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    FAIR Immigration | Understanding Immigration

    The Federation for American Immigration Reform's podcast bringing you the most important updates about U.S. immigration. Featuring special guests including members of Congress, journalists, and experts in the field.
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    Schumer attempts to block Mayorkas impeachment trial

    Schumer attempts to block Mayorkas impeachment trial

    Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) discusses the Biden Administration's border crisis and attempts in the Senate to block an impeachment trial of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner.

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    Congressman Chip Roy on How to Stop the Biden Administration's Border Crisis

    Congressman Chip Roy on How to Stop the Biden Administration's Border Crisis

    Congressman Chip Roy (R-Texas) discusses the Biden Administration's border crisis and negotiations in Congress to secure our borders as part of a foreign aid package with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner.

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    Congressman Brian Babin on the Biden Administration's Border Crisis

    Congressman Brian Babin on the Biden Administration's Border Crisis

    Congressman Brian Babin (R-Texas) discusses the Biden Administration's border crisis and ongoing discussions in Congress to secure our borders as part of a funding package with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner. 

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    Unsustainable Methods of Staffing at DHS

    Unsustainable Methods of Staffing at DHS

    Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs on the House Oversight Committee discusses a hearing his subcommittee held on the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Report, which raises red flags about the “unsustainable” methods of staffing at Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement and their impact on morale.

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    A Bi-partisan Bill to Protect American Workers

    A Bi-partisan Bill to Protect American Workers

    Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) discusses the bipartisan H-1B, L-1 visa reform legislation that he and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) have been pushing to "reduce fraud and abuse, provide protections for American workers and visa holders and require more transparency in the recruitment of foreign workers" with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner.

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    Biden's Disastrous Border Policies' Role in Increasing Child Abuse

    Biden's Disastrous Border Policies' Role in Increasing Child Abuse

    FAIR's Senior Fellow and Former Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Mark Morgan joins FAIR President Dan Stein to discuss factors leading to the surge in unaccompanied alien children under Biden, including the 1997 Flores Settlement and 2008 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA).

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    The True Fiscal Cost of Illegal Immigration

    The True Fiscal Cost of Illegal Immigration

    FAIR's director of research Spencer Raley talks about our latest study finding illegal immigration costs American taxpayers at least $151 BILLION annually!

    Read the report here:
    https://www.fairus.org/issue/publications-resources/fiscal-burden-illegal-immigration-united-states-taxpayers-2023

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    Biden's Bogus Border Visit

    Biden's Bogus Border Visit

    Mark Morgan, former acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection discusses Biden's recent border visit where the president spent 3 hours in El Paso. We also discuss Mark's firsthand experience on his own recent (of very many) trips to the southwest border to keep tabs on how bad this crisis is.

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    Protecting Children from the Border Crisis

    Protecting Children from the Border Crisis

    ⚠️LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED⚠️

    Today's Understanding Immigration gives a look into how every town in America is a border town as Sheriff Grossnickle and County Attorney Erramouspe go in depth about a case involving an illegal alien in their town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.

    https://k2radio.com/rock-springs-man-sentenced-to-125-years-for-kidnapping-and-sexual-assault/
    https://www.facebook.com/swcountysheriff

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    Breaking Down the Border Crisis with Rob Law

    Breaking Down the Border Crisis with Rob Law

    America First Policy Institute's Rob Law discussing fentanyl poisonings, Afghan evacuees, and the border crisis

    https://americafirstpolicy.com/latest/20221025-fy-2022-by-the-numbers

    https://americafirstpolicy.com/latest/20221101-fentanyl-fatalities-in-perspective

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    Borderline Insanity with Jennie Taer

    Borderline Insanity with Jennie Taer

    The Daily Caller's Jennie Taer joins us to discuss her recent reporting from Guatemala. She told us about her conversation with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, Afghan migrants making the journey north, and showed us conditions inside of a Guatemalan facility for those who were deported from the US.
    https://dailycaller.com/2022/11/03/border-immigration-amazon-microsoft/

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    American Schools Going Bankrupt - the Elephant in the Classroom

    American Schools Going Bankrupt - the Elephant in the Classroom

    FAIR's recent report which can be found here:
    https://www.fairus.org/issue/illegal-immigration/elephant-classroom-mass-immigration-imposing-colossal-cost-and-challenges
    outlines the fiscal burden of the massive unfunded mandate imposed by the federal government: the requirement to educate millions of illegal aliens, the school-age children of illegal aliens, and unassimilated/unvetted refugees. The struggle to fund programs for students with limited English proficiency (LEP) represents a major drain on school budgets as they redirect resources away from American citizens to support English learner programs for this cohort.

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    Hold Their Feet to the Fire Radio Row 2022

    Hold Their Feet to the Fire Radio Row 2022
    Interviews with Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36), former Acting ICE Director Tony Pham, spokesperson for National Border Patrol Council Art Del Cueto, and Angel Mom from Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime Sabine Durden-Coulter from the nation's capital at our annual radio row event.