Voting Resources
Immigration
Immigration and border security go hand in hand. The border must be secure, and the Republican Party has to put forward a plan to deal with the millions of illegal immigrants in this country. President Obama’s executive action does not solve the problem but neither would any attempt at a mass deportation. The United States needs to identify the people who are here and ensure they are properly taxed. That way, no one gets a free ride on the taxpayer’s dime.
January 15th, 2025
The following article was originally published on the Evangelical Immigration Table:
December 27th, 2024
Will “the largest deportation in U.S. history” be limited to those with serious criminal convictions and final orders of deportation, or will it also include undocumented individuals who have been quietly living and working...
December 5th, 2024
In a high-stakes phone call that could shape U.S.-Mexico relations for years to come, President-elect Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum addressed the thorny issue of migration and border security.
November 21st, 2024
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, warned that indiscriminate mass deportations under a new Trump administration would be unfeasible and damaging to the Republican Party.
November 7th, 2024
My colleagues and I have spent much time addressing the arguments raised by those who favor further restricting legal immigration to the United States.
October 24th, 2024
Immigration has become a defining issue of the presidential election, but as has been the case for more than a decade, politicians prefer that voters don’t think too hard about it.
October 10th, 2024
Stan Marek, CEO of MAREK, and Linda Lorelle, award winning journalist, discuss the essential role that immigrants play in the Texas economy and the current state of affairs of immigration politics in an interview with Jim...
September 26th, 2024
Just months before Election Day, voters remain stalwart in their support for Republicans and Democrats working together on border and immigration solutions.
September 5th, 2024
In January 2023, President Biden created a humanitarian parole program for Cubans, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans, and Haitians that allowed Americans to sponsor up to 30,000 citizens of those countries a month. According to...
August 22nd, 2024
Authored and provided by fwd.us.On the implementation of parole in place for spouses of U.S. citizens on August 19, Texas business and industry leaders issued a joint statement in support of these affirmative...
January 9th, 2025
Democrats, liberals, and Never Trumpers are filling opinion pages of major magazines and newspapers with explanations of why Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump.
December 12th, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump recently expressed desires to work in a bipartisan manner with lawmakers to pass legislation that will allow Dreamers to stay in the U.S. legally.
November 26th, 2024
We hope the President-elect uses this as an opportunity to work with Congress to pass sensible immigration reform that reflects the wishes of the majority of Americans. Find the things we agree on and start there.
November 14th, 2024
Authored by David Bier and originally published on cato.org
October 31st, 2024
California politics began to shift in the 1990s to such a degree that the state turned into a Democratic stronghold by the early 2000s and has remained so until today. Immigration restrictionists often blame that political...
October 17th, 2024
None of the current visa paths are going to solve the construction industry’s labor shortages, and the country’s demographic shifts further complicate the outlook.
October 3rd, 2024
Authored by David Bier and originally published on cato.org
September 20th, 2024
Business, civic, and faith leaders gathered recently at Amegy Bank in Houston to discuss the crucial role that immigrants play to decrease workforce shortages and increase economic growth in Texas and to emphasize the need...
August 29th, 2024
The lawsuit is a devastating setback for a program that would have a tremendously positive impact on Texas’ families, communities, economy and workforce.
August 15th, 2024
President Joe Biden's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) paused a key component of its immigration agenda last week, which allowed immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to enter and work legally in the...
