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Speaker: ‘The President has executive authority right now’ to act on border crisis
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Speaker: ‘The President has executive authority right now’ to act on border crisis

By Jack Birle | Colorado Springs Gazette House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) placed blame for the border crisis on President Joe Biden, insisting the president should act on solving the crisis as Senate negotiators are slated to release the text of their proposed border security bill on Sunday. Johnson put the ball in Biden's court to act on the border, arguing he has the authority to enact measures the House GOP has pursued through its H.R. 2 bill, which has not been considered by the Senate while speaking on NBC News's Meet the Press on Sunday. "I have been saying what the requirements are to fix the problem. I don't care if they call the legislation HR 2 or not. What we're saying is you have to stem the flow. The President has executive authority right no...
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GOP governors and ‘God’s Army’ caravan descend on border with urgent call to end immigration crisis
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GOP governors and ‘God’s Army’ caravan descend on border with urgent call to end immigration crisis

By Anna Giaritelli | Denver Gazette Fifteen Republican governors and a conservative convoy of truckers that has dubbed itself "God's Army" will descend on the southern border this weekend as part of separate events to draw attention to the illegal immigration crisis. Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) will host leaders from 14 other red states in the McAllen, Texas, area of the Rio Grande Valley on Sunday afternoon for a briefing on the state's effort to bolster security at the Mexico border and hold a press conference about the impact of "President Joe Biden's reckless open border policies." In the lead-up to Abbott's border event, Americans frustrated with the more than 9 million people who have been observed or encountered while illegally entering the country...
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Denver tells migrants it’s closing time — don’t have to go home, but can’t stay here
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Denver tells migrants it’s closing time — don’t have to go home, but can’t stay here

By Colorado Peak Politics Sanctuary City Denver is literally showing migrants the door with the offer of free* travel tickets to somewhere else now that the cold weather emergency has ended that allowed families to stay six weeks in area shelters. It’s closing time, they’ll be told after three weeks. You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here. Venezuelan migrants tell Westword they are getting ticket offers to leave shelters before check-out time. Yet many say they want to stay even though they can’t find work without proper work permits, or a place to live. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO PEAK POLITICS
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It Pays HUGE in Benefits and Cash to be a Migrant in the U.S.
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It Pays HUGE in Benefits and Cash to be a Migrant in the U.S.

By The Lobby | The Lobby The astonishing benefits that indigent migrants receive upon arriving in the United States are becoming increasingly clear, leaving many average Americans in awe of the financial assistance provided to these individuals. It is no wonder that illegal immigrants are flocking to America in large numbers, as they are given billions of dollars annually in benefits that most Americans simply cannot afford. According to a New York Times report cited by activist Pamela Geller to Houston radio station KTRH, the average American would need to earn $300,000 per year to afford all the benefits provided to illegal aliens. These benefits include healthcare, education, transportation, housing, phones, legal aid, and even free tuition. The sheer magnitude of these bene...
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First Migrant Bus Arrives In El Paso County
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First Migrant Bus Arrives In El Paso County

By The Lobby | The Lobby Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's sanctuary city policies have come under fire once again, this time for his apparent change of heart regarding the busing of indigent migrants to other cities. Just a few weeks ago, Johnston criticized Texas Governor Greg Abbott for employing a similar strategy, calling it "inhumane, reckless, and inefficient." However, it seems that the mayor now sees no issue with transferring the burden of these migrants to other municipalities. On January 28th, a bus carrying migrants arrived in Colorado Springs from Denver. El Paso County Commissioner District 2, Carrie Geitner, expressed her concern, telling Fox21, "This is not just a local challenge. It is a national emergency and it's destroying cities and communities around our natio...
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Biden’s border: 7-plus million who have crossed outnumbers Colorado population
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Biden’s border: 7-plus million who have crossed outnumbers Colorado population

By Kyle Sammin | Colorado Springs Gazette Where is the line between Texas and Mexico? It’s a question that captivated Americans in 1846 but one that most of us thought was resolved definitively in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo two years later. Instead, here in 2024, the Biden administration is conducting a bold experiment in postnationalism by reducing border enforcement to a series of checkpoints and pinky swears as it ushers in a record number of illegal immigrants from around the world. It is a slow-motion crisis that has, finally, become a top concern in voters’ minds.  But is the federal government’s failure to act a prelude to civil war? It’s not likely despite overheated rhetoric in the press. President Joe Biden’s determination to roll ba...
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In bipartisan effort, House passes bill to deport illegal immigrants who receive DUIs
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In bipartisan effort, House passes bill to deport illegal immigrants who receive DUIs

By Peyton Sorosinski | GAZETTE.COM The House approved a Republican-proposed bill Thursday with support from 59 Democrats that would indefinitely deport undocumented immigrants who are charged with driving under the influence in the United States. "In the United States, someone dies in a crash with an impaired driver every 45 minutes. I lost two of my young newlywed constituents to an illegal immigrant driving under the influence of alcohol," Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL), who brought forth the legislation, told Fox News. While it was primarily Republicans in favor of the measure, the final tally of votes was 274-150. All Alabama House Republicans voted in support of the bill, and the state's lone Democratic Rep. Terri Sewell opposed it, 1819 News&...
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Colorado Springs officials: ‘We will not be designated as a sanctuary county’
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Colorado Springs officials: ‘We will not be designated as a sanctuary county’

By Savannah Eller | COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE On Wednesday a group of local officials, including the El Paso County board of commissioners and City Council member Dave Donelson, called a press conference to respond to the news of migrants arriving in Colorado Springs. The officials presented a united front against El Paso becoming a sanctuary county, admonishing state and federal government for lack of action in stemming illegal immigration.  "Allow me to state unequivocally that we will not be designated as a sanctuary county. All five El Paso County commissioners are united in our position," said board chair Cami Bremer.  Bremer and vice chair commissioner Carrie Geitner led the conference, coming out strong against the harboring of migrants in El Paso County. Commissio...
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El Paso official to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston: Keep asking for federal funds | Border Crossroads
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El Paso official to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston: Keep asking for federal funds | Border Crossroads

By Nicole C. Brambila | SOURCE: COLORADO POLITICS Editor's note: Welcome to Border Crossroads, a series of dispatches from America's southern border, where reporter Nico Brambila and multimedia producer Tom Hellauer are chronicling the crisis that is spilling over into Denver and other interior cities.     EL PASO, TEXAS — El Paso Deputy City Manager Mario D’Agostino offered some advice to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston: Keep pushing for federal money to address the crisis brought on by surges of immigrants crossing the border. El Paso Deputy City Manager, Mario D'Agostino, discusses how his city obtained federal funds to address the immigration surges in recent yearsPlay Video “Don’t give up on the funding requests,” D’Agostino said. "Continuing to push for the fund...
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Colorado’s illegal immigrant crisis hits the suburbs
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Colorado’s illegal immigrant crisis hits the suburbs

By William Perry Pendley Americans are horrified by the nation’s illegal immigration crisis; it is their No. 1 issue, reports a new public opinion poll, edging out inflation. Once a concern for Arizona, California, Texas and New Mexico residents, it is now a national problem. After all, the sight at the border of multitudes of single, military-aged men from scores of countries with potentially incompatible civilizations, cultures or causes is at once stupefying and instructive. Because most are headed our way, we all live in border states. Unvetted, unvaccinated and uneducated, they are unprepared for life in America, even those Biden’s Border Patrol ushers in and to whom it provides monies, cell phones, and transport deep in country with court dates years in the future. One can only...
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