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    A History Lesson on the Shifting Political Stances on Illegal Immigration
    Here are a couple of easy immigration questions—answerable with a simple “yes” or “no”—we might ask any American of any political stripe: Does everyone in the world have a right to live in the U.S.? Do the American people have a right, through their elected representatives, to decide who has the right to immigrate to…
    Walter E. Williams
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    The Ironies of Illegal Immigration
    Estimates suggest that there are 11 million to 13 million Mexican citizens currently living in the United States illegally. Millions more emigrated previously and are now U.S. citizens. A recent poll revealed that one-third of Mexicans (34 percent) would like to emigrate to the United States. With Mexico having a population of about 130 million,…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Trump’s New Asylum Policy Will Help Block Illegal Immigration
    Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen recently announced a significant policy change to stop illegal immigration. After years of catch and release, loopholes, and poor enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security is moving to plug the holes in the U.S. immigration system, and especially the loopholes that surround the asylum system. One of the most…
    David Inserra
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    Money, Support for Migrant ‘Caravans’ Flow Through Chicago
    Advocates of open borders quoted in media coverage of the migrant “caravan” moving north through Mexico are part of a network of U.S.-based groups funded in the past by left-leaning foundations, according to tax and financial records. Pueblo Sin Fronteras, a Chicago-based nonprofit whose name means People Without Borders, is widely credited with organizing the…
    Kevin Mooney
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    We Hear You: No, the Migrants in That Caravan Have No ‘Right’ to Cross Our Border
    Editor's note: Nolan Peterson's reporting from the U.S.-bound "caravan" of migrants rang bells with The Daily Signal's audience, and you're not shy about sharing your views. Most of today's mailbag is devoted to those comments. Our address is [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: While I feel great compassion for these people in Nolan Peterson's report,…
    Ken McIntyre
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    Judge Stops Trump Asylum Ban as Migrant Caravan Nears
    A federal judge in California issued a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration’s new asylum rules early Tuesday morning. U.S. District Court Judge Jon Tigar said that Congress extended asylum eligibility to all comers, and the president may not impose contrary terms. “Whatever the scope of the president’s authority, he may not rewrite the…
    Kevin Daley
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    What Congress Can Do Now to Fix Immigration Enforcement
    With just a month and a half remaining in the 115th Congress, members face a number of issues that require action. Immigration policy is one of those areas that will likely be a focal point of congressional debate and jockeying. President Donald Trump is demanding funds for a border wall, and while congressional leaders have…
    David Inserra
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    Angry Tijuana Residents Push Back Against Migrant Caravan: ‘This Is an Invasion’
    Hundreds of angry residents took to the streets of downtown Tijuana on Sunday to protest the caravan of Central American migrants that has been streaming into the city in recent weeks. Carrying Mexican flags and singing the national anthem, the demonstrators marched to a sports complex where about 2,000 of the migrants are being housed….
    Will Racke
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    ‘It’s Your Right to Go to the US’: What I Saw When I Visited the Migrant Caravan
    MEXICO CITY—The migrant caravan has its own de facto government, and on this night the travelers from Central America gathered at the behest of a few leaders to discuss issues of the day as well as the big picture—such as what route to take to the U.S. border. “It’s your right to go to the…
    Nolan Peterson
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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 | Ana Quintana | David Inserra
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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 | Daniel Davis
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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 | Daniel Davis
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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 | Ashley Vaughan
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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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