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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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…. -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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Congressman’s Bill Would Do More to Curtail Sanctuary Cities Than Trump’s Executive Order
President Donald Trump’s executive order defunding sanctuary cities has been widely praised by Republicans in Congress, but one congressman wants to do more to encourage enforcement of immigration laws. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., said in a press release addressing Trump’s executive order, “It is wonderful to finally have an ally in the White House.” In… -
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Last-Minute Lawyer Faulted for ‘Poor Job’ Defending Trump’s Immigration Order
The lawyer who argued the case for President Donald Trump’s executive order designed to bar terrorists from entering the country is the target of sharp criticism for his performance Tuesday night before a federal appeals court. “I’m not sure I’m convincing the court,” Justice Department attorney August E. Flentje said during Tuesday’s hearing. August E…. -
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How Trump’s Immigration Executive Order Honors the Spirit of the Statue of Liberty
On a bronze plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty is inscribed a poem titled “The New Colossus.” A line in this poem states, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free … ” These words proclaim the American ideal that we are a people welcoming anyone seeking… -
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Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration Is Both Legal and Constitutional
If you want to see the difference between a federal judge who follows the rule of law and a federal judge who ignores laws he doesn’t like in order to reach a preferred public policy outcome, just compare the two district court decisions issued in Washington state and Massachusetts over President Donald Trump’s immigration executive… -
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Lame-Duck Obama Administration Hid Sharp Decline in Immigration Deportations
In the final months of the outgoing Obama administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials began quietly hiding evidence revealing a huge increase in the number of apprehended and incarcerated illegal aliens allowed to go free, rather than face detention or deportation. In addition to drastically increasing sanctioned catch-and-release cases during the latter part of… -
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Sanctuary Cities Targeted by Trump Receive Billions in Federal Funds
More than 100 sanctuary cities across America received a total of $27 billion in federal funds in one year, according to a new study. President Donald Trump has promised to withhold at least some of that money if such jurisdictions don’t change their policies on illegal immigrants. Nearly 300 jurisdictions—states, counties, or cities—have some form…