NO – NO – NO… Not THAT kind of Gold Rush!

One CBP agent showed me a cellphone video depicting “migrants” coming across the border while flashing middle fingers.

I recently traveled to give a speech. I stayed in a hotel where a group of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were also staying. I spoke to several, mostly men, but a couple were female. The average person I spoke to had been with the agency for over seven years.

Many people told me, all off the record, that before the Biden administration, they thoroughly enjoyed their job. Many were retired military members and felt that protecting the border allowed them to continue their service to the country. But now, several said they were “counting down the days until retirement.” Continue reading →

War Tensions: “Army of God” Convoy Heads To Southern Border

The war tensions are expanding. The “army of God” convoy is heading to the southern border as tensions elevate between President Joe Biden and Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

The “army of God” is a convoy of truckers siding with Greg Abbott. They have decided to embark on a journey from several locations across the Lower 48 to the southern border as tensions soar between the state of Texas and the Biden administration.

“Fellow citizens and compatriots … I call on you in the name of liberty, of patriotism and everything dear to the American character to come to our aid with all dispatch,” Pete Chambers, one of the coalition’s leaders, wrote. “If this call is neglected, we are determined to sustain ourselves as long as possible and act like soldiers who never forget what is due to our own honor and that of our country.”

The convoy plans to “send a message” to all levels of the ruling class about the need to secure the board amid the multi-year invasion of millions of illegals. Chambers believes Americans are “besieged on all sides” by evil “dark forces.”… (Continue to full article)

HALF of all US governors side with Texas in border dispute over security and say he is leaving country open to ‘invasion’ from illegal migrants

Over half of America’s governors are backing Texas’ Greg Abbott in his bitter standoff with President Joe Biden over who should have the authority to apprehend migrants at the border.

Abbott reasserted the state’s right to protect its own border after the Supreme Court ruled the Biden administration could take down razor wire Texas had installed along high-traffic areas of the border. Meanwhile Texas Border Czar Mike Banks told ranchers Wednesday the state could install razor wire on their private property free of charge, the state official told a packed room of ranchers who met just outside of Eagle Pass, Texas.

Abbott said the federal government failed at its duty to enforce laws and states had every right to step in to protect their borders… (Continue to full article)

‘Terrifying’ video of border crosser saying ‘you are going to know who I am’ is another reminder that Biden’s policies are letting terrorists come into the U.S.

A shocking viral video of a migrant crossing illegally into the U.S. and issuing an eery warning displays the ‘terrifying’ reality of Biden’s border policies, says a top Republican.

The video shows what appears to be a Middle Eastern migrant giving an ominous warning to a reporter after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into Arizona.

‘If you were smart enough, you’d know who I am,’ the migrant says. ‘But you are really not smart enough to know who I am.’… (Continue to full article)

OPINION: Texas’ Border Stunt A clash between Texas and the Biden administration over who controls the Texas-Mexico border continues to escalate

This comes in response to a recent Supreme Court decision , where the court allowed federal officials to dismantle a wire barrier along the border, prompting a legal battle initiated by Texas. Texas argued that this action, aimed at aiding migrants, infringes on state sovereignty and damages Texas security measures.

In response to this decision, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott released a letter arguing that Texas has a right to control the border and that it supersedes federal government control. Abbott’s accusation that the federal government has breached the Constitution by having “broken the compact between the United States and the States” is almost identical to South Carolina’s 1860 declaration of secession… (Continue to full article)

Rulers Send Troops To Texas Amid “Civil War” Fears

Members of the ruling class of certain states have sent troops to Texas in case a civil war breaks out with the federal ruling class. Lines have been drawn and the naive slaves are already siding with which master they want to be ruled by.

The rulers of multiple states began sending personnel and resources months ago to combat increased migrant encounters at the United States-Mexico border, with one state saying “nothing is off the table” as tensions threaten to boil over between Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Biden administration.

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, one of the 25 who signed the letter, told Newsmax on Thursday: “I mean right now you’ve got the federal agents who are cutting the wire and then you’ve got the Texas National Guard on orders to put up wire, this is a powder keg worth of tension. It’s a very weird situation, we certainly stand with Texas on the right to defend themselves.”… (Continue to full article)

No Mas!

Biden Blackmail Intensifies: Won’t Shut Border Until Congress Coughs Up Ukraine, Israel Funds
As Republican governors circle the wagon around Texas, President Biden on Saturday doubled down on a reluctant agreement to secure the southern US border – but only if if Congress passes a bipartisan bill that would also allocate funds for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and would still allow as many as 150,000 illegal crossings per month!

