central america

Asylum Approvals Encourage Illegal Immigration

A recent study of the approval rates for asylum claims by unaccompanied minors found a wide divergence in rates of…

Border Crisis not Over, Despite Administration Claims of Fewer Minors Entering U.S.

On Thursday, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee held a hearing, chaired by Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.): “Securing…

Illegal immigrants send home $50 billion annually but cost taxpayers more than $113 billion

Illegal immigrants residing in the U.S. send $50 billion in remittances to their home countries each year, according to the…

Temporary? Protected Status

DHS announced on October 16 that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans and Nicaraguans was extended until July 5, 2016.…

Not Every Violent Central American Country Has Citizens Running North To The US

Despite reports that violence in Central America is motivating tens of thousands of Guatemalans, El Salvadorians and Hondurans to illegally…