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I reported this week that the migrant surge at the Southwest border that began in FY 2021 has continued largely unabated into October and November. An increasing number of migrants who are not from Mexico (OTMs) or nationals of the “Northern Triangle” countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras (ONTs) is exacerbating that surge. They pose the biggest challenge to the one of the few public efforts that the Biden administration is undertaking to control the Southwest border. . . . Read more about 30% of FY22 Border Arrests Aren’t from Mexico or the Northern Triangle

An analysis of the Census Bureau’s monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) from November 2021 shows the total immigrant population (legal and illegal) in the U.S. hit 46.2 million, the highest number ever recorded in American history. Immigrants are also referred to by the government as the “foreign-born”. The overall immigrant population fell through the middle of 2020 and then rose dramatically after Biden’s victory. . . . Read more about Immigrant Population Hits Record 46.2 Million in November 2021

A human migration tsunami of historic proportions — anywhere from 70,000 to 85,000 strong — is on its way from throughout the globe to the U.S. southern border, funneling through the notorious so-called “Darien Gap” jungle route that runs out of South America into Panama and then on northward to the U.S. border. . . . Read more about How to Stop the Entire World from Marching Across the U.S. Border

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