The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, provided almost $30 billion to enable ICE to hire and train at least 10,000 new agents by the end of the year. The surge was necessary to meet the demands of increased enforcement, including arrests and deportations targeted to reach one million…

President Trump and key members of his Administration continue to insist they are going after the “worst of the worst” when it comes immigration enforcement. After all, this narrative serves as the foundation or linchpin for widescale ICE arrests, detentions, and deportations. On the other hand, a wide range of media outlets and other organizations…

Most of us can probably recite Trump’s taking points on illegal immigration. Biden allowed the country to be invaded by illegal aliens. Most of these invaders are bad people–criminals such as murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gangbangers, drug dealers, terrorists, and the like. They must be removed immediately via the largest mass deportation in American history. Enforcement…

President Trump and his propaganda machine are hard at work extolling extraordinary results in securing the border and launching the largest mass deportation in American history. In particular, he and his team brag daily about deporting “criminal illegals.”  They never miss a photo op to show migrants being arrested and flown off to distant countries.…

Part 1 of a 3-Part Series Former President Trump and running mate J.D. Vance regularly speak harshly about “illegal aliens” and contend they are destroying the country. Trump has been at this behavior for a long time.  In 2015, he launched his presidential campaign by decrying Mexican migrants as rapists who brought drugs and crime,…

Part 2 of a 3-Part Series In this article (Part 2 of the series) we examine the shift in public opinion to get tough on immigration.  At least 54% of Americans now support mass deportations. For the first time since 2001, more than half of Americans (55%) believe legal immigration should be decreased.  And 42%…

Part 3 of a 3-Part Series In this final article of a 3-part series we focus on Trump’s case regarding the threats of illegal immigration. Is the case mostly based on legitimate narratives supported by reliable and ample evidence?  Or is the case mostly a baseless demonization of immigrants aimed at blaming the Biden Administration…

Ever since Joe Biden became President we’ve been reading and hearing about the disastrous situation at the southern border. Throughout 2021 and 2022, every month seemed to bring record numbers of “apprehensions”; and on September 30, 2022, the fiscal year ended with almost 2.4 million apprehensions—the highest ever recorded.  In a recent poll, more than…