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Category: Immigration
January 31, 2025
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
UK

THEY’LL NEVER LEARN: UK Conservative Party Defends Its Open Borders.

Britain’s Conservative Party is defending its appalling record on mass migration. Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel—who was the Cabinet minister responsible for borders and immigration under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson—claims the millions of non-European legal migrants her government allowed into their country were the “brightest and the best.” Net immigration, already running at historic highs, increased fivefold from 2019, when Johnson became Prime Minister, to 2022.

Speaking to Harry Cole of The Sun, the second-generation migrant initially stressed that the Conservatives ended Britain’s participation in the Free Movement migration regime of the European Union (EU) after Brexit—which did reduce the influx from the bloc substantially. However, Cole pointed out that the increase in non-EU immigration the Conservatives engineered at the same time made up for the decrease in EU immigration many times over.

“We always said that [we would do] that in Brexit, Harry,” Patel lied, before claiming the massive surge in non-EU immigration was comprised of “skilled” migrants, the “brightest and the best.”

REALITY.

In fact, migrants on work visas comprise only a minority of the “Boriswave” immigration of recent years, and a large share of supposedly skilled migrants are in low-paying jobs—because the Conservatives slashed salary thresholds. Many more migrants are dependents of migrant workers, migrant students, and dependents of migrant students.

Asylum seekers and relatives of migrants already present in Britain brought to the country through “family reunification” chain migration number in the hundreds of thousands.

Government research estimates that, leaving aside asylum seekers and dependents, even migrant workers on low pay are an immediate net drain on society. By the time they reach the state retirement age, migrants each cost almost $200,000 more than they contribute, rising to $650,000 if they live to 80 and over $1 million if they live to 100.

Patel defended the Boriswave in part by telling Cole, “It’s legal immigration, Harry. It’s legal!” However, as Home Secretary, she also saw a record increase in illegal immigration, particularly via small boats, which is increasing further under the incumbent Labour government.

The Conservatives’ record on immigration and Patel’s decision to defend it likely explain why Nigel Farage’s Reform Party now leads them as the main right-wing political force in Britain.

In 2023, Donald Trump told Farage that he believed the Conservatives had gone “far left.”

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Britain's Conservative Party is defending its appalling record on mass migration. Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel—who was the Cabinet minister responsible for borders and immigration under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson—claims the millions of non-European legal migrants her government allowed into their country were the "brightest and the best." Net immigration, already running at historic highs, increased fivefold from 2019, when Johnson became Prime Minister, to 2022. show more
January 31, 2025
Christopher Tomlinson
Immigration
UK

Dependent Migrants to Cost Taxpayers $43.5 BILLION By 2028.

A new report suggests that dependents of migrants who came into the United Kingdom from 2021 to 2024 will cost the country’s taxpayers an astonishing $43.5 billion by 2028, due to open border policies enacted by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Under former Prime Minister Johnson, supposedly skilled migrant workers were allowed to bring their dependents to the United Kingdom. Over 533,000 arrived between 2021 and July 2024, despite the government estimating that only 5,000-20,000 would come.

According to the Centre for Migration Control (CMC), the cost is equivalent to the annual income tax payments of around four million British taxpayers. The cost totals factor in both the children of migrants and their adult partners, many of whom do not work when they come to Britain. When migrants enter the country, the government pays more for infrastructure, healthcare, public transport, and other services.

“The legacy of Boris Johnson’s government will forever be the disastrous impact of the ‘Boriswave’ of millions of migrants from Africa and Asia,” Robert Bates, Research Director and founder of the CMC, said.

Last year, another report stated that low-paid migrants cost the British taxpayer nearly $200,000 each by retirement age, rising to over $1 million if they live to 100—countering claims that mass migration helps the economy.

Jobless migrants cost the United Kingdom at least $11.1 billion per year, with around 1.68 million migrants classified as either looking for work or economically inactive.

Both legal and illegal immigration have exploded in Britain in recent years, particularly under previous Conservative Party governments. Estimates suggest that at least one person twelve in London is an illegal immigrant.

Image by Andrew Parsons/No 10 Downing Street.

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A new report suggests that dependents of migrants who came into the United Kingdom from 2021 to 2024 will cost the country's taxpayers an astonishing $43.5 billion by 2028, due to open border policies enacted by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. show more
January 30, 2025
William Upton
Immigration

Trump’s DHS Has Stopped All Grant Funding for NGOs Aiding Illegal Immigrants.

