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How Illegal Immigrants Say They Plan to Support Themselves in America
McALLEN, Texas—In interviews last weekend, some illegal immigrants said they plan on working when they settle in the interior of the United States. Others said they want to study here first so they can support their families. A migrant from Honduras told The Daily Caller News Foundation that he worked dishwashing and other restaurant jobs in… -
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DEA Agents Told to Stop Saying ‘Mexican Cartel’
Officials at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration have been directed by headquarters to stop using the term “Mexican cartel” when speaking with reporters, according to an email exclusively obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation from a government official. A portion of the email sent in mid-July states: “Also, we need to now avoid saying ‘Mexican… -
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Don’t Blame Trump for Afghanistan’s Collapse. Blame Obama.
President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw abruptly from Afghanistan, without any discernible exit strategy, has plunged that nation into a bloody, ruinous chaos. After pleading with the Taliban to spare our embassy in Kabul, he has now redeployed 3,000 troops to conduct a hasty air evacuation of embassy staff. At this stage, the only good that can come from this debacle is… -
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How the Left Uses Children as Pawns in Immigration Policy
Now that the Senate has passed a $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill and the $3.5 trillion “human infrastructure” framework bill, it will now move on to fill in the details of the spending package. The bill would provide green cards—essentially amnesty—to millions of illegal immigrants, in addition to the “free” community college, subsidized child care, housing,… -
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9 House Democrats Vow to Block $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill Until Biden Signs Infrastructure Package
Nine centrist Democrats in the House vowed in a letter released early Friday that they would not vote for Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget until President Joe Biden signs the bipartisan infrastructure package into law. The letter, dated Thursday and addressed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, threatens the Democrats’ strategy to take up both the infrastructure bill… -
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Taliban Captures 3 Major Cities in Afghanistan, Advances on Capital
The Taliban took control of three major cities in Afghanistan’s southwest region as the insurgents set their sights on the capital city of Kabul. The Taliban, a powerful political and military group in Afghanistan, overwhelmed government security forces defending Lashkar Gah, Herat, and Kandahar, the nation’s second-largest city, on Friday, The New York Times reported. With the latest… -
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What Latest Inflation Numbers Mean for Your Wallet
Americans have felt the effects of ballooning inflation as a direct result of government-mandated shutdowns of the economy. Prices on essential goods, including food and gas, have risen steadily over the past few months, leaving many wondering about the economic health of the nation. “This past year and a half, we also saw a very… -
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Virginia School Board Adopts Transgender Policy Amid Parents’ Protests
Loudoun County, Virginia, one of the wealthiest counties in the nation, will allow male students who identify as females to use girls’ restrooms and locker rooms at school. The policy also allows biological males to play on girls sports teams. The Loudoun County School Board voted 7-2 Wednesday night to adopt a transgender policy affirming students’… -
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Mom Rebels as Elementary School Creates ‘Black Classes’ to Segregate Children
A mother filed a federal complaint against her child’s Atlanta elementary school after students were reportedly separated into classes based on their race, her lawyer told The Daily Caller News Foundation. Kira Posey filed a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights after learning her child and 11 other black students… -
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Judge Denies Motion by Giuliani, 2 Other Trump Allies to Dismiss Libel Lawsuits Over Voter Fraud Claims
A federal judge refused to dismiss defamation lawsuits filed by Dominion Voting Systems over election fraud claims made by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, lawyer Sidney Powell, and My Pillow founder Mike Lindell. Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia criticized the arguments made by Giuliani, Powell, and Lindell in… -
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Team Biden Works at ‘Behest of Abortion Lobby’ in Defiance of Law, 84 GOP Legislators Say
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra violated federal law when they told the Justice Department to drop a lawsuit against a hospital that forced a nurse to assist an elective abortion, 84 Republican lawmakers say. In a letter Wednesday to the high-ranking Biden administration officials, first obtained by… -
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Leaked Video Shows Hundreds at Camp for COVID-19-Positive Illegal Immigrants
MISSION, Texas—Hundreds of illegal immigrants crowded here under a pavilion in a park where temporary tent facilities were set up to house those who tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, video provided to The Daily Caller News Foundation shows. The temporary facility was set up deep within Mission's Anzalduas Park and out of the… -
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Why Gen Z’s War on Thrift Shops Is Misguided
Gen Z-ers on TikTok declared a war on thrift shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic, claiming that middle- and upper-class people shopping at thrift stores contribute to gentrification and limit opportunities for lower-income individuals to buy affordable clothes. This argument is completely misguided. I know from personal experience. I have thrift shopped for as long as… -
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I’m a Teacher. Parents Should Know That School Districts Hide an Ideology of ‘Unlimited’ Gender.
As a former secondary school English teacher, I believe definitions are important. As a current special education teacher, I believe communication with parents is essential. And as a former school board member, I believe transparency to taxpayers, who fund public education, is obligatory. Unfortunately, authorities in public school districts in charge of pre-K through grade 12… -
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The Demise of Andrew Cuomo, Love Gov
This week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York resigned his office. It was a stunning turnabout for a man who had been proclaimed a hero of the republic by the entire media just last year, even as he presided over the worst COVID-19 spike in the United States and covered up the deaths of thousands… -
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Texas House Speaker Signs Arrest Warrants for Absent Democrats
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan has signed civil arrest warrants for 52 House Democrats who are still absent from the state Capitol to avoid voting on an election reform bill. The Republican House speaker signed the warrants Tuesday night after a majority in the chamber voted for the measure, The Dallas Morning News reported. They were delivered… -
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States That Mandate Vaccine Passports Must Require Voter ID Too, Lawmakers Propose
Republican lawmakers on Thursday introduced the Vaccine Passport and Voter ID Harmonization Act, legislation that would require states mandating vaccine passports to also mandate voter ID requirements. The Daily Caller News Foundation first obtained the text of the bill, introduced by Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., in the Senate and Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., in the… -
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PayPal, Like-Minded Companies Don’t Want Conservatives’ Money
Conservatives, beware: Your money isn’t welcome here. PayPal, the payment processing company, recently announced it will partner with the Anti-Defamation League to identify “extremist” groups that will be denied service. In an ADL press release announcing the initiative, CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said: All of us, including in the private sector, have a critical role to… -
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Anti-Poverty Leaders to Biden: Child Allowance Cash Payments Won’t Give Low-Income Americans True Opportunity
The following is an open letter to policymakers from 18 leaders in family and anti-poverty studies, whose names are listed at the end. Policymakers who are concerned about low-income Americans should reject the Biden administration’s plan to make new unconditional cash payments permanent in the form of a child allowance. Policymakers should not support this ill-advised… -
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Sloppy Thinking About ‘Systemic Racism’
In a recently published blog, David French, a Christian conservative commentator, argues that “systemic racism” is real and that Christians have an obligation to cure it. This is true, he claims, even if they are not themselves intentionally racist, because they are inadvertently perpetuating the racism of their ancestors. Citing several Old Testament examples where…