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    New York City Liberals Give the Shaft to Children of Legal Immigrants

    “I also have a dream.” This rallying cry, handwritten on a simple white placard held up by an Asian-American mom at a protest this week against liberal New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to radically transform New York City’s public schools, says it all. A new civil rights struggle in education has exploded—yet…
    Michelle Malkin
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    How Chief of ICE Responds to Jerry Brown and Andrew Cuomo on Illegal Immigrants

    The Trump administration has tripled enforcement against employers that hire illegal immigrants, an offense that could involve an array of crimes, the nation’s top immigration official says. “Simple math, more officers in the county jail equals less officers in the community,” @ICEgov Director Thomas Homan says. “We’ve increased worksite enforcement by over 300 percent. We’re…
    Fred Lucas
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    California Could Become First State to Offer Health Care to Illegal Immigrants

    Orange County 2nd District Supervisor Michelle Steel said Monday on Fox Business’ “After The Bell” that California could become the first state to offer free health care services to illegal immigrants. “California has 1.5 trillion in debt and on the top of it, that we have $258 billion unfunded pension liability. We’re talking about only two big…
    Nick Givas
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    Conservative Lawmaker: 2016 Election Made Clear Americans Want Action on Immigration

    Conservative lawmakers have no regrets about not voting for the farm bill, after House leadership refused to have an immediate vote on an immigration bill. “There has to be an intensity and a focus directed on a problem and on a question in order to get it figured out, that is what we tried to…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    This California Mayor, an Immigrant Himself, Explains Why He’s ‘Very Proud’ to Deport Illegal Immigrants From His City

    Sam Abed, the mayor of Escondido, California, took pride in deporting illegal immigrants from his city and said he wants a repeal of the state’s sanctuary laws Wednesday on Fox Business’ “The Evening Edit.” “I am very proud, you know, as an immigrant, as a leader of this city, to have deported 2,700 illegal criminals…
    Nick Givas
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    4 Areas Where Democrats Once Backed Trump Immigration Agenda

    A politician stood on the U.S.-Mexican border in San Ysidro, California, declaring, “The day when America could be the welfare system for Mexico is gone.” “Whether the space is a job, the space is a home, a place in a classroom, it’s becomes a competition for space. This is a country that’s based on immigration,…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump May Not Yet Have the Wall, but He’s Removing the Welcome Mat for Illegal Immigrants

    President Donald Trump continues to confound his critics. The same pundits who went crazy when he first proposed a wall on the southern border now rail against him for being a failure because he has not achieved that border wall. But beyond the political theater and tweets, when one considers what Trump has actually done,…
    Steven Bucci
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    Over 1 Million Illegal Immigrants Have California Driver’s Licenses, DMV Announces

    Over 1 million illegal immigrants living in the state of California have obtained driver’s licenses, according to a Wednesday report. The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced that 1,001,000 illegal immigrants have received their driver’s licenses as of March 31, The Sacramento Bee reported. Illegal immigrants have been legally allowed to receive driver's licenses in the state after Democratic…
    Henry Rodgers
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    Migrant Crisis Has Been Averted, Thanks to US-Mexico Cooperation

    Over the Easter weekend, news broke about a caravan of Central American migrants heading for the U.S. Led by Pueblo Sin Fronteras, the group of over 1,000 migrants was planning to enter the U.S. illegally. Some were also planning to illegally stay in Mexico. Before the problem even reached our borders, the Mexican government resolved…
    Ana Quintana
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    Fixing This Immigration Loophole Would Help Address Child Migrants

    In the midst of Congress’ ongoing division over immigration reform, the White House confirmed Tuesday that it is developing another immigration package to be sent to Capitol Hill. One key component of this package involves closing a loophole included in the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. Passed in 2008 and named after the…
    Paul Fredrick
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    Father Whose Son Was Killed by Illegal Immigrant Pushes Ballot Initiative to End Sanctuary State

    Don Rosenberg, whose son Drew was killed by an illegal immigrant, announced plans Wednesday on “Fox & Friends” to launch a voter initiative to fight California’s sanctuary state law. The initiative would be on the ballot in California during the 2020 presidential election. “We’re launching a voter initiative to overturn SB 54, which is the…
    Nick Givas
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    The Caravan of Migrants Is Not America’s Problem

    Over a thousand migrants from Central America are currently making their way toward the United States southern border. Their goal? By all accounts it is to enter the U.S. illegally and seek asylum. Let’s be clear, while we are certainly sympathetic to the security crisis plaguing many in Honduras, El Salvador, and other parts of…
    Genevieve Wood
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    Podcast: Caravans of Migrants Head to US Border

    What should be done about the migrants heading to the U.S.? The Heritage Foundation’s David Inserra joins us to discuss refugees, immigration policy, and border security. Plus: Generation Z is finding out smartphones aren’t a cure-all.
    Katrina Trinko
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    Trump Warns of Migrant ‘Caravans’ Heading for US, Criticizes ‘Weak’ Immigration Laws

    President Donald Trump urged Congress late Monday to change immigration laws in order to make it easier for law enforcement officials to deport illegal immigrants. “As ridiculous as it sounds, the laws of our country do not easily allow us to send those crossing our Southern Border back where they came from. A whole big…
    Robert Donachie
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    Congress Must ‘Show Leadership’ in Reforming Immigration, 2 Lawmakers Tell CPAC

    Congress has to deliver on immigration reform, two leaders of the House Freedom Caucus said Friday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. “We’ve got to do what we told the American people we were going to do and what the mandate of the 2016 election was all about,” Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a former…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    We Hear You: Amnesty Politics, Improving the Immigration System, and Why America Chose Trump

    Editor's note: Some conservatives saw victory in the Senate's inability to attract 60 votes to advance any of several immigration reform bills before the weekend, including President Donald Trump's preferred solution. The Daily Signal's audience isn't shy about why some liberals favor amnesty and citizenship status for illegal immigrants.—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Regarding Dennis…
    Ken McIntyre
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    Senate Bill ‘Destroys’ Ability to Enforce Immigration Law, DHS Says

    The Department of Homeland Security came out swinging early Thursday against a Senate bill that it said would grant amnesty to an estimated 10 million illegal immigrants and “destroy” the agency’s ability to remove illegal residents from the country. “It would be the end of immigration enforcement in America and only serve to draw millions…
    Kyle Perisic
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    Toddler Dies After Drunk Driving Illegal Immigrant Smashes Into Ambulance

    A 3-year-old boy died after the ambulance he was riding in was struck by a drunken illegal immigrant in North Carolina, police said. Jose Duran Romero, 27, allegedly crashed his Honda Accord into the side of a LifeCare Ambulance in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, early Sunday morning, reports the Charlotte News & Observer. A breathalyzer test administered two…
    Will Racke
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    House Conservatives Gear Up to Hold Line on Immigration

    Some conservative lawmakers in the House say they will be uncompromising on legislation to reform the nation’s immigration system, regardless of what more liberal colleagues urge. “The idea that we are just going to do whatever the Senate says is a little too played out, and it’s really especially wearing thin after we didn’t even…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Podcast: Liberals’ Immigration Struggle

    Are liberals being torn apart on immigration thanks to the tension between activists and politicians? We discuss with Genevieve Wood. Plus: “The View” mocks Mike Pence’s religious faith, the Olympics are showcasing the power of the American dream, and a former Obama administration adviser turns out to have had a problematic history with women.
    Katrina Trinko
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