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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… -
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Trump Is More Right Than Wrong About Migrant Crime in Germany
President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday, “Crime in Germany is way up. Big mistake made all over Europe in allowing millions of people in who have so strongly and violently changed their culture!” The people of Germany are turning against their leadership as migration is rocking the already tenuous Berlin coalition. Crime in Germany is… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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Backpage Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking 5 Days After Women’s March Endorsement
Backpage.com pleaded guilty to human trafficking charges in Texas less than one week after Women’s March defended the company. Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer also pled guilty to money laundering charges, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Thursday. The announcement came one day after President Donald Trump signed bipartisan legislation targeting online sex trafficking and granting states broader ability to… -
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Problematic Women: Women’s March Reaches a New Low in Defense of Child Sex Trafficking Website
On this week’s edition of “Problematic Women,” we discuss a conservative woman finally getting recognized for her accomplishments, rapper Cardi B’s take on “abortion regret,” Khloe Kardashian’s baby drama, and Seth Meyers’ wife giving birth on a floor. We also examine the Women’s March criticizing the Trump administration for cracking down on sex trafficking and… -
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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,… -
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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,… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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Border Patrol Agents Are American Heroes
The following is adapted from a speech Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, delivered on April 3 at the National Border Patrol Council in Edinburg, Texas, and has been edited for length. Growing up, my dad would tell me stories about the legends of Texas history. I’d dream of fighting alongside Col. William Travis, Jim Bowie, and…