12/19/2023

BORDER/IMMIGRATION: “The League of United Latin American Citizens and the Anti-Defamation League accused former President Donald Trump of pandering to ‘the lowest and most sinister human emotions’ after he told supporters migrants are ‘poisoning the blood of our country’ at a campaign rally over the weekend. ‘Donald Trump’s remarks in recent days accusing immigrants of […]

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5/30/2023

CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION: “If he secures a second presidential term, Trump said he would issue an executive order during his first day back at the White House in January 2025 instructing the federal government to deny citizenship to children with parents who are not American citizens or legal permanent residents. Under a decades-long interpretation of the Constitution, […]

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9/27/2021

AFGHANISTAN/BORDER/IMMIGRATION: “All 17,000 illegal immigrants who entered our Country from Haiti and other places unknown have now been released into our Country with no vetting, checking, or even minimal understanding of who they are. Some are very sick with extremely contagious diseases, even worse than the China Virus. They are not masked or mandated, but […]

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8/25/2021

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I created the most secure border in history. Biden has created the single most catastrophic border disaster in history—by far. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whom I strongly endorsed for reelection, has just won a major Supreme Court victory against the Biden Open Borders agenda. I congratulate him on this win. […]

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8/9/2021

2020 ELECTION/CORONAVIRUS/IMMIGRATION: “Just reported that over 20% of the people coming across our Southern Border have Coronavirus (sometimes referred to as the China Virus), many of them being immediately released into our communities—and then our ‘Government’ tells you how to mask up, use three if possible, and how to otherwise act as highly infected people […]

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6/26/2021

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “Biden has violated his constitutional oath, endangered our safety. And look, he surrendered our, really, if you think of it, no matter how you cover it, sovereignty. What he’s done to our nation is unthinkable in a short period of time. And I said that was going to happen. I said it was […]

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6/5/2021

2020 ELECTION/BIDEN ADMIN/IMMIGRATION: “We’re going to have a tremendous 2022, just like we did frankly, 2020. Think of it. More votes than any sitting president in the history of the United States by far. We had a great election. Bad things happened, but we had a great election. You look at our border, is wide […]

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6/2/2021

IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/MEXICO: “No American President had ever done more to defend the border and safeguard the whole immigration system. The Biden Administration inherited the most secure border in history, and they turned it into the greatest border disaster in history. Our border is now run by cartels, criminals, and coyotes. Illegal immigrants, gang members, and […]

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4/22/2021

GEORGE W. BUSH/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former President George W. Bush, who has mostly stayed on the political sidelines after the White House, has reemerged with criticism of his Republican successor as he advocates for a sharply different immigration policy from former President Donald Trump. ‘The problem with the immigration debate is that it, one, can […]

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4/19/2021

IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/TERRORISM/TRAVEL BAN: “If Joe Biden wants to keep our Country safe from Radical Islamic Terrorism, he should reinstitute the foreign country Travel Ban and all of the vetting requirements on those seeking admission that go with it, along with the refugee restrictions I successfully put in place. Terrorists operate all over the world and […]

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3/16/2021

HUMAN TRAFFICKING/IMMIGRATION: “My [immigration] policies were working better than they’ve ever seen on the southern border… We also stopped human trafficking… made a tremendous dent like has never been made before. And also drug trafficking. So, we did a lot of things and all of that has now eroded [under Biden]. Today, they’re coming in. […]

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1/18/2021

BIDEN-HARRIS ADMIN/COVID-19/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “President-elect Joe Biden will step into the White House on Wednesday facing an array of crises, from COVID-19 to nationwide tension surrounding racial justice. Biden has already started rolling out his plans to take them on. Over the past several weeks, Biden has laid out several things he wants to do in […]

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1/12/2021

IMMIGRATION: “We implemented three historic agreements with the Northern Triangle; that’s Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Under these critical asylum cooperation agreements, the burden of illegal immigration is now shared all across the region. Now, when an illegal immigrant is arrested at our border, they can be sent to a neighboring country instead of into […]

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1/12/2021

BUSINESS/IMMIGRATION: “The Trump administration forged ahead with a rule to increase the minimum pay for foreign workers on high-skill H-1B visas Tuesday in a move that could sideline many of them from the U.S. labor market… Immigration advocates, including many in Silicon Valley who rely on the visas, had assailed interim rules issued in October, […]

