FAIR Immigration | Understanding Immigration

Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) discusses the impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Schumer's attempts in the Senate to block a full impeachment trial with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner.

Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) discusses the Biden Administration's border crisis and attempts in the Senate to block an impeachment trial of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner.

Congressman Chip Roy (R-Texas) discusses the Biden Administration's border crisis and negotiations in Congress to secure our borders as part of a foreign aid package with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner.

Congressman Brian Babin (R-Texas) discusses the Biden Administration's border crisis and ongoing discussions in Congress to secure our borders as part of a funding package with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner. 

Sheriff Mark Lamb of Pinal County, AZ shares with FAIR how the cartels are using Biden's border crisis to their advantage to traffic people and drugs through his county to everywhere, USA

Idaho state Senator Phil Hart discusses his recent trips to the southwest border and how things are different from trips he made years ago.

Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) discusses how the Biden Administration's border crisis is impacting his home state of Texas and his resolution to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs on the House Oversight Committee discusses a hearing his subcommittee held on the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Report, which raises red flags about the “unsustainable” methods of staffing at Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement and their impact on morale.

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) discusses the bipartisan H-1B, L-1 visa reform legislation that he and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) have been pushing to "reduce fraud and abuse, provide protections for American workers and visa holders and require more transparency in the recruitment of foreign workers" with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner.

FAIR's Senior Fellow and Former Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Mark Morgan joins FAIR President Dan Stein to discuss factors leading to the surge in unaccompanied alien children under Biden, including the 1997 Flores Settlement and 2008 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA).

FAIR's director of research Spencer Raley talks about our latest study finding illegal immigration costs American taxpayers at least $151 BILLION annually!

Read the report here:
https://www.fairus.org/issue/publications-resources/fiscal-burden-illegal-immigration-united-states-taxpayers-2023

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FAIR State and Local Director Shari Rendall and Law Enforcement Relations Manager Susan Tully speak with Weld County, Colorado Sheriff Steve Reams about an off-duty deputy who was killed by an illegal alien in a hit-and-run accident.

Mark Morgan, former acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection discusses Biden's recent border visit where the president spent 3 hours in El Paso. We also discuss Mark's firsthand experience on his own recent (of very many) trips to the southwest border to keep tabs on how bad this crisis is.

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Today's Understanding Immigration gives a look into how every town in America is a border town as Sheriff Grossnickle and County Attorney Erramouspe go in depth about a case involving an illegal alien in their town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.

https://k2radio.com/rock-springs-man-sentenced-to-125-years-for-kidnapping-and-sexual-assault/
https://www.facebook.com/swcountysheriff

America First Policy Institute's Rob Law discussing fentanyl poisonings, Afghan evacuees, and the border crisis

https://americafirstpolicy.com/latest/20221025-fy-2022-by-the-numbers

https://americafirstpolicy.com/latest/20221101-fentanyl-fatalities-in-perspective

The Daily Caller's Jennie Taer joins us to discuss her recent reporting from Guatemala. She told us about her conversation with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, Afghan migrants making the journey north, and showed us conditions inside of a Guatemalan facility for those who were deported from the US.
https://dailycaller.com/2022/11/03/border-immigration-amazon-microsoft/

Matt O'Brien, Director of Investigations for Immigration Reform Law Institute and FAIR's Press Secretary Ron Kovach discuss the latest judicial current events in immigration law and news.

FAIR's recent report which can be found here:
https://www.fairus.org/issue/illegal-immigration/elephant-classroom-mass-immigration-imposing-colossal-cost-and-challenges
outlines the fiscal burden of the massive unfunded mandate imposed by the federal government: the requirement to educate millions of illegal aliens, the school-age children of illegal aliens, and unassimilated/unvetted refugees. The struggle to fund programs for students with limited English proficiency (LEP) represents a major drain on school budgets as they redirect resources away from American citizens to support English learner programs for this cohort.

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