Enforcement

Any immigration system — no matter how well designed — only works if the rules mean something.
Barbara Jordan

“Credibility in immigration policy can be summed up in one sentence: those who should get in, get in; those who should be kept out, are kept out; and those who should not be here will be required to leave.”

– Rep. Barbara Jordan

Chair, U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform

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The Scale of the Challenge

134M

Adults worldwide who would move to the U.S. today if they could

Gallup, 2025

$6-7M

Inadmissible aliens released into the U.S. in just four years during the 2021–2025 border crisis

DHS estimates

Our Top Priority

Workplace Enforcement & E-Verify

You can't have credible immigration enforcement while turning a blind eye to illegal hiring.
The Problem
  • Illegal employment is easy to find, and law-abiding businesses are undercut by competitors who exploit unauthorized labor.
  • Visa holders who overstay also benefit — as long as illegal work is available, there’s no reason to leave.
What We Want
  • Require all employers to use E-Verify — the free federal system that verifies work authorization within seconds
  • Crack down on employers who knowingly hire illegal workers, with meaningful penalties
  • Require the Social Security Administration to alert workers when their number is being used by multiple employers — closing the identity theft loophole

Border Enforcement & Asylum Reform

The 2021–2025 border crisis released millions of inadmissible people into the country. It didn't have to happen — and the loopholes that made it possible are still on the books.
The Problem
  • Asylum — designed to protect people fleeing genuine state persecution — has been stretched and abused far beyond its original scope.
  • Loopholes around who qualifies, catch-and-release, and broad parole authority have allowed multiple administrations to admit millions who don’t qualify under law.
What We Want
  • Return asylum to its proper definition: people fleeing genuine state persecution, not generalized poverty or crime
  • Require people to seek asylum at a port of entry or apply while waiting in a safe neighboring country — not after crossing illegally
  • End the practice of releasing inadmissible people into the country while cases are pending
  • Restore strict, narrow limits on parole authority so it can’t be used to admit large groups wholesale
  • Apply equal standards to all unaccompanied minors and require sponsors to be vetted

 

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