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Are we a "postmodern charity-state" or a nation state?

How do we balance our compassion for the global poor and displaced with our responsibilities to our fellow citizens?
How do we balance our compassion for the global poor and displaced with our responsibilities to our fellow citizens?
Last week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered Department of Public Safety troopers to perform secondary inspections on all vehicles crossing into the United States via the Texas-Mexican border in response to the Admin.'s decision to end Title 42.
According to the head of the U.S. Border Patrol, more than 1 million aliens have been apprehended after illegally crossing the southern border just halfway into fiscal year 2022. "It is a strong likelihood that we would have apprehended over 1 million individuals," Chief Raul Ortiz told reporters in a briefing in San Antonio days before the six-month benchmark.
The Biden Administration announced this past month its decision to accept up to 100,000 people fleeing the Russian invasion in Ukraine. The decision invites questions about the U.S. ability to resolve worldwide issues by accepting more migrants.
The New York Times recently reported that President Joe Biden’s decision to end the CDC’s public health order, Title 42, could amount to upwards of 18,000 illegal border crossings a day. If this prediction comes true and the administration does nothing to hamper it - the U.S. could be forced to accept over 6.5 million illegal aliens per year.
Three states announced on Monday that they had filed suit against the Biden Admin. 's decision to repeal the CDC's border/public health order, Title 42, used to expel illegal aliens at the southern border immediately. The AGs of Arizona, Louisiana, and Missouri stated that the policy's repeal was enacted unlawfully and will have a devastating impact at the border.
Voters without college degrees outnumber those with by 2-to-1, and their political allegiances have been shifting. Polls indicate that the realignment is about to accelerate, and immigration appears to be a major factor. The managerial class, meanwhile, presses on with policies to give the investment class greater access to the global labor force.
The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor announced that they plan to make an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for the second half of FY22.
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has signed the 'Arizona for Voter ID Act,' HB 2492, into law. This legislation will require proof of citizenship to register to vote in local elections in the state.
The Biden Adminis- tration has reportedly decided to end the Title 42 public health order that allowed border enforcement officers to immediately expel illegal aliens back across the southern border.