President Donald J. Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, announced on Wednesday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has halted all grant funding for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) aiding illegal immigrants entering the United States. Under former President Joe Biden’s Democrat-controlled White House, DHS funneled almost $400 million to various far-left NGOs that assisted with housing, food, and job placement for the millions of illegal immigrants who entered the country under his watch.

During the final year of the Biden government, federal officials across a number of departments and agencies directed nearly $640 million in taxpayer dollars to be spent on assistance for illegal immigrants. However, the DHS grant program was one of the most onerous examples, directly funding highly partisan NGOs—some of which promote radical, anti-American ideologies.


In November last year, now-former Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced legislation to strip Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax-exempt status from NGOs assisting immigrants who cross the U.S. border illegally. Meanwhile, The National Pulse previously reported that at least one of the organizations assisting illegal immigrants also allegedly encouraged them to unlawfully vote for Joe Biden prior to his exit from the 2024 presidential race.

It is not clear how the Trump DHS decision will impact the activities of some of the largest illegal immigration assistance NGOs. The National Pulse reported in mid-January that an NGO network coordinated by the United Nations (UN) appears undeterred in its efforts to fuel mass immigration despite President Trump’s ongoing illegal immigration crackdown.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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President Donald J. Trump's Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, announced on Wednesday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has halted all grant funding for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) aiding illegal immigrants entering the United States. Under former President Joe Biden's Democrat-controlled White House, DHS funneled almost $400 million to various far-left NGOs that assisted with housing, food, and job placement for the millions of illegal immigrants who entered the country under his watch. show more
January 30, 2025
Culture
Immigration
Religion

Qur’an-Burning Activist Assassinated During Livestream.

Salwan Momika, an Iraqi-born critic of Islam, was fatally shot on Wednesday night in a residence in Södertälje, located in Stockholm County, Sweden. The incident occurred around 11 PM local time, just hours before Momika was scheduled to appear in court over charges related to his Qur’an-burning demonstrations.

The 38-year-old, previously identified as a liberal atheist from Iraq’s Assyrian Christian minority, had sought refuge in Sweden in 2018 due to threats of torture and inhumane treatment in his homeland. The Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reports that the attack was captured live on TikTok, with the broadcast only ceasing once police arrived and switched off the device.

Authorities have arrested five individuals in connection with the murder, with investigations considering the possibility of the attacker entering the apartment via the building’s roof. Momika gained attention in 2023 after burning copies of the Qur’an in several protests in Sweden. His actions, particularly outside a Stockholm mosque and the Iraqi embassy, led to Muslim riots and strained diplomatic relations with Iraq and Turkey.

Momika’s demonstrations sparked debates on freedom of expression and religious sensitivity in Sweden, culminating in criminal charges against him for incitement against an ethnic group. The case’s verdict, initially set for Thursday morning, has been halted by his death. A court spokesman said legal proceedings cannot continue against someone deceased.

Momika’s death comes against a backdrop of heightened security concerns over Islamist threats linked to anti-Islam demonstrations.

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Salwan Momika, an Iraqi-born critic of Islam, was fatally shot on Wednesday night in a residence in Södertälje, located in Stockholm County, Sweden. The incident occurred around 11 PM local time, just hours before Momika was scheduled to appear in court over charges related to his Qur’an-burning demonstrations. show more
Border Invasion
January 29, 2025
William Upton
Economy
Immigration

Far-Left Journo Admits ‘No Country’ Can Deal With ‘An Influx of Millions’ of Migrants.

Far-left Al Jazeera journalist Julia Galiano unwittingly admits that no country can adequately deal with the negative consequences of mass immigration while defending Mexico’s resistance to accepting illegal immigrants being mass deported by U.S. President Donald J. Trump. Galiano—who reports from Cuba under its authoritarian and anti-American communist regime—contends Mexico is unable to cope with the economic and societal impact the sudden influx of deportees will have.

“Mexico cannot cope—I’m not sure any country can—but Mexico can’t cope with, like, a sudden influx of millions of people. I mean, as much as [Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum] wants to ’embrace’ them—to use her word—when they come back and make them feel welcome,” Galiano said on The Take, a daily news podcast hosted by Al Jazeera. “It all sounds very nice when you’re listening to it. But the reality of that is just completely unsustainable.”

BUSTING BUDGETS & SUPPRESSING WAGES.

