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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 | Daniel Davis
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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 | Scott French
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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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    We Hear You: Family Separation, Open Borders, and Other Immigration Issues, Here and in Europe
    Editor's note: Lots of folks write us about illegal immigration, but our lead letter on the topic this time comes from an American mom living in Costa Rica. Like her, you may send your thoughts to [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: It appears that an adviser may have intentionally misled President Trump that a separation policy…
    Ken McIntyre
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    We Hear You: Patriotism, Citizenship, Immigration, Border Security, and the Vote
    Editor's note: On this weekend before the Fourth of July, we spotlight some of your views on the value of U.S. citizenship, legal immigration, and the right to vote, beginning with one writer's recollection of an American patriot. Don't forget to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: As a youth growing up on the…
    Ken McIntyre
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    17 States Sue Trump Administration Over the Separation of Illegal Immigrant Families at the Border
    Seventeen states and Washington, D.C., are suing the Trump administration over the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. New York, California, and fifteen other states led by Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Seattle Tuesday, marking the first legal action taken by states in response to the…
    Ryan Pickrell
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    Hundreds of Women Arrested in Senate Protesting Trump Immigration Policies
    Hundreds of women were arrested in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, The Daily Caller News Foundation has confirmed. Female activists descended upon the building to protest the Trump administration’s family separation policy and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. 630 women in foil blankets are being arrested in Hart Office…
    Robert Donachie
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    Must-See Moments: Media’s Immigration Meltdown
    The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week. This week, we discuss all things immigration, as the contentious policy debate rages on. First lady Melania Trump caused a stir with a controversial jacket (“I Don’t Care, Do U?”), President Donald Trump signed an executive order, and Homeland…
    Ginny Montalbano | Jarrett Stepman
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    Cartoon: The Answer to America’s Immigration Woes
    Michael Ramirez
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    Families of Victims of Illegal Aliens Tell of ‘Permanent Separation’ From Children, Being Ignored by Media
    With President Donald Trump still facing criticism over separating migrant families who illegally crossed the border, other families met with the president Friday to share their stories of “permanent separation” from children killed by illegal immigrants—and to complain of being ignored by the news media. Among those family members were Laura Wilkerson, who recalled the…
    Fred Lucas
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    Senator’s Video Celebrates Legal Immigrants, New Citizens
    In response to what he calls “noise surrounding illegal immigration,” Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., added his own voice to the subject by releasing a video Friday celebrating those who legally entered the United States and became citizens. “This afternoon, if you wanted to apply for any job in the country, you can,” Lankford says in…
    Katherine Rohloff
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    Democrats Have Zero Tolerance for Solutions to Illegal Immigration
    As soon as the Trump administration adopted a “zero tolerance” policy requiring law enforcement to prosecute all immigrants who crossed the border illegally, it became clear that officials weren’t prepared to deal with the crush of kids who would find themselves under their supervision. Nor were they able to implement the policy in a humane…
    David Harsanyi
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    Italy’s New Populist Government Faces Daunting Economic, Immigration Challenges
    Italy’s Five Star Movement and the Lega party managed to form a coalition government June 1, after months of talks following parliamentary elections in early March. The government, led by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, is the first “populist” government to lead a major European Union (EU) country. Italy, the fourth-largest economy in Europe, is only…
    Daniel Kochis | Julia Howe
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    Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Trump’s Position on Immigration, Compared With Obama’s ‘Catch-and-Release’ Policy
    Conservative Republican members of Congress are sharply criticizing their Democratic colleagues on immigration, accusing them of wanting to go back to so-called “catch and release” policies for illegal immigrants. “Only 19 percent of the American people support the Democrat position,” said Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, citing a new Economist/YouGov poll. “Catch and release” is the…
    Jeremiah Poff
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