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Pollster Richard Baris on DeSantis: "He is falling in the polls already!" "Scott Walker. That's what he did to himself today." "He had been falling in the polls already. So after today today this is BAD." "That's why he flip flopped on Ukraine. He was already falling."

Spouses of British Citizens and of permanent residents from outside the European Union who wish to remain in the UK on the basis of marriage will face more rigorous requirements to show that their relationship is genuine as of February 1 due to new Home Office immigration rules.The Home Office announced in 14 December 2004 that on the basis of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act of 2004 passed by the UK Parliament last year in an effort to fight sham marriages, from February 1 2005 those wishing to remain in the UK on the basis of...

In today's Los Angeles, when a police officer sees a gang member on the street who is in our nation illegally, a 1979 city directive prevents him from apprehending that illegal alien because of his immigration status alone - even if he has knowledge that the subject has been previously deported because of a violent crime. And even though it is a felony to re-enter the U.S. after deportation. Manhattan Institute fellow Heather MacDonald reports that in Los Angeles, 95 percent of all outstanding warrants for homicide are for illegal aliens and as of January 2004, there were more than...

MILWAUKEE - In a pilot program described as the first of its kind, an agency created by the state government is making it easier for illegal immigrants in Wisconsin to obtain mortgage loans. Immigrants who do not have Social Security numbers - a common requirement for loans - can use an alternative government-issued tax number to get financing for new homes, under the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) program. Many holders of the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) are living and working illegally in this country, even though they pay taxes. Some say the Wisconsin program is an...