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House Democrats to introduce bill for more refugee admissions from Central America
As the immigration crisis at the border continues unabated with hundreds of thousands of migrants suffering and even dying on the treacherous trek through Mexico to the U.S. border, Democrats are blaming President Donald Trump and gearing up to introduce legislation to increase the number of refugees admitted to 100,000 a year. Matthew La Corte@MLaCorte_…
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Pope Francis: God will Destroy ‘walls’ between nations
Pope Francis said Thursday that walls between nations cannot endure because in the end God will tear them down. “We can build any number of walls and close our doors in the vain effort to feel secure in our wealth, at the expense of those left outside. It will not be that way for ever,”…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 10 May 2019
Greetings from Tyler, If you planned to buy some cheap sporting goods gear or anything else made in China, you might want to hurry to the store. Trade talks appear to have reached an impasse, reflected by a gyrating stock market this week. It is well known and widely reported…
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Border Patrol union chief blasts Congress over migrant caravans: ‘What are you doing about it?’
The massive migrant caravan said to be making its way toward the U.S.-Mexico border is a result of Congress “not acting and continuing to encourage illegal immigration”, according to a border agent and top union official. Hector Garza, the vice president of the National Border Patrol Council, made the comments on ‘Fox & Friends’ Thursