In a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability fact-finding hearing on illegal immigration along the U.S. southern border, strident, accusatory, and passionate rhetoric from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle was abundant. Two U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) agents gave testimony and answered questions at the hearing held on Tuesday. The hearing comes with the…
Heated Rhetoric at House Committee Hearing on Illegal Immigration
House Republicans Vow to Hold Biden to Account for Country’s Problems
House Republicans vowed to hold President Joe Biden accountable while working to reverse policies they say have hurt everyday Americans. “[Biden] can restore the [policies] that were working. He just refuses to,” said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) at a press conference on Feb. 7. Scalise joined other Republicans in laying out their agenda…
Biden Admin, With VP Harris in Lead, Looks to Slow Illegal Immigration From Northern Central America
Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the Feb. 6 launch of a public-private economic development initiative designed to improve financial and job opportunities in the northern Central America nations of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, which are nations in turmoil and beset with high levels of crime and government corruption. The kickoff of the initiative, Central…
998 Children Who Entered US as Illegal Aliens ‘Remain to Be Reunited’ With Their Families: DHS
A task force established under the Biden administration two years ago has reunited over 600 children with their families who had tried to enter the United States illegally when a short-lived but strict border policy was in effect under the Trump administration. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Thursday that 998 children “remain to be…
Arizona the Next Big Push for Drug Cartels As Border Crisis Worsens
SAN LUIS, Ariz.—A tangled coil of razor wire marks the end of a segment of the border wall between San Luis, Arizona, and Mexico, but it’s just the beginning for illegal migrants entering the city day and night. Separating two parallel wall sections with 30-foot-high steel bollards is a narrow stretch of dirt road coined…
Arizona Border Towns Struggle as Cartels Drive Border Crisis
SAN LUIS, Ariz.—A tangled coil of razor wire marks the end of a segment of the border wall between San Luis, Arizona, and Mexico, but it’s just the beginning for illegal migrants entering the city day and night. Separating two parallel wall sections with 30-foot-high steel bollards is a narrow stretch of dirt road coined…
77 Democratic Lawmakers Author Letter Criticizing Biden’s Handling of Border Crisis
Two days after President Joe Biden met with Democratic congressional lawmakers, 77 of those elected officials sent a letter on Jan. 26 urging him to reverse plans to limit asylum access and eligibility on the U.S.-Mexico border. The letter illustrates the divide among Democrats about how the Biden administration should handle the illegal immigration crisis….
Mayor Adams Pleads for Federal and State Help to Address Illegal Immigrant Crisis
While hosting a question-and-answer with the media at City Hall on Jan. 18, New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged President Joe Biden to appoint a border czar and send taxpayer dollars to help the city deal with an influx of illegal aliens. Adams made the request even though in March of 2020, President Biden…
Hotel America Needs to End
Commentary My sister-in-law, a nurse on Cape Cod, wants to visit New York City and is struggling to find an affordable hotel. If she were a Venezuelan migrant who had just arrived in the Big Apple on a bus from the southern border, she’d have a shot at a room at the four-star Row hotel,…
Cartel Linked to Execution-Style Killings of 6, Including Teen Mother and Baby in California: Sheriff
Six people including a six-month-old baby cradled in the arms of her 17-year-old mother were shot dead at a home in California’s main agricultural valley on Monday in what authorities called a “cartel-style execution” with a link to gangs and illegal drugs. Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said the killings were connected to the illicit…
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