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They spoke no Spanish, while their migrant students spoke no English. Chicago has a $9.9 billion budget. Its teachers’ unions, who control the city and have one of their own in the mayor’s office, get everything from free abortions to weight loss surgeries, to $145,000 salaries even though their students know absolutely nothing. In math, 19% of Chicago third through eighth graders were proficient on the IAR’s 2024 test, a 2 percentage point increase from the previous school year. During the spring of 2023, 17% of elementary school students were proficient in math, but in the spring of 2019, 24%...

The failed policy of accepting unchecked mass migration has wrecked the social fabric of the United Kingdom, leading to the emergence of the ‘grooming gangs’ and the explosion of sexual violence rates. Sure enough, not all rapes or sexual assaults in Britain are linked to the invasion of illegals from cultures that are not assimilating, but the two phenomena sure are developing in parallel. BBC reported: “A rape offense is reported every hour in London, according to data obtained by the BBC. More than 8,800 rape incidents were reported to the Metropolitan Police in 2023 – an average of 24...

Legislation that Kamala championed during her years in the Senate reveals bills designed to negatively impact the ability of DHS to enforce our nation’s immigration laws. While the legislation was not enacted into law, should it reflect what her immigration policies would be like as president, her administration would out-extreme even that of President Biden and Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden’s impeached secretary of Homeland Security.During the 115th and 116th Congresses, Harris introduced or co-sponsored legislation designed to:Effectively erase the border by halting or impeding border wall construction and curtailing border enforcement; Disable immigration detention by cutting detention beds; ending most mandatory...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy hosted a town hall Thursday in Springfield, Ohio, a city that's been thrust into the 2024 race, calling for an open conversation on the migrant debate dividing the country."We've been told, mostly by the media, to shut up, sit down, do as you're told, to sweep it under the rug, or else you're guilty of some sin," Ramaswamy began the town hall Thursday evening. "And I just think that the truth in this country is we don't have to agree on everything. We really don't. We never have in America. But...

How many Haitians are living in Springfield? There’s no official tally. Mayor Rob Rue told CNN the city’s population has grown about 25% over the past three years, in part due to the arrival of Haitian immigrants. Between 12,000 and 15,000 immigrants are living in Clark County, which includes Springfield, according to estimates on the city’s website. Of that group, an estimated 10,000-12,000 are Haitian, according to a July presentation from the county’s health commissioner, who cited data from school and social services officials. The 2020 Census estimated about 60,000 people were living in Springfield, and 2022 data from the...

There is a term in linguistics called the "drift of the signifieds." In this phenomenon, a symbol remains the same but the meaning attributed to that symbol changes. For example: The red flag of the Bolsheviks, in the early Soviet Union, was the symbol of anarchist revolution, but it later became the symbol of mindless conformity. For another example, consider how the word "gay" has changed in apparent meaning since, say, World War 2.On the immigration issue, in the United States today, there seems to be an opposite effect holding; the actions by certain people, illegal immigrants, have not changed,...

We argue about illegal immigration, but we should also be arguing about assimilation and what it means to be a nation.After the presidential debate last Tuesday night, J.D. Vance told CNN’s Kaitlin Collins the only reason the media is talking about places like Springfield, Ohio, is because the right turned the cats and geese thing into a meme. He reiterated the point in a hostile interview with Dana Bash on CNN over the weekend, saying these concerns about Haitian immigrants have been brought to him directly by his constituents — concerns the media totally ignored until he and Trump started...

NYC has a controversial new plan to help families move out of its shelter system, and it involves paying $4000 of their moving related expenses. Although this program isn't yet open to single adult asylum seekers, it is also limited to only families who have federal work permission.

After four years of the Biden/Harris administration‘s feeble foreign policy, the redefining of the United States’ redlines should begin in our own backyard: Latin America and the Caribbean. After all, the value of renovating one's house is limited if the neighborhood is in shambles. To create a healthy neighborhood, it helps if neighbors share similar values, such as democracy, fair elections, and civil liberties. Fortunately, many of America's neighboring nations do. But there is one country whose owner is ruining the neighborhood, even though its people do value those ideals: Venezuela. Nicolas Maduro's stranglehold on his country has been a...

