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Category Archives: Immigration
NYT: ‘Undocumented Immigrants Steer Clear of Medical Care’
This tears me up inside. Why won’t illegal immigrants take more of our government-provided services? What can we do to encourage them to take more? New York Times: “Around the country, clinics that serve immigrants report seeing fewer patients since … Continue reading
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Bret Stephens: You Didn’t Build That, The Immigrants Who Arrived Today Built That
Comments at Steve Sailer: * Stephens offers a whole new spin on the Warren/Obama ‘You didn’t build that’ spiel. Not only didn’t the people already in America fail to build that, but it wasn’t even built until those who weren’t … Continue reading
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WT: Homeland Security secretary suggests amnesty for Dreamers, implores Congress to solve problem
Washington Times: “You’ve got to solve this problem,” Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly told the House Homeland Security Committee when members prodded him not to deport Dreamers…In two days of testimony to Congress, Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly … Continue reading
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LAT: ‘A look at the decline in refugees entering the U.S. under Trump’
Los Angeles Times: Courts may have stymied President Trump’s efforts to restrict travel from six majority-Muslim countries and ban all refugee resettlement, but that has not stopped the number of refugees entering the United States from sharply declining. Monthly refugee … Continue reading
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Lutherans Are Wrecking This Country With Their Reckless Support For Refugees
USA TODAY: The number of refugees arriving in the United States has dropped sharply this year because of President Trump’s threats to bar their entry, even though his order for a total 120-day ban has been blocked twice by federal … Continue reading
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Haaretz: ‘Israeli Experts Fear Invasion of Yellow Crazy Ant That Wreaks Havoc on Crops’
Should not people and civilizations have the same fear of invasion from those different from themselves? Does not the category of “invasive species” apply to people as well? For example, why would non-Muslims welcome an influx of Muslims or why … Continue reading
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LAT: ‘How a Montana county became a stage for the national debate over refugees’
Los Angeles Times article: To him, being a Presbyterian meant a life of public service and openness to other cultures. Back in Long Island, he sat on a refugee council at his church and once housed a Vietnamese refugee and … Continue reading
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L.A. rabbis arrested at ICE protest
Jewish Journal: Several area rabbis were among more than 30 protesters arrested April 13 in downtown Los Angeles for an act of civil disobedience to call attention to the treatment of undocumented immigrants. The group was taken away after blocking … Continue reading
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Dennis Prager Visits Japan, Asks Why Crime Is Low: “Because We Don’t Allow Immigration.”
Paul Nachman writes: Conservative columnist and talk-radio host Dennis Prager has attracted attention here at VDARE.com a number of times. Most recently, I pointed out that Prager—who is Jewish and takes his religion seriously—has said (with dismay), “Of course there’s … Continue reading
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Why Do American Jews Want Thousands of Jew Haters in America?
Dennis Prager writes: Last week, the Jerusalem Post and other news agencies reported that in a Paris suburb, two Jewish brothers wearing kippot (Jewish skullcaps) were attacked while driving their car by Middle Easterners driving another car. According to a … Continue reading
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