Written by David E. Smith
Chicago endured another bloody Labor Day weekend: eight people killed and 58 shot, including two teenagers. President Donald J. Trump responded by declaring, “Enough is enough… we’re going in,” signaling his willingness to send federal help to restore order in the city.
Trump contrasted Chicago’s spiraling violence with Washington, D.C., which he claimed is now a “safe zone” after federal intervention. “You can walk right down the middle of the street… you’re safe,” he told reporters.… Continue Reading
Tags: Brandon Johnson, Bret Baier, Chicago Violence, Donald J. Trump, Face the Nation, Gallup, JB Pritzker, Joe Scarborough, Mary Miller, MSNBC, Newsmax, Todd Starnes, YouGov
Crime Culture, Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Immigration, Media Watch | David E. Smith |
September 6, 2025 5:00 AM |
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Written by Richard Harris
Our nation is facing an unprecedented crisis of illegal immigration — one that threatens not only our national sovereignty but the foundational principle that is essential for the maintenance of a free society: the rule of law.
The plain truth is that those who cross into our nation unlawfully have violated the law. Under 8 U.S.C. § 1325, it is a misdemeanor to enter the United States illegally. That some administrations have failed to enforce these laws does not make these individuals legal residents.… Continue Reading
Written by Robert Knight
The Democrats’ “free stuff army” has stopped growing, just in time. Maybe.
At some point, if tax eaters outnumber taxpayers, the whole thing will come crashing down.
That is the actual Cloward-Piven Strategy concocted by Marxist academics Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven back in 1966. Their hope was that a socialist government would pick up the pieces and destroy capitalism.
Anyway, the border is now secure under President Donald Trump after four years of President Joe Biden’s policies allowing an estimated 6 million to 10 million migrants to enter the United States illegally and get on the dole.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Andy Harris, Cloward-Piven Strategy, Donald Trump, Frances Fox Piven, Gavin Newsom, illegal immigrants, J. B. Pritzker, Joe Biden, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Richard Cloward, Roscoe Bartlett, U.S. Census, Young Democratic Socialists of America, Zohran Mamdani
Federal Issues, Immigration | David E. Smith |
August 19, 2025 6:00 AM |
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Written by Daniel Horowitz
Elect strong conservative leaders in your state — or watch it go the way of New York City. That’s the unmistakable warning conservatives should take from New York voters nominating a Hamas sympathizer and self-proclaimed socialist for mayor.
How could this happen just one generation after 9/11? How does the city that suffered most from jihadist terrorism now embrace a foreign-born Islamist who wants to “globalize the intifada”?
When Donald Trump calls for more farm labor from the third world — so long as the workers aren’t ‘murderers’ — he misses the deeper issue.… Continue Reading
Tags: Census Bureau, Center for Immigration Studies, Daniel Horowitz, Donald Trump, Hamas, illegal immigration, Intifada, Iowa State University, JD Vance, Mitt Romney, New York City, Zohran Mamdani
Federal Issues, Immigration | David E. Smith |
July 2, 2025 7:00 AM |
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Written by Dana Pico
Have you noticed? The ‘heroes’ of the American left, like Michael Brown, George Floyd, Freddie Gray, and Trayvon Martin were all bad guys? Mr Floyd was a convicted felon and drug addict, caught in the act of passing counterfeit money, Mr Brown had just roughed up a shopkeeper half his size, and then attempted to assault a police officer. Mr Martin had assaulted George Zimmerman. Mr Gray had a criminal record with 18 prior arrests, on drug charges, three separate assault charges, and minor crimes and had spent time in jail.… Continue Reading
Tags: Donald Trump, Freddie Gray, George Floyd, George Zimmerman, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Trayvon Martin, Will Bunch
Federal Issues, Immigration, Marriage, Family & Culture | David E. Smith |
June 30, 2025 4:00 AM |
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Written by Robert Knight
A battle of perceptions has been underway since rioting began on June 6 in Los Angeles over the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigrants.
The footage of burning vehicles and people throwing concrete blocks from an overpass to smash police car windshields might lead viewers to conclude that the “peaceful protests” have not been so peaceful.
You might even think President Trump was right to nationalize 2,000 troops from California’s National Guard and send in 700 Marines to protect federal buildings and quell the violence.… Continue Reading
Tags: Brian Stelter, CNN, Cory A. Booker, Donald J. Trump, Gavin Newsom, George Floyd, Hillary Clinton, Karen Bass, Karine Jean-Pierre, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, No Kings, Stephen Miller, Trump Administration
Federal Issues, Immigration, Marriage, Family & Culture | David E. Smith |
June 17, 2025 6:00 AM |
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Written by David E. Smith
On Thursday, June 12th, during a U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing titled “A Hearing with Sanctuary State Governors,” Governor JB Pritzker was confronted about Illinois’ sanctuary policies and their perceived impact on public safety and state resources.
U.S. Representatives Mary Miller (R-Quincy) and Darin LaHood (R-Peoria) grilled Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on the devastating consequences of his sanctuary policies and his failure to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
Miller highlighted the tragic murders committed by illegal aliens in Illinois who should never have been allowed into America, emphasizing that these policies are putting American lives at risk:
Illegal aliens in our state have overwhelmed local communities, causing untold pain and suffering, while costing Illinois taxpayers billions.
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Tags: Andrew Chesney, Blaine Wilhour, Brad Halbrook, Chris Miller, Darin LaHood, Illinois TRUST Act, Illinois Way Forward Act, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, JB Pritzker, sanctuary state
Federal Issues, Immigration | David E. Smith |
June 13, 2025 6:00 AM |
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
Back in 2021, Governor Pritzker signed HB121, SB667, SB1596, and SB2665 into law. All four of these pieces of legislation enshrined into law Illinois’ stance on immigration as being one of the most welcoming in the entire nation.
The new laws strengthen the TRUST Act and make Illinois the second state in the nation to require local officials to end partnerships with ICE, address hate crimes against immigrant communities, expand workplace protections for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, and create the Illinois Immigration Impact Task Force to ensure state programs and policies best serve immigrant residents.
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Tags: Governor Pritzker, Illinois Democrats, Illinois Freedom Caucus, JB Prtizker, Kristi Noem, Mary Miller
Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Immigration, Political, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg |
May 10, 2025 4:00 AM |
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Written by David E. Smith
This week, the White House celebrates the first 100 days of Donald Trump‘s second term as POTUS by focusing on the progress that has been made securing the border. In fact, the lawn outside the White House was lined with posters of 100 of the “worst illegal immigrant criminals” arrested under the new administration, including rapists, murderers, and criminals who attacked children.
At the Monday morning press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was joined by Border Czar Tom Homan to report on the significant progress that has been made during this time period.… Continue Reading
Written by Robert Knight
For the past couple of weeks, aside from bashing President Trump over tariffs, the media have been fixated on an illegal immigrant deported to El Salvador.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who had been living in Maryland, is reputedly a member of the MS-13 gang, a U.S. government-designated foreign terrorist organization. He was summarily shipped off to his home country. Cue the outrage.
The Democratic Party and the media, in lockstep, have made this the case of the century.… Continue Reading
Tags: Chris Van Hollen, CNN, Donald Trump, El Salvador, First Amendment, Jeff Bezos, Kamala Harris, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Leon Trotsky, Mahmoud v. Taylor, Media Research Center, MS-13, MSNBC, Nayib Bukele, Rachel Morin, The New York Times, The Washington Post
Federal Issues, Immigration, Media Watch | David E. Smith |
April 28, 2025 7:32 AM |
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