“If that bill were the law today I’d shut down the border right now and fix it quickly and bring a bipartisan bill that would be good for America and help fix our broken immigration system and allow speedy access for those who deserve to be here,” Biden said, according to Fox News’

Except, as many have pointed out, Biden doesn’t need Congress, or the bill, to do that right now… (Continue to full article)

Biden Sets Deadline as Half US Governors Support Texas
Biden has given Texas Governor Greg Abbott a 24-hour deadline to allow federal agents to clear out Eagle Pass or “face consequences,” according to Texas Congressman Wesley Hunt.

Half of US governors, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are siding with Texas in the border dispute saying, “Biden is leaving country ‘vulnerable’ to illegal immigration.”… (Continue to full article)

Protest Convoy Headed to Southern Border Is Calling Itself an ‘Army of God’
A trucker convoy of “patriots” is heading to the U.S. border with Mexico next week, as the standoff between Texas and the federal government intensifies.

The organizers of the “Take Our Border Back” convoy have called themselves “God’s army” and say they’re on a mission to stand up against the “globalists” who they claim are conspiring to keep U.S. borders open and destroy the country.

“This is a biblical, monumental moment that’s been put together by God” … (Continue to full article)

Feds Back Down, Won’t Remove Razor Wire at Border

Border Patrol has “no plans” to remove razor wire placed by Texas along the southern border, a senior Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official told Fox News on Friday, stressing a “strong” relationship with Texas despite an ongoing legal battle between the state and the administration.

But this BATTLE goes on… (Continue to full article)

The MAGA Truckers Are Back — And Heading to the Border
A convoy of Jesus-loving truckers will converge on the southern border next week in a battle to stop what they say is a migrant “invasion,” as Texas remains locked in a standoff with the feds over razor wire it installed along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass.

But the event—called the “Take Our Border Back Convoy” and promoted by far-right media — is advertised as a “peaceful assembly” of active and former law enforcement, military, ranchers, bikers, business owners, and “Mama Bears.”… (Continue to full article)

GOP Governors Have Already Sent Troops to Texas Amid ‘Civil War’ Fears

A Texas Parks and Wildlife Warden stands next to a 30 caliber rifle as he patrols the Rio Grand on the U.S.-Mexico border.  (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool)

Multiple Republican-led states began sending personnel and resources months ago to combat increased migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border, with one state saying “nothing is off the table” as tensions bubble between Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Biden administration.

Abbott has voiced displeasure over Monday’s 5-4 Supreme Court decision, which vacated an injunction from an appeals court and allowed federal Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire installed at the border by Texas officials under Abbott’s direction. It does not prevent Texas from erecting new wire… (Continue to full article)

Supreme Court not done with border issue while Texas vows to ‘hold the line’
Monday’s decision in which the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration against Texas efforts to secure a lengthy section of southern border won’t change those efforts in the short term, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed.

It’s a topic the nine justices could face again with deciding if President Joe Biden’s refusal to stem to flow of illegals crossing the border constitutes an invasion or is a question of immigration.

For now, the Supremes reversal of an appellate ruling means federal Border Patrol agents can cut concertina wire, installed by the the State of Texas to stop illegal immigrants, while litigation continues… (Continue to full article)

Biden endorses emerging deal to give US new power to clamp down on border crossings

Senate negotiators have agreed to empower the US to significantly restrict illegal migrant crossings at the southern border, according to sources familiar with the matter, a move aimed at ending the migrant surge that has overrun federal authorities over the past several months.

Under the soon-to-be-released package, the Department of Homeland Security would be granted new emergency authority to shut down the border if daily average migrant encounters reach 4,000 over a one-week span… (Continue to full article)

A city of 710,000 struggles to cope with 40,000 migrant arrivals
Nearly 40,000 migrants have arrived in Denver over the past year, making a city with a population of just over 710,000 the top destination per capita for newly arrived migrants crossing the U.S. southern border and traveling north in buses from Texas.

The influx is taking a toll on the city’s public safety net. Starting Feb. 5, Denver will limit the number of days migrants can stay in shelters and send those who exceed their stay out onto the streets… (Continue to full article)

Denver Officials Conduct Two Sweeps of Migrant Encampment in One Week
Denver city officials have conducted two sweeps of a migrant encampment located at 51st and Emerson streets within a span of just one week. This move is part of efforts to enforce the camping ban on Denver-owned park property. The actions have sparked discussions about the challenges posed by increasing migrant arrivals in the city.

The initial sweep took place last week, and on Monday, Denver Parks rangers discovered unattended items, including tents, still occupying park property. In response, a 48-hour notice of removal was issued to address the presence of these items… (Continue to full article)

As seen from an aerial view a U.S. Border Patrol agent supervises as immigrants walk into the United States after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico on September 30, 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas. John Moore/Getty Images

Ex-FBI officials warn Congress of ‘new and imminent’ border danger: ‘The country has been invaded‘
A coalition of former FBI officials has issued a warning about a “new and imminent danger” for the U.S. at the southern border, suggesting the country has “been invaded” by military-age foreign nationals.