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1/1/2021

CORONAVIRUS/IMMIGRATION: “President Donald Trump extended a ban on new green cards and work visas until months after he leaves office, citing continued weakness in the U.S. labor market due to the coronavirus pandemic. Trump on Thursday[Dec. 31, 2020] signed a proclamation that extends to March 31 immigration restrictions he first put into effect in April […]

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12/22/2020

IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP ADMIN: [Reporter: “What is your timeline for rolling back some of the specific Trump administration immigration policies?] “The last thing we need is to say we’re going to stop immediately the access to asylum the way it’s being run and end up with two million people on our border. It’s a matter of […]

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12/10/2020

IMMIGRATION/REGULATIONS/TRUMP ADMIN: “The Trump administration has finalized a regulation that would place more limits on migrants seeking refuge in the United States, the latest in a series of rules that make it exceedingly difficult to claim asylum in the US and serving as yet another example of the challenges an incoming Biden administration will face […]

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11/25/2020

IMMIGRATION/TRUMP OFFICIALS: “U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have shut down the South Texas warehouse where chain-link enclosures were deplored as ‘cages’ during the Trump administration’s crackdown on migrant families and children. The facility will undergo renovations until 2022, CBP officials said. The chain-link partitions will be removed, and the warehouse will be redesigned to […]

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11/23/2020

IMMIGRATION/TRUMP ADMIN: “The outgoing administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [Nov. 23, 2020] issued a new temporary rule that could require tourist and business travelers from two dozen countries, most in Africa, to pay a bond of as much as $15,000 to visit the United States. The U.S. State Department said the temporary […]

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11/18/2020

IMMIGRATION/TRUMP ADMIN: “A federal judge on Wednesday [Nov. 18, 2020] ordered the Trump administration to stop expelling immigrant children who cross the southern border alone, halting a policy that has resulted in thousands of rapid deportations of minors during the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan issued a preliminary injunction sought by legal groups […]

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11/14/2020

IMMIGRATION/TRUMP ADMIN: “Although nearing the end of its term after an election defeat, the Trump administration just crossed off another to-do list item in advance of President-elect Joe Biden’s new administration, crafting a new and more complex test that immigrants must take to receive their citizenship. Officials under President Donald Trump unveiled the new civics […]

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11/2/2020

COURTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP ADMIN: “A federal judge in Chicago struck down a key immigration rule Monday that would deny green cards to immigrants who use food stamps or other public benefits, a blow to the Trump administration on the eve of the election. In a decision that applies nationwide, U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman rejected the rule […]

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11/2/2020

2020 ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/MUSLIMS/REFUGEES/TERRORISM: “Joe Biden would increase refugees from terrorist nations by 700%. His plan would overwhelm your communities and turn Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and the entire Midwest into a refugee camp. I am protecting your families and keeping Radical Islamic Terrorists OUT of our Country!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 2, 2020 1:40 pm […]

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10/30/2020

DREAMERS/FAMILY SEPARATION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP ADMIN: “President Trump and his administration choose cruelty and exclusion at every turn, whether you are fleeing the brutal, socialist Maduro regime in Venezuela hoping to receive Temporary Protected Status that Trump and Senate Republicans continue to deny, or a Dreamer who has never known any country other than the United States that […]

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10/30/2020

IMMIGRATION/TRUMP ADMIN: “The Trump Administration’s anti-immigrant agenda does not represent our American values, period. All they have to offer is four more years of hateful rhetoric and division and policies that will end America’s historic role as a symbol of freedom and prosperity, and as a beacon of hope for those fleeing violence and oppression […]

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10/30/2020

IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/LATINOS: “Alfonso vino aquí con un sueño. Y su futuro ha sido robado. Ya es suficiente. https://twitter.com/i/status/1322372724220600320“ [Editor’s Note: Biden posted the same Tweet in English 5 hours earlier.] ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 30, 2020 5:00 pm […]

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10/30/2020

2020 ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/REFUGEES/TAXES/TERRORISM/TRAVEL BAN/WAR: “Biden has pledged a staggering 700% increase in refugees from the most dangerous and violent terrorist hot spots on earth. He has also vowed to terminate our national security travel bans, allowing for unlimited migration from war zones, and terrorist havens… …Biden’s deadly migration policies will overwhelm taxpayers and open the […]