While Galiano intended her remarks as a criticism of President Trump’s mass deportation policies and their impact on Mexico, she unintentionally echoed the very argument behind his White House’s massive immigration crackdown. Under former President Joe Biden, millions of illegal immigrants were allowed to enter the United States through the abuse of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), federal immigration parole programs, and lack of border enforcement. The influx of illegal immigrants placed unprecedented strain on federal, state, and local resources, while also fueling a spike in violent gang-related crime.

“A lot of these people have lived in the U.S. for decades. They have lives there, they have families; they’re good standing citizens,” Galiano bizarrely claims regarding those being removed through Trump’s immigration enforcement actions. In fact, no U.S. citizens are being deported to Mexico—only those who unlawfully reside in the country.

Galiano goes on to acknowledge that much of the mass immigration into the U.S. is economically driven, with individuals risking the journey to find higher-paying jobs. The National Pulse has previously reported that mass immigration depresses American wages, with most immigrants being paid less than native-born workers despite making more than they would in their home countries.

WATCH:

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Far-left Al Jazeera journalist Julia Galiano unwittingly admits that no country can adequately deal with the negative consequences of mass immigration while defending Mexico's resistance to accepting illegal immigrants being mass deported by U.S. President Donald J. Trump. Galiano—who reports from Cuba under its authoritarian and anti-American communist regime—contends Mexico is unable to cope with the economic and societal impact the sudden influx of deportees will have. show more
January 29, 2025
Immigration

Trump Ends Protected Status for Venezuelan Migrants.

President Donald J. Trump is endng  the “temporary protected status” (TPS) granted to numerous Venezuelan migrants residing in the United States. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the revocation of these deportation protections on Tuesday, impacting more than 600,000 Venezuelan nationals.

Former President Joe Biden initially extended TPS for Venezuelans for an additional 18 months shortly before Trump assumed office on January 20. TPS is a designation that allows foreign citizens to remain in the U.S. when conditions in their home country, such as ongoing armed conflict or environmental disasters, prevent a safe return. Still, its extension to Venezuelans has been controversial in light of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang’s rapid growth in the U.S.

Meanwhile, Trump issued an executive order titled “Protecting the American People Against Invasion” that ordered a review of current TPS designations shortly after being inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States—putting into motion the reversal of the TPS designations. Under the Biden government, TPS designations were granted to citizens of several countries, including El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) justified these protections for Venezuelans by citing an ongoing severe humanitarian crisis. They referred to the political and economic situations under Nicolás Maduro’s government as inhumane.

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President Donald J. Trump is endng  the "temporary protected status" (TPS) granted to numerous Venezuelan migrants residing in the United States. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the revocation of these deportation protections on Tuesday, impacting more than 600,000 Venezuelan nationals. show more
January 29, 2025
Immigration
UK

UK Population SKYROCKETING Due to Mass Migration, Report.

Mass migration is set to account for all growth of the United Kingdom‘s population. According to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Britain’s population is projected to grow by nearly five million within the next decade, mostly due to immigration.

Estimates indicate the population could rise to 72.5 million by 2032, marking a 7.3 percent increase from 2022. This compares with 6.1 percent growth over the previous decade.

Net immigration is expected to account for most of this increase, with an estimated 4.9 million people contributing to the population rise. The ONS data forecasts that both births and deaths will be approximately equal by 2032, and there will be an increase of 1.7 million retirees.

Between mid-2022 and mid-2032, the United Kingdom is projected to see 6.8 million births and an equal number of deaths, with 9.9 million people immigrating and 4.9 million emigrating out of the country.

The ruling leftist Labour government claims it wants to reduce migration levels but refuses to implement an “arbitrary” cap.

Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform Party, commented on the new forecast, saying that the statistics show that the figures will remain the same regardless of whether there is a Labour or Conservative government. “Our quality of life, for all of us, is diminishing directly as a result of the population explosion,” Farage said, adding that the faster immigration rises, the poorer individual Britons get.

Reform has surged in recent polling, with one poll putting them in the lead nationally, ahead of the ruling Labour Party and the Conservatives.

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Mass migration is set to account for all growth of the United Kingdom's population. According to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Britain's population is projected to grow by nearly five million within the next decade, mostly due to immigration. show more
Migrant Crime
January 28, 2025
Immigration

WATCH: Trump DHS Team Launches Major Immigration Crackdown in New York.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday morning that federal immigration agents have commenced enforcement actions in New York City. Noem, who manages the country’s immigration system, shared a video on X (formerly Twitter) documenting an enforcement operation that resulted in the arrest of an individual charged with kidnapping, assault, and burglary.