In a letter sent last week to congressional leaders in the House and Senate, the retired officials “express our concern about a current, specific threat that may be one of the most pernicious ever to menace the United States.”

The letter warns “the United States is facing a new and imminent danger”… (Continue to full article)

Many Fear We’re on the Brink of Civil War as GOP Governors of 25 States Stand with Gov. Abbott
The border policy standoff between Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Biden administration has reached a new level of intensity, drawing support from a coalition of 25 Republican governors who back Abbott’s efforts to secure the state’s border.

The joint statement by these conservative leaders emphasizes Texas’ “constitutional authority to defend and protect itself” against what Governor Abbott has labeled a migrant “invasion.” The situation has sparked concerns among some observers who fear that it may be escalating towards a civil war (Continue to full article)

After Landing on the Beach in San Diego, Illegal Immigrants Vanish

(Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Before officials could capture them, more than 20 illegal immigrants were seen on camera entering a San Diego beach by boat early on Thursday morning and then fleeing into the streets of La Jolla.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports that at around 5:30 a.m., the Joint Harbor Operations Center alerted CBP law enforcement agents about “two suspicious vessels” bringing suspected illegal migrants towards Ocean Beach, and about two hours later, Windansea Beach.

However, when CBP Air and Marine and U.S. Border Patrol agents arrived, all they discovered were the abandoned boats… (Continue to full article)

Steve Vaus ~ We Must Take America Back

R E M E M B E R!

Biden Admin Has Released 6.2 Million Illegal Migrants into U.S. in 3 Years, Often Through ‘Parole’ Loophole‘I’m quite offended’
The 2023 inflow included 900,000 migrants who were released after they walked up to official border gates plus 1.1 million migrants who were released after they crossed through gaps in the border wall, said the CBO agency, which acts as an advisor to Capitol Hill legislators.

Roughly half of those migrants — 1.1 million — were let into the country by October 1, via Biden’s use of the “parole” loophole in border law, the CBO reported. Biden and his Democrat allies are now trying to expand the parole doorway… (Continue to full article)

‘This is not over,’ Texas says after Supreme Court lets Biden administration remove razor wire at US-Mexico border
Razor wire is still up along a contested section of the US-Mexico border a day after the US Supreme Court voted to let federal Border Patrol agents remove the barrier installed there as part of Texas’ Republican governor’s security initiative while the state’s legal challenge to the wire-cutting plays out.

A CNN team in Eagle Pass, Texas – recently the epicenter of the migrant crisis and near where three migrants drowned this month – spotted the razor wire Tuesday morning. The high court ruled 5-4 on Monday in a victory for President Joe Biden in the ongoing dispute with Texas over whether Border Patrol has the legal authority to cut concertina wire installed by Texas on the banks of the Rio Grande… (Continue to full article)

The Texas National Guard responds to the Supreme Court’s order to remove the razor wire in Eagle Pass by installing even more.
Governor Abbott has said “Texas will not back down” as it defends its border.

The recent actions of the Texas National Guard in response to the Supreme Court’s order have sparked a heated debate among the public. The Guard’s decision to install even more razor wire in Eagle Pass, despite the court’s order to remove it, has raised several questions about the state’s authority and its conflict with federal laws.

One reader pointed out that it might not be the National Guard, but the Texas Guard that is responsible for the action. This highlights the complexity of the situation and the potential confusion over the roles of different state agencies… (Continue to full article)

Stand-off on the Rio Grande: Texas National Guard faces off against the federal government in a fight over razor wire
A tense standoff between Texas National Guard troops and the federal government escalated on Tuesday after the state’s military said it would “hold the line” in a battle for control of a stretch of the border with Mexico.

The long-running power struggle between the once-independent state and the Biden administration was sparked by Texas authorities placing razor wire at a park on the banks of the Rio Grande that has seen high numbers of illegal crossings. Last week, the Texas National Guard blocked federal border patrol troops from entering the area in the town of Eagle Pass, accusing them of destroying the fortifications… (Continue to full article)

51st Texas county declares invasion at southern border
One day after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the state of Texas in a legal battle with the federal government over wire barriers at the border, Montgomery County officials unanimously passed a resolution declaring an invasion and expressing support for Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star.

After the vote Tuesday, Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough said he wanted to say something “in response to the Supreme Court ruling yesterday to allow Border Patrol agents to remove Texas barriers. I believe it is time for Texas to show some civil disobedience… (Continue to full article)

Supreme Court not done with border issue while Texas vows to ‘hold the line’
Monday’s decision in which the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration against Texas efforts to secure a lengthy section of southern border won’t change those efforts in the short term, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed.

It’s a topic the nine justices could face again with deciding if President Joe Biden’s refusal to stem to flow of illegals crossing the border constitutes an invasion or is a question of immigration.

