Texas' New Immigration Law Will Lead to More Policing With Less Accountability
S.B. 4 will let officers arrest people well beyond the border. It also “provides civil immunity and indemnification” for state officials who get sued for enforcing it.
Borders
Southern Border Showdown
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Restricting Asylum Will Cause More Border Chaos
Joe Biden and Congress are considering a plan that will create a crueler, deadlier situation on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Fifth Circuit Rules Against Texas in Case Where State Claimed Immigration and Drug Smuggling Qualify as "Invasion"
The ruling is mostly based on statutory issues, but also covers the "invasion" question.
Fix the Border Crisis by Making Legal Immigration Easier
Trying to block immigration by law just means that we’ll get it flowing around the law enforcers.
My New USA Today Article on How Biden Can Ease Border Problems by More Fully Implementing His Own Plans to Make Legal Immigration Easier
The article is coauthored with David Bier of the Cato Institute.
2024 GOP Candidates Are Competing To Restrict Immigration
Formerly fringe immigration policies have gone mainstream in the Republican Party.
Here's What the Hamas Attack Tells Us About U.S. Immigration Policy: Nothing
Conflating these issues only serves to make the debate over U.S. immigration policy more toxic and stupid than it already is.
Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro Warns Military Strikes Within Mexico Could 'Be Considered an Act of War'
On Friday, the Texas representative will introduce a resolution rebuking recent pushes to conduct military operations against Mexican cartels without Mexico’s consent or congressional authorization.
At Ronald Reagan Library, GOP Candidates Reject Ronald Reagan's Immigration Vision
“I believe in the idea of amnesty for those who have put down roots and lived here, even though sometime back they may have entered illegally,” Reagan said in 1984.
Ban Teenagers From Social Media, Vivek Ramaswamy Says, Because Fentanyl
The Republican presidential candidate ignores the lethal impact of the drug policies he avidly supports.
Photo: Texas' Border Buoys
The state's floating barrier on the Rio Grande will cost about $1 million.
Politicians Say They Want To Fight Climate Change. So Why Are They Fighting China on Electric Vehicles?
Rather than posing a national security threat, the growth of China's E.V. industry is an opportunity for global innovation.
A GOP Consensus Emerges: Militarize the Border
In last night's Republican presidential debate, candidates floated various forms of military action against drug cartels.
Politicians Continue To Make a Mockery of 'Emergency Spending'
Legislators abuse the emergency label to push through spending that would otherwise violate budget constraints.
Why the U.S. Hasn't Declared a Coup in Niger
The U.S. is prioritizing foreign militaries over democracies.
Say Goodbye to Permissionless Travel
Americans will need a visa to visit Europe in 2024. Meanwhile, Europeans who have been to Cuba are discovering they can't come to the U.S., because terrorism.
Judge Blocks Biden Administration's Strict Asylum Restrictions
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Federal Court Rules Against Biden Policy Severely Restricting Asylum
The decision is an unsurprising, straightforward application of the text of the relevant statute. It could have a major impact.
Tim Scott Debuts Border Platform Including 'Human Wall' and 'Bye-Bye Ambassador' Tucker Carlson
Though the 2024 Republican candidate's proposals vary in seriousness, they feature plenty of prohibition and brute government force.
'Bidenomics' Is Nothing New
It's a familiar program. And it will result in higher prices, slower growth, and fewer jobs.
Ron DeSantis Says He's a Christian. He Should Read the Parable of the Good Samaritan.
It's wrong to use human beings as pawns in an apparent political stunt.
Ron DeSantis' Border Plan: Invade Mexico, Shoot Drug Smugglers, End Birthright Citizenship
The 2024 hopeful has put together a platform full of big-government action.
Supreme Court Rejects 'Extraordinarily Unusual' Case Against Biden's Deportation Policy
Today’s decision “is narrow and simply maintains the longstanding jurisprudential status quo,” wrote Justice Brett Kavanaugh for the majority.
