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Mountain of Expenses: Denver’s Fiscal Woes Climb as Illegal Aliens Overwhelm City
Denver is buckling under a financial crisis caused by illegal immigration. But the fault lies not in the stars, but with the city itself. “Denver will cut hours at recreation centers, end in-person vehicle-registration renewals and eliminate spring flower beds to save $5 million this year, a response to the migrant crisis that is expected…Jarrett Stepman -
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Pakistani Illegal Alien on Terror Watchlist Released Before Being Caught Again
Federal immigration authorities caught and released a Pakistani man who illegally crossed America’s southern border and whose name appeared on the nation’s terror watchlist, according to a memo from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Pakistani national entered the U.S. illegally Nov. 9 and was nabbed by…Jennie Taer -
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Illegal Alien Work Permits, Sanctuary City Bailouts, $60B for Ukraine: What’s Really in Senate’s 370-Page ‘Border Bill’
The Senate released the text of a 370-page spending bill Sunday that includes about $20 billion for border-related provisions and $60 billion for Ukraine. The bill was originally intended to be a bipartisan compromise giving Democrats the Ukraine funding they have advocated for, and Republicans the border-security measure they have called for. But border policy…Virginia Allen -
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EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Roger Marshall Tracks Serious Crimes Committed by Illegal Aliens During Biden Presidency
The body of 11-year-old Maria Gonzalez was found wrapped in a trash bag and stuffed in a laundry basket under her bed last summer. Police report that Maria was sexually assaulted and murdered while her father was at work, according to KHOU 11. Juan Carlos Garcia-Rodriguez, an illegal alien from Guatemala, is facing murder…Virginia Allen -
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Millions of Illegal Aliens Are Costing Taxpayers Hundreds of Billions. Biden Couldn’t Care Less.
President Joe Biden has transformed America’s southern border into a humanitarian catastrophe and a national security nightmare. This bloody, deadly mess is a clear and present danger to this republic. But this also is a massive fiscal threat. Biden’s obliteration of the border is evaporating federal, state, and local coffers. Precise figures on anything illegal…Deroy Murdock -
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Mayorkas Says Over 85% of Illegal Aliens Are Released Into US Interior
More than 85% of the illegal aliens encountered at the border are released into the interior of the U.S., according to reports. Following a private meeting between Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Border Patrol agents in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Monday, sources in the room told Fox News’ Bill Melugin that “Mayorkas admitted that…Virginia Allen -
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It’s Lunacy to Give ‘Free’ Health Insurance to Illegal Aliens
Across the globe, millions of people are on the move, defying borders and violating laws to escape poor countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and break into rich countries. The United States is their No. 1 destination. The U.S. needs a strategy to limit the burden on Americans and protect our quality of life….Betsy McCaughey -
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Speaker Johnson, 60 House Republicans See Illegal Aliens Approach Texas Border
A group of illegal aliens attempting to cross the southern border into Texas on Wednesday could be seen just feet away from congressional Republicans discussing the border crisis. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and 60 other House Republicans visited Eagle Pass, Texas, to discuss the worsening border and illegal immigration crisis. During one leg of the visit,…Jake Smith -
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The BorderLine: Chicago Mayor Lashes Out as Illegal Aliens Flood His Sanctuary City
The BorderLine is a weekly Daily Signal feature examining everything from the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis at the border to its impact on cities and states throughout America. We also will shed light on other critical border-related issues such as human trafficking, drug smuggling, terrorism, and more. *** Chicago, like New York City, is struggling amid mass arrivals…Simon Hankinson -
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Chinese Drug Dealers Use Risqué Ads to Sell Narcotics, Fentanyl Ingredients on US Social Media
Accounts claiming to represent Chinese drug manufacturers are using provocative images of women to advertise narcotics and fentanyl precursors on U.S. social media, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation review of hundreds of English and Chinese-language social media posts. The Daily Caller News Foundation identified several dozen LinkedIn accounts claiming to be saleswomen representing…Philip Lenczycki -
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House Passes Bill Barring Funding to House Illegal Aliens on Federal Land
The federal government shouldn’t be permitted to use taxpayer funds to house illegal aliens on federal government land, under a bill passed by the House on Thursday. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., and specifically prohibits federal funding from being used to provide housing for illegal aliens on land that is under the…Virginia Allen -
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The BorderLine: New York’s ‘Right to Shelter’—Why Are Taxpayers Forced to House Unlimited Illegal Aliens?
