Issues: Economic Growth

Biden’s Numbers, October 2023 Update

October 20, 2023

Statistical measures of the economy, immigration, oil production and more since Biden became president.

Biden’s Numbers, July 2023 Update

July 27, 2023

Our latest update of what’s happened in the U.S. under Biden’s presidency.

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Q: Is it true that ICE agents are financially rewarded for the number of people taken into custody?

A: The Department of Homeland Security has said there is no such policy, and an immigration think tank told us it is unaware of any payments per arrest. The Wall Street Journal reported that agents “are rewarded for making arrests” but didn’t say how they are rewarded. Immigration and Customs Enforcement quickly scrapped a proposed program to pay bonuses to speed up deportations.

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