Feds May Need Warrants To Search Cell Phones at the Border After All
Snooping through emails, video, and photos isn’t the same as stumbling on containers full of cocaine.
Why Legal Immigration is Almost Impossible for the Vast Majority of those Who Want it
Cato Institute immigration policy expert David Bier outlines how the US immigration system bars the vast majority of potential migrants, much like Prohibition banned almost all uses of alcohol.
'No One Will Become an American Until…the Border Is Secure'
Plus: Lawsuits over drag shows, a ban on Chinese citizens buying property in Florida, and more...
The Two Faces of Ron DeSantis
Sometimes he calls for freedom, and sometimes he preaches something darker.
Border Patrol Shoots and Kills Arizona Man Who Called Them for Help
The FBI is investigating the shooting, but Supreme Court precedent from last year's Egbert v. Boule will make it nearly impossible for Raymond Mattia's family to find justice through civil courts.
Do the Natcons Get Anything Right?
Plus: A listener asks if the Roundtable has given the arguments of those opposed to low-skilled immigration a fair hearing.
Immigration Is Not "Invasion"
A critique of claims that the federal government and the states can use military force to prevent immigration, based on constitutional powers to prevent "invasion."
There Is No Party of Immigration in American Politics
Plus: A listener question concerning the key to a libertarian future—should we reshape current systems or rely upon technological exits like bitcoin and encryption?
Is Biden Replacing Bad Border Policy With Worse Border Policy?
Plus: Schools suing social media companies, a bitcoin mining tax is a bad idea, and more...
The Case Against the Public Property Rationale for Immigration Restrictions
The argument has some appeal, especially to libertarians. But it's actually a rationale for sweeping statist constraints on liberty.
Federal Pot Possession Cases Plummet
The trend is driven by a huge drop in prosecutions in Arizona, the U.S. Sentencing Commission reports.
Debate: Despite the Welfare State, the U.S. Should Open Its Borders
Can Americans afford to welcome the huddled masses?
Here's Why the State Department Is Taking Months To Renew Your Passport
COVID-era problems are partially to blame, but so are outdated government practices.
Nearly 40 Migrants Died in a Juarez Detention Center Fire. U.S. Border Policy Is Partially To Blame.
America's approach to the border helps contribute to the overcrowding and violence migrants face in Mexico.
The Government Is Turning Border Surveillance on Everyday Americans
As the government sets its sights on migrants crossing the border, native-born Americans have also come under its watchful eye.
Texas Bill Would Create Unit of Unaccountable Border Cops
All officers and employees of the unit would “have immunity from criminal and civil liability” for performing the activities authorized by H.B. 20.
No, the U.S. Shouldn't Wage War Against Mexican Cartels
There's little reason to believe that any of the tactics Republican politicians are proposing would be effective in keeping fentanyl out of the country.
Ron DeSantis' Immigration Playbook Is All About Big Government
Despite his declared commitment to freedom and fiscal conservatism, DeSantis' immigration policies represent a dramatic expansion of government power and spending.
The U.S. Took in 271,000 Ukrainian Refugees in a Year. It Can Handle More.
What we did for Ukrainians, we could do for other migrants too.
The Flap Over Biden's Comment About 2 Fentanyl Deaths Obscures Prohibition's Role in Causing Them
Both parties are complicit in the lethal policies that gave us fentanyl disguised as Percocet.
Calls To 'Close the Border' in Response to Fentanyl Deaths Are Misguided
As Biden mentioned fentanyl deaths in his State of the Union address, Republicans called on him to close the border. But "open borders" aren't to blame for overdoses.
Mike Pompeo Says He 'Grew Up Libertarian'
These days, he may run for president. His politics have changed.
Biden Deserves Some Credit on Immigration Policy, but He Refuses To Take Responsibility Where He Should
His administration has contributed to the problems Biden says he wants to solve.