For now, the Supremes reversal of an appellate ruling means federal Border Patrol agents can cut concertina wire, installed by the the State of Texas to stop illegal immigrants, while litigation continues… (Continue to full article)

As seen from an aerial view a U.S. Border Patrol agent supervises as immigrants walk into the United States after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico on September 30, 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas. John Moore/Getty Images

BORDER SHOWDOWN: Texas Defies Feds — ‘We Will Continue to Deploy Razor Wire’
The Texas Military Department says it will continue to “hold the line in Shelby Park” in their efforts to “deter and prevent unlawful entry into the State of Texas.” Under Operation Lone Star orders from Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas National Guard’s actions continue despite a second demand letter from the Department of Homeland Security to release control of the park seized by the State earlier this month. Governor Abbott pledged to continue deploying razor wire along the Rio Grande border with Mexico.

Shortly after DHS officials issued a second letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton demanding accesses to Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, a defiant Governor Abbott posted, “We will continue to deploy this razor wire to repel illegal immigration.”… (Continue to full article)

…and THEN:

California’s $3.1B program to provide healthcare for undocumented migrants will be paid by taxpayers
California began the New Year by becoming the first state to expand its state healthcare program eligibility to include all undocumented immigrants.

Roughly 700,000 immigrants illegally residing in California will now be provided healthcare coverage by the Golden State.

The program is estimated to cost taxpayers $3.1 billion and inches California closer to its goal of providing universal health care to its roughly 39 million residents…. (Continue to full article)

US Travelers Outraged by Airport Signs Appearing to Allow Migrants Onto Flights Without ID: ‘I’m quite offended’
American travelers are outraged by signs appearing at US airports appearing to allow migrants onto flights without showing proper identification.

US citizens traveling domestically have to show a valid identification card or a passport to board a plane, but signs at certain airports say there are different rules for some newly arrived migrants.

The signs claim the Transport Security Administration is working with Customs and Border Protection to “validate adult non-US citizen travel documentation when the traveler does not otherwise have an acceptable form of identification.”

In practice, this means migrants who have entered the country using the CBP One app – some 45,000 people a month – can use it as their travel document and even choose whether to allow officers to take their picture.. (Continue to full article)

String of retail thefts, burglaries by migrants plaguing Chicago

Immigrant Entrepreneurship

A Chicago suburb has been battered by a string of recent crimes committed by migrants who live in or near the Windy City.

From Oct. 23 to Jan. 17, a total of 47 migrants were arrested in Oak Brook, Illinois, mostly for alleged property crimes, according to Brian Strockis, the chief of police for the Oak Brook Police Department.

Most of the migrants who were arrested were charged with retail theft and burglary, Strockis told Fox News Digital.

Nearly 34,000 migrants have arrived in the sanctuary city of Chicago since beginning data collection, with over $156 million spent on housing and care since October 2022, according to the city… (Continue to full article)

Home Office Loses Track of Nearly 6,000 Asylum Seekers
Almost 6,000 asylum seekers whose claims have been withdrawn have gone missing in the UK, ministers have admitted.

The migrants “remain in the UK and the Home Office is taking steps to urgently re-establish contact with them”, the disclosure to MPs revealed.

It comes as the department was rebuked by the statistics watchdog after the Government was accused of lying about meeting a target to clear part of the asylum backlog, with the body’s boss warning this could affect “public trust”.

It seems to be happening ALL over the World… (Continue to full article)

Dem. Senator John Fetterman Breaking With His Party AGAIN Says Migration Crisis Threatens to Destroy the American Dream‘I’m quite offended’

…another 300,000 people approach southern border in hopes of crossing into US

Fetterman broke with his party, stating that the border crisis is threatening to destroy the American dream as another 300,000 people approached the southern border in hopes of crossing into the U.S.

Fetterman voiced his concerns about the ongoing migration crisis and demanded a ‘secure border’ as he spoke to CNN’s The Lead anchor Jake Tapper on Friday.

The Democratic senator, 54, from Pennsylvania said, ‘I honestly don’t understand why it’s controversial to say we need a secure border.’

His remarks come as the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol documented more than 302,000 attempts to cross the U.S. southern border in December, the highest total for a single month ever recorded in history… (Continue to full article)

Vigilante Groups Patrolling U.S.- Mexico Border
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended more than 2 million people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in the 2023 fiscal year.

Many are fleeing persecution, poverty and violence in their homeland. Now, an armed militia is patrolling the border in Arizona in an effort to stop the flow and catch alleged drug smugglers and traffickers. Los Angeles Times criminal justice editor Keegan Hamilton embedded himself with the militia to see what’s happening at our border. Hamilton joined host Lisa McRee on “LA Times Today.”

