Category: immigration

DeSantis Suggests Moving Federal Agencies Outside of Washington to End ‘Accumulation of Power’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suggested that many federal government departments should be moved outside of their current location in Washington, D.C., in an effort to put an end to what he called the “accumulation of power” in the nation’s capital. DeSantis made the comment in an interview with The New York Post published on Feb. 18. “Too…


Increase in Newcomers to Canada Will Push Home Prices Higher and Erode Affordability: Report

Canada will need an estimated 100,000 more houses constructed per year to accommodate the federal government’s most recent immigration targets, according to a new report analyzing the impact of increased immigration on provincial housing markets. Housing starts would have to increase immediately by almost 50 percent and remain at that level through 2024 to offset…


19 States Ask Supreme Court to Move Forward With Title 42 Border Expulsions Case After Court Cancels Oral Argument

The 19 states fighting the Biden administration’s plan to end the Title 42 policy that allows rapid expulsion of the illegal immigrants swamping the U.S.-Mexico border are asking the Supreme Court to press on with the case after it abruptly canceled oral arguments a few days ago. The administration had asked the court to drop…


Supreme Court Cancels Highly Anticipated Hearing Over Title 42 Immigration, Border Security Case

After the Biden administration asked it to do so, on Feb. 16 the Supreme Court canceled highly anticipated upcoming arguments over the fate of the pandemic-era Title 42 policy that allows the rapid expulsion of would-be migrants at the border. Oral arguments in the case, Arizona v. Mayorkas, court file 22-592, had been scheduled for…


Scrapping Temporary Protection Visas Open Doors for People Smugglers: Shadow Home Affairs Minister

The centre-left Labor government’s plan to scrap temporary protection visas poses a “real risk” to Australian borders as it would entice people smugglers and encourage illegal immigrants to enter the country, said Shadow Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews. Under the Albanese government’s decision to abolish the temporary protection (TPV) and safe haven enterprise (SHEV), announced…


20 States Rally in Suit Against Biden’s Immigrant ‘Parole’ Program

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Feb. 14 led a coalition of 20 states in a lawsuit against Biden’s Department of Homeland Security in partnership with America First Legal (AFL). The states seek an injunction against the new program, which will allow hundreds of thousands more immigrants to be “paroled” into the United States each…


Share of Americans Opposed to Immigration Doubles Under Biden

The number of Americans calling for less immigration has doubled under President Joe Biden’s administration, according to a Gallup survey published on Feb. 13 The survey was conducted between Jan. 2–22 among a random sample of 1,011 adults aged 18 and older living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. It has a margin of sampling…


Capitol Report: 3 Unidentified Objects in North American Airspace; Massive Decrease in Illegal Border Crossings

The White House is addressing the spy balloon and the other objects shot down. What are we learning about the new flying objects, and what’s missing from the latest briefing? Do Republicans want to cut Medicare and Social Security? Facing accusations, lawmakers are trying to make their stances clear with bills and resolutions. The latest immigration…


Capitol Report: CCP Spy Balloon Continues to Float Above US; Jobs Report Exceeds Expectations

The White House revealed that President Joe Biden learned about the Chinese spy balloon three days ago. What’s the latest, and will the United States ultimately shoot it down? To weigh in on the Chinese spy balloon, as well as what the Chinese Communist Party is up to on the ground in the United States, we…


Democrats and Republicans Battle in ‘Biden’s Border Crisis’ Hearing

Democratic and Republican congressmen at the five-hour Congressional hearing on the border could agree America’s southern border had problems but disagreed about nearly everything else. The hearing opened with an hour-and-a-half-long argument about whether to say the Pledge of Allegiance. Then, committee chair Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) rattled off a staggering list of statistics on…