Tag: illegal immigration

Eric Adams Says ‘Migrant Crisis’ Has ‘Destroyed’ New York City

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Friday that the illegal immigration crisis under the Biden administration has “destroyed” his city and made an an appeal for federal help to deal with the problem. Adams made the remarks during a panel discussion hosted by the African American Mayors Association in Washington, D.C., on April 21. “The…


Where Did All the Biden Illegal Immigrants Go? Hard-Up Sanctuary Cities Are Only Part of the Answer

News Analysis In New York City, if the newcomers aren’t put up at the luxury cruise terminal that served the QE2, they could get $700-a-night midtown hotel accommodations with iconic Manhattan views. In Chicago, they found themselves whisked to suburban lodgings. In Denver, officials refer to them discreetly as “guests” and you needn’t bother inquiring about their inns or addresses. The…


As Illegal Immigrant Encounters Rise, Customs and Border Protection Funding Set to Be Cut

House Republicans had some harsh words for President Joe Biden as they tried to understand why his FY 2024 budget proposal for Customs and Border Protection is less than the previous year. According to the Congressional Budget Justification for the Department of Homeland Security, the FY 2024 CBP budget is $19.5 billion. This is down…


Biden’s Budget ‘Falls Short’ on Combatting Illegal Immigration: Top Democrat

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, expressed concern on April 18 that President Joe Biden’s proposed budget “falls short” of what’s needed to combat illegal immigration along the southern border. Cuellar made comments expressing reservations about the budget during an April 18 hearing of the Appropriations Committee, where members…


Biden Admin’s Open Borders Bringing Diseases to Your Neighborhood

Commentary Ready for another pandemic? New York City’s health commissioner announced last week that the influx of migrants from the southern border—more than 50,000 to New York City alone in the past year—is delivering contagious diseases, including tuberculosis and polio, to our neighborhoods. The same disease threats are also endangering other migrant destinations, including California,…


Why Hasn’t the GOP Yet Walked the Walk on Its Mayorkas Impeachment Talk?

It’s almost an understatement to say that Republican candidates campaigned hawkishly on border control in the runup to the 2022 midterms: As they decried the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs from Mexico, many vowed to impeach the man they largely blamed for the mess, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Republicans have continued hammering Mayorkas…


Illegal Immigration Surges at Northern US Border With Help of Americans

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.—One night this past winter, Lynne Lamon of Plattsburgh, New York, was driving up the U.S.-9 northbound by Canada’s border when she noticed three young men walking on the side of the road. The men were dressed poorly for the subzero temperatures and wind chill from Lake Champlain. Their down vests were tattered and…


On Northern US Border, a Surging Crisis Aided by Americans

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.—One night this past winter, Lynne Lamon of Plattsburgh, New York, was driving up the U.S.-9 northbound by Canada’s border when she noticed three young men walking on the side of the road. The men were dressed poorly for the subzero temperatures and wind chill from Lake Champlain. Their down vests were tattered and…


Aided by Americans, Illegal Immigration Surges at Northern US Border

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.—One night this past winter, Lynne Lamon of Plattsburgh, New York, was driving up the U.S.-9 northbound by Canada’s border when she noticed three young men walking on the side of the road. The men were dressed poorly for the subzero temperatures and wind chill from Lake Champlain. Their down vests were tattered and…


Cartels Using Migrants as ‘Human Shields’ for Drug Smuggling: Ex-Border Patrol Chief

As historic numbers of illegal migrants at the U.S.–Mexico border continue to draw the attention of law enforcement and the nation as a whole, the drug cartels are taking advantage of that distraction, according to former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott. In a March 28 interview with Steve Lance of NTD News, The Epoch…