Hamilton explained that the people in the Arizona Border Recon group come from all over the country… (Continue to full article)

Greg Abbott Defies Joe Biden as Texas Begins Arresting Migrants
Footage has emerged of Texas State Police arresting migrants in the Shelby Park area of Eagle Pass after the state’s attorney general refused to comply with a Biden administration order to stop blocking U.S. Border Patrol agents from the site.

Under the orders of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, state officials have been refusing to allow Customs Border and Protection (CBP) personnel to enter the park, situated on the U.S.-Mexican border. On January 12, a woman and two children drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande River from Mexico to reach Eagle Pass.

In videos, officers can be seen cuffing a male migrant’s hands behind his back then leading him to a police vehicle. The accompanying photos show a female migrant being detained and another male being searched by an officer… (Continue to full article)

Texas Refuses to Comply With Biden Administration Order on Border Access
Texas officials have refused to comply with an order from the Biden administration to allow American border patrol agents to access a part of the US-Mexico border that is now under the state’s control.

Texas’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, rejected a request for the state to end its control of Shelby Park, a public park in Eagle Pass, Texas, where undocumented immigrants have increasingly crossed into the US via the US-Mexico border, NBC News reported .

In response to the request from Biden’s homeland security department, Paxton defended Texas’s strategies as necessary given what he called the president’s “open-border policies”.

“Because the facts and law side with Texas, the state will continue utilizing its constitutional authority to defend her territory… (Continue to full article)

Texas Adds More Razor Wire to Hotspot Illegal Border Crossing as Migrants Surge Into Southern US‘I’m quite offended’

Federal officials have demanded that authorities in the Lone Star State abandon Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas

In a seemingly defiant move against federal demands, state crews in Texas continue to add more razor wire and fencing near the border crossing along the Rio Grande.

In a new video obtained by Fox News, workers are seen unraveling spindles of the extra sharp security wire along with steel chain-link fencing as they prepare to install it along the river bed at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass.

Gov. Greg Abbott took control of the park last week and has been using the fences and other methods to keep border agents out of Shelby.

Because the facts and law side with Texas, the State will continue utilizing its constitutional authority to defend her territory, and I will continue defending those lawful efforts in court… (Continue to full article)

Migrant crisis plunges Denver’s main public hospital deep into the red after patients received $130 MILLION of treatments they were unable to pay for
The migrant crisis in Denver has plunged the city’s main public hospital deep into the red after patients received $136 million in treatment they couldn’t pay for.

Denver Health lost $2 million in 2022 – but that was substantially-reduced by a $20 million cash injection from the state.

In 2022, the hospital system lost $35 million, with bosses warning of ‘dire consequences’ for the hospital if 2024 is as bad as the previous two.

The rise in costs has coincided with the unprecedented number of immigrants who crossed America’s border and arrived in Denver. Around 36,000 have arrived so far – many of them bused from Texas – with 18,000 deciding to stay… (Continue to full article)

Border Patrol Chooses Sides After Abbott Seizes Land in Overrun Eagle Pass
Amid the still-worsening border chaos created by the policies of Biden, Texas has refused to accept what the Secretary of Homeland Security still can’t bring himself to call a “crisis.” The Lone Star State’s latest action on Thursday: seizing a swath of city-owned parkland along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, kicking federal border agents off the property, and enforcing the international border with Mexico.

Shelby Park — the land seized by the Texas National Guard — sits adjacent to the International Bridge where surges of illegal immigrants stream into the U.S. Over the span of just a few days in December, some 12,000 illegal immigrants unlawfully streamed into the U.S. at Eagle Pass, reinforcing its status one of the main entry points for masses of illegal crossers.

According to Texas officials — who notified Eagle Pass that the park was being taken over by the state — national guardsmen have “maintained a presence with security points and temporary barrier in Shelby Park since 2021” and the “current posture is to prepare for future illegal immigrant surges and to restrict access to organizations that perpetuate illegal immigrant crossings in the park and greater Eagle Pass area… (Continue to full article)

14 Democrats Join Republicans In Vote to Condemn Biden for the Border Crisis
Fourteen House Democrats joined Republicans in the vote to denounce President Joe Biden over his devastating open border policies.

On Wednesday, lawmakers passed a GOP-led resolution “denouncing the Biden administration’s open-borders policies, condemning the national security and public safety crisis along the southwest border, and urging President Biden to end his administration’s open-borders policies.”

The resolution comes as more than 300,000 illegal migrants attempted to cross the southern border in December – an all-time high record. Customs and Border Patrol encountered nearly 2.5 million migrants in fiscal year 2023 and is on track to break that record this yearable housing — despite being in the U.S. illegally and mooching off of American benefits… (Continue to full article)

The Impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas is Moving Forward

Lyin’-Ass Mayorkas

The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday to review the potential impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. After hours of testimony from parents whose children were killed by illegal immigrants and fentanyl, Republicans are moving forward.

