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    The H-1B Visa System Has a Repeat Offender Problem
    One scandal proves nothing. Two may be a coincidence. But after years of violations and investigations, let’s admit the H-1B visa system is rife with fraud and abuse of American workers. We are not talking trivial numbers here. The site Layoffhedge has compiled records of H-1B Labor Condition Application filings from 2015 to 2026. There…
    Aiden Mello | Simon Hankinson
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    Immigrant Ingratitude: The Call Is Coming From Inside the House
    America is the most generous nation on Earth. For centuries, we have opened our doors to millions seeking freedom and opportunity. Legal immigrants who came the right way—learning our language, embracing our culture, and working hard—built this country alongside native-born Americans. They showed gratitude and became part of the American family. Tragically, recent open-border policies…
    Steve Cortes
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    Hospitals Would Report Social Security Recipients’ Immigration Status Under New Bill
    A top conservative legislator in the U.S. House of Representatives is pushing a bill to require hospitals to report the immigration status of Social Security recipients after allegations of illegal immigrants and unlawful residents have risen in recent years. The Illegal Alien Reporting Act, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, would “amend title XI of…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    New Report Raises Questions About Industry Influence on SAVE America Act Fight
    As the U.S. Senate struggles to pass the SAVE America Act, a new report documents millions of dollars in campaign contributions flowing to Republican senators from industries opposed to stricter immigration enforcement policies. The American Accountability Foundation, in partnership with the Mass Deportation Coalition, examined donations from construction, hospitality, agriculture, and senior-housing organizations, which they…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Immigration Enforcement Finally Arrives, and It’s Long Overdue
    I’ve spent time on both sides of a badge. I worked private security and executive protection, and in 1992, I drove in the presidential motorcade for President George H.W. Bush after the Los Angeles riots while working on an Assembly campaign with Young Republicans. I earned my California EMT license in 1992. I know what…
    Jay Rogers
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    Victor Davis Hanson: The Legal Reality of Birthright Citizenship and the Supreme Court’s Defection
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Sami Winc: Your thoughts on this birthright citizenship decision by the Supreme Court? Victor Davis Hanson: Well, what…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Leftist Immigrants Want the Rib Eye but Hate the Host
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Victor Davis Hanson:  So my point is this: If in 2024 the Democrats ran with a socialist and felt the socialist…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Supreme Court Says 14th Amendment Guarantees Birthright Citizenship to Children of Illegal Aliens and Tourists
    In Trump v. Barbara, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority of justices that the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment requires all children born within the United States to automatically qualify as citizens at birth. The 14th Amendment provides, in part, that “[a]ll persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject…
    Zack Smith
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    One Judge Tells ICE to Stop. The Supreme Court Already Said No.
    A federal judge in San Francisco just halted the Trump administration’s policy of arresting migrants at immigration courthouses—everywhere in the country, for everyone. On June 23, 2026, Judge P. Casey Pitts of the Northern District of California issued a 71-page ruling in Pablo Sequen v. Albarran vacating three Immigration and Customs Enforcement courthouse-arrest policies and a…
    Jay Rogers
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    Conservatives Crackdown On Birth Tourism After SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Ruling
    After the Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump’s motion to restrict birthright citizenship on Tuesday, both chambers of Congress are overseeing legislation that would stop foreign travelers from coming to the United States to give birth to a child granted American citizen status. In the upper chamber, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., called on his…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Terminating TPS: The US Conference of Catholic Bishops Weighs In
    Following the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Mullin v. Doe last week, which upheld the Trump administration’s authority to terminate Temporary Protected Status designations for over 350,000 individuals from Haiti and Syria, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued several statements supporting the continuation of TPS. Bishops Brendan J. Cahill and A. Elias Zaidan wrote: “There is simply no realistic…
    Mario Enzler | Lora Ries
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    Trump Reacts to Birthright Citizenship Ruling
    President Donald Trump said the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding birthright citizenship is “too bad for our country” and called on Congress to end the practice. “The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President,…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Hill GOP Erupts Over Birthright Citizenship Decision
    Congressional conservatives are slamming the Supreme Court of the United States after it ruled to strike down a request from the president to redefine birthright citizenship. The 6-3 decision comes after President Donald Trump’s administration argued that the birthright citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution applied to descendants of slaves in…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    People Are Misunderstanding Mullin on Permanent Status for Haitians, Border Hawks Say
    Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin took heat from figures on the right for saying that Haitians facing deportation can apply to remain in the United States, but he may have been misinterpreted, some immigration experts said. “Either try to fill out the paperwork ​and be here underneath a permanent status, or we’ll help you…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Dem Promises Pathways to Citizenship and TPS Protection as Chair
    An India-born representative promised during a press conference last week that if Democrats were to win the majority in November, she would use her new leadership role to extend pathways to citizenship for immigrant families. Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s remarks come after she held a rally to protect Temporary Protected Status following the Supreme Court’s decision…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    GOP Congresswoman Tells Naturalized Terrorists to GTFO of America
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—In America, as a naturalized citizen, you can commit and be convicted of terrorist offenses and be allowed to stay in the country, only to later commit another attack. This GOP congresswoman wants to put an end to this, telling them to GTFO. In response to two major terrorist attacks by…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Supreme Court Rules CBP Does Not Need Clear and Convincing Evidence to Find Alien Inadmissible
    Today, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Blanche v. Lau that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can decline to admit a lawful permanent resident (LPR) into the U.S. based on an ongoing criminal proceeding; a CBP agent is not required to have clear and convincing evidence that the alien committed the crime. When Muk…
    John Osorio | Lora Ries
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    Judge Blocks Trump’s Use of Revamped Immigration Database for Voter Checks
    June 22 (Reuters)—A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from using a revamped version of an immigration database for checking the accuracy of state voter rolls, dealing a blow to U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to boost the role of the federal government in elections ahead of the midterm elections in November.  Last…
    Luc Cohen
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    SCOOP: Rick Scott Moves to Terminate DHS Program That Incentivizes Hiring Foreign Grads
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Rick Scott introduced a bill designed to end the Optional Practical Training visa program, which incentivizes employers to hire foreign students. The Florida Republican’s Prioritizing American Talent Act would prohibit Department of Homeland Security funding from being used to help foreigners secure employment in the U.S. The Optional Practical Training program, created…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    This New Swing State Ballot Measure Could Change Voting in 2028
    The Arizona state Legislature has advanced the Secure Elections Act, confirming it will appear on the November ballot to give voters the chance to secure statewide elections. The proposed constitutional amendment requires government-issued voter identification to ensure only American citizens vote in their elections. “For years, Arizonans have watched the same election problems repeat while…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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