FAIR – Immigration Policy: What Should It Be?

We Must Prevent Future Administrations from Opening Our Borders

EmpowerU Virtual Class
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

What steps has Trump taken to reduce border crossings?

Ira Mehlman, the Media Director for the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) in Washington, will provide the EmpowerU audience with a comprehensive analysis of the immigration situation in America, and then lay out which corrective actions must be taken to address our immigration challenges. 
Ira will discuss the impact of four years of open borders on the American people, who are the primary constituency for U.S. immigration policy.  Then he’ll review the policy changes President Trump has made in the first months of his new administration, and how these policies have substantially curbed mass illegal immigration.
Next, Ira will discuss legislation that must be passed in the next several months to prevent future administrations from implementing an open borders policy.  Such legislation must prevent rending abuse, prevent future administrations from abusing parole authority, and address well-intended legal settlements that have led to an influx of unaccompanied minors.

Ira will close by providing a blueprint for a rational American legal immigration system moving forward.

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 Speaker Bio
Ira Mehlman is the Media Director for the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). He is a frequent guest on television and radio news outlets around the country, and has published opinion piece in major newspapers and online publications.
Prior to working at FAIR, he was a special assistant to Gov. Richard Lamm of Colorado, press secretary for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and an adjunct instructor at Hunter College in New York City.