When President Trump announced Friday that the United States and Mexico reached a deal to avert tariffs and that Mexico would step up efforts to reduce illegal immigration from Central America, both governments hailed the deal as a big victory. Mexico agreed to allow Central Americans to wait in Mexico while their asylum claims are processed. They...
President Trump has announced a set of immigration reforms, many of which have merit. Even he acknowledges there’s little chance that Congress will act on them at least until after the 2020 elections. Yet the crisis at our border continues, as even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now acknowledges. But there’s also a crisis of trust – trust in our...
No matter what the Trump administration tries to do — shake up the leadership of federal immigration agencies, force asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico, even build a massive border wall — none of it will do much to affect the current border crisis one way or another. That’s because the border crisis is actually an...
Pope Francis has intruded into American politics again, riffing critically on border walls and capitalism. Once again, serious Catholics, including me, are dismayed by the holy father’s ignorance on the issue. Francis’ remarks— especially his comment that “those who build walls will become prisoners of the walls they put up”—reveals an incomplete understanding of the crisis....
In an interview with Axios on HBO, President Donald Trump discussed his plans to discontinue the practice of automatically granting U.S. citizenship to all babies born on U.S. soil. “It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don’t,” the President said. “You can definitely do it with an...
States can lead the way by taking legislative action to influence immigration and refugee policy on their own.
"Testimony: Bringing States Together to Protect the Border" contains Center for Tenth Amendment Action Director Dr. Tom Lindsay's testimony before the Senate Committee on State Affairs in support of Senate Bill 1252.
Texas Model Supports In-Migration
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas recently released a report entitled "Gone to Texas: Immigration and the Transformation of the Texas Economy." This report sheds further light on Texas' population explosion from people moving here from other states and around the world who want to benefit from rapid job creation and enjoy many other benefits that those who live here know all too well.
Addressing the burden of immigration laws on business
The Risky Business of Immigration Reform
Policy Orientation panel audio - Immigration and bilingual education