At the border: Deportation officers are cutting loose more than 1,000 illegal immigrant family members a day, setting them free into border states as the surge of migrations overwhelms the government’s ability to handle them, officials revealed Thursday. Over the … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed—around the blogosphere in general as well as on some comments at yesterday’s thread about the twelve Republican senators who voted to block Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the border—that quite a few people on the right … Continue reading →
Congress tried to block Trump’s emergency declaration: The Senate passed a resolution Thursday to overturn President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, with 12 Republicans joining all the Democrats to deliver a rare bipartisan rebuke of … Continue reading →
There’s a new record being set: Illegal immigration continues to break records on the southwestern border — and they’re not good ones. The number of families snared trying to sneak into the U.S. soared by 50 percent in one month … Continue reading →
Of course it is. Isn’t that obvious? They both are walls. They both are high. They both are strong. They both have towers with guards ready to shoot anyone who—okay, scratch that. They both are built to imprison the people … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “huxley.”] Nancy Pelosi reacts: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday issued a warning to Republicans poised to support President Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency at the southern border: the next Democratic president, she said, could … Continue reading →
As expected, President Trump signed the budget bill and declared a national emergency in order to move additional funds towards the task of building a wall. (And I have some outside obligations for the next few hours, so I may … Continue reading →
No, you’re not dreaming—the very liberal 9th Circuit ruled that a president has the power to expedite the building of a border wall by waiving certain environmental constraints: BREAKING: Ninth Circuit sides with TRUMP on Border Wall… https://t.co/WX5vm9R0wN — Chuck … Continue reading →
We’ve heard a lot of deal rumors. This is what’s being reported lately, as the Friday deadline looms: House and Senate negotiators late Monday struck a bipartisan deal “in principle” that would dodge a second partial government shutdown by providing … Continue reading →
This is being reported: Democrats appear willing to agree to funding for some new fencing in targeted areas as well as upgrades to existing barriers, they told the Washington Examiner. The deal is likely to cover far fewer miles than … Continue reading →
Some illegal immigrants in detention are on a hunger strike, and ICE is force-feeding them. It takes a special person to stick with a hunger strike, but it’s a tried-and-true method by which those in power can be pressured. The … Continue reading →
The problem has been around much much longer than Trump has been a politician. I’ve fought it for well over a decade, and I came late to the game. What is the problem I’m talking about? The perception by much … Continue reading →