Leaders and advocates in Texas and across the country are blasting Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s apparent lament that the state can’t shoot migrants on sight at the border. Yes, he really said that. In shocking remarks initially reported by Heartland Signal, Abbott complained to right-wing activist and former... Continue »
English NBC News Negotiators consider expanding expedited deportations as border talks near ‘finish line’ By Julia Ainsley, Julie Tsirkin and Frank Thorp V January 12, 2024 Politico Johnson confronts biggest test yet: Whether to walk away from his own funding deal By CAITLIN EMMA, ANTHONY ADRAGNA and JORDAIN CARNEY... Continue »
No matter which Republican presidential candidate emerges as the victor in the upcoming Iowa caucuses, what is assured is that attacking and vilifying immigrant communities all over the U.S. and at the southern border will remain the bedrock of their strategy to drive GOP voters to the polls, both... Continue »
English CBS News Senate border talks broaden to include Afghan evacuees, migrant work permits and high-skilled visas By Camilo Montoya-Galvez, Margaret Brennan January 10, 2024 Wall Street Journal GOP Hard Liners Confront Mike Johnson Over Spending, Border By Siobhan Hughes, Lindsay Wise, and Kristina Peterson January 10, 2024 NBC... Continue »
Alarming reports have revealed that Senate negotiators and the Biden White House could be close to agreeing to a “border security” deal that would actually do nothing to improve conditions at the border. It would instead implement permanent changes that would eviscerate decades of established asylum law, severely limit... Continue »
Republican presidential candidates are making their closing arguments to Iowans ahead of the caucuses next week. Donald Trump hopes to all but end the nomination contest with a decisive victory, while Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis hope to make a strong enough showing to start to turn the tide... Continue »
English New York Times Impeachment and Border Talks Put G.O.P. at Odds Over Mayorkas By Karoun Demirjian January 08, 2024 ABC News Mayorkas impeachment effort criticized, called ‘policy dispute’ by group of Democrats By Luke Barr January 10, 2024 Politico GOP senators clash over conditioning Ukraine aid on border... Continue »
During an appearance on Meet The Press this past weekend, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) shockingly refused to commit to certifying the results of the 2024 presidential election. The third-ranking House Republican deflected when host Kristen Welker asked if she would certify the 2024 results regardless of winner, instead resurrecting... Continue »
UPDATE: Since publication from November 13th, 2023, at least 33 Republican members of Congress from the 118th used language associated with the great replacement theory to justify Mayorkas’ impeachment at least 60 times on public platforms. On November 9, 2023, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) filed a privileged resolution... Continue »
English Border Report Migrant encounters, processing center population plummet in El Paso By Julian Resendiz January 08, 2024 AP A new immigration policy that avoids a dangerous journey is working. But border crossings continue By GISELA SALOMON AND COLLEEN LONG January 05, 2024 NBC News Lead border negotiator says... Continue »