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Population and Immigration Denialism in the Climate Debate
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Holder Reminds Fellow Dems Why 'Borders Mean Something'
During an interview with CNN's David Axelrod, former Attorney General Eric Holder has a stark warning for Democrats, especially those who are running for president: embracing lax immigration laws isn't necessarily a good thing.
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Sen. Sanders: 'Moratorium on Deportations,' No ICE Raids, More Enticements
Sen. Bernie Sanders told a group at a fundraiser that he backs a moratorium on all deportations from the U.S., an end to ICE 'raids', and free healthcare and education for illegal immigrants, a video which surfaced on Saturday revealed.
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Dems Presidential Hopefuls Provide Few Immigration Details During Third Debate
There's little doubt that the issue of immigration will be on the minds of voters throughout next year's presidential elections. That's why I was somewhat surprised at how little time ABC dedicated to the issue during last night's third Democratic Presidential debate. But here's a recap of what each candidate said . . .
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We Unveil First 2020 Rating for Top Democratic Candidates
Our Prez Grid focuses on the 7 Democratic candidates whose Real Clear Politics average polling number exceeded the 2% mark on September 1. As a Republican Primary becomes more clarified, we will rate and grade its candidates on the same criteria, which are 11 categories that indicate how each candidate's positions on immigration would affect market pressures to raise wages and encourage employers to recruit from underutilized U.S. populations
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Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin. Asylum Restriction to Proceed
President Donald Trump scored a major legal victory on immigration on Wednesday as the Supreme Court gave him the go-ahead to proceed with a new policy barring asylum for migrants who pass through another country en route to the U.S. The high court order allows the policy, which is expected to drastically reduce asylum granted to Central American migrants, to be implemented across the U.S.-Mexico border as the court challenge over its legality plays out.
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El Salvador to Send Hundreds of Police to Border
El Salvador’s government will deploy at least 800 police to its borders with Honduras and Guatemala in a bid to thwart U.S.-bound migrants, officials said on Wednesday. A government statement said the deployment is set to begin on Thursday at La Hachadura, a border crossing with Guatemala near the Pacific coast and where hundreds of Salvadoran migrants have previously attempted to cross as part of large caravans.
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Nationwide Injunction Against Trump Admin. Asylum Rules Placed on Hold Again
A California federal judge's attempt to issue a nationwide injunction on the Trump administration's new asylum restrictions was blocked for a second time late Tuesday night. It's the latest move in a case that has bounced around between the lower courts and comes as the Supreme Court considers an emergency request from the Justice Department asking the Court to weigh in.
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Philip Ruckers Create Suckers
Beltway-gossip isn't the concern to NumbersUSA, but our Media Standards Program continues to fret over the ongoing transformation of journalism from a gritty pursuit of fact-gathering to the promotion of preferred narratives. This devolution has resulted in a loss of the public trust.
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Denver-area ICE Detention Facility Treats Illegal Aliens Humanely and Respectfully
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to tour the ICE detention facility in Aurora, Colo., owned and operated by The GEO Group. This facility has been at the center of the immigration-enforcement debate ever since protesters replaced the facility's American flag with a Mexican flag and defaced a Blue Lives Matter flag earlier this summer. Here's what I saw . . .