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Arlington, VA – This week, Americans for Prosperity launched a new border security and visa reform policy framework with a kickoff reception for Members of Congress, media, and congressional staff at AFP’s Freedom Embassy on Capitol Hill. The event featured remarks from over a dozen Members of Congress and was headlined by former Chief Patrol […]
The Biden Administration recently announced several policy changes that intend to streamline visa processes for experts in artificial intelligence fields. While Americans for Prosperity supports efforts to attract and retain top talent from around the world, we believe that the Department of Labor’s failure to address ballooning processing times will greatly undermine these objectives. Before President Biden […]
ARLINGTON, VA — Today, Americans for Prosperity’s Immigration Policy Fellow Jordan Fischetti made the following statement on why a government shutdown would be the worst possible outcome for our nation’s border security: “Congress must act now to address the crisis at the southern border, but a government shutdown is no way to solve our problems. […]
Congress is long overdue to pass real reforms to our legal immigration system. Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity and The LIBRE Initiative applaud a bipartisan group of 16 lawmakers for introducing the HIRE Act, a bill that reduces red tape and brings transparency to the H-2A and H-2B visa petitioning process. These programs facilitate growth […]
Americans for Prosperity Foundation recently invited more than 70 individuals from various parts of the country to McAllen, Texas, to find out if their assumptions about the U.S.-Mexico border matched reality. Al Bouldin, a small business owner from Greensboro, North Carolina, was excited about the opportunity to learn from AFPF and its team of experts. […]
On Wednesday May 16th Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Deborah Ross (D-NC) and Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced a bill that closes an immigration loophole that inadvertently punishes legal immigrant families. The bill, the America’s CHILDREN Act, would ensure that the roughly 200,000 legal immigrant children who were lawfully brought to […]
By Jordan Fischetti Title 42 ended on May 11, 2023. The following article explains what Title 42 is and what its termination means for U.S. border security. Unless specified otherwise, all data is taken from March 2020 through March 2023 at the southwestern border. An “encounter” refers to any interaction taking place in any location […]
LAS VEGAS, NV– Today, The Nevada Independent published an op-ed penned by Americans for Prosperity-Nevada State Director Ronnie Najarro. The piece focuses on Najarro’s recent trip to the US/Mexico border in McAllen Texas. An immigrant from El Salvador, Najarro makes the case for increased security at the US Southern border. Read the full op-ed here. […]
President must work with House to pass border security measures Arlington, VA – This Thursday, May 11th, Title 42, the pandemic era measure which allows CBP to bypass standard removal procedures to quickly expel individuals who have entered the country illegally, will expire. The crisis at the US-Mexico border continues to be critical with overwhelming crossings […]
