Only once the border is no longer an unmitigated chaos can the country begin to think about reforming immigration laws in the greater national interest, writes Simon Hankinson. RestoringAmerica
puts that number — the “got-aways” — at about a third of those caught, which would mean more than 600,000 last year.
As 2022 rolls on, we are well on target to exceed the 1.7 million illegal immigrants apprehended on the southern border in 2021, which was itself an unprecedented number. The report says that “55% of those traveling illegally [use] a smuggler” at rates up to $10,000 a head. Illegal crossers from the Northern Triangle alone paid out an estimated $1.7 billion in 2021 to get through Mexico into the U.S.To summarize the report’s conclusion, we have spent billions of dollars in foreign assistance in failed efforts to tackle the “root causes” of immigration.
In the words of the State Department’s senior Latin American official in 2019, “This approach failed.” There is no realistic correlation between U.S. aid dollars spent in Mexico and the Northern Triangle, and any reduction in illegal crossings of our border by the targeted nations, much less from places such as Eritrea and India, which the “root causes” aid spigot does not even touch.
With an official policy of “prosecutorial discretion” not to deport them, work authorization, schooling for their children, health care in emergency rooms, and even driver’s licenses and “free” in-state college tuition in many states, illegal residents of the U.S are highly incentivized to stay., determined to undo everything former President Donald Trump had done to control the border.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ala. GOP committee declares tie in state Senate race; to be decided ‘by lot’Following deliberations at a Saturday hearing, the committee declared the race between Jay Hovey and Tom Whatley a tie.
Read more »
As Senate-confirmed justices end Roe, how will voters react?It was the Senate Republican partnership with President Donald Trump to confirm conservative judges, and transform the federal judiciary, that paved the way for the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling …
Read more »
Rhode Island officer arrested in alleged assault of Senate opponent at abortion rallyAn off-duty Rhode Island police officer who was running for state Senate is under investigation for allegedly attacking his female opponent during an abortion rights protest Friday night.
Read more »
As Senate-confirmed justices end Roe, how will voters react?Lawmakers head into the midterm elections in November with control of Congress at stake and elections serving as a referendum on the future of abortion access.
Read more »
“This was fundamentally important”: John Cornyn says gun deal shows U.S. Senate can still functionMore than any other senator, John Cornyn is responsible for shepherding the landmark bipartisan gun legislation through the chamber. In leading the effort to build consensus, Cornyn also wanted to reinstill faith that the U.S. Senate can still function.
Read more »
WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Spy Agencies Could Hire Former Marijuana Users Under Senate BillU.S. intelligence agencies would be permitted to hire job applicants who have used marijuana in the past, under a bill that passed a Senate committee
Read more »