Immigration
March 28, 2021 — John Hinderaker
The Biden administration is desperately trying to prevent the American people from realizing the extent of the fiasco at our Southern border. Thus, loyal Democrat Chris Wallace this morning criticized Biden, pointing out that the Trump administration was more transparent. The Biden administration has repeatedly tried to prevent photos and videos of conditions at the border from reaching the American people. Late last week, a delegation of 18 senators visited
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March 26, 2021 — Paul Mirengoff
The fact checkers at the Washington Post are biased, but not corrupt. They will fact check and correct false statements by Democrats. But when it comes to rating the false statements — a highly subjective exercise — they are more forgiving of Democrats. They tend to go light on the number of “Pinocchios” they award Dems, compared to Republicans. And it’s my impression that they are more inclined to fact
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March 25, 2021 — Paul Mirengoff
I watched part of Joe Biden’s press conference today. As a general matter, his capacity seems diminished. However, his capacity for lying is as strong as ever. Biden was especially dishonest when he discussed the situation at the Mexico border — that is, the border crisis. Rich Lowry has the details. He writes: The Biden press conference was a train wreck and disgrace on the border. He repeated the Alejandro
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March 23, 2021 — John Hinderaker
The crisis at the southern border continues, denied by no one, at this point, other than the Biden administration. This ABC video includes, I believe, footage shot and released by the administration. So this apparently is as good a face as can be put on conditions at the border: It is hard to understand the Biden administration’s actions here. The influx of illegal immigrants, bringing children whenever possible since everyone
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March 22, 2021 — Steven Hayward
Over the last several days and reaching a crescendo today, the mainstream media has been sounding the newsroom equivalent of a four-alarm fire over the growing chaos at the southern border, because the Biden team are persisting with their Baghdad Bob act over the matter. See, for example, how the morning news shows depicted the matter: All of the media stories right now should be understood as memos from the PR wing
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March 5, 2021 — John Hinderaker
I am a couple days late with this, but it is still worth noting. Chaos at our southern border continues to worsen, and if there is any justice in the world, it will be a major PR disaster for the “Biden” administration. Those who wish to violate our laws correctly believe that they have an ally in the White House–someone who has as little regard for our immigration laws as
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March 5, 2021 — Steven Hayward
Gee—who could have predicted this (aside from me), from USA Today? Exclusive: Stark divide on race, policing emerges since George Floyd’s death, USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll shows Americans’ trust in the Black Lives Matter movement has fallen and their faith in local law enforcement has risen since protests demanding social justice swept the nation last year, according to an exclusive USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll. The debate over the intersection of racism and policing will
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March 4, 2021 — Scott Johnson
Following on my observation that the Biden administration’s official welcome mat for illegal aliens cannot be squared with basic public health admonitions, the New York Post reports: More than 100 illegal immigrants who tested positive for the coronavirus — after their arrival in Texas since late January — have been released by the Border Patrol into the Lone Star State and are free to travel to other parts of the
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March 2, 2021 — Scott Johnson
As the Biden administration invites waves of illegal immigrants to come on up from points south, it has to square a few circles. One of them is the public health dimension of the influx. Politico reported a story yesterday that bears on the public health dimension of the invasion: “White House: Biden not considering sharing Covid vaccine with Mexico.” Think about it. Something’s gotta give. In the video below, Jill
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February 9, 2021 — Paul Mirengoff
Last night, I discussed how Joe Biden’s immigration policies are creating a crisis at the border. Even the Washington Post admits it. According to the Post, the new surge at our southern border carries the prospect of death from the Wuhan coronavirus. The Post reports that one area into which illegal immigrants are flooding has more than 100,000 cases of the virus. The invasion of illegal immigrants carries another deadly
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January 22, 2021 — Paul Mirengoff
In his first day as president, Joe Biden had something for almost everyone in his far-left coalition. For the climate alarmists, he signed an executive order revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. For the radical LGBT crowd, he signed an executive order that I read as calling on schools across the country to allow transgender athletes to participate in the sport of their gender identity. (It says, “Children
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January 19, 2021 — John Hinderaker
For four years, Donald Trump gave the U.S. a sane, America-first immigration policy. A legal one, too; he actually did his best to enforce the immigration laws, unlike the scofflaw Barack Obama. All of that will come to an end with Joe Biden’s inauguration tomorrow, and the results will be disastrous for millions of Americans. From Breitbart: President-elect Joe Biden’s amnesty plan will reportedly provide the glittering prize of U.S.
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December 25, 2020 — John Hinderaker
Joe Biden has promised “immigration reform,” including a vow to “end prolonged detention” and “ensure that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection personnel abide by professional standards and are held accountable for inhumane treatment.” If, like me, you have never been quite clear on what immigration detention centers are, why we have them, or why some illegal immigrants are housed there for relatively extended periods, this
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December 24, 2020 — Paul Mirengoff
Candidate Joe Biden pledged to reverse the immigration policies implemented by the Trump administration. His campaign site’s immigration page promised he would “take urgent action to undo Trump’s damage and reclaim America’s values.” Biden almost certainly will carry out the “undo” part of his promise. However, he has already backed away from the “urgent action” part. From the Washington Post: Top advisers to president-elect Joe Biden said Monday they will
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November 25, 2020 — Paul Mirengoff
Alejandro Mayorkas is Joe Biden’s pick to head the Department of Homeland Security. His nomination was expected to be confirmed. However, the nomination might already be in jeopardy. Sen. Tom Cotton tweets: Alejandro Mayorkas was found by Barack Obama’s Inspector General to be guilty of selling Green Cards to Chinese nationals on behalf of rich, democratic donors. He is disqualified from leading the Department of Homeland Security. Mayorka should, indeed,
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September 14, 2020 — Paul Mirengoff
Today’s Washington Post includes a front page story the essence of which is that Democrat operatives are frustrated that President Trump is making inroads with Latino voters. The Post attributes Trump’s inroads to (1) lack of direct outreach by the Biden campaign to Latinos and (2) lingering resentment over deportations that occurred during the Obama administration. I have no reason to doubt the reporting that Team Biden hasn’t done a
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August 13, 2020 — Scott Johnson
This is the third of three planned previews of the new (Summer) issue of the Claremont Review of Books. Having reviewed the issue in galley, I selected essays and reviews I thought some Power Line readers would find of interest. With the indulgence of the editors of the CRB, we are extending the preview with a bonus edition tomorrow. Please stay tuned. Today I have two books reviews that I
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