STUDY: 51% of immigrant households utilize welfare programs
The Center for Immigration Studies released a new study showing that immigrant (legal and illegal) households take access more welfare programs compared to native households. The study is based on the...
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Report: Only 40% of U.S.-Mexico border under operational control
Testifying before the House Oversight Committee earlier this week, National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd estimated that the agency has only achieved operational control for...
View ArticleWorld Vision: Goal is securing refugees, not resettlement
In a recent interview with an Australian news outlet Tim Costello, CEO of the humanitarian organization World Vision, said the best way to handle the European refugee crisis is to secure the refugees...
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Sanctuary cities bill likely to bypass committee — head straight to Senate floor
The Senate Judiciary Committee will not mark up Sen. Vitter’s (R-La.) Stop Sanctuary Cities Act (S. 1814) as planned today, Politico reports. Republicans are still working though differences on the...
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Zuckerberg group pushes to increase immigrant visas amid tech layoffs
Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg’s FWD.us and other high profile tech companies say they want presidential candidates to talk about immigration reform, particularly about increasing caps for H-1B...
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Border arrests jump 52% in August
According to statistics released by the U.S. Border Patrol yesterday, nearly 10,000 unaccompanied minors and families were arrested last month along the U.S.-Mexico border, a 52 percent jump from last...
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PEW: Immigration to add 103 million to U.S. population by 2065
The Pew Research Center has released a new report that projects the U.S. population will reach 441 million in 2065 – an increase of 117 million from the current number. Over the next 50 years, Pew...
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Toys ‘R’ Us used H-1B visa program to replace American workers
The New York Times is reporting that Toys ‘R’ Us used the H-1B program to bring in temporary foreign-workers to watch and learn from employees before laying off the American workers and moving the jobs...
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DHS approves 90% of Syrian refugee applications despite weak screening process
Obama administration officials told the Senate Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing on Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security has approved approximately 90% of refugee...
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Two Iraqi refugees arrested for supporting terrorist groups
Two Iraqi refugees in the U.S. were arrested on Thursday for supporting terrorist groups in the Middle East. These arrests take place as concern about the ability of the federal government to...
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