Illegal crossings into the United States continue to reach catastrophic, historic levels. Senate Republicans are currently negotiating a deal with Democrats and the White House for asylum reform in exchange for new Ukraine funding.

During a meeting at the White House Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson reiterated House Republicans will not support new foreign aid funding until their version of a border security package is passed.

House Republicans will continue to demand transformative policy change and hold this administration accountable until the border is secure… (Continue to full article)

‘That border fight is coming, and we’re going to die on that hill’

From the Saturday Globe with color cartoons on the immigration issue, Utica, NY, 18 April 1908.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) pledged Monday to block foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel unless measures including “remain in Mexico” are reinstated in U.S. border policy.

In an appearance on conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt’s radio show , Johnson lamented that aid to Israel and Ukraine amid their respective wars were packaged together in a supplemental budget request by the Biden administration, but the Speaker made clear his priority is border policy.

“Israel and Ukraine are separate and distinct. We have to support Israel. It’s a top priority. Ukraine’s important as well. But we cannot be involved in securing the border of Ukraine or other nations until we secure our own. And so that border fight is coming, and we’re going to die on that hill… (Continue to full article)

House Judiciary Hearing Highlights the Cost of Illegal Immigration to American Taxpayers

In a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement hearing on Thursday, a panel of witnesses and Republican lawmakers revealed how Biden’s open border policies have strained American taxpayers and put national security at risk.

In the hearing, Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt (TX) said that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has an “entirely different standard” for illegal immigrants boarding flights in the U.S.

“This is a line in the Tucson airport specially made for non-citizens,” Hunt said in his remarks while showing a graphic of the airport.

“The sign says: ‘Non-U.S. citizens without passports enter here.’ Without passports. That is the tip of the iceberg… (Continue to full article)

Maine Builds Rent-Free Apartments for Illegal Migrants Paid for by American Taxpayers
Hardworking Maine taxpayers are footing the bill for the construction of several apartment buildings where illegal migrants will live rent-free.

… Maine officials celebrated the renovation of a former naval air station base where 60 new apartment units in five buildings will go up. Border crossers and illegal migrants will be able to live rent-free – paid for by hardworking taxpayers – for at least two years while they await work permits.

News Center Maine reported that the goal is to move migrants out of hotels and shelters and into stable housing – despite being in the U.S. illegally and mooching off of American benefits… (Continue to full article)

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Leonardo Da Vinci is probably full of envy in heaven, for not having been able to paint Arpi in this beautiful scene!

16K Chinese Migrants Headed for U.S. Border – Detained
Border Patrol agents apprehended tens of thousands of illegal Chinese migrants headed for the U.S. border as Biden’s immigration crisis continues to threaten the nation’s national security risk.

Since October 1, 2023, Border Patrol agents have detained nearly 16,000 Chinese nationals who illegally crossed the border between ports of entry. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports, 9,844 migrants were apprehended in October and November, leaving roughly 6,800 to be arrested since December 1, 2023.

In addition, Mexican authorities detained 40 Chinese illegal migrants who were traveling by bus in southern Mexico on their way to the United States. That same day, Mexican authorities apprehended 180 migrants in the state of Oaxaca coming from Central and South America – also heading for the U.S…. (Continue to full article)

MORE CHINEE: CCP member and Chairman Mao admirer Chen Tianqiao’s $85 MILLION purchase of Oregon timberland is missing from government records, alarming lawmakers: Is now second-largest foreign owner of US land

The purchase of $85 million worth of US agricultural land by a Chinese billionaire and alleged Communist Party member has sparked outcry among lawmakers after it went largely unreported for eight years.

It emerged earlier this week that California-based online gaming pioneer Chen Tianqiao owns 198,000 acres of Oregon timberland, making him the second largest foreign owner of American land.

The sale went through in 2015, but only became widespread knowledge on Monday after Oregon tax records unveiled one of Chen’s companies as the beneficial owner… (Continue to full article)

Migrants are LEAVING Chicago

Chicago, Chicago, that Toddlin’ Town…

The situation in Chicago is dire, with hundreds of migrants living in buses and resorting to desperate measures like searching through trash bins for food. Over the past 16 months, an estimated 34,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago, overwhelming the city’s shelter system. Initially, police precincts were enlisted to house the migrants, but this temporary solution was discontinued in December. With the city’s 27 designated shelter buildings already at full capacity, authorities have been scrambling to find alternative housing options.

A recent addition of eight “warming buses” in the West Loop aimed to alleviate some of the burden. However, conditions on these buses are far from comfortable, with basic necessities like food and on-site shower facilities being scarce. Volunteers have been providing limited provisions like packets of oatmeal and Nutri-Grain bars, but the situation remains dire. One Venezuelan migrant, Robinson Mendez, shared his experience, stating that without proper food, people are forced to resort to extreme measures.