The BorderLine is a weekly Daily Signal feature examining everything from the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis at the border to immigration’s impact on cities and states throughout the land. We will also shed light on other critical border-related issues like human trafficking, drug smuggling, terrorism, and more. ———————————————————- Faced with a flood of caught-and-released illegal…Simon Hankinson -
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This State Has Suffered ‘Highest Fentanyl Death Rate in America’
West Virginia is feeling the worst effects of illicit fentanyl flowing across America’s southern border, according to state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. Fentanyl is “ravaging our state,” Morrisey says, noting that is “in part because West Virginia for many decades really has had the highest drug-overdose death rate in the nation.” And now, the Mountain…Virginia Allen -
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Biden Admin Reports Over 3 Million Illegal Aliens on America’s Borders in Single Year
For the first time ever, U.S. border agents encountered over 3.2 million illegal aliens on America’s borders in a single fiscal year, a number that is greater than the combined population of Hawaii, Alaska, and Vermont. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or CPB, reported Saturday that agents encountered 3,201,144 illegal immigrants at or between ports…Virginia Allen -
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US ‘Will Never Be the Same,’ Tucker Carlson Says of Country ‘Being Invaded’ by Flood of Illegal Aliens
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson says the U.S. is “being invaded” and “will never be the same” after playing a video that showed illegal immigrants rushing toward the southern border in El Paso, Texas. “This was the scene at the so-called border at El Paso, Texas, the other day,” Carlson said on X, formerly…Samantha Aschieris -
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Here’s How Many Illegal Aliens From Terrorist or Suspect Nations Were Encountered at Border
The U.S. Border Patrol has encountered 72,823 “special interest aliens” on America’s borders over the past two years—many from the Middle East—according to an exclusive Fox News report. A special interest alien is a government term used to refer to an illegal alien from a nation that either promotes terrorist activity, harbors terrorists, or poses a…Virginia Allen -
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New Data Reveals Number of Illegal Aliens Who Entered US Under Biden Exceeds Population of These 22 States
The number of illegal aliens who have entered the interior of the U.S. under the Biden administration now is greater than the population of at least 22 states as well as the District of Columbia. Data released Monday by the House Judiciary Committee reveals that at least 3.8 million illegal aliens either have been released into…Virginia Allen -
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‘Schools Not Shelters’: Legislation Would Prohibit Conversion to Housing for Illegal Aliens
Sen. Ted Cruz has introduced a bill that would prevent educational institutions from being turned into shelters for illegal immigrants. The border crisis has placed unprecedented demands on state resources, and the educational experience of taxpayers’ children should not be compromised to accommodate the migrants, according to Cruz’s bill. The legislation serves as the…Sara Garstka -
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Army Veteran, 95, Forced Out of Nursing Home to House Illegal Aliens
A 95-year-old veteran of the Korean War says he received less than two months’ notice that he had to move out of a nursing home in New York City after the city struck a deal to house illegal aliens there. “I thought my suitcases were going to be on the curb, because I’m not that…Lucy Gilbert -
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Federal Government Program Allows More Than 200,000 Illegal Aliens to Fly Right Over the Border
Not all illegal aliens are entering the U.S. along the southern or northern border, according to the Center for Immigration Studies. Over the past year, “more than 200,000 people from four countries” used a direct-flight parole program to enter the United States illegally, says Todd Bensman, senior national security fellow at the Washington-based think…Virginia Allen