Ira Mehlman

Ira joined the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) in 1986 with experience as a journalist, professor of journalism, special assistant to Gov. Richard Lamm (Colorado), and press secretary of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. His columns have appeared in National Review, LA Times, NY Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, and more. He is an experienced TV and radio commentator.

The One Benefit Illegal Migrants in New York are Turning Down: A Ticket Out of Town

Last November, a team of FAIR researchers headed to New York City to assess and document the impact of the…

Mayorkas Couldn’t Be More Wrong about His Accusation that Gov. Abbott “Couldn’t Be More Wrong” about Controlling the Border

On Sunday, impeached Homeland Security Secretary appeared on CNN’s State of the Union program. During his appearance, Mayorkas took dead…

Illegal Alien Crime: Yes, Measure Impact but Act Now

House Republicans may have had in mind management guru, Peter Drucker’s, famous advice that “what gets measured, then gets managed”…

MIT Goes Easy on Foreign Students Who Violated the Civil Rights of American Students in Order to Protect Their Visas

Last Thursday, an anti-Israel group calling itself the Coalition Against Apartheid (CAA) staged a “demonstration” on the campus of the…

Timely Reminder: National Security Depends on Border Security

President Biden’s border crisis - and his refusal to fix it - has justifiably received much attention and scorn for…