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    How the Left Uses Children as Pawns in Immigration Policy
    Now that the Senate has passed a $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill and the $3.5 trillion “human infrastructure” framework bill, it will now move on to fill in the details of the spending package. The bill would provide green cards—essentially amnesty—to millions of illegal immigrants, in addition to the “free” community college, subsidized child care, housing,…
    Lora Ries
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    ‘Not the Answer’: Landlords Slam Biden’s Eviction Moratorium Extension, Ask Federal Court to Intervene
    Several major groups representing landlords and property owners criticized President Joe Biden’s decision to extend the pandemic-related eviction moratorium and said all legal options are on the table. The National Association of Realtors, the Georgia Association of Realtors, and the National Apartment Association said the moratorium extension kicks the can down the road, harms landlords…
    Thomas Catenacci
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    Pelosi Asks Biden to Extend Eviction Moratorium in Violation of Supreme Court Ruling
    Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other leading House Democrats have called on the White House to disregard a Supreme Court ruling and extend the national moratorium on evictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pelosi and the other top House Democratic leaders urged President Joe Biden’s administration to extend the eviction moratorium until Oct. 18, and said…
    Thomas Catenacci
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    Biden Administration Sues Texas Over Governor’s Order Restricting Transportation of Illegal Immigrants
    The Biden administration filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas challenging Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order targeting the transportation of migrants spreading COVID-19 in the state, according to court documents filed Friday. Abbott, a Republican, announced restrictions on the ground transportation of illegal migrants in federal custody who could spread COVID-19 around Texas communities…
    Kaylee Greenlee
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    Texas Governor Enlists National Guard to Catch Illegal Immigrants at Border
    The Texas National Guard will be deployed to assist law enforcement officials in arresting illegal migrants on state criminal charges at the southern border, Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, announced. Illegal migrants who are apprehended and found to have committed state offenses such as criminal trespassing, human trafficking, and narcotics smuggling are subject to arrest…
    Kaylee Greenlee
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    Illegal Aliens Convicted of Homicide Return to America
    In June, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged six individuals who had previously been convicted of homicide in the U.S. with illegally reentering the country. This statistic—published in the U.S. attorney’s monthly report on immigration and border crimes—shines a revelatory light on our justice system and our border security. Each of…
    Terence Jeffrey
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    President Pursues Rapid Deportations for Some Illegal Immigrants
    The Biden administration reinstated rapid deportations for migrant families not expelled under the current Trump-era public health order Title 42, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday. Border officials would be able to deport migrant families who illegally enter the U.S. and aren’t expelled under Title 42 under the “expedited removal” proceedings without court hearings, according to the Department…
    Kaylee Greenlee
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    Can the Left Get Anything Right? From Immigration to Energy, Answer Is ‘No’
    From immigration to crime, energy, and beyond, Democrats have the Midas touch in reverse: Everything they handle turns to manure. Can the left get anything right? Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas repeatedly has claimed that “the border is closed.” Regarding the illegal alien surge through Mexico, “we have seen extreme progress over these last few…
    Deroy Murdock
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    Texas Moves Detained Illegal Immigrants to Vacant State Prison
    Texas law enforcement officials have received the first migrants arrested and charged with state offenses at a vacant state prison, a Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson says. Officials on Tuesday transferred the first three migrants from the Val Verde County Jail near Del Rio, Texas, to the Dolph Briscoe Unit in Dilley as part of…
    Kaylee Greenlee
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    Federal Judge Stops Biden White House’s Authoritarian Move on Amnesty
    Liberals are up in arms over the decision by a federal judge preventing the Biden administration from reinstating the amnesty program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals for new applicants, although the program may continue for those illegal aliens already in it. This is a very important court decision in slowing the trend toward…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    Should Congress Legalize Illegal Aliens Through a Budget Process? Consider These 7 Points
    Congressional Democrats are considering breaking budget rules to enact controversial changes to immigration law.  President Joe Biden has endorsed using the so-called budget reconciliation process to enact his multitrillion spending agenda, which would allow Congress to pass spending and tax increases along party lines, bypassing the filibuster in the evenly divided Senate.  But Democrats threaten…
    Matthew Dickerson
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    Protesters Demand Biden ‘Keep His Promise’ on Amnesty. Fortunately, He Can’t Do It Unilaterally.
    “What do we want?” yelled a protest organizer, in Spanish. “Amnesty!” the crowd responded. “When do we want it?” “Now!” That was the scene June 24 as a large group of pro-amnesty demonstrators marched across Washington, D.C., under a “We Can’t Wait” banner, attempting to get President Joe Biden to “keep his promise” to legalize…
    Douglas Blair
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    Supreme Court Leaves Unlawful, Unconstitutional Eviction Moratorium Intact
    The Supreme Court’s decision to leave in place the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s unlawful, unconstitutional eviction moratorium poses a threat to the rule of law, federalism, and fundamental constitutional rights. Justice Brett Kavanaugh perplexingly agreed with the court majority to leave this moratorium in place, despite acknowledging that the CDC’s edict is indeed…
    Joel Griffith
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    Arizona Resident: ‘As Much as Biden Is Letting Us Down, He Is Letting Illegal Immigrants Down as Well’
    The Biden administration and its allies promote the narrative that Americans who support border security are racist, xenophobic, or uncompassionate, at best. But after six long months living with the U.S.-Mexico border crisis, border residents are frustrated and angry over the blatant disregard the administration has demonstrated—not only for the security and well-being of its…
    Shea Bradley-Farrell
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    Why Illegal Immigrants Are Being Released Without Court Dates
    Under circumstances at the southern border created by Biden administration actions, the contentious “catch and release” of illegal immigrants has become a bit more complicated, as the Border Patrol is now releasing thousands of illegal aliens into the country without a court date.  Generally, after apprehension, it’s the Border Patrol that processes the illegal border…
    Fred Lucas
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    4 Keys to Understanding How Illegal Immigrants Fly to New Homes in America
    Two Republican governors are calling for the Senate to investigate why the Biden administration hasn’t notified state and local governments before transporting illegal immigrants to their jurisdictions and releasing them there. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee wrote a letter of support to Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate…
    Fred Lucas
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    My Mother Came to America the Right Way. Here’s How Biden’s Policies Devalue Legal Immigration.
    The Biden administration is devaluing the American experience by allowing illegal immigrants to flock through our southern border. Americans enjoy citizenship either by birth or through patience and hard work. Immigrants who have traveled the painstaking and purposeful journey toward legally earned citizenship hold the most deeply ingrained sentiments of gratitude and patriotism. My mother,…
    Brigitta Borinstein
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    Border Town of Del Rio Blames Biden for Flood of Illegal Immigrants
    Illegal immigrants have started fires on the Texas ranch and twice tried to break into the house where she and her husband live with three young daughters, Allison Anderson said. In another incident, authorities’ pursuit of unlawful crossers at the U.S.-Mexico border came to a stop on her family’s property, she said.  “I was outside…
    Fred Lucas
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    For This Immigrant, the American Dream Came True
    Humberto Lopez came to this country legally as an immigrant with his family. He joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss why the family emigrated from Mexico decades ago, his initial thoughts about our nation, and more. “The American dream is still attainable as long as we have capitalism,” says Lopez, now 75 and a…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Biden Advisers Link Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants With ‘Environmental Justice’
    An advisory panel to President Joe Biden is trying to marry the issue of amnesty for illegal immigrants with what it calls “environmental justice,” the federal effort to confront climate change.  The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council last week released a report with about 90 pages of recommendations, including adopting the language of the…
    Fred Lucas
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