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Bipartisan Policy Center

migrants, border crossings, Border Patrol, Venezuela, Texas, California, Mexico, Biden administration
Sep 21, 2023

After lull, asylum-seekers adapt to US immigration changes, overwhelm agents

A group of migrants from China surrendered to a Border Patrol agent in remote Southern California as gusts of wind drowned the hum of high-voltage power lines, joining others from Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia and elsewhere in a desert campsite with shelters made from tree branches. Their arrival Wednesday was another sign that agents have become overwhelmed in recent days by asylum-seekers on parts o[...]

Gosar, immigration, Republicans, Biden administration, migrants, Trump, indictment
Apr 19, 2023

House Republicans push asylum restrictions, border security

House Republicans for months have railed against the Biden administration's handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, holding hearings, visiting border communities and promising to advance legislation to clamp down on illegal immigration and drug trafficking.

Phoenix Mayor Stanton, second from left, with Aerospace Industries Association Vice President Cord Sterling, Bipartisan Policy Center analyst Shai Akabas and Senate aide Darrel Thompson, left to right, after a meeting on the effects of looming federal budget cuts. (Cronkite News Service photo by Connor Radnovich)
Jan 18, 2013

As cuts loom, Stanton and other mayors criticize Congress for inaction

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton joined other mayors Thursday who criticized Washington for its inability to act on the budget, a failure that could cripple local economies.

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