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    Trump Seeks to Unify GOP Around Immigration Goals
    President Donald Trump hopes to unite Republicans behind new immigration goals that focus on border security and a merit-based system that keeps legal immigration at current levels. The president is set to deliver a Rose Garden address on the plan at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Trump wants more people coming to the country to fill new…
    Fred Lucas
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    Lindsey Graham Proposes to Tighten Asylum, Immigration Procedures to Relieve Border
    The flow of migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. would be cut off before they cross the southern border illegally, under changes to immigration law proposed Wednesday by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. “There has been a 64% increase in people apprehended at the border, family units,” Graham, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said during…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    An Illegal Immigrant Killed Her Son, a Police Officer. Here’s How This Mom Fights to Save Others.
    A mother whose son died after a car wreck caused by an illegal immigrant with a criminal record who was drunk and high on drugs says his death left a permanent scar on her life. “When he was taken from me, there was a huge part of my life that was taken,” Mary Ann Mendoza…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Keeping Fake Illegal Immigrant Families Together
    Who remembers the hysterical sound and fury of open borders leftists last summer over President Donald Trump’s detention and enforcement policies at our besieged southern border? Remember the #FamiliesBelongTogether, #WhereAreTheChildren, #AbolishICE, and #MeltICE hashtags? Remember the “Trump Child Abuse,” “Free the Children,” “Save the Children,” and “AMERICANS DON’T USE CHILDREN AS PAWNS” posters wielded at…
    Michelle Malkin
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    Judges Can’t Ignore Immigration Laws They Don’t Like
    Remember when judges used to uphold the law? Unfortunately, that’s not always the case today. Consider the Massachusetts trial judge who is accused of helping a twice-deported illegal immigrant slip out the back door rather than hand him over to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent waiting to arrest him. According to authorities, Massachusetts District Court Judge Shelley Joseph…
    Hans von Spakovsky | Cully Stimson
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    4 Keys to the Immigration Reform We Need
    Immigration is one of the fundamental building blocks that help make America the unique nation that it is. But the debate over border security and immigration has become toxic because politicians have put politics before principles. And reasonable Americans find themselves trapped between zealots on both sides. For over two centuries, the United States has…
    Genevieve Wood
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    How Trump Can Solve Our Illegal Immigration Crisis
    The unprecedented numbers of illegal immigrants pouring across our southern border have led some to upgrade the situation there from “crisis” to “existential threat.” The magnitude of the problem, they say, threatens to undermine America’s success as an immigration nation. And they want solutions. Until now, America has been an undisputed immigration success story. More people immigrate…
    James Carafano
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    Illegal Alien Sentenced to Prison for Running Elaborate Prostitution Operation
    Luis Bonilla-Hernandez, an illegal migrant from El Salvador, was sentenced to two years of prison on Friday for running a criminal sex operation right in the heart of the Washington, D.C., area. “Bonilla-Hernandez profited from the sexual exploitation of women who found themselves in difficult and vulnerable places,” G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. attorney for the…
    Jason Hopkins
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    Once Again, a Liberal Activist Judge Is Halting a Sensible Immigration Policy
    If you look up the phrase “activist judge” in the liberal lexicon, one of the names that will no doubt appear at the top of the list is Richard Seeborg, a federal district court judge in San Francisco appointed by President Barack Obama.  Earlier this month, Seeborg issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the Trump…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    Border Agents Rescue Migrant Mother and Her 3 Kids From Drowning in Rio Grande
    Border Patrol agents rescued a Guatemalan family of four before they drowned to death attempting to cross the U.S. southern border. A forceful current swept a woman and her three children, ages 2, 4, and 15, downriver when they attempted to cross the Rio Grande on March 28. Fortunately for the family, Border Patrol agents were…
    Jason Hopkins
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    Supreme Court Sides With Trump, Overturning 9th Circuit on Detaining Illegal Immigrants
    A closely divided Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its efforts to combat illegal immigration in a 5-4 ruling Tuesday. In the majority opinion by Justice Samuel Alito that split along ideological lines, the high court held that federal immigration authorities can detain illegal immigrants released from prison or jail pending their deportation,…
    Fred Lucas
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    Too Few Immigrants Value Limited Government
    Given the constantly reiterated left-wing charge that opposition to massive immigration is racist and xenophobic, it is important to restate the truth: The reason for opposition to mass immigration into the United States—from almost anywhere in the world, whether legal or illegal—has nothing to do with race or ethnicity. The issue is entirely one of…
    Dennis Prager
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    Immigrants’ Son Promotes Opportunity for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
    Alfredo Ortiz has lived the American dream. While his father worked as tailor in Chula Vista, California, Ortiz and his mother dug through trash to find aluminum cans and newspapers. They “cashed in” these items at the local YMCA for their grocery money. Those hardships early in life didn’t dissuade Ortiz. Today, he’s a passionate…
    Mykala Steadman
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    A Polish Immigrant Reminds Scott Walker of American Greatness
    America’s greatness is built on freedom, former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, and he had a story about an immigrant from Poland to illustrate that. “Thank you to each and every one of you in all that you represent here in this country and around the world,…
    Joshua Q. Nelson
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    Sanctuary Laws Allow Illegal Immigrant Who Tried to Kill a Cop to Remain in US, ICE Claims
    Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials claim a deadly shootout between an illegal immigrant and a sheriff’s deputy could have been prevented if California sanctuary laws allowed them to do their job. A deadly shootout on Sunday took place between a cop and a Mexican national. During a routine traffic stop in Napa County, California, Javier Hernandez Morales,…
    Jason Hopkins
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    New York’s Illegal Immigrants 1 Step Closer to Driver’s Licenses
    The New York City Council passed a resolution by a full vote Wednesday that will edge the state Assembly and Senate toward passing legislation allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses, according to a report by Columbia University’s student-led NY City Lens. City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, a Democrat representing the 10th Council District, introduced the…
    Courtney Joyner
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    The ‘New Normal’: An Era of Bigger Migrant Caravans Has Begun
    KYIV, Ukraine—Over the past year, migrant caravans from Central America have become bigger and better organized, experts and officials say, underscoring a looming immigration crisis that will test U.S. immigration laws and strain the U.S.-Mexico relationship. On Jan. 29, John Rood, U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy,  told Congress that three migrant caravans were crossing…
    Nolan Peterson
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    Trump Vows to Stop Incoming Migrant Caravan but Says a Wall Would Make It ‘Soooo Much Easier’
    President Donald Trump vowed on Twitter Thursday to stop a migrant caravan from entering the U.S. with “more troops” as the group heads north from Central America. “More troops being sent to the Southern Border to stop the attempted Invasion of Illegals, through large Caravans, into our Country,” Trump wrote on Twitter Thursday. “We have stopped the…
    Evie Fordham
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    New York Democrats Pass Bill to Fund College for Illegal Immigrants
    New York state lawmakers approved a measure that aims to dole out millions in taxpayer-funded aid to "Dreamers"—who entered the country illegally—attending college. The now Democratic-controlled New York state Legislature on Wednesday passed the Dream Act, legislation that would make thousands of "Dreamers" eligible for financial aid to attend public colleges in the state. The bill, which…
    Jason Hopkins
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    Child Sex Offender Nabbed Crossing the Border With Migrant Caravan Families
    Customs and Border Protection agents were able to apprehend a previously deported child sex offender who tried re-entering the country with a group of other foreign nationals. A CBP camera operator on Jan. 11 discovered 24 individuals illegally crossing into the United States near the San Luis, Arizona, port of entry. The caravan, which was…
    Jason Hopkins
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