Mendez recently witnessed a distressing scene involving hungry migrants in Chicago… (Continue to full article)

Border residents to Congress: ‘Stop holding press conferences, shut down the border‘
As another Republican congressional delegation arrived in Eagle Pass, Texas, Wednesday to hold another news conference and meet local residents, many Texans living at the border say they are fed up and want Congress to shut down the border.

If Congress continues to use taxpayer dollars to fund policies that facilitate the border crisis, they argue, Congress is complicit in creating it and a national security threat.

Congress hasn’t yet agreed to a $13.6 billion request from the president to fund “border enforcement and migration management.” This includes hiring more judges and asylum staffers “to expedite the screening process” to release more people into the U.S., White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt recently explained. House Republicans have “refused to take up the President’s supplemental funding request. Actions speak louder than words. It’s time for House Republicans to act… (Continue to full article)

The Biden administration’s self-inflicted crisis at the border has devastated America over the past three years, but the worst is still yet to come.

The border crisis has escalated even further in recent months as more than 300,000 illegal aliens crossed the southern border in December, shattering a new record for monthly border crossings. After setting records for illegal crossings in 2021 and 2022, the Biden Administration’s anti-border policies once again likely facilitated a record number of illegal crossings at the southern border in 2023, although the official numbers for last year have still not been released. Don’t expect the records set in 2023 to last very long either, because 2024 is likely to be an even worse year for border security.

The deteriorating situation at the southern border is primarily due to the lack of deterrent facing foreign nationals who cross the border illegally in order to file bogus asylum claims. The current administration is the first in U.S. history to announce publicly that there will be no consequences for those who cross the border illegally. Continue reading →

Biden’s open border is allowing the cartels to not only worsen the humanitarian crisis but also to rake in the dough.

Immigrants who are choosing to enter the U.S. illegally have to go through the cartels. The Mexican cartels have a monopoly on the various methods of getting into the U.S. through gaps in the border wall. But though the migrants have the freedom to choose to enter the U.S. this way, the cartels are happy to inflict as much misery and extortion as they can and exacerbate the humanitarian crisis created by President Joe Biden’s open border.

Smuggling illegal immigrants is big business. The House Judiciary Committee published a claim by Border Patrol that the Mexican cartels rake in $32 million a week from illegal immigrants desperate to cross the southern border. Continue reading →

Just saw a report on Fox News this morning where the mayor of New York City just put out an executive order that they don’t want anymore busloads of illegal immigrants dropped off in their fair city. One busload of illegals got dropped off over in New Jersey because of that. It seems that Chicago has got the same problem.

I get a kick out of these big blue cities sending out their virtue signals saying “Hey, those mean old Texans down on the border don’t want you, but we’ll gladly take in your “poor, huddles masses” because we are truly compassionate.” Continue reading →

California becomes first state to offer health insurance to ALL illegal migrants

Taxpayers will be forced to fork out $3.1BN PER YEAR in medical care for an extra 700,000 people

On January 1, taxpayers will now be forced to fork out thousands for medical care for an additional 700,000 undocumented immigrants – between 26 and 49 – eligible for full coverage under Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program.

It comes as more than a staggering 1.5 million are pouring across the southern border every year many of them seeking shelter in California’s Democrat-run ‘sanctuary cities.’… (Continue to full article)

More than 302,000 illegal migrants crossed into the US in December setting the record for most entries in HISTORY as Biden grapples with the fallout of his administration’s policies
A record number of migrants crossed the U.S. southern border in December, according to a new report, topping the highest amount ever recorded as President Joe Biden continues to grapple with the crisis.

Mucho Migranta!

There were 300,000 encounters in the last month of 2023, U.S. Custom and Border Patrol sources told Fox News. Between Dec. 1 and December 31, more than 302,000 migrants were documented attempting to cross the U.S. southern border.

Biden has asked Congress for $61 billion in aid to Ukraine, but Republicans are refusing to approve the assistance without an agreement with Democrats to tighten security along the U.S.-Mexico border. His request also includes $14 billion for Israel as it fights Hamas and $14 billion for U.S. border security.

Thousands more were set to arrive in the coming days in the form of a massive migrant caravan making its way through Mexico to the southern border… (Continue to full article)

Mexico and Venezuela restart repatriation flights amid pressure to curb soaring migration to U.S.
Mexico and Venezuela announced Saturday that they have restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans migrants in Mexico, the latest move by countries in the region to take on a flood of people traveling north to the United States.

The move comes as authorities say at least 10,000 migrants a day have been arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, many of them asylum seekers. It also comes as a migrant caravan of thousands of people from across the region – largely Venezuelans – has trekked through southern Mexico this week.

