Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) introduces into the House of Representatives a bill to fully fund the border wall.

The bill is relatively compact because it focuses on means to fund the border wall, as the title clearly suggests, although there are some interesting and desirable additional provisions in the bill.

A look at health insurance coverage among new mothers by legal status at the state and local level.

One of the most obvious and enduring impacts of immigration occurs through immigrants' children. Long after immigrants pass on, their descendants will continue to shape the political, economic, and cultural life in the receiving society. Examining births to immigrants is thus a way of measuring the scale of immigration and its impact on the U.S. 

CIS lawsuit seeks compliance with existing laws

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires that every federal agency carefully consider the potential environmental consequences of any action and report them to the public before the agency acts. This has never happened regarding immigration, despite that fact that the federal immigration program is responsible for increasing the U.S. population by some 70 million people since the passage of NEPA in 1970.

Ending the charade that food stamps and public housing aren’t welfare.

The rule makes sure that we admit as immigrants only people who can support themselves.

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Highest foreign-born share in 107 years