recently sparking backlash with Black voters, while over 150,000 migrants have arrived in New York City costing taxpayers a whopping $2.5 billion…all with no end in sight.
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New York City Misfires With Lawsuit Against Bus Companies

By
FAIR
- January 09, 2024
Giddy excitement by some media outlets notwithstanding, New York City's lawsuit attempting to halt migrant transport into the city will have trouble getting legal traction.
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CBP Goes Light on Illegal Border Crossers From China

By
FAIR
- January 04, 2024
The Biden administration has fast-tracked the vetting process for Chinese illegal aliens to expedite their release into this country.
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Illegal Aliens Turn Up in U.S. Firearms Database of 13.9 Million ‘Prohibiting Events’

By
FAIR
- January 02, 2024
The FBI has nearly 14 million records of illegal aliens in a database used to run background checks on individuals seeking to purchase firearms.
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Philadelphia Blocks ‘Medical Deportations’ With a Priceless Prescription

By
FAIR
- December 28, 2023
Philadelphia this month became the first U.S. city to ban so-called medical deportations that send ailing illegal aliens back to their native countries to receive long-term care. The law will require hospitals to keep migrants needing medical attention in the city of Brotherly Love.
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Texas Wins Key Legal Battle to Halt Illegal Immigration as Gov. Abbott Signs New Legislation

By
FAIR
- December 21, 2023
A day after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed bills funding additional border barriers and making illegal entry a state crime, the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the Biden administration from removing the state’s razor wire fencing along a section of the Rio Grande.


What You Can Do

FAIR makes it easy to stay close to the action. Whether you’re interested in the national view or the impact immigration reform has on your local or regional community, FAIR can help you get involved through:

  • Information and updates on major legislation
  • Meeting with congressional staff
  • Big picture updates on how immigration reform is evolving

Plus, we’ll show you ways you can stay involved in your community through:

  • Legislation updates that directly impact your local scene
  • Contact with your local FAIR Activist Representative
  • Ways you can stay on the front lines right from home

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What You Need to Know About Immigration

Growing Amnesty

Amnesty

Amnesty is usually understood as the granting of legal status to a foreign national who illegally entered the United States or illegally overstayed their work or travel visa.

Illegal Immigration

Illegal Immigration

Each year, millions of aliens deliberately violate our nation’s laws by unlawfully crossing U.S. borders.

National Security

Immigration and National Security

Maintaining an acceptable level of National Security is dependent on ensuring that strong immigration policies are in force.

Legal Immigration

Legal Immigration

At FAIR, we believe that a well thought-out and well-enforced immigration policy plays an important role in helping maintain the quality of life in America.