The repatriation flights are part of an agreement made between regional leaders during a summit in Mexico in October that aimed to seek solutions for migration levels that show few signs of slowing down… (Continue to full article)

Top 5 immigration stories of 2023: Driver’s Licenses for All, reunification delays, tragedy in the Somali community
After years of trying to understand the complexities of the U.S. immigration system and how it impacts Minnesotans, I finally got the chance to really dig deeper into the cracks in the system and its effects on people.

In a major victory for immigration advocates this year, the Minnesota Legislature passed Driver’s Licenses For All, a bill that allows undocumented Minnesotans the chance to get a driver’s license. Covering that issue gave me the opportunity to look at how public safety and local law enforcement intersect with the immigration system – advocates often call this intersection “crimmigration.” Much of my year was spent reporting on U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement – better known as ICE—to understand how it operates locally.

But immigration issues are just one aspect of the story. I continued to write about the lives of immigrants in Minnesota and the ways communities come together – during times of both celebration and tragedy.

Here’s a breakdown of Sahan Journal’s top stories about immigration in Minnesota in the last year… (Continue to full article)

Immigration Enforcement Legislation, 26 State State Attorneys General Unite for Urgency
In a unified effort, twenty-six state attorneys general are urgently calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to expedite the passage of a crucial bill, the Immigration Enforcement Partnership Act, or H.R. 1337. This legislation, introduced by Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., on March 3, 2023, empowers state officials to assume the role of federal immigration authorities when the Homeland Security secretary neglects their responsibilities.

The appeal, spearheaded by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, expresses astonishment at the limited attention given to H.R. 1337 and similar proposals. The attorneys general are urging Speaker Johnson to prioritize these critical issues.

Signatories to the letter, which includes attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas, emphasize the urgent need to address what they describe as “the devastating effects of our wide-open border… (Continue to full article)

Applications for the city’s official ID cards are up 50% in 2023 from the prior year

Migrants in a long line overnight hoping to receive a placement in a city shelter, December 6, 2023 in the East Village neighborhood of New York City. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

Migrants in record numbers have signed up for New York City identification cards, a first step in becoming an official resident of the Big Apple, according to a report.

The ID-NYC cards, official photo IDs for New York City residents and available for people regardless of their immigration status, can be used for a variety of services, from applying for health insurance to Section 8 housing. Continue reading →

Mass invasion of a country is an act of war. A government failing to protect a country is an act of treason.

Joe Biden’s policies have been an unmitigated disaster. Even the lefties know that, but they gaslight us and pretend Joe is another Franklin D. Roosevelt.

One thing they can’t gaslight us about is the open border on the south. So far, 8,000,000 people have poured in during Biden’s watch. Even Marxist mayors in Chicago and New York are starting to complain. The ’sanctuary cites’ are now saturated cities. They don’t know what to do about it and they’re starting to blame the Biden Administration. Continue reading →

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas — among others — has accused former President Donald Trump of “gutting” the immigration system, but such claims are little more than projection.

Annual southwest border apprehensions exceeded 405,500 just once during the last presidency, in fiscal year 2019, when they hit 860,000. Trump responded with the successful “Remain in Mexico” program, driving illegal migration down again. Continue reading →

… as it treks through Mexico and towards the U.S. border just days before Blinken arrives in the capital to hammer out new agreement to stem surge.

The biggest migrant caravan for 18 months set off for the US from Mexico on Christmas Eve as border crossing records continue to tumble.

Around 10,000 people led by Mexican activist Luis Rey Garcia Villagran left the southern Mexican border town of Tapachula for the long march north as more of those already at the US border finished their journey this evening.

Biden has hauled Secretary of State Anthony Blinken away from the crisis in the Middle East for a summit with Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday, after US authorities recorded more than 242,000 migrants crossing in November alone. (Continue to full article)

US-Mexico Border at Eagle Pass Faces ‘Absolute Collapse’

NO Border Patrol agents are patrolling large areas of border as 14,000 migrants enter city in a single day and agents are reassigned to guard them

In the last week, the number of migrants illegally entering the US through Eagle Pass and then claiming asylum – which legally forces the Border Patrol to give them paperwork allowing them to stay in the US while their asylum case is heard – has been climbing.

But starting Monday, the numbers exploded.

In the last 24 hours, 14,000 migrants rushed the popular migrant crossing spot that is home to just 30,000 Texans.

‘Christmas Day will be WORSE. President Biden has abandoned border communities … (Continue to full article)

Rancher in Arivaca says she heard gun battle across border

TUCSON, Ariz. – Border security and stability are on the front door of southern Arizona ranchers who are being warned about cartel fighting on the other side.

One rancher described the gunbattle south of Arivaca on Wednesday that ended when the Mexican military showed up.

She said Border Patrol keeps her informed about situations like this and keeps people from running onto her property.

But she is watching for elected officials to come up with a plan to not just protect her but to address the thousands of migrants showing up each day, with some of them asking her for help. Continue reading →