Date: February 10, 2026
Host: Jim Schneider
Guest: Mark Krikorian
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Mark Krikorian is a nationally recognized expert on immigration issues serving as the Executive Director of Center for Immigration Studies. They are an independent, non-partisan research organization examining and critiquing the impact of immigration on the United States. He’s testified numerous times before Congress and has published articles in many outlets.
When it comes to our nation’s borders, the last 12 months have been quite remarkable. The last administration repeatedly told us that Congress would have to act to reform our immigration policies and laws before the borders could be secured. That turned out to be a falsehood because under Trump 2.0, the U.S. borders are more secure than ever, and with that aspect of immigration taken care of, his administration has moved on to purge what they term, “The worst of the worst.”
In the meantime, as we’ve seen in Minnesota, there are those who don’t like what’s taking place. They’re responding by causing extreme chaos, disruption, violence, vandalism, as well as assaults.
So don’t miss this program as Jim interviewed Mark to have him comment on the following points related to our nation’s immigration and border security:
- In a major legal win, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration does, in fact, have the authority and requirement to detain all illegal entrants to the U.S., even if they’re caught inside the country.
- Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court gave a win to the Trump administration regarding temporary protected status to nations like Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua.
- According to the Department of Homeland Security, January numbers (of border encounters) ranked 93% below the historic average, the lowest number of encounters ever for the month of January. In addition, the daily number of encounters at the Southwest border for the last administration averaged 5,110 per day. Today the average is 196 per day.
- 9 straight months of zero releases.
- Record drug seizures. In January, U.S. officials seized 816 pounds of fentanyl, 12,241 pounds of methamphetamine, 5,386 pounds of cocaine and 17,639 pounds of marijuana.
There’s more that Mark reveals on this issue when you review this edition of Crosstalk.
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