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    Over 172,000 Migrants Encountered at Southern Border in March

    More than 172,000 migrants were encountered at the southern border in March, according to Customs and Border Protection. Officials apprehended nearly 19,000 unaccompanied migrant minors, around 53,600 family units, and over 99,000 single adults, according to Customs and Border Protection. Encounters were up 71% in March from February. “CBP has experienced an increase in encounters and arrests. This is…
    Kaylee Greenlee
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    Leaked Numbers on Illegal Immigration Called ‘Undeniable’ Proof That Biden Policies Sparked Border Crisis

    President Joe Biden’s policies undeniably contributed to border agents arresting a record number of migrants in March, Heritage Foundation immigration experts said Friday. Customs and Border Protection reportedly encountered over 171,000 illegal migrants in March 2021, a 400% increase compared to March of 2020, according to preliminary figures reported by The Washington Post. Heritage Foundation researchers Lora…
    Kaylee Greenlee
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    What You Need to Know About Biden Administration’s Illegal Immigration Claims

    The Department of Homeland Security said two weeks ago that illegal border crossings are on pace to reach their highest level in two decades. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden’s administration is claiming that border crises happen every year and that former President Donald Trump’s policies didn’t reduce illegal crossings. Lora Ries, senior research fellow for homeland security…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Arizona Sheriff 60 Miles From Border Sees Spike in Arrests of Illegal Immigrants

    A sheriff whose Arizona county is 60 miles from the southern border says his county is experience a direct impact from the flood of illegal immigrants streaming into the U.S. from Mexico.   “We just this morning had a procedure where we chased a car,” Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb told The Daily Signal in an…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    We Hear You: Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants and Other Hot Buttons

    Editor's note: We have a feeling we're going to get more mail on the recent surge of migrants to the southern border than on most other topics. So let's dip into the mailbag at [email protected], sampling this and other concerns.—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: I appreciated Fred Lucas’ article on “6 Key Aspects of Biden's…
    Ken McIntyre
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    ‘We Warned Them’: Trump Immigration Official Talks Border Crisis

    The Department of Homeland Security said last week that illegal border crossings are on pace to reach their highest level in two decades. On top of that, both Fox and NBC reported that illegal aliens are being released into the U.S. without court dates for asylum request hearings, but on Monday, White House press secretary…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    House Passes 2 Immigration Bills as Border Crisis Intensifies

    The House passed two separate immigration bills Thursday evening, marking the first time the 117th Congress has voted on the issue under President Joe Biden. The pair of bills are the first immigration proposals to be voted on since a surge of migrants reached the southern border, resulting in heightened scrutiny of the Biden administration…
    Andrew Trunsky
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    Biden’s Disastrous Border Policy Shows Zero Planning

    Can you spell “hypocrite”? I’m starting to think that it begins with the letter “B” and rhymes with “widen.” Democrats were scathing critics of the Trump administration’s border policies. They were quick to lambaste former President Donald Trump for “caging children” in squalid conditions and tearing babies from their mothers’ arms. Democrats held up these…
    Armstrong Williams
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    Biden’s Illegal Immigration Agenda Creates Another Child Smuggling Crisis

    Having been involved in public policy for nearly four decades, I’ve all too often seen the unintended consequences of liberals’ misguided compassion. And long before getting involved in public policy, I experienced those consequences myself as a black child living in a housing project in the 1950s. Now, I’m watching that misguided compassion wreak havoc…
    Kay C. James
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    5 Things to Know About Agriculture Amnesty Bill

    The House of Representatives is expected this week to take up one of the most egregious immigration amnesty bills in recent memory, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. In 2019, the House passed the bill, but fortunately, it went nowhere in the Senate. Now, the new Congress is taking it up.  The legislation would, among other…
    Daren Bakst
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    Texas Rancher Says Illegal Immigrants Repeatedly Damage His Property and Trash His Land

    Illegal immigrants have torn down fences, left “bricks of marijuana,” and even stolen vehicles from a ranch near Carrizo Springs, Texas, and it’s happening more frequently since the election of President Joe Biden, a rancher told The Daily Caller News Foundation Wednesday. The changes in visible foot traffic around the ranch increased in the months…
    Kaylee Greenlee
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    Big Problems With Biden’s Border and Immigration Policies

    Unchecked illegal immigration leads to the loss of property, life, and resources, Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., says. Gosar joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the Biden administration’s troubling border and immigration policies. Gosar also talks about the dangers of cancel culture and his opposition to the agenda of the progressive left. We also cover…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    6 Key Aspects of Biden’s Amnesty Bill

    President Joe Biden is promoting an immigration bill that could grant amnesty to up to 20 million illegal immigrants.  “The Biden administration, in coordination with Democrats on the Hill, introduced legislation that would give citizenship to 10-20 million illegal immigrants,” Jessica Anderson, executive director of Heritage Action for America, said in a public statement.  The…
    Fred Lucas
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    How Amnesty Causes Human Misery, Endangers Public Health

    Mexican police officers were arrested last week and charged in the killing of more than a dozen Guatemalan migrants on the way to the United States. Their bodies were shot and burned near the U.S. border in a violence-riddled corridor frequently used by smugglers. Such tragedies are not uncommon. Mexican police particularly at the state…
    Mark Morgan
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    Congresswoman Takes Action to Uphold Immigration Law

    America requires those emigrating legally to the U.S. to undergo a medical physical before entering the country. This practice, established in law known as Title 42, is more important now than ever as the nation continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.  Rep. Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., who took office in January, has introduced legislation to ensure…
    Virginia Allen
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    Why Biden’s Immigration Policy Will Harm Americans and Migrants Alike

    A migrant caravan began moving toward America’s southern border after the Biden administration announced a pause in deportations for 100 days.  A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s decision to suspend deportations, pending arguments. The president’s immigration policies, such as the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, pose a grave threat…
    Virginia Allen
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    Senate to Consider Amnesty and Open Borders with DHS Secretary Vote

    United States senators will soon have a chance to support or oppose massive amnesty for illegal aliens and open borders policies.  These policy decisions will permanently alter the nation’s sovereignty and security. This opportunity is in the form of the confirmation vote for the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas.   The Biden administration has promised the largest amnesty for illegal aliens in American…
    Mike Howell
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    Brace for Unchecked Illegal Immigration Under Biden

    Unlimited illegal immigration—that’s what a Biden administration wants, and that is what it will be able to get after Jan. 20. This is perhaps the most important domestic policy issue at stake for America as we face single-party leadership in both chambers of Congress and the White House. And it couldn’t come at a worse time…
    Mike Howell
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    Illegal Immigrants in Virginia to Get ‘Driver Privilege’ Cards

    Illegal immigrants will be able to apply for driver privilege cards in Virginia starting Jan. 1, 2021, according to the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. Advocates of the permits claim the issue is in the interest of public safety, NBC Washington reported. Virginia’s General Assembly, which has a Democratic majority, passed the legislation allowing the cards…
    Kaylee Greenlee
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    Don’t Trust the Narrative. Immigrant Voters Are Restructuring Voter Demographics.

    When it dawned upon newscasters that President Donald Trump was going to win Florida on election night, one famous county zoomed into focus: Miami-Dade. With a demographic that is approximately 70% of Hispanic-origin Americans, composed of Cubans, Venezuelans, Mexicans, and Columbians, just to name a few immigrant groups, Miami-Dade County was expected to deliver the…
    Kenny Xu
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