SocietyCommentary
SocietyCommentary
SocietyCommentary
Meet the Immigrant Who Was Killed by a ‘Dreamer’ and Friends
Xinran Ji, 24, had big dreams. But demons demolished them. The bright hopes of young Ji, a University of Southern California engineering student from Inner… Read More
SocietyNews
‘Americans Are Dreamers Too’: Trump Offers Unapologetic Defense of Immigration Enforcement
President Donald Trump struck a conciliatory tone in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night, but he let out his inner immigration hawk… Read More
SecurityCommentary
These 3 Changes Would Drastically Improve Our Immigration System
During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump brought attention to his forthcoming immigration plan by offering a potential pathway to citizenship for… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How to Decide Which Immigrants to Allow In
President Donald Trump reportedly asked why the U.S. is “having all these people from s—hole countries come here.” I think he could have used better… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why the Left Wants More and More Immigrants
On one thing we can all agree: The left wants more and more immigrants—including immigrants who enter or are in the country illegally—to come to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Immigration Legislation Should Stress Border Security and Enforcement, Not Incentivize Bad Behavior
President Donald Trump has kept the promises he made to voters about immigration. At his direction, the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security… Read More
SocietyNews
Mother of Girl Killed by MS-13 Gang Will Attend State of the Union Address
Evelyn Rodriguez, whose daughter was killed by a notorious gang, was invited to attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. In… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We Hear You: The Schumer Shutdown, ‘Dreamers,’ 2 Marches, and California’s Tax Grab
Editor’s note: The Daily Signal’s readers weren’t favorably impressed by the Democrat-driven government “shutdown” that barely outlasted a weekend. Nothingburger or not, it leads our… Read More
SocietyNews
Trump Administration Not Taking Up 2020 Census Recommendations From Obama Administration
President Donald Trump’s administration will not be making changes to the 2020 U.S. census recommended by President Barack Obama’s administration, the U.S. Census Bureau announced… Read More
SocietyNews
GOP Lawmakers Split Over Trump’s Latest Immigration Plan
Reaction among conservatives to President Donald Trump’s proposal for amnesty for 1.8 million young illegal immigrants in exchange for increased border security and immigration restrictions… Read More
SocietyNews
Why Do Immigration Hawks Hate the White House’s DACA Framework?
The Trump administration just can’t seem to thread the needle on negotiations over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Its latest plan for a… Read More
SocietyNews
White House Open to Amnesty for 1.8 Million in Exchange for Increased Security, Immigration Restrictions
President Donald Trump is willing to provide amnesty for 1.8 million young illegal immigrants in exchange for stronger border security and new restrictions on legal… Read More
LawNews
More Than 500 Criminal Ex-DACA Recipients ‘At Large,’ Says Immigration Expert
More than 500 people who were removed from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, their benefits “revoked due to criminal and/or gang involvement apparently… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
In Immigration Debate, Senators Must Put Americans and Their Dreams First
The just-paused Schumer Shutdown of the federal government brought to mind one of the most surprising headlines I’ve ever read. Last September, Senate Minority Leader… Read More
SecurityCommentary
A Report on Terrorism That Falls Short on Useful Details
A new government report on terrorism uses data selectively to produce skewed conclusions on the percentage of acts of terrorism committed in the U.S. by… Read More
SocietyNews
Powerful Republican Caucus Wants Vote on Rep. Bob Goodlatte’s Conservative DACA Bill
An influential caucus of conservative Republicans is pushing House Speaker Paul Ryan to hold a vote on an immigration reform bill that has emerged as… Read More
SocietyNews
Following End of Government Shutdown, Lawmakers Look to Continue Immigration Negotiations
Lawmakers in the Senate are poised to continue immigration negotiations after voting 81-18 to advance a bill to fund the government through Feb. 8, ending… Read More
SocietyNews
White House Switches Up Voicemail to Blame Democrats for Shutdown
The White House revealed a new voicemail recording Sunday, this one blaming Democrats for shutting down the government over immigration. The public line to the… Read More
SocietyNews
Trump Administration Wants Supreme Court to Review DACA Decision Immediately
In a remarkable filing, the Department of Justice formally asked the Supreme Court to overturn a federal judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to continue… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Podcast: The Facts About Immigration and Terrorism
A new report from the Trump administration shows that three-quarters of terrorists are foreign-born. Should that affect our immigration policy? The Heritage Foundation’s David Inserra… Read More
SocietyNews
Incoming New Jersey Governor Wants to Create an Entire Agency to Protect Illegal Immigrants
Newly inaugurated New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy plans to establish the Garden State as a bastion of far-left policies, including a first-of-its-kind government agency devoted… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We Hear You: DACA, Illegal Immigration, Sanctuary Cities, and Voter Fraud
Editor’s note: It’s helpful to know what’s on the minds of The Daily Signal’s audience. Here’s a sampling of recent emails to [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Wild Overreaction to the Ending of a ‘Temporary’ Immigration Status
Se acabó el tiempo. Seventeen years after granting “temporary protected status” to nearly 200,000 Salvadoran citizens who had fled earthquakes in 2001 or who were… Read More
SocietyNews
House Republicans Roll Out Immigration Bill Packed With Border Security and Other Reforms
A group of Republican lawmakers Wednesday unveiled a bill that pairs granting legal status to younger illegal immigrants with a laundry list of conservative immigration… Read More
SocietyNews
Trump: Immigration Deal Has ‘Got to Include the Wall’
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would not sign an immigration bill without funding for a border wall—clarifying some doubt left over from a… Read More
Health CareNews
Conservative Group Urges Trump, GOP to Fight Obamacare, Illegal Immigration
President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress should support and prioritize conservative policies this year, including killing off Obamacare and standing tough on illegal immigration,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Q&A: Black Activist Says Trump Policies, Unlike Obama’s, Create Jobs for Black Americans
Project 21’s Horace Cooper joined The Daily Signal’s Genevieve Wood to discuss the historic low unemployment rate for black Americans and how the left is… Read More
SocietyNews
Who ‘Dreamers’ Really Are and Why They Cost $26B Over 10 Years
Giving amnesty to “Dreamers”—young adults brought to the U.S. illegally as children—would create a deficit of about $26 billion over 10 years, according to a… Read More
