Lora is director of Heritage’s Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation.
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As the president of The Heritage Foundation and Heritage scholars have written elsewhere, the killing of George Floyd was unjustified and tragic. In the days… Read More
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The Department of Homeland Security is throwing the next punch in the escalating journalism battle between the U.S. and China. The U.S. is shortening the… Read More
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With so many in the U.S. and abroad at home and online during this COVID-19 pandemic, homeland security, counterterrorism, and law enforcement officials have kept… Read More
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In mid-March, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador closed his country’s borders to foreigners. At that point, his country had zero confirmed cases of COVID-19,… Read More
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As the State Department warns Americans not to travel internationally and advises all Americans abroad to return home or prepare to shelter in place, the… Read More
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Politicians across the political spectrum have a penchant for bragging about how their parents or ancestors came to the U.S. with next to nothing, but worked hard to provide a better life for their… Read More
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With the recent federal lawsuits filed against California, New Jersey, and King County, Washington, the Trump administration has finally launched a fierce counterattack against the… Read More
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President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2021 prioritizes immigration enforcement by increasing resources for Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and… Read More
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“Birth tourism” has become big business. Today, hundreds of companies advertise to pregnant women—particularly upper-middle-class women from China, Nigeria, Russia, and Turkey—offering assistance to get… Read More