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10/29/2020

2020 ELECTION/EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/MICHIGAN/PENNSYLVANIA/REFUGEES/SOMALIA/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/YEMEN: “My Administration has suspended the entry of refugees from terror-compromised nations such as Syria, Somalia and Yemen. Biden’s plan surges refugees 700% into Minnesota, Michigan & Pennsylvania—burdening schools & hospitals while opening the floodgates to Radical Islamic Terror.“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 29, 2020 1:45 pm […]

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10/27/2020

2020 ELECTION/CIVIL RIGHTS/HEALTHCARE/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/LGBTQ/VOTING/WOMEN: “Health care is on the line. Workers’ rights are on the line. Civil rights are on the line. Women’s rights are on the line. LGBTQ+ rights are on the line. Immigrant rights are on the line. Don’t sit this one out. Head to http://makeaplan.com and make your plan to vote today.“ […]

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10/27/2020

2020 ELECTION/BORDER/CRIME/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/SANCTUARY CITIES: “Under my leadership, we achieved the most Secure Border in U.S. History! My opponent’s insane immigration plan completely eliminates U.S. borders by implementing nationwide catch-and-release. Joe Biden would make every community into a Sanctuary City for violent criminals. #VOTE ?️“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 27, 2020 1:33 pm […]

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10/23/2020

2020 ELECTION/DEBATES/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/OBAMA: “Joe Biden was very disrespectful to President Obama at last night’s debate when he said that he, Joe, ‘was Vice President, not President,’ when trying to make excuses for their failed immigration policies. I wonder what ‘O’ was thinking when he heard that one?“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 23, 2020 8:40 am […]

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10/22/2020

DEBATES/IMMIGRATION: “Catch and release is a disaster. A murderer would come in, a rapist would come in, a very bad person would come in — we would take their name, we have to release them into our country… We have to send ICE out and Border Patrol out to find them… They never come back. […]

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10/22/2020

DACA/DEBATES/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “I’ve made it very clear, within 100 days, I’m going to send to the United States Congress a pathway to citizenship for over 11 million undocumented people. And all those so called Dreamers, those DACA kids, they’re going to be legally certified again, to be able to stay in this country, and put on […]

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10/22/2020

DEBATES/FAMILY SEPARATION/IMMIGRATION: “Children are brought here by coyotes and lots of bad people, cartels, and they’re brought here and it’s easy to use them to get into our country. We now have a stronger border as we’ve ever had. We’re over 400 miles of brand new wall, you see the numbers, and we let people […]

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10/21/2020

FAMILY SEPARATION/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “Families belong together. That’s the very core of my immigration policy. We can secure our borders without treating immigrants as less than human. My Administration will treat asylum seekers at our border with dignity and ensure that they receive the fair, legal hearing to which they are entitled. I’ll send a bill […]

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10/21/2020

FAMILY SEPARATION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP ADMIN: “Every day it seems we uncover new horrors perpetrated by President Trump and his administration against our most deeply held values in pursuit of their extreme anti-immigrant agenda. Of the thousands of children that the Trump Administration forcibly separated from their parents as part of its cruel ‘zero-tolerance’ policy, 545 children are […]

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10/21/2020

BORDER/HISPANICS/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There are many issues that are complicated, but some things are just black and white. Families belong together. https://t.co/rLC69J5rHI?amp=1″ [Editor’s Note: The article in the link is titled, “The Trump Administration’s Separation of Children and Parents at the Border – Statement by Vice President Joe Biden.”] [Editor’s Note: Biden posted the […]

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10/21/2020

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There are many issues that are complicated, but some things are just black and white. Families belong together. https://t.co/TgIkhAMAtZ?amp=1″ [Editor’s Note: The article in the link is titled, “The Trump Administration’s Separation of Children and Parents at the Border – Statement by Vice President Joe Biden.”] ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 21, […]

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10/21/2020

BORDER/HISPANICS/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Cada día parece que descubrimos nuevos horrores cometidos por el presidente Trump y su administración. RT @NPR The parents of 545 children separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under the Trump administration’s ‘no tolerance’ migration policy still can’t be found, according to a court filing.“ [Editor’s Note: Biden posted the same Tweet […]

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10/21/2020

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Every day it seems we uncover new horrors perpetrated by President Trump and his administration. RT @NPR The parents of 545 children separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under the Trump administration’s ‘no tolerance’ migration policy still can’t be found, according to a court filing.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 21, 2020 8:36 […]

