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The New York Times published a blockbuster report on Saturday that details massive nationwide child labor horrors taking place because of Joe Biden opening the border to unaccompanied children in 2021 after President Trump fought hard to shut down child trafficking. The children are working to pay off their debts to cartel traffickers and their sponsors here, as well as to send remittances to their families back home. The Times found children working in factories and plants of major American companies and their suppliers across the country. “Migrant child labor benefits both under-the-table operations and global corporations, the Times found....

Butler County, Pennsylvania has terminated its designation as a “sanctuary county” for illegal aliens. County officials announced the move on Tuesday, prompting Butler’s prison board to announce that it will now accept Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers that include a warrant. “Borders don’t count, anymore,” Pennsylvania State Rep. Stephanie Scialabba (R) said Friday in an interview with “Fox & Friends First,” when she was asked why the sanctuary issue was even a concern for a county located so far from the southwest border. …

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told CNN’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace” on Sunday that when he says the border is secure, he does not mean that people aren’t able to cross the border illegally, because “by that measure, the border has never been secure.” When asked how he can say the border is secure, Mayorkas said, “Right now, the United States has millions of jobs opening due to the economic success of this administration. We have progressed in conquering the pandemic far more than the countries to the south of Mexico, and that makes the United States an appealing place...

We have the worst border crisis in history, and the Biden administration insists that our southern border is secure. This disconnect between the narrative and reality is the reason why Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is currently facing potential impeachment. Yet, after watching his interview with CNN’s Chris Wallace, it all makes sense. “Our goal is to achieve operational control of the border, to do everything that we can to support our personnel with the resources, the technology, the policies that really advance the security of the border, and do not come at the cost of the values of our...

Republicans in South Carolina are working with Democrats on legislation that would allow thousands of border crossers released into the United States by President Joe Biden’s administration to secure professional licenses to take white-collar jobs.

The current state of the nation's capital is an embarrassment of unrelenting chaos and filth. Every day, a number of innocent victims are carjacked by teenagers illegally wielding guns and engaging in violence. The Washington D.C. City Council, made up entirely of Democrats and leftists, recently voted to reduce penalties for these crimes, ensuring the problem will only get worse — with no recourse for those being threatened and assaulted at the end of the barrel. With crime raging and threatening the city's economic viability, what happened just a few months ago completely undermines the very same democracy Democrats have...

-excerpt- On "Mornings with Maria" Friday, host Maria Bartiromo detailed exclusive breaking news she received from border sources who claimed in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley alone, border agents are allowing 15 to 20 Chinese nationals per day to cross the U.S. border. Bartiromo also reported that her sources say many of these individuals have worked or are associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and are given a notice to appear in court before being released from Border Patrol custody. "They may or may not come back years later," Bartiromo added. "They're entering America with no questions asked after paying...

The Biden administration is supporting a Washington, D.C., Council bill that would give illegal immigrants and other non-citizens, including—wait for it-- members of the Chinese Communist Party residing in the city, the right to vote in local elections. What could go wrong? Fortunately, Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Katie Britt (R-AL), are urging the Senate to take up a joint resolution that would stop the bill from advancing. The House of Representatives already has passed a (bipartisan!) resolution of disapproval of the D.C. Council bill. Prior to the House's measure, however, the Biden administration issued a memo stating its support...

Rep. Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, caused a stir on Twitter Friday night after he said Democrats in Washington, D.C., were "ridiculous" to support a decision allowing non-citizens the opportunity to vote. "Only Americans should vote in American elections," said Jordan, prompting backlash. The Republican’s tweet concerned House Joint Resolution 24, or the "Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022," which passed the House of Representatives on Thursday. The resolution seeks to overturn a bill that passed the D.C. Council in October, which opened the local...

Drinking the tears of the woke is delicious, particularly when used as a dash of liquid in a fine glass of Scotch Whiskey.Remember when Ron DeSantis and Gregg Abbott were accused of human trafficking? You know, when they helped illegal migrants achieve their dreams by helping them travel to sanctuary cities? An all expenses paid vacation in Martha’s Vineyard, a hotel room in NYC. The chance to visit Chicago’s shooting galleries and join the fun?Yeah, well, the cries of Leftists were muted a bit when Colorado’s and Arizona’s Democrat governors joined the club, and they were shut down completely when...

