Hans A. von Spakovsky

OPINION March 10

Forget open borders. This crazy law opens voting booths to aliens

Radical ideas have been blossoming in the D.C. City Council—ideas that will disenfranchise the city's citizens.

OPINION February 13

Impeaching Mayorkas is a must, he violated his oath and committed ‘high Crimes and Misdemeanors’

Impeaching Mayorkas is a must, he violated his oath and committed ‘high Crimes and Misdemeanors.’ His actions caused an unprecedented border catastrophe.

OPINION December 16

FEC needs to reopen Twitter probe now that documents Musk released show company may have outright lied

FEC needs to reopen Twitter probe now that documents Musk released show company may have lied to or misled FEC about in-kind contribution to Biden campaign.

OPINION August 8

Non-citizens voting in California: Judge says no, even in left-wing state

A California judge has ruled that only citizens have the right to vote, striking down a San Francisco ordinance in a ruling that echoes one in New York.

OPINION January 13, 2022

The 10 worst provisions in Biden, Schumer's voting rights bills

The claim by President Biden and Vice President Harris that the election reforms passed by states will prevent 55 million Americans from voting is outrageous. Nothing could be further from the truth.

OPINION December 10, 2021

Will New York Times, Washington Post return Pulitzer for misleading Russia collusion stories?

New York Times and The Washington Post won a Pulitzer for inaccurate coverage of Russia’s alleged collaboration with the Trump campaign, a claim we now know was a hoax. When will they return the prize?

OPINION October 29, 2021

Hans von Spakovsky​: DHS' Mayorkas makes jobs for illegal aliens a priority over US workers and the law

The directive by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the employment of illegal aliens demonstrates his contempt for both the rule of law and the well-being of American workers.

OPINION July 30, 2021

Hans von Spakovsky: Biden's border crisis – crime problem in Texas a bad omen for rest of US

The Texas Rangers report shows that over 344,000 criminal aliens were booked into local Texas jails between June 1, 2011, and June 30, 2021, of which over 235,000 were classified as illegal aliens.

OPINION July 17, 2021

Hans von Spakovsky: Texas Democrats' outrageous claims about election reforms have no connection to reality

Texas Democrats held a press conference on Friday in Alexandria, Va., across the Potomac River from the nation’s capital, to continue their lies about the election reforms being proposed in the special session of the Texas legislature.

OPINION July 16, 2021

Hans von Spakovsky: The Big Lie about Texas and other states' election reforms

President Biden claimed in a recent speech that state election reform efforts are "the 21st Century Jim Crow assault" and "the most dangerous threat to voting and integrity of free and fair elections in our history."