This past June, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its new “Securing the Border” interim final rule (IFR). One statistic the agency cited that stood out to me was USCIS’s backlog of affirmative asylum cases. Affirmative asylum applications are those that are filed directly with USCIS, rather than as a defense to removal. Often, these […]
Now that Vice President Kamala Harris is the presumptive Democratic nominee in the 2024 presidential race, the role she’s played in the ongoing border crisis is in the spotlight. The Biden/Harris administration has reeled from one crisis to another at the Southwest border, creating an electoral vulnerability for the soon-to-be crowned candidate. Harris-friendly “fact checkers”, however, are now scrambling to distance […]
In a new report, “Effects of the Immigration Surge on the Federal Budget and the Economy”, the CBO concludes that the huge rise in inadmissible migrants during the Biden administration will reduce the federal deficit by an average of $90 billion per year over the next ten years. Although I understand Congress’s desire for hard […]
As part of its promotion of Kamala Harris’s candidacy, the legacy media is working overtime to deny that President Biden named his vice president as “border czar.” As NR’s Matthew Wilson noted, Axios has hilariously been trying to do cleanup on its repeated labeling of Harris as “border czar.” (The BBC described her that way as well.) Joining Axios in retailing the Harris-for-president […]
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) grant allocations have long been a subject of scrutiny, especially concerning their impact on sanctuary jurisdictions — those localities that deliberately obstruct federal immigration enforcement. This report delves into the latest data from 2023, expanding the search for funding to the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). Background The Center for […]
ding for vouchers through the appropriations process. Most agencies receive voucher “renewal” funding each year, based on the number and cost of the authorized vouchers in use during the prior year, adjusted for inflation. If Congress provides less renewal funding than agencies are due, each agency’s funding is reduced proportionately. Funding for new vouchers and administrative costs […]
Where Is Public Housing Located? The nation’s 807,000 public housing units are located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several territories, with 1 in 5 of them in rural areas. As of 2020, only 55 percent of public housing homes were in low- or moderate-poverty areas, or where less than 30 percent of people […]
Most families and individuals who meet the program’s income guidelines are eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly the Food Stamp Program). The size of a family’s SNAP benefit is based on its income and certain expenses. This paper provides a short summary of SNAP eligibility and benefit calculation rules that are in […]
What Are Project-Based Vouchers? Most Housing Choice Vouchers are “tenant-based,” meaning people can use them to rent any private apartment that meets program guidelines. Project-based vouchers (PBVs), in contrast, are attached to a specific unit whose landlord contracts with the state or local public housing agency to rent the unit to families and individuals with […]
What Is Federal Rental Assistance? Three major programs — Housing Choice Vouchers, Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance, and Public Housing — assist about 82 percent of the households receiving federal rental assistance. Other programs serve specific populations, including the Section 202 and Section 811 supportive housing programs for older adults and people with disabilities, respectively; Housing Opportunities for People […]
All states make information regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, including their applications, state policy manuals or regulations, and general program information, available to the public via the internet. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reviewed all the states’ websites to determine what information and services they offer […]
“Project-based” rental assistance differs from “tenant-based” rental assistance, which families with low incomes can use to rent any privately owned home that meets program guidelines. The main form of tenant-based rental assistance is the Housing Choice Voucher Program. How Does Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) Help Recipients? PBRA helps people afford housing and avoid homelessness […]
