18,000 migrants a day will cross border after Title 42 rescinded, House GOP says

gazette.com — House Republicans turned up the heat on the Biden administration’s border response as a pandemic rule staunching the flow of migrants is set to expire in several weeks. Members of the House Republican conference were briefed by border patrol agents Friday about what they said was a dire situation that will only get […]

Immigration authority Title 42 to be terminated on May 23, CDC says

nypost.com — Despite warnings, including from fellow Democrats, that it will lead to another surge of illegal migrants at the border with Mexico, President Biden will end the Trump-era policy known as Title 42 — which allowed the summary expulsion of nearly 2 million migrants — on May 23, the Centers for Disease Control and […]

As Ukrainians quickly cross U.S. border, Russians find barriers

pbs.org — About three dozen would-be asylum seekers from Russia found themselves blocked from entering the U.S. on Friday while a group of Ukrainians flashed passports and were escorted across the border. The scene reflected a quiet but unmistakable shift in the differing treatment of Russians and Ukrainians who enter Mexico as tourists and fly […]

Mike Olcott for Texas House

Born and Raised in North Texas “As a 5th generation Texan, born and raised in North Texas, I grew up with conservative values. As a Christian, I understand the importance of salt and light. As a research scientist, I was trained to always search for the truth. As the leader of the Parker County Conservatives, […]