Immigration
An eye-popping 20 percent of U.S. residents abandon English at home
One-fifth of people in the U.S. speak a foreign language at home, according to a report being released Monday by the Center for Immigration Studies, which found Arabic and Urdu — the national language of Pakistan — among the fastest-growing.
Study: One in Ten Adults in U.S. Not Proficient in English
The number of working-age adults in the United States with limited proficiency in English has more than doubled since 1980, according to a new Brookings Institution study. The increase has not limited the job prospects for immigrants or their children, the study notes, though immigrants proficient in English make more money. “English proficiency is a strong predictor of economic standing among immigrants, regardless of the amount of education they have attained, and it is associated with the greater academic and economic success of the workers’ children,” the study found.
Immigration court backlog now exceeds 400,000 cases
The backlog of pending deportation cases in federal immigration court has risen to nearly 400,000 amid a crush of tens of thousands of unaccompanied children and families caught crossing the Mexican border illegally this year, according an analysis of court data released Friday. The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University said in its latest report that as of the end of July, 396,552 cases were pending in the Justice Department’s 59 immigration courts. TRAC collects and studies a variety of federal prosecution records.
Texas Border Ranchers Fear for Their Lives and Families – Ask Veterans for Help
Texas border rancher vows to stand and fight the cartels, saying “There’s no backup in me” and calls on Texas veterans to join him in stopping the cartels from taking over Texas ranches along the border with Mexico. These bastards [cartel members] are going through the valley, alright? They’re sending people up to Houston, St.
Nearly 1 in 10 California workers are in country illegally, study finds
Among the study’s findings: Immigrants who are in California illegally make up 38% of the agriculture industry and 14% of the construction industry statewide. Half of the immigrants in the state illegally have been here for at least 10 years.