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    How Trump Is Toughening Asylum Rules for Immigrants

    President Donald Trump’s administration is clamping down on asylum rules for immigrants coming to the United States, the White House announced Thursday. The Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department jointly issued a new rule requiring that immigrants seeking asylum along the southern border must present themselves lawfully at a port of entry. Trump…
    Fred Lucas
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    We Hear You: The Migrant ‘Caravan,’ Racial Preferences, and Other Leftist Passions

    Editor's note: The mainstream media reports that Americans shouldn't worry about the "caravan" of thousands of migrants headed to the U.S.-Mexico border. The Daily Signal's audience mostly disagrees, based on comments such as the ones we feature below. Don't forget to write [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: In his commentary, “The Left Goes Full Open…
    Ken McIntyre
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    On the Street: Trump Supporters on the Growing Migrant Caravan

    The Daily Signal traveled to Houston, Texas to attend President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” rally. While we were there we talked to attendees about one of the most important issues to them—immigration and the migrant caravan traveling to the southern U.S. border. “I’m an immigrant from Mexico,” one attendee told us. “We paid…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    Q&A: Migrant Caravan and the US Immigration System

    For the second time this year, a caravan of migrants is making its way through Mexico toward the U.S. southern border. President Donald Trump has said the caravan will not be allowed into the United States, and vowed to send the U.S. military to assist in securing the border if necessary. Ana Quintana and David…
    Timothy Doescher
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    Dropping ‘Zero Tolerance’ Signaled Open Door for Illegal Immigrants

    Feeling the political heat over separating families of illegal immigrants, President Donald Trump took executive action in June to scale back his “zero tolerance” policy for border crossers. But under existing law, this had fairly predictable results, immigration experts said. “Catch and release is not an official policy, but it is the default until we…
    Fred Lucas
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    Mexico Says It Will Deport Any Migrant Caravan Members Who Enter Without Papers

    Mexico sent federal police to its southern border Wednesday with a warning that they will detain and deport any members of a highly publicized migrant caravan who try to enter the country without a visa. The police officers arrived in two planes in Tapachula, a border city that is a popular waypoint for migrants coming…
    Will Racke
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    House Resolution Condemns Voting by Noncitizens, Illegal Immigrants

    The House of Representatives is set to vote this week on a resolution condemning voting by noncitizens and illegal immigrants as “devaluing” ballots cast by U.S. citizens. The nonbinding resolution, presented last week by Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., would make it the position of the House that “allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote…
    Tristan Justice
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    The Next Migrant Crisis Could Come From This Syrian City

    This is a transcript of an interview on the Sept. 20 episode of The Daily Signal podcast. It was edited for length, style, and clarity. Daniel Davis: Well, as the civil war in Syria continues to rage, one city in eastern Syria is collecting millions of refugees. The city is Idlib, and given the right circumstances,…
    Katrina Trinko
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    The Daily Signal Podcast: The Next Migrant Crisis May Come Out of This Syrian Region

    The civil war in Syria has killed over 100,000 civilians, displaced millions more, and produced a historic migrant crisis that affects Europe to this day. But the situation could get even worse if things go wrong in Idlib, a city in eastern Syria. We discuss with Luke Coffey of The Heritage Foundation. Plus: One Democratic…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Twitter’s Initial Classification of ‘Illegal Alien,’ ‘Criminal Alien’ as Hateful Shows Social Media’s Censorship Potential

    Twitter made headlines recently when it denied the Center for Immigration Studies, a nonpartisan group, the ability to promote four tweets that—according to Twitter—contained “hateful content.” What was that hateful content? The legally correct phrases “illegal alien” and “criminal alien.” To be clear, those who follow the Center for Immigration Studies on Twitter were able…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    Twitter Rejects Ads Using the Words ‘Illegal Alien’ and ‘Criminal Alien,’ Calling That ‘Hate Speech’

    Twitter rejected four tweets from a Washington-based immigration research center’s advertising campaign as “hate speech” Tuesday because they used the legal terms “illegal alien” and “criminal alien.” The rejected tweets by the Center for Immigration Studies, proposed for its Twitter Ads campaign to attract more followers, generally provided a statistic or factual statement and pressed…
    Troy Worden
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    We Hear You: Illegal Immigration, Gun Rights, Lower Taxes, and Free Speech

    Editor's note: Commentaries on the ease with which illegal immigrants evade their day in court and the role of  guns in defending life and property drew some strong reaction, which leads this week's roundup of your views. Be sure to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: It's well past time to end the…
    Ken McIntyre
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    Mollie Tibbetts Case Shows Cost of Not Enforcing Immigration Laws

    This is a lightly edited transcript of an interview on the Aug. 23 Daily Signal podcast.  President Donald Trump: You heard about today with the illegal alien coming in, very sadly, from Mexico, and you saw what happened to that incredible, beautiful young woman. It should have never happened. Illegally in our country. We’ve had…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Securing the Border Is the Most Humane Policy

    Each month, as many as tens of thousands stream across our southern border from Central American countries  without obtaining legal status. Thousands are unaccompanied alien children who have completed a perilous journey before even having reached the Rio Grande. All Americans can agree that this is a problem. Our immigration system is broken. From the…
    Rep. Michael C. Burgess
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    Conservative Lawmakers Weigh in on Trump’s Shutdown Threat Over Wall, Immigration

    President Donald Trump has threatened to shut down the government over border security, including the wall, in tweets this week, and some Republican lawmakers agree it’s crucial to address immigration. “While neither the president or myself or any member of Congress … want a government shutdown, the president is playing his hand well and using…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    ‘Undocumented Immigrant’ Is a Made-Up Term That Ignores the Law

    The news media is reporting that an internal email at the Justice Department has reminded its lawyers that the legally correct term they should be using in their briefs is “illegal alien,” not the euphemism “undocumented immigrant.” The Justice Department leadership is correct. Illegal alien is the correct legal term that should be used. “Undocumented…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    Newt Gingrich Gets Real With Left-Wing Illegal Immigrants: ‘You Must Be an American Citizen to Vote’

    Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich accused Democrats of pushing illegal immigration to gain more traction at the polls. Gingrich cited San Francisco as ground zero for the movement, where illegal immigrants are eligible to register and vote in local school board elections, in a Wednesday op-ed for Fox News. “Pro-illegal immigration, sanctuary state-supporting Democratic majority in…
    Nick Givas
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    After Defeating Government’s Crazy Requirements for Who Can Thread Eyebrows, Immigrant Poised to Achieve American Dream

    “I came to this country because it offered better opportunities to start a business and make my dreams come true. But for years, Louisiana worked to keep me and my employees from making a living.” That is how Lata Jagtiani, who emigrated from India, frames her yearslong struggle to sustain her family-owned business in Louisiana…
    John-Michael Seibler
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    We Hear You: Processing Illegal Immigrants at the Border and Maxine Waters’ Call for Incivility

    Editor’s note: The issue of separating children from adults who cross into America illegally, and Maxine Waters’ related call for incivility, prompted a wave of comment from our audience. Let’s begin with a sampling. Don’t forget to write us at  [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: What a stupid protest, as reported by Jeremiah Poff and…
    Ken McIntyre
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    Here’s an Indisputable Fact: Immigrants Bring Cultural Change

    The most frequently used description of America by those who advocate for large numbers of immigrants—those here legally or illegally—is “America is a nation of immigrants.” The statement sounds meaningful. But in reality, it’s meaningless. What else could America be? If no one had come to America from elsewhere, the North American continent would have…
    Dennis Prager
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