A Report from Colombia

A new Center for Immigration Studies video report uncovers one of the world’s most organized human smuggling operations. It operates out of a northwest Colombia village named Capurgana and is controlled by a paramilitary organization called the Gaitanist Self Defense Force of Colombia (a/k/a the Clan del Golfo), which controls the area with an iron fist.

U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee, Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs

Steven Camarota's testimony focuses on the impact of illegal immigration on housing affordability, public coffers, and American workers. Fiscally, illegal immigrants are a net drain — they create more in costs than they pay in taxes.

More Testimony: Consequences of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Policy Failures

DHS has been misleading the American public since the creation of the Optional Practical Training program in 2016 and has conducted no wage analysis, despite a regulatory requirement to do so.

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Optional Practical Training for Foreign Students Now a $4 Billion Annual Tax Exemption 

Foreign Student Fraud Case Highlights Serious Problems

The legislation that Kamala Harris championed during her four years in the U.S. Senate reveals a disturbingly extreme immigration agenda. Sen. Harris introduced or co-sponsored a wide array of bills designed to negatively impact the ability of DHS to enforce our nation’s immigration laws.

Read also: Kamala Harris Tried to Take $220 Million Out of ICE’s Enforcement Division

The foreign-born or immigrant population (legal and illegal) hit new record highs in March 2024 of 51.6 million and 15.6 percent of the total U.S. population. Since March 2022 the foreign-born population has increased 5.1 million, the largest two-year increase in American history.