Bi-partisan rationale for why a border wall in Texas is not a good idea.
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Read this article to learn how Massachusetts has allocated $5 million to provide free legal aid to immigrants in removal and a hotline for those immigrants needing representation. Read more about the process and capacity constraints.
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The CATO Institute’s recent report shows that immigrants pay more taxes than the average American.
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The Deportation Data Project provides this report from the first year of the Trump administration based on data published by the federal government
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This six-minute video on PBS interviews David Bier of the CATO Institute about both the legal and illegal immigrant reductions into the country under this administration. The recent CATO study shows that legal immigration has dropped to 1/3 of it’s previous level from 186,000 to 54,000 per month and illegal entries have reduced from 62,000 to 11,600 per month.
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CBS News reports that ICE detained fewer non-criminals since Minnesota so detention numbers are down. Read here
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New Report (4/26) from Human Rights First and RAICES about Dilley Family Prison (near El Paso, Texas).
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The Prison Policy Initiative published this article which includes a chart showing state-specific data (for April 2025) with % of immigrant detainees held by local jails, federal detention facilities, and private prisons.
Immigration Insight 