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10/20/2020

IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “America is a nation that values immigrants. It is and has always been one of our greatest strengths. We need a president who understands that.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 20, 2020 10:46 am […]

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10/15/2020

IMMIGRATION: “Well, what happens is because of the pandemic, much changed on the immigration front. Mexico is heavily infected, as you know. And we’ve made it very, very difficult to come in because of the pandemic, and other reasons, and crime. But we have a very strong border right now, and we have to keep […]

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10/15/2020

JOE BIDEN/IMMIGRATION: “[E]very single solitary generation, the dial has moved closer and closer and more and more to inclusion. And we are a country that is a country of slaves who came here 400 years ago, indigenous people, and everyone else is an immigrant. And we’re a diverse country. Unless we are able to treat […]

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10/15/2020

2020 ELECTION/2A/BORDER/CRIME/DEMS/FRACKING/HOUSING/IMMIGRATION/JOBS/JOE BIDEN/OIL/POLICE/RELIGION/SOCIALISM/TAXES: “Joe Biden and the Democrat Socialists will kill your jobs, dismantle your police departments, dissolve your borders, release criminal aliens, raise your taxes, confiscate your guns, end fracking, destroy your suburbs, and drive God from the public square.“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 15, 2020 9:24 am […]

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10/12/2020

2020 ELECTION/FLORIDA/HEALTHCARE/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/MEDICARE/SENIORS/SOCIAL SECURITY: “Joe Biden’s agenda would be a catastrophe for Florida Seniors. For years, Biden tried to cut Social Security and Medicare. Now Biden is pledging mass amnesty and federal healthcare for illegal aliens—decimating Medicare and destroying Social Security…“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2020 2:21 pm […]

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10/7/2020

DOJ/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/JOE BIDEN/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “These families fled persecution and violence to seek safety in the land of the free. But instead of providing refuge, the Trump Administration ripped their children away from them. The cruelty was the point — and it’s reprehensible. RT @nytmike NEW: ‘We need to take away children,’ AG [Jeff] […]

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10/1/2020

IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “During Filipino American History Month, we celebrate the community’s immense contributions to our country — from early immigrants to the millions today, many who serve in the military or as frontline workers. As President, I’ll work alongside them to protect the American people.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 1, 2020 11:10 am […]

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9/23/2020

2020 ELECTION/2A/CONGRESS/ENDORSEMENT/IMMIGRATION/JOBS: “Diana Harshbarger (@DHarshbargerTN1) will be a champion in Congress for the People of Tennessee! She is Strong on Immigration, Jobs, Life and the Second Amendment. Diana has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #TN01“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 23, 2020 10:48 am […]

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9/21/2020

HUMAN RIGHTS/ICE/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “If this reporting is true, this complaint is deeply concerning and needs to be independently investigated immediately. These women are entitled to be treated with dignity and respect. Practices like this would end in a Biden Administration. https://t.co/Yrf3qW5f7E?amp=1″ [Editor’s Note: The link is to a Rolling Stone article about allegations of forced […]

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9/15/2020

DACA/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “I’m going to reinstate [DACA] and then they’re going to be part of what I’m going to send to the United States Congress. It’s a total immigration bill to provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented people in the United States of America. This is… this is… It makes no sense for us […]

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9/15/2020

IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “Look, a lot of… look, I can only imagine what it’s like, someone in your family deported… And I… to me, it’s all about family. Beginning, middle and end. It’s about family. That’s not gonna happen in my administration. It’s simply not can happen. We are going to abide by the law. We […]

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9/15/2020

HISPANICS/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “Hispanic Heritage Month is a reminder of the strength we draw as a nation from our immigrant roots. No matter where your family came from, we’re here because we all share the same ideals. That’s the story of America — and it is well worth celebrating.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 15, 2020 4:15 […]

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9/15/2020

IMMIGRATION: “So we are doing something with immigration that I think is going to be very strong because we want people to come into our country… We want them to come in — a lot of people but we want them to come in through a legal system. Through a system that — they love […]

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9/14/2020

COURTS/IMMIGRATION: “A federal appeals court has effectively greenlighted the Trump administration’s plan to expel more than 300,000 undocumented immigrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua and Sudan from the U.S. by ending the ‘temporary protected status’ they have enjoyed for as long as two decades… The appeals court panel also rejected arguments that the moves to end […]

