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    Don’t Ignore the Grave Danger Unaccompanied Illegal Alien Children Face, Idaho Lawmaker Says
    “If you were parents,” Rep. Rep. Raul Labrador asked Thursday, “would you send your child hundreds and hundreds of miles with [human] traffickers … that are evil people, that are doing harm to them during the trip?” “So, don’t just think about the kids in the detention facilities, think about all of the children [traveling to…
    Katherine Rohloff
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    Trump Orders Fix to Family Separation on Border, Calls for ‘Comprehensive’ Immigration Solution
    President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to halt separating families that illegally cross the border, but also said he wants to sign a “comprehensive” immigration bill from Congress. “You may be able to do for immigration what Nixon did for China and Reagan did for the Soviet Union,” @SenAlexander says. In signing the…
    Fred Lucas
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    Podcast: Germany’s Migrant Crisis Continues
    President Donald Trump has been tweeting a lot about the crime rate in Germany, a nation that took in many migrants and continues to do so. Robin Simcox of The Heritage Foundation shares the facts. Plus: Did Peter Fonda’s targeting of Barron Trump go too far?
    Katrina Trinko | Daniel Davis
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    How Immigration Officials Cooked the Books and Fooled Congress for Years
    A recent Justice Department report on U.S. immigration courts provides a rare glimpse into the difficulties faced by the Trump administration as it repairs the damages inflicted on these tribunals over the last 20 years. But give credit to the courts’ new executive, James McHenry. Early on, he identified the need for transparency and has…
    Mark Metcalf
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    Trump Visit Could Muddy Where House Republicans Land on Immigration Bills
    House Republicans appeared to move toward the weaker of two immigration bills after meeting Tuesday evening with President Donald Trump ahead of votes expected later this week. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., sponsor of the stronger, more conservative bill, announced following the meeting that he instead could support the “consensus” legislation pushed by House Speaker Paul…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    House ‘Compromise’ Immigration Bill Fails to Adequately Address Broken System
    Last Friday, House leadership released the text of their new “compromise” immigration bill. Rather than making the right changes on border security, enforcement, and legal immigration reforms, the bill is based on a complex amnesty scheme. While supporters of the bill may claim that it addresses the broken system, it will actually perpetuate or even…
    David Inserra
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    Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz: Comparing Immigrant Detention Centers to Nazi Death Camps Is a ‘Form of Holocaust Denial’
    Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz said comparing illegal immigrant detention centers to Nazi death camps is a form of “holocaust denial,” Monday on “Fox & Friends.” Dershowitz’s comments come after ex-CIA chief Michael Hayden tweeted a photo of Auschwitz Saturday and doubled down on the tweet while appearing on CNN’s “New Day” Monday morning. “Michael Hayden is a great man. He was…
    Nick Givas
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    Merkel’s Leadership Threatened by Killings by Immigrants, Wrought by Open Borders
    Diana Feldman received an unusual text message from the phone of her 14-year-old daughter, Susanna, late last month. Written in broken German, the message said she would be back home in a few weeks and that her mother should not try to find her. Yet the message was not from Susanna. She had already been…
    Robin Simcox
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    Immigration Agency Assigns Group to Track Down Citizenship Cheaters
    The federal agency that processes applications for naturalization is forming a special group to track down those who lied or committed fraud to obtain U.S. citizenship. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services plans to hire several dozen lawyers and immigration specialists to review cases of illegal aliens who were ordered deported but used fake identities to…
    Will Racke
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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 | David Inserra
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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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