Ira

Ira Mehlman

Biography

Ira joined FAIR as media director in 1986 with experience as a journalist, professor of journalism, special assistant to Gov. Richard Lamm (Colorado), and press secretary of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. His columns have appeared in National Review, LA Times, NY Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, and more. He is an experienced TV and radio commentator.

Articles

Oct 30, 2025

At Berkeley, 1619 Lives on As Part of US Immigration Policy

Oct 15, 2025

It Took Oklahoma Three Days to Prove Just How Dangerous CDLs for Illegal Aliens Are

Sep 05, 2025

American Taxpayers Pay Twice for Policies that Grant In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens

Jul 25, 2025

Remittances Have Become a $200 Billion a Year Co-Dependency

May 07, 2025

The Most Important Provision of Trump’s Sanctuary Executive Order

Dec 03, 2024

'Sanctuary' Leaders Vow to Resist Immigration Enforcement. This Time They Have Few Followers.

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Nov 14, 2023

More Money for the Border Must Be Contingent on Policy Changes

Aug 12, 2022

Democrats Beef Up Tax Enforcement, But Let Immigration Enforcement Languish

Feb 15, 2022

House Republicans Propose Immigration Bill McCain Would Have Loved to Sign

Oct 29, 2021

Dems Roll Out 'Plan C' to Cram Illegal Alien Amnesty Into the Budget Reconciliation Bill

Jun 30, 2021

Biden's Immigration Policies are an Exercise in Madness

Oct 03, 2020

The Left Doesn’t Just Oppose Merit-Based Immigration, They Openly Embrace Failure

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Apr 01, 2016

Will Bernie Sanders Please Explain Why Outsourcing Jobs is Bad, but Insourcing Workers is Good?

Mar 03, 2016

The Obama Administration is NOT Cracking Down on Sanctuary Policies

Jan 08, 2016

The Administration’s .001 Percent Immigration Ploy

May 11, 2015

The Winnable Battle Republican Leaders Refuse to Wage on Immigration

Feb 04, 2015

Obama’s Amnesty Threatens National Security and Congress Must Defund It

Dec 10, 2014

Presidential Amnesty Will Protect Nearly All Illegal Aliens

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Nov 12, 2014

Out of the Blue: Oregon Voters Send the New GOP Majority a Message on Immigration

Feb 12, 2014

Schumer Offers Republicans ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Immigration Deal

Jan 05, 2014

Will House Republicans Follow the Money or Their Consciences on Immigration in 2014?

Oct 27, 2013

On Immigration, Republicans Should Beware of Democrats Bearing Gifts

Sep 25, 2013

New Illegal Immigration Figures Belie Enforcement and Deportation Claims

Jul 12, 2013

The Immigration Pitch Republicans Should be Making to Hispanic Voters

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May 09, 2013

The Other Big Winners in Gang of Eight Immigration Bill: Lawyers, Lobbyists and Advocacy Groups

Feb 08, 2013

Republicans Get Sound Advice on Immigration…From The New York Times

Jan 03, 2013

Believe President Obama on Immigration: He Will Not Enforce Most Laws Even After an Amnesty

Aug 15, 2012

As Unauthorized Amnesty Begins, No Safeguards in Place to Prevent Fraud

Jun 21, 2012

Why President Obama’s Amnesty for Illegal Aliens is Wrong and Dangerous

Dec 07, 2011

New York City Enacts a Law Protecting Criminal Aliens

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Nov 17, 2011

Sore Losers: Administration Retaliating Against Alabama for Winning Immigration Lawsuit

Sep 14, 2011

The American Job Creation Program President Obama Didn’t Mention

Jul 01, 2011

Five Moral Arguments Against the DREAM Act

Aug 20, 2010

Religious Leaders Make a Flawed Case for Mass Immigration

Mar 24, 2010

Illegal Alien Amnesty: Never Mind Right and Wrong,

Dec 07, 2009

The Administration’s Phantom Immigration Enforcement Policy

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Aug 27, 2009

The "Myth" that Health Care Reform Won't Cover Illegal Aliens, Is Itself a Myth

Jan 16, 2009

A Modest Proposal: Ensure that New Public Works Projects Employ American Workers

Dec 03, 2008

DREAM Over: Illegal Alien Student Amnesty Awakens to Fiscal Reality

Nov 04, 2008

700 Billion (and Counting) Good Reasons to Reform Immigration Policy

Aug 13, 2008

Radical Ties and Hate Speech in the Immigration Debate

Aug 06, 2008

With Jobs Disappearing, Congress Determined to Admit More Foreign Workers

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Jun 20, 2008

The Free Market and U.S. Immigration Policy

May 16, 2008

What Does Granting Amnesty Have to Do With Funding Our Troops in Iraq?

Apr 15, 2008

What’s One Life Worth When It Comes to the Politics of Immigration?

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