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9/11/2020

IMMIGRATION/TRUMP ADMIN: “About 8,800 unaccompanied children have been quickly expelled from the United States along the Mexico border under a pandemic-related measure that effectively ended asylum, authorities said Friday. The Trump administration has expelled more than 159,000 people since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emergency order took effect in March, a figure […]

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9/10/2020

2A/CONGRESS/CRIME/ENDORSEMENT/ENERGY/IMMIGRATION/JOBS/MILITARY/PENNSYLVANIA/VETS: “Jim Bognet (@Bognet4congress) will be a tremendous advocate for Pennsylvania in Congress! He is Tough on Immigration and Crime, and he is Strong on Jobs, our Military, Vets, and the Second Amendment. Jim has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #PA08“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 10, 2020 11:15 am […]

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9/5/2020

IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “Nicaraguan asylum seekers fleeing oppression deserve to have their cases heard. Instead, they’re being deported back into the tyrannical grip of Daniel Ortega without a chance to pursue their claims. President Trump’s cruelty truly knows no bounds.” -Joe Biden, Twitter.com, Sep. 5, 2020 4:32 pm […]

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8/27/2020

BERNIE SANDERS/JOE BIDEN/IMMIGRATION: “Joe Biden’s campaign has even published a 110-page policy platform. You can’t get away from this. Co-authored with far-left senator crazy Bernie Sanders. The Biden-Bernie manifesto calls for suspending all removals of illegal aliens, implementing nationwide catch and release, providing illegal aliens with free taxpayer-funded lawyers. Everybody gets a lawyer. ‘Come over […]

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8/26/2020

IMMIGRATION/TRUMP ADMIN: “Sudha Narayanan and Neimat Awadelseid looked forward to Tuesday—the day, after a yearslong process, they would become U.S. citizens. They found out only minutes before the ceremony that President Trump would attend, and they didn’t know it would be aired during the Republican convention that night. Ms. Narayanan and Ms. Awadelseid said they […]

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8/18/2020

IMMIGRATION/REGULATIONS: “We issued regulations to stop the horrible practice of birth tourism. You know what that is, right? Anchor babies, you know that, right? Anchor babies. Have a baby in our country and you stay for the rest of your life. Congratulations. You’re a citizen for 90 years. Then you bring in your family. You […]

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8/18/2020

IMMIGRATION/OBAMA ADMIN: “[W]e’ve ended catch and release. You know what catch and release is? These great men and women catch somebody, maybe a murderer, maybe a rapist, maybe a trafficker, they catch somebody, take his name, take his number and they release them into our country. And they say, ‘Come back in four years, you […]

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8/17/2020

CORONAVIRUS/IMMIGRATION: “To protect our families and workers during the China pandemic [coronavirus], I sealed our border against illegal immigration, and suspended the entry of foreign workers who threatened American jobs. And yet, if you’re a farmer, a factory owner and you had people coming in from years, we made it easier for those people to […]

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8/12/2020

GREEN NEW DEAL/IMMIGRATION/KAMALA HARRIS: “Harris is a cosponsor of the insane $100 trillion Green New Deal, a socialist takeover of the entire economy that would eliminate oil, coal, natural gas, virtually everything. It would obliterate our country. It is the work of a child. Along with Joe Biden, Harris raised her hand and pledged to […]

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8/6/2020

DACA/IMMIGRATION: “DACA’s going to work out, Geraldo, it’s going to work out –“ [Geraldo Rivera: “So when? When? You’ve been telling me that for a while.”] “It’s going to work out, just tell people to relax, we’re using it for other purposes and DACA’s going to work out… I don’t want to promise anything. I […]

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8/6/2020

DACA/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “First thing I’m going to do and I’ve already written, sent to the United States Congress a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented folks. DACA is going to be preserved period. Period. And you’re going to be put on a path to citizenship.” -Joe Biden, “NABJ-NAHJ Newsmaker Plenary: Presidential Forum,” newsyahoo.com, Aug. […]

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8/6/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “Every person in the country, whether they’re undocumented or documented, should have access to a [coronavirus] vaccine if and when it occurs, should have access to testing and treatment and hospitalization, if it relates to the virus. That should occur, period. It’s in the interest of everyone that everyone be taken care of, […]

