SocietyCommentary
4 Options Trump Has to Address Border Crisis
Put yourself in the president’s shoes. He saw the border crisis building. He warned Congress. It did nothing. Now he has to do something. Months… Read More
SocietyNews
Border Agents Rescue Migrant Mother and Her 3 Kids From Drowning in Rio Grande
Border Patrol agents rescued a Guatemalan family of four before they drowned to death attempting to cross the U.S. southern border. A forceful current swept… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Texas Lawmaker Weighs in on Border Crisis: ‘No Doubt It’s a National Emergency’
Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, joins the podcast to chat about how Republicans are trying to protect the lives of babies born alive after an attempted… Read More
SecurityFeature
The American Dream of ‘Johnny Walker,’ Chris Kyle’s Iraqi Interpreter
How did an Iraqi interpreter for the U.S. military get the code name Johnny Walker? Walker, who became a U.S. citizen last week, worked with… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump Administration Is Reverting to ‘Catch and Release.’ Congress Is to Blame.
Reports have surfaced, citing government officials, that border officials no longer will refer detained migrant families to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Instead, due to constrained… Read More
LawNews
Supreme Court Sides With Trump, Overturning 9th Circuit on Detaining Illegal Immigrants
A closely divided Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its efforts to combat illegal immigration in a 5-4 ruling Tuesday. In the majority… Read More
SecurityNews
California Police Blame State’s Sanctuary Policies for San Jose Slaying
Local and federal authorities are imploring California lawmakers to revise the state’s “sanctuary” policies after another illegal immigrant with a known criminal record was charged… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Amid This Immigration Crisis, Border Patrol Deserves a Break
A new report from the U.S. Border Patrol proves that only the willfully ignorant can doubt that we’re dealing with an immigration crisis. “The entire… Read More
SecurityNews
On Hill, Homeland Security Officials Describe Emergency at the Border
Changing immigration laws could reduce the inflow of illegal border crossers by almost two-thirds, a top border security official testified Wednesday at a Senate hearing…. Read More
SecurityNews
Illegal Border Crossings Hit 10-Year High as Officials Warn of ‘Breaking Point’
The U.S. border with Mexico is at a “breaking point,” Trump administration officials say, with arrests of illegal immigrants surging to record levels. In February,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Too Few Immigrants Value Limited Government
Given the constantly reiterated left-wing charge that opposition to massive immigration is racist and xenophobic, it is important to restate the truth: The reason for… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Texas Lawmaker: Border Wall Is ‘Absolutely Critical’
Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, joins us to share his thoughts on border security. He’s also the senior physician in the House, and he’ll give us… Read More
SecurityNews
Cruz Says He Pushed Colleagues to Fund Wall Before Democrats’ Takeover
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Friday that he urged the Trump administration and his fellow Senate Republicans to make a strong push for the border… Read More
SocietyNews
Border Patrol Chief Agrees With Trump That There Is a Border Crisis
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost broke down in a testimony to Congress why the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border qualifies as a national security… Read More
LawCommentary
How Trump Can Scale Back Birthright Citizenship Without Congress
President Donald Trump last fall floated the idea of ending universal birthright citizenship by way of executive order. The reaction from the political and chattering… Read More
SocietyNews
Another Democratic Governor Pulls National Guard Troops From Border
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers joined a growing number of Democratic governors by ordering his state’s National Guard troops to leave the U.S.-Mexico border. Evers issued… Read More
SecurityNews
Sanctuary Laws Allow Illegal Immigrant Who Tried to Kill a Cop to Remain in US, ICE Claims
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials claim a deadly shootout between an illegal immigrant and a sheriff’s deputy could have been prevented if California sanctuary laws… Read More
SocietyNews
Texas Boy Says Adults Called Him ‘Little Hitler’ When He Started Raising Money for the Wall
A young Texas boy faced both praise and ridicule from adults after he opened a hot chocolate stand to raise money for President Donald Trumps’… Read More
Law Analysis
Podcast: Trump’s National Emergency Faces Legal Challenges
Sixteen states have announced they’re filing a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration. The Heritage Foundation’s John Malcolm, an expert in legal affairs,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
We Hear You: Declaring a National Emergency at the Border
Editor’s note: Border security and the president’s power to declare a national emergency to address it—as he did Friday—remain priorities for The Daily Signal’s audience…. Read More
SocietyNews
New York’s Illegal Immigrants 1 Step Closer to Driver’s Licenses
The New York City Council passed a resolution by a full vote Wednesday that will edge the state Assembly and Senate toward passing legislation allowing… Read More
SocietyNews
Podcast: What’s Good, Bad in the Proposed Border Deal
Is 55 miles of border wall or fencing enough? Did liberals get too many concessions? The Heritage Foundation’s Hans von Spakovsky joins us to discuss… Read More
SocietyNews
Angel Dad: Border Wall Funding ‘Would Have Been There Months Ago’ If Pelosi or Schumer’s Child Were Killed
If congressional Democrats suffered the way the family of Dan Ferguson, an angel dad, has, funding for a border wall would have been approved months… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Truth About Border Walls’ Effectiveness
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion but not to his own facts.” That pithy observation is attributed to the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan,… Read More
SocietyNews
The ‘New Normal’: An Era of Bigger Migrant Caravans Has Begun
KYIV, Ukraine—Over the past year, migrant caravans from Central America have become bigger and better organized, experts and officials say, underscoring a looming immigration crisis… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Has Authority to Declare Emergency for Border Wall, Arizona Lawmaker Says
President Donald Trump does have the authority to declare a national emergency in order to build his promised border barrier between the United States and… Read More
SecurityNews
Pence Praises DEA for Border Security, Weakening Maduro Regime
Vice President Mike Pence vowed Thursday that regardless of what happens in Congress, the administration will secure the southern border—and that includes a wall. After… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
7 Topics Trump Should Address in the State of the Union
President Donald Trump will finally deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Americans can certainly expect Trump to advocate border security, including a… Read More
SocietyNews
Trump Vows to Stop Incoming Migrant Caravan but Says a Wall Would Make It ‘Soooo Much Easier’
President Donald Trump vowed on Twitter Thursday to stop a migrant caravan from entering the U.S. with “more troops” as the group heads north from… Read More
SocietyNews
Trump Has 1 Piece of Advice for Lawmakers Negotiating Border Funding
President Donald Trump warned that lawmakers in Washington, D.C., negotiating border security funding are “[w]asting their time” if they do not include a physical barrier… Read More
