Illinois Senator Dick Durbin may be sabotaging a bipartisan immigration bill merely to hurt Republicans. The bill in the Senate would eliminate the cap on the number of immigrants who come from certain countries, which would incentivize high-skilled immigration.
Mexico’s foreign minister said gaining U.S. support for at least one of its immigration plans, is an important achievement.
Speaking to reporters at the conclusion of the UN General Assembly in New York Friday, the Mexican official said while the U.S. and Mexico have differences, it’s important to work on points of agreement.
Mexico has proposed several development projects to improve the central American economy, in an effort to reduce migration to the north
The Senate has voted to block the President Trump’s national emergency declaration over the nation’s southern border — yet again. In a 54-to-41 vote Wednesday, the Senate approved a resolution to terminate the declaration, which was used to shift $3.6 billion in Pentagon funds to build a border wall.
The Defense Department has finalized contracts to build new sections of the border wall in New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
Homeland Security just sent some 42,000 migrants back to Mexico as they set up dozens of tent courts near the border to work through the backlog of immigrants seeking asylum in America.
Vice President Mike Pence recently delivered a speech at the Heritage Foundation, where he pushed Congress to pass the USMCA trade deal. One America’s Chanel Rion has the details from Washington.
The White House has said progress has been made to limit illegal immigration, but more work still needs to be done. Vice President Mike Pence met with Mexico’s foreign affairs secretary Tuesday to discuss the progress Mexico has made to help the U.S. in reducing illegal immigration.
Customs and Border Protection officials recently released their total enforcement actions from the start of the 2019 fiscal year through August 31st.
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said he’s 100-percent confident Congress will pass the landmark United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement by the end of the year.