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8/5/2020

IMMIGRATION: “We’ll shut down illegal immigration and we’ll finish the wall, but if you’re a farmer, you’ll be able to get the same people that you’ve had for many years. We’ll shut it down, but the farmers will be allowed to have those same people come in. We’re not going to make… Otherwise, you’d make […]

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8/4/2020

DACA/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “On day one, I’ll send a bill to Congress creating a clear roadmap to citizenship for Dreamers and the 11 million undocumented people already strengthening our nation. It’s long overdue.” -Joe Biden, Twitter.com, Aug. 4, 2020 7:30 pm […]

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8/3/2020

EXECUTIVE ORDERS/IMMIGRATION/LABOR: “President Trump is signing an Executive Order to create a policy where Federal agencies will focus on United States labor in lucrative Federal contracts. It would be unfair for Federal employers to replace perfectly qualified Americans with workers from other countries… The Department of Labor will also finalize guidance to prevent H-1B employers […]

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8/3/2020

HEALTHCARE/IMMIGRATION: “I do want to say that we’re going to be introducing a tremendous healthcare plan sometime prior — hopefully, prior to the end of the month. It’s just completed now. In addition, next month, we’ll be doing the immigration plan. So we’ll be doing that in September. We’ll be doing, sometime during this month, […]

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8/3/2020

HEALTHCARE/IMMIGRATION: “[W]e’re going to be discussing, very shortly, a immigration bill, which covers this and many other things… It’ll be based on merit. It will be — it’ll cover territory that nobody would have thought could have ever been agreed to. And I think it’ll be bipartisan, in the sense that people are going to […]

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8/2/2020

IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “Biden wants to abolish borders. And when I say Biden, it’s Biden but he’s really controlled by the far left. So they want to abolish borders, stop all deportations, end the prosecution of illegal border crossers… He wants to totally support sanctuary cities, which is a sanctuary for a lot of very bad […]

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7/31/2020

IMMIGRATION/PRESS SECRETARY/SUPREME COURT/WALL: “The Supreme Court reaffirmed today that it meant what it said a year ago: special interest groups likely lack any cause of action to sue the Department of Defense from transferring funds, and the Trump Administration should be allowed to build the wall and protect our country while litigation proceeds. Borders are […]

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7/31/2020

IMMIGRATION “We’re also doing a full immigration plan. We’re going to take care of a lot things that, for 25 years, they’ve been trying to get an immigration plan. We’re going to be doing merit-based immigration. I’m sure you’d be happy to hear that. But it’s merit-based. It’s very powerfully merit-based. It’s going to be […]

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7/31/2020

DACA/HEALTHCARE/IMMIGRATION: “We’re working with representatives of DACA and we’re also working on a big immigration bill which is merit-based and something that people are going to be very happy with. We’re doing a very big immigration bill and we’re doing a very big healthcare bill.” -Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure,” […]

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7/28/2020

DACA/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “As President, I will protect Dreamers and their families and offer a roadmap to citizenship for Dreamers and all 11 million undocumented immigrants enriching our country, so they no longer have to live in fear and uncertainty. In a Biden Administration, Dreamers can make plans to prosper and thrive here in America—right where […]

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7/28/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/DACA/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s unconscionable that the Trump Administration has continued its attacks on DACA recipients, especially while our country is battling COVID-19 and many of these young people are risking their lives to keep us safe and healthy. Nearly a third of all current DACA recipients are essential workers helping our communities respond […]

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7/28/2020

DACA/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After failing at the Supreme Court, the Trump Administration took another cruel step in its misguided crusade to repeal DACA. President Trump will stop at nothing to push his anti-immigrant political agenda, even at the expense of young people who have grown up in this country and are Americans through and […]

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7/22/2020

CRIME/DOJ/IMMIGRATION/POLICE/SANCTUARY CITIES: “I’m also announcing that the Department of Justice will provide more than $61 million in grants to hire hundreds of new police officers in cities that are the focus of Operation LeGend. We will never defund the police. We will hire more great police. We want to make law enforcement stronger, not weaker. […]

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7/14/2020

DACA/DEMS/IMMIGRATION: “I’m going to take care of DACA much better than the Democrats did. The Democrats had their chance, and they blew it. But we’re going to take care of DACA because I’m going to be doing, in the not-too-distant future, pretty soon I’m going to be signing a new immigration action — very, very […]