The footage, appearing to capture agents undertaking a raid before sunrise, shows two officers escorting a handcuffed man to a vehicle with flashing lights outside an unidentified apartment building. Details about the arrest or additional operations were not disclosed by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in New York City.

In her post, Noem warned, “Dirtbags like this will continue to be removed from our streets.” She noted her presence in New York to support the enforcement operation, declaring in another predawn post, “I’m on it.”


Although specific details about other arrests or locations were unclear, a spokesman for Noem confirmed “multiple” enforcement activities occurring throughout New York on Tuesday. The actions are part of broader federal immigration enforcement efforts directed by the recently appointed secretary.

These efforts aim to detain and remove illegal immigrants accused of serious criminal offenses while residing in the United States without authorization. The announcement and visible enforcement actions underscore the administration’s ongoing commitment to prioritize border security and to remove those unlawfully residing in the country.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday morning that federal immigration agents have commenced enforcement actions in New York City. Noem, who manages the country's immigration system, shared a video on X (formerly Twitter) documenting an enforcement operation that resulted in the arrest of an individual charged with kidnapping, assault, and burglary. show more
January 28, 2025
Immigration
Media
News

WATCH: Tom Homan Easily Handles CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.

President Donald J. Trump’s Border Czar, Tom Homan, pulled no punches during an interview with CNN, stating that illegals would not be allowed to hide in schools or hospitals to avoid deportation. During an interview with Kaitlan Collins, Homan was questioned about the justification for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in schools. Homan responded that concern should only arise if individuals are related to public safety or national security threats.

The Border Czar emphasized, “If they are a public safety threat, a national security threat, they should be chilled. They should be afraid because we’re looking for them.”

Collins highlighted apprehensions among illegal immigrant parents. Homan maintained a firm stance, asserting that being in the country without authorization is unlawful and the enforcement of immigration laws remains a priority.

“It’s a crime. And that’s the way it’s supposed to be. I wouldn’t feel comfortable if I’m in Switzerland illegally. So we’re going to enforce the laws of this country,” he said.

Homan announced ICE raids against criminal illegals last week following President Trump’s inauguration. So far, the agency has arrested at least 1,179 illegals. According to Homan, many are wanted for heinous crimes, from murder to child rape.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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President Donald J. Trump's Border Czar, Tom Homan, pulled no punches during an interview with CNN, stating that illegals would not be allowed to hide in schools or hospitals to avoid deportation. During an interview with Kaitlan Collins, Homan was questioned about the justification for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in schools. Homan responded that concern should only arise if individuals are related to public safety or national security threats. show more
January 28, 2025
Wake Up Right
Immigration

Early Numbers: Trump Is Crushing the Immigration Crisis.

One week into his Presidency, Donald J. Trump is already delivering on his campaign promise to secure the southern border and remove criminal aliens.

The border: Border Patrol encountered just 582 people trying to cross the border on Sunday. This follows 731 encounters on Saturday and 665 on Friday.

  • For perspective: Just over a year ago, in December 2023, border encounters reached an all-time high of 302,000 encounters in the month — roughly 10,000 per day.
  • But wait, there’s more: In addition to the reduced number of illegal border crossings, Trump cut off the stream of roughly 1,450 people being admitted into the U.S. through Joe Biden’s CBP One app.

Deportations ramp up: Since taking office, Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have arrested over 3,500 illegal aliens, according to the agency’s official X account. That number has steadily increased, with 1,179 arrests on Monday and 956 arrests on Sunday.

  • The goal: President Trump has directed ICE to target between 1,200 and 1,500 arrests per day.
  • Zoom out: ICE’s directive is to seek out illegal aliens with criminal records — however, if other illegals are present during raids, they are also arrested.

What do Americans think? A recent poll found that Americans trust Republicans by +22 percent over Democrats on immigration. That’s a major swing from 2017, when Democrats were favored by +11 percent.

The last word: When ABC News reporter Matha Raddatz asked Border Czar Tom Homan on Sunday if deportations would take place “every single day,” he replied, simply… “Yes.”

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One week into his Presidency, Donald J. Trump is already delivering on his campaign promise to secure the southern border and remove criminal aliens. show more