The national debate over immigration has been framed as a choice between compassion for others and security in the homeland. This positions proponents of immigration security as anti-humanitarian. The goal of this research is to: (1) identify new framing for immigration policy that will resonate deeply with voters; (2) weaken the appeal of progressive immigration policies and messaging, and; (3) identify patterns that lead voters to change opinions in favor of greater immigration security.
Border Security
America’s Counterterrorism Strategy Needs Texas
President Donald Trump’s new 2026 Counterterrorism Strategy makes one thing unmistakably clear: The threats facing the United States are no longer confined to distant battlefields overseas. They are here—at our border, inside our institutions, and increasingly imbedded within transnational networks operating across the homeland. The strategy identifies three principal threats: “narcoterrorists and transnational gangs, legacy...
June 4, 2026