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7/8/2020

IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “Trump launched his 2016 campaign by calling Mexicans rapists. He’s spread racism against our Latino community ever since. We need to work in partnership with Mexico. We need to restore dignity and humanity to our immigration system. That’s what I’ll do as President.” -Joe Biden, Twitter.com, July 8, 2020 5:18 pm […]

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6/28/2020

IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “Immigrants have always propelled and sustained our nation — lifting us to new heights economically and culturally, helping our communities and industries thrive, and furthering our essential spirit of innovation. This June, we are particularly mindful of the millions of immigrants combating COVID-19 on the front lines as doctors and nurses, delivery drivers […]

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6/20/2020

BLM/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/REFUGEES: “Fear-mongering, xenophobia, and racism are the unabashed tenets of Trump’s refugee and immigration policy, and his divisive, dangerous, and undemocratic response to Black Lives Matter is a reminder of this administration’s devaluation of Black, Brown, and other minority communities not only in the United States, but around the world.” -Joe Biden, “My Statement on […]

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6/20/2020

CAMPAIGN/DACA/IMMIGRATION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “People don’t understand, but we actually won on DACA yesterday. We actually won because they basically said, ‘You won, but you have to come back and redo it.’ It’s almost like, ‘Gee, come on back, your paperwork was no good.’ But we’re going to be refiling, but don’t let it get you. […]

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6/18/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/DACA/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “For over eight years, DACA has given hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who came to this country as children the chance to contribute to the country they know as home. And with that opportunity, they have shown the incredible capacity of the immigrant spirit. Today, DACA recipients are engineers, doctors, and lawyers. They […]

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6/15/2020

DACA/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “Immigrant youth are not a negotiating chip. They are not disposable. They are an integral part of the American fabric. Their story is our story, and their struggles are our struggles. Donald Trump and the Republicans in Congress should stop threatening their lives for political gain and instead follow the leadership of Democrats and […]

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4/22/2020

IMMIGRATION/JOBS: “U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to crack down on illegal immigration was at the heart of the Republican’s winning 2016 campaign and has remained at the forefront of his White House agenda… In his latest move, Trump plans to sign an executive order temporarily suspending the process to grant foreigners ‘green cards’ for permanent […]

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4/22/2020

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be signing my Executive Order prohibiting immigration into our Country today. In the meantime, even without this order, our Southern Border, aided substantially by the 170 miles of new Border Wall & 27,000 Mexican soldiers, is very tight – including for human trafficking!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 22, 2020 6:00 […]

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4/21/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have a solemn duty to ensure these unemployed Americans regain their jobs and their livelihoods. Therefore, in order to protect American workers, I will be issuing a temporary suspension of immigration into the United States… It would be wrong and unjust for Americans laid off by the virus to be replaced with […]

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3/15/2020

IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “Look, we are a nation of immigrants. Our future rests upon the Latino community being fully integrated. Twenty-four out of every 100 children in school today from kindergarten through high school is a Latino. Right now, today. The idea that any American thinks it doesn’t pay for us to significantly invest in their […]

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3/2/2020

IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/REFUGEES: “We’re a nation where we have to stand up to beat the NRA, reform our criminal justice system like you’ve been working on a long time, mobilize the world against climate change. A nation where we live by the values that embraces immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, does not slam the door on those […]

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2/28/2020

BORDER/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal appeals court found a central pillar of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda legally invalid on Friday [2-28-20], ruling that asylum seekers must be allowed into the United States while their cases weave through American immigration courts. The court stayed its decision, however, in order to allow the government time to […]

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2/28/2020

CORONAVIRUS/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Do Nothing Democrats were busy wasting time on the Immigration Hoax, & anything else they could do to make the Republican Party look bad, while I was busy calling early BORDER & FLIGHT closings, putting us way ahead in our battle with Coronavirus. Dems called it VERY wrong!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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2/26/2020

CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Justice Department said Wednesday [2-26-20] that it had created an official section in its immigration office to strip citizenship rights from naturalized immigrants, a move that gives more heft to the Trump administration’s broad efforts to remove from the country immigrants who have committed crimes. The Denaturalization Section ‘underscores the […]

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2/21/2020

IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN: “The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 was our best shot at fixing our broken immigration system. It had bipartisan support and would have put millions of immigrants on the pathway to citizenship.” -Joe Biden, Twitter.com, Feb. 21, 2020 9:45 pm […]

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