The centerpiece of Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent's economic agenda is what he calls a "3/3/3" approach to policy: cutting the budget deficit to 3% of GDP, achieving 3% annual growth, and increasing domestic oil production by 3 million barrels per day.
America's population could plunge as much as 32% if the US were to completely close its borders, one Brookings projection found.
The big picture: The U.S. immigration system's backlog of 3.7 million court cases will take four years to resolve at the current pace — but that could balloon to 16 years under President-elect Trump's mass deportation plan, according to an Axios analysis.
Washington Examiner commentary editor Conn Carroll breaks down President-elect Donald Trump's approach to immigration, focusing on his campaign promise of mass deportations and the challenges ahead. From the long waiting times for court dates to the likelihood of his Cabinet picks moving forward,
The Biden administration is loosening key immigration restrictions ahead of President-elect Trump’s second term, opening door for thousands more illegal immigrants to enter the country.
Even before Donald Trump was elected president, California's immigrant rights advocates were bracing for his return. They plan to ask Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers for $15 million during a special session to "protect California values.
JD Vance and others on the “new right” say limiting immigration will raise wages and give jobs to sidelined Americans. Many studies suggest otherwise.
President-elect Donald Trump's relatively strong showing among voters of color has been one of the most striking takeaways from the 2024 election. According to data from AP VoteCast, the Associated Press's next-generation spin on the traditional exit poll, Trump's share of the Black and Latino vote increased by 8 points each between 2020 and 2024.
President-elect Trump’s incoming administration is expected to take aim at legal immigration in addition to cracking down on the illegal variety, slowing the pace of application approvals and redirecting resources to look for fraud in old applications,
Agriculture companies and laborers fear raids; 42% of crop farmhands aren’t legally authorized to work in the U.S.
Avula will become Richmond’s first Indian American and immigrant mayor. And, in a city often defined by a white-Black dichotomy, Avula will be the first Richmond mayor who is neither.
Arizona Congresswoman-elect Yassamin Ansari (D) shared why she thinks she won in her swing state, but Vice President Harris didn’t, while also weighing in on immigration as President-elect Trump