Tag: Immigration
New Immigrants Would Boost U.S. Economy by $7 Trillion Over Next Decade
$7 trillion
The US economy will grow by an extra $7 trillion over the next decade, according to estimates from the CBO, according to Business Insider. The CBO said the additional growth will be driven by an influx of immigrants. “More workers mean more output and that in turn leads to additional tax revenue,” CBO director Phillip Swagel said.
2.3 Million Migrants Released at Border Since 2021
2.3 million
Washington Post: “U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released more than 2.3 million migrants into the United States at the southern border under the Biden administration, allowing in the vast majority of migrant families and some adult groups, according to a new report.”
Biden Admin Predicts Seven-Month Border Surge
26,000
“The Biden administration projects the number of unaccompanied children crossing the border could spiral from more than 16,000 this month to as many as 26,000 in September,” Axios reports.
Old Reliable: Lindsey Graham Abandons His Own Immigration Bill
“God, no. I’m not in support of legalizing one person until you’re in control of the border.”
— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) “introduced a bipartisan immigration bill 43 days ago. But if it came up on the Senate floor today, he wouldn’t support it,” Politico reports.
Over a Thousand Migrants Cross Texas Border in One Day
1,036
“More than 1,000 immigrants were apprehended after illegally crossing the border near El Paso, Texas early Wednesday morning,” NBC News reports. “The group of 1,036 is the largest ever encountered by the Border Patrol; the previous record of 424 was set last month.”
More Americans Believe in Border ‘Crisis’
11%
“More than a third of Americans say that illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border is at a “crisis,” up 11 percentage points since January as Democrats have grown sharply more concerned about the issue,” according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. “At the same time, Americans assign a similar level of blame to congressional Democrats and President Trump for the situation, the survey finds, signaling that both political parties face challenges on immigration heading into the 2020 presidential election cycle.”
It’s D-Day on the Southern Border Every Month
“Let me just put this in context for the American people. Perhaps the most famous invasion in the history of the world — D-Day — 73,000 American troops landed in the D-Day invasion. We have 76,103, according to my numbers, apprehensions along our southern border last month. We have D-Day every month on our southern border.”
— Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA), quoted by ABC News.
On His Last Day in Office, Ronald Reagan Delivered a Message for Donald Trump
“If we ever close the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.”
