Senator Alex Padilla

The record border surge

The Biden-Harris root cause migration plan has failed, as is documented in The Washington Post column U.S. arrests along Mexico border top 2 million a year for first time that was published this month.

Increasing H-2B visas harms American workers

On October 12, the Department of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Department of Labor, announced that it would increase by 65,000 H-2B visas for fiscal year 2023. This nearly doubles the existing 66,000 cap. There are roughly 50 million working-age Americans without jobs. Americans are available to do the jobs that DHS wants to give away to foreign-born workers, IF they are offered fair wages and working conditions.

Our de facto open borders make inflation and climate change worse

The Real Clear Policy article, Our De Facto Open Border Makes Inflation & Climate Change Worse (October 4, 2022) tells the sad truth:

If you were seeking to inflict the maximum pain on the American people during a time of high inflation and scarcity of goods and services, you would implement de facto open borders. And if you wanted to cancel out any of the positive effects of the recently passed so-called Inflation Reduction Act on climate change, you’d also want to keep that border wide open.

Reasonable solutions are available, from restoring the Migration Protections Protocols, to raising the credible fear standard. I am very sorry to witness this Congress’s and this administration’s utter failure to act, or even acknowledge the depth of this crisis, the worst in U.S. history.

Sincerely,

Greg Raven, Apple Valley, CA

P.S. Secure our borders and evict all those illegals here!

Environmental stewardship loses to immigration-driven population growth

I’m concerned about the persistent environmental degradation in America, such as water shortages, biodiversity loss, deforestation, pollution, and traffic congestion. It’s clear that we will never be able to resolve these problems without the gradual transition to population stabilization.

The Democratic Party needs to get back to its traditional values of protecting America’s environment and the biodiversity of life, which cannot happen as long as our population continues to rapidly grow. There needs to be an acceptance about the adverse impacts from America’s relentless population growth, and especially the primary source of that growth — immigration. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, our country is poised to gain another 75 million people by 2060 — with roughly 90% due to immigration.

America’s only realistic hope for a sustainable future is to take steps to reduce our high immigration rates. Please support immigration legislation (e.g., limit chain migration) that would lower America’s rapid population growth and help our country achieve authentic sustainability.

Sincerely,

Greg Raven, Apple Valley, CA

P.S. Secure our borders and evict all those illegals here!

Help Democratic cities by securing the border

Democratic cities are being overwhelmed with migrants.

Lower immigration rates will reduce population growth and save nature.

I believe in welcoming immigrants to America, and having a humane immigration system that respects the dignity of every person. However, I’m concerned about how big our population will grow and, in turn, the fate of our nation’s wilderness areas.