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The lax enforcement of the United States’ southern border presents a major national security risk, Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) says.

“That’s the thing that I’ve really been emphasizing to my colleagues here in Congress, is that this is a huge opening for national security concerns, with bad people that can come into the United States very easily at this point,” Tiffany, a member of the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship, told NTD’s “Capitol Report. . . . Read more about Rep. Tiffany: ‘Open Borders’ a Huge National Security Risk

Daily Caller’s field reporter Jorge Ventura recorded footage Tuesday of a large group of South American migrants illegally crossing the border into Yuma, Arizona, while Border Patrol agents were nowhere in sight. . . . Read more about EXCLUSIVE: Videos Show Migrants Crossing Into Arizona With No Border Patrol In Sight

The Senate Parliamentarian ruled against the Democrats including their 'Plan C' amnesty in the Build Back Better Act that they hope to pass by using the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process. The plan would have granted work permits and legal status, called "parole," to approximately 7.9 million illegal aliens. But like the Democrats' two prior amnesty proposals, the Senate rules arbiter said the proposal would violate the Byrd rule. . . . Read more about Senate Parliamentarian Rules Against 'Plan C' Amnesty

You would hope “border czar” Vice President Kamala Harris would actually communicate with other world leaders in her effort to track down root causes of the crisis in Central America, but that appears to not be the case.

In an interview with Fox News‘ John Roberts last week, Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei revealed that he has not spoken with the vice president in six months. . . . Read more about Revealed: The Vital Immigration Task 'Border Czar' Kamala Harris Has Ignored for 6 Months Straight

There are Republicans who bellyache incessantly about the problems caused by their Democratic antagonists in pursuit of utopia; and then there are Republicans who actually come with a prescription designed to soothe heartburn for their constituents and induce it for the troublemakers.

Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis showed again why he is of the latter group. . . Read more about DeSantis Allocates $8 Million in His 'Freedom First Budget' to Send Illegal Aliens to 'Delaware, Martha's Vineyard'

EAGLE PASS, Texas — Residents are sharing their growing frustrations with the lack of federal response to the border crisis.

One resident, whose property sits between the Rio Grande and the local railroad freight yard, says her family deals with migrants crossing through their property at all times. . . . Read more about Frustration with Lacking Federal Response to Texas Border Crisis Grows Among Residents

Rep. Jim Banks, the head of the Republican Study Committee, is introducing a bill to reform the H-1B visa program to stop Big Tech’s use of the visa to undercut the wages of American tech workers. 

The “American Tech Workforce Act of 2021,” which currently has eleven cosponsors, would set a wage floor for H-1B visa holders at $110,000 or equal to that being paid to Americans presently working in that field and give priority for H-1B visas to employers who offer higher wages. . . . Read more about RSC Chair Jim Banks Introduces "American Tech Workforce Act" to Reform H-1B, End OPT

President Biden’s pick to lead the country’s top border agency was confirmed Tuesday on a near party-line vote in the Senate, installing someone who’s argued for a more lenient approach toward illegal immigration. . . . Read more about Biden’s border nominee squeaks through confirmation vote in Senate

Congress has voted to spend $1.6 billion to help cartels deliver children and job-seeking youths to cities and towns around the United States.

The giveaway is buried within the continuing resolution, which was rushed through Congress late Thursday to keep government agencies operating until February. . . . Read more about Congress Spends $1.6 Billion to Subsidize Cartels’ Labor Smuggling in U.S.

El Paso Sector Border Patrol agents teamed up with Mexican law enforcement to arrest and prosecute human smugglers who cut border fences in New Mexico. The initiative is designed to create consequences for breaching border barriers. . . . Read more about Bi-National Effort Cracks Down on Border Fence Cutting in New Mexico