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How Jeff Sessions Plans to Fight Back Against Sanctuary Cities
The Justice Department will start enforcing federal immigration laws by discontinuing the funding of sanctuary cities, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Monday while speaking at the White House. If carried out, this new policy will result in the loss of federal money for cities that permit residents to be illegal immigrants, as Sessions stated…Caleb Ecarma -
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14-Year-Old Girl Says She Was Raped by Illegal Immigrants. Here’s How the Community Is Reacting.
Parents and other residents of a Washington, D.C., suburb are struggling to come to terms with reports that a 14-year-old female student was raped in a boys’ bathroom during school hours by two male students who immigrated to this country illegally. Police arrested Henry E. Sanchez, 18, and Jose O. Montano, 17, on Friday, charging them with first-degree…Kelsey Bolar -
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The Consequences of Immigration for America’s Public Schools
It is difficult to overstate the impact that immigration is having on our nation’s schools. In a recent report based on Census Bureau data authored by myself and colleagues Bryan Griffith and Karen Ziegler, we map the profound impact immigration has had on schools across the country. We find that nationally, nearly 1 in 4…Steven Camarota -
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Here’s What the US Can Do When Countries Won’t Take Back Illegal Immigrants
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security announced there was an “unprecedented decline” in illegal border crossings during President Donald Trump’s first month in office. >>>Find out when and where you can watch “Full Measure” Meanwhile, border hawks are trying to reverse another trend: the refusal by many countries to accept the deportation of their…Sharyl Attkisson -
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House Conservatives Back Trump’s Border Wall Request
Two House conservatives expressed support for the Trump administration’s request for billions of dollars in funding to begin work on a planned border wall, saying the nation needs to do “what’s necessary” to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. “We need to do what’s necessary to protect the United States, and we need to pay for that…Kelsey Bolar -
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Trump Budget: $1.5 Billion for Border Wall, 28% Slash to State Department
The first payment for President Donald Trump’s long-promised border wall will be $1.5 billion, said Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget. “This is an America first budget,” Mick Mulvaney says. Mulvaney spoke to reporters Wednesday about the Trump administration’s next proposed budget that would slash more than a quarter of…Fred Lucas -
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Schumer, Who Voted for Border Wall in 2006, Threatens Government Shutdown Over Funding It
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is threatening a government shutdown if funding for a border wall is included in a must-pass government spending bill. “If Republicans insist on inserting poison pill riders such as defunding Planned Parenthood, building a border wall, or starting a deportation force, they will be shutting down the government and delivering…Rachel del Guidice -
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Trump Faces Challenge of Visa Overstays, the Largest Source of Illegal Immigration
As President Donald Trump focuses on border security in his initial actions to counter illegal immigration, a new report shows the unauthorized population increasingly is made up of those who first entered the U.S. legally. In each year from 2007 to 2014, the report from the Center for Migration Studies finds, more people joined the…Josh Siegel -
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Assimilation, Not ‘Integration,’ Prevents Young Immigrants From Turning to Terrorism
Whoever leaked a Department of Homeland Security document showing that children of immigrants raised in America radicalize at a higher rate than do their parents was clearly trying to thwart the Trump administration’s vetting plans. But what the leak accomplished was to confirm that our patriotic assimilation system is broken to the point that it…James Carafano -
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Professors, Students Demand College Start Fund for Illegal Immigrants
Cornell University students hosted a protest to demand the college provide funds for all illegal immigrant students. The protest, organized by the Cornell Coalition for Inclusive Democracy, drew about 250 students and faculty members, reports Heat Street. The protesters want the school to provide special funding for all immigrant students, even those not protected by the…Amber Randall -
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DC Councilwoman Holds Meeting Teaching Illegal Immigrants How to Resist ICE
Brianne Nadeau, a member of the Council of the District of Columbia, organized a meeting Thursday to help local illegal immigrants in the District of Columbia resist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The meeting took place at the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School auditorium and was filled with translators and illegal immigrants, as part…Jonah Bennett -
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3 Different Ways State GOP Lawmakers Are Fighting Sanctuary Cities
In states across the country, Republican lawmakers are aiming to combat sanctuary cities and counties, and in some cases banding together to develop new ways to prod local jurisdictions into helping enforce federal immigration law. While these efforts are not unique—18 states introduced legislation to limit sanctuary policies in the 2016 state legislative session—they are…Josh Siegel -
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Father Gives Heartbreaking Plea on Anniversary of His Son’s Murder by an Illegal Immigrant
The father of a high school football player killed by an illegal immigrant spoke about how the media ignores the victims of those crimes. Jamiel Shaw Sr., a guest at President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress Tuesday, spoke on the anniversary of his son, Jamiel Jr.'s, death. Shaw mentioned how the media ignores these crimes and…Amber Randall -
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Trump Reform Could Admit More Self-Sufficient Immigrants
President Donald Trump’s gesture for bipartisan immigration reform seemed to call for replacing the current legal immigration system that prioritizes family reunification with an economic merit-based system. “Those seeking to enter a country ought to be able to support themselves financially,” @POTUS says. If that’s the direction, then some pro-enforcement groups seem willing to listen….Fred Lucas -
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How Trump Proposes to Help Victims of Crimes by Illegal Immigrants
With family members of three Americans killed by illegal immigrants looking on, President Donald Trump on Tuesday night used his address to Congress to bring attention to his plan for an office to help victims of crimes committed by those not authorized to be in the country. “I have ordered the Department of Homeland Security…Josh Siegel -
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Trump Invites Families Hurt by Illegal Immigrants for His Speech to Congress
The guests President Donald Trump invited to hear his Tuesday night address to a joint session of Congress will represent four issues: border security, school choice, small businesses, and Justice Antonin Scalia’s Supreme Court legacy. Per a White House press release, Trump invited family members of three people who were murdered by illegal immigrants, a…Caleb Ecarma -
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One County Saw a 27% Drop in Assaults After It Helped Enforce Immigration Law. Here’s the Rest of the Story.
In July 2007, the elected board of a growing county in Northern Virginia adopted a controversial resolution requiring the police department to partner with the federal government to help deport illegal immigrants. Corey Stewart, the Republican elected the year before as chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, ran on a platform of…Josh Siegel -
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Trump Targets Criminals, Late Arrivals in Immigration Enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security will make prioritization key in its beefed-up enforcement of the border and the interior of the country—removing criminals first, while more recent arrivals will also face expedited removal. However, critics call it “mass deportation” that will face a legal challenge. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly released implementation memos to agencies…Fred Lucas -
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How Illegal Immigration Harms Black Americans, According to Civil Rights Commissioner
As the Trump administration gets ready to tackle illegal immigration, a member of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission noted the impact on the black community that he believes is too often ignored. “A sizable number of black men don’t have access to entry-level jobs,” Peter Kirsanow says. “Black males are more likely to experience competition…Fred Lucas -
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The Truth About Sanctuary Cities and Crime Rates
If restricting local law enforcement from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer requests is supposed to make communities safer, as some immigration advocates and law enforcement officials suggest, I’d like to hear them reconcile their beliefs with the actions of Texas’ Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez. Hernandez, sworn in as the newly elected…Scott Erickson