There was an active shooter in Edmonton's City Hall this week, and you probably haven't heard about it. And gee, I wonder why... Maybe it's because this shooter wasn't "MAGA" enough. Maybe it's because this was a terror attack carried out by a Muslim. AND PERHAPS, it's because he clearly cites the "genocide in Gaza," inflation, and the "man-made immigration crisis" as the reason for his attack. Joe Warmington @joe_warmington · Follow A jihad-like terror attack in Canada that no one seems to know about | Toronto Sun torontosun.com WARMINGTON: This was a jihad-like terror attack in Canada that no...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) — The City of Springfield is speaking out against misinformed claims that have been disseminated across various communication channels. The city released a response to the claims that have circulated over the past few weeks, calling out the dangers of spreading false information and the impact that its had on the community. In a press release, the city said that they have faced financial, reputational, and safety concerns as a result of said claims. Springfield cancels annual downtown culture festival Recent threats tied to these false claims have resulted in the closure of schools, disrupting the learning...

Haitian migrants are still in the news, in spite of a second assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Millions of Americans are in disbelief that these Caribbean migrants are taking over Middle American towns. The Trump campaign is wisely focusing on this issue to highlight the disastrous immigration policies of the Biden-Harris administration. But some naysayers are emerging who say nothing can be done about this issue. Liberals love to point out that most of the Haitians are here legally. That’s made some conservatives feel the problem is unfixable and that the issue has turned into a toxic matter. Those blackpillers...

Former President Donald Trump has announced a new proposal aimed at restricting illegal immigrants from accessing federal housing subsidies if he is re-elected in 2024. Speaking at a recent rally, Trump outlined his plan to prevent undocumented immigrants from renting government-subsidized apartments or receiving mortgages. His proposal seeks to tighten regulations, requiring housing providers to verify the legal status of renters as a condition for receiving federal assistance. During the rally, Trump stated, "When I return to the White House, we will require all companies receiving federal housing subsidies to verify citizenship or legal residency." His remarks come as part...

Reports of shoplifting and vehicle theft increased considerably in Springfield, Ohio, following the arrival of thousands of Haitian refugees, according to data obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation through a records request. The town, which had a population of 58,622 in 2020, has taken in between 12,000 and 20,000 Haitian refugees over the past three years, marking a population increase of between 20.4% and 34.1%. From 2021 to 2023, Springfield also saw a 51.5% jump in motor vehicle theft reports and a 112.8% spike in reports of shoplifting, data provided by the Springfield Police Division shows. Springfield residents previously...

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Charleroi, Pennsylvania, a small town of roughly 4,200 residents, has found itself at the heart of an immigration crisis. Over the past two years, the migrant population has surged by a staggering 2,000%, primarily due to an influx of Haitian immigrants. This massive growth is linked to the Biden administration's expanded Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, which allowed migrants from countries like Haiti to seek refuge in the United States. While intended to provide safety for those fleeing dire circumstances, this policy has placed an immense strain on local resources. The once quiet, blue-collar town is now grappling with a...

When my family moved back to the United States from East Africa in the mid-1980s, one might have thought it was a peak time of compassion for people suffering in faraway places. A glittering group of music superstars had recorded “We Are the World,” a smash hit charity single to raise money and awareness for the victims of a brutal famine that had gripped my mother’s home country, Ethiopia.But when I told my new grade school classmates of my origins, I was met with cruel taunts. I was awfully fat for an Ethiopian, one said with a snigger. Must be...

The illegal Haitian who struck and killed a 71-year-old Springfield, Ohio resident while she was collecting her garbage cans, WILL NOT FACE CHARGES Kathy Heaton, a 71-year-old resident of Springfield, Ohio, was struck and killed by a car driven by a Haitian illegal a day after her 71st birthday “It was around 5:40 in the morning. The trash had come early that day and we think that’s what probably woke her up,” Kathy’s daughter-in-law said The impact was so severe that her socks were left on the pavement, and debris and clumps of hair were found on the car's windshield...

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Wednesday did his bit to amplify a conspiracy theory that Haitian immigrants legally present in Springfield, Ohio are stealing and eating pets, ducks and geese. The conspiracy has been debunked by the Springfield mayor, city manager and chief of police, as well as by Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Yost is looking to succeed DeWine as governor in 2026. “Citizens testified to City Council,” Yost posted on X Wednesday. “These people would be competent witnesses in court. Why does the media find a carefully worded City Hall press release better evidence?”

Everybody is talking about Springfield, OH. While the mainstream media is focused on the controversy over cats and dogs being eaten (unproven, but not impossible), there is no question that residents of the city are suffering under the weight of too many Haitian migrants being crammed into a city too small and underfunded to absorb them. To put the problem of the residents into perspective, Mayor Adams has said that New York City is being destroyed by the influx of about 100,000 migrants, which amounts to one for every 830 New Yorkers. Springfield is dealing with an influx of one...