Help us secure our southern border

Dear Fellow Conservative, Because I know your time is valuable, and because this issue is vital to national security, I’ll get straight to the point: Despite legacy media’s deafening silence on the issue, the crisis along our southern border has now reached historic proportions—with nearly 2.4 million reported encounters in 2022 alone. And that number doesn’t include those illegal immigrants who escaped without being apprehended. This is more encounters than ever before in our nation’s history—more than double that of any year during President Donald Trump’s term. And now, untold scores of narcotics, violent criminals, and human traffickers are being allowed to flood into American communities like yours, practically unabated, every single day. This can’t go on or else all that makes America great could be lost for good. This isn’t a border town issue, Fellow Conservative—it’s an American issue. Because whether or not you live near the southern border, Joe Biden’s open border extremism puts you, your family members, and members of your community directly in the crosshairs of violent criminals. What’s more: the illegal immigrants who aren’t apprehended are expected to cost taxpayers like you more than $20 billion dollars a year. And with soaring inflation and sky-high interest rates, this is simply a cost you cannot afford. You work hard to provide for yourself and your family. And you deserve to know that your communities, schools, and neighborhoods are safe places to live, work, and make your home. And to that end, Heritage is urgently working with conservative policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels to advise on legislation and advance meaningful immigration reform focused on: - Strengthening border enforcement with appropriate congressional funding for more effective border security measures - Immediately ending amnesty that subverts our nation’s rule of law and encourages future unlawful immigration into the U.S. - Preserving patriotic assimilation that requires migrants to understand and embrace America’s common language, history, and civic culture - Establishing a merit-based immigration system that selects the majority of future immigrants based on skills, as opposed to the current family-based system in which immigrants select future immigrants based on relations In addition, our expert investigative teams are working around the clock to expose the Biden regime’s open border agenda and hold them accountable for the crisis they’ve created. But as a nonprofit that never accepts a dime of government money, we rely on the support of leaders like you to help us maintain our independence and do this critical work on your behalf. Today I’m seeking 100 conservative leaders like you who are willing to band together to help secure our southern border by making a tax-deductible gift using the link below: [() Thank you for helping secure America’s southern border—together we can fight for immigration reform that puts American interests first. Gratefully, Andrew P. McIndoe VP, Development P.S. You trust Heritage because you know we get things done. We do more than talk. For decades, we’ve fought on the side of conservatives like you to uphold your values and tackle America’s toughest challenges. If you’d like to join the fight, [make your tax-deductible gift by clicking here now »]() [The Heritage Foundation] The Heritage Foundation | 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE | Washington, D.C. 20002 | (800) 546-2843 You are subscribed to Heritage Foundation e-mails as {EMAIL}. If you want to change your e-mail preferences, [please click here to update your subscription](). -