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Retired FBI execs to Congress: Invasion at border ‘perilous’ for America

National, Approved, denvergazette.com / January 26, 2024 / Immigration

By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner Ten retired FBI directors and experts in counter intelligence sent a letter to congressional leaders warning that President Joe Biden’s border policies have facilitated a “soft invasion” into the U.S. of military-age men coming from terror-linked regions, China and Russia. They argue a terrorist attack […]

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What’s next in the Texas border wire legal battle?

National, Approved, gazette.com / January 24, 2024 / Crime & Safety, Immigration

Advocates for Texas’s efforts to place razor wire fences along the southern border say an appeals court should soon pave the way for such efforts after the Supreme Court ruled federal border agents could cut through them earlier this week.

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Polis, governors to Congress, White House: Make immigration deal

National, Approved, coloradopolitics.com, State / January 24, 2024 / Immigration

A cadre of Democratic governors — including Gov. Jared Polis — called on Congress and the Biden administration to reach a border security deal that includes funding to support states, such as Colorado, that are struggling to respond to the humanitarian crisis caused by an influx of immigrants crossing the border illegally.

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Immigrants may cause spike in annual metro Denver homeless count

Local, Approved, coloradopolitics.com, Downtown Denver / January 23, 2024 / Homeless, Immigration

An annual count of Denver’s homeless population will include immigrants who crossed America’s southern border and ended up in the city’s shelters, potentially increasing the number by a significant amount.

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Immigration remains tops for Trump nearly a decade after his ‘build the wall’ campaign

National, Approved, denvergazette.com / January 23, 2024 / Elections, Immigration

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Former President Donald Trump’s doubling down on his anti-immigration political roots is resonating with GOP primary voters in the face of record-breaking border encounters.

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Weekly Roundup: Denver Health Immigrant Crisis, Property Taxes Increasing by 25%, Arapahoe County Commissioners Want to Eliminate TABOR

State, Approved, freestatecolorado.com / January 22, 2024 / Immigration, Legislative Session

This week, we look at the crisis at Denver Health, public school enrollment, home permitting delays, Arapahoe County tax protections under threat, the split in the Democratic House Caucus, the Ouray newspaper theft, and look at an event hosted by the Colorado Union of Taxpayers this week!

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Now Polis says fix the border, as hospital struggles under 22,000 migrant visits

State, Approved, coloradopeakpolitics.com / January 22, 2024 / Immigration

Colorado hospitals are begging for a federal bailout to pay for the 20,000-emergency room, childbirth, dental and primary care visits last year from the flood of migrants taking advantage of President Biden’s open border policy.

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How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration, Part V: About Birthright Citizenship

i2i.org, Approved, National / January 20, 2024 / Immigration

This fifth and final essay recounts what we discovered about (1) the Constitution’s words “natural born Citizen” and (2) the claim that U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants are “birthright citizens.”

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Denver mayor bemoans potential $180 million impact of immigrant influx

Approved, denvergazette.com, Downtown Denver, Local / January 19, 2024 / Immigration

Colorado Mayor Mike Johnston warned that without federal intervention, it could cost the sanctuary city of Denver $180 million to care for the recent influx of immigrants.

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Understanding the Constitution: How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration—Part IV

i2i.org, Approved, National / January 19, 2024 / Immigration

The issue comes up this way: First, a state makes a decision traditionally associated with defensive war. It may erect barriers, restrict foreign goods, control immigration, or hold prisoners. Then the federal government or private parties sue the state, claiming these subjects are “preempted” by federal law, and the state may do nothing. Federal preemption arguments have had more success than the Constitution justifies.

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