Welp. I guess no one told the illegal aliens bused from New York City to the Canadian border that it’s very cold there and snowy, too. It turns out that Latin Americans don’t much care for winter weather, Canadian-style.It’s a story that sounds like it’s written for the Babylon Bee. Illegal migrants arriving in NYC are offered free bus tickets to the Canadian border if they choose to seek asylum in the country to the north. Many migrants are taking advantage of the offer because of crime, homelessness, and drugs that are making life in that city intolerable for them....

Biden is preparing to let HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of migrants cross the border into the US - under plan that would see mass deportations of non-Mexicans to Mexico Mexico may take expelled Venezuelan, Nicaraguan, Haitian, and Cuban migrants The plan is contingent on Biden expanding the United States' parole process Parole processing sees migrants with US sponsors being fast tracked into the US

During the State of the Union speech, President Joe Biden tried to claim that the U.S. southern border is improving, despite the fact that it has gotten significantly worse. Under the Biden administration, illegal immigration has soared to unprecedented levels. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recorded over 250,000 encounters with illegal aliens in December 2022, the highest number recorded in U.S. history.Based on December's numbers, the administration has now experienced ten straight months of 200,000+ illegal alien encounters.But the president claimed otherwise during his speech to Congress. "We now have a record number of personnel working to secure...

Blame Canada. Overrun by asylum-seeking migrants sent to the city from southern border states, New York has been offering free bus tickets to the Canadian border for migrants wanting to start a new life up north, but some are turning straight back around. Ilze Thielmann, the director of nonprofit Team TLC — which has been organizing busses to Plattsburgh, where there is an unofficial crossing to Montreal — said the reality isn’t as rosy as people expect. She told CBS: “They think that there are all these jobs up there. They think they’re going to be able to get asylum...

While Biden’s speech contained shoutouts to notable State of the Union attendees, it predictably left out several individuals whose circumstances put the administration’s governance to shame. Just when you think Joe Biden couldn’t spew more incoherent nonsense during highly publicized events, he finds a way to do it. During his Tuesday night State of the Union address, the Democrat president told lie after lie about his managing of the country’s affairs. As expected, many of these so-called “accomplishments” were either flat-out untrue or grossly exaggerated. While Biden’s speech also contained several shoutouts to notable State of the Union attendees, such...

An immigration official in Quebec has said it is "surprising" that New York authorities are sending migrants to Canada's border. Quebec immigration minister Christine Fréchette made the comment after the New York Post reported that National Guards are handing out free bus tickets for migrants to travel to Plattsburgh, in the north of New York state. From there, migrants hire cabs to take them on the 30-mile trip to cross the Canadian border via Roxham Road... Under the Safe Third Country agreement, signed by the US and Canada in 2002, migrants seeking asylum must file their claim in the first...

Seven years ago, Business Insider published, “14 reasons why Denver is the best place to live in America.” They recommended everyone consider Denver as “your next hometown” citing a strong job market, low unemployment, great restaurants, and practical perks such as a low crime rate and good schools. That was then. How is Denver doing now as “trendy and desirable”? In answering that question, the Glendale Cherry Creek Chronicle published, “Denver becoming America’s crime capital.” That’s quite the turnaround in less than a decade, especially when we think of New York City, Baltimore, or Philadelphia as America’s crime capitals. In...

As you may recall, one part of New York City’s brilliant plan to deal with the flood of illegal migrants being shipped to the Big Apple from our open southern border was to commandeer some of the city’s pricey hotels (at taxpayer expense) and convert them into “temporary” shelters. Two of the businesses appropriated in this fashion are the once-elegant Row NYC in Manhattan and the Watson Hotel in Hell’s Kitchen. I say “once-elegant” because investigative reporters have been touring both of these establishments and finding that they are no longer recognizable. One worker at Row NYC has spilled the...

President Joe Biden’s deputies are on track to remove the loopholed Title 42 border barrier on May 11. In practical terms, the Title 42 barrier is “almost meaningless” because it is being used to delay a declining share of the migrants that Biden’s officials are welcoming, said Mark Krikorian, director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

As if the cost alone weren't enough to make the millions of illegal migrants brought in by Joe Biden's open borders unpopular here, the ingratitude and entitlement mentality of these illegals now seals the deal. According to National Review:More than 50 migrants camped outside the Watson Hotel in Manhattan in protest on Sunday night as the city sought to move the single male migrants to a new shelter at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal to make space for migrant families.The new shelter holds as many as 1,000 single adult men and provides the same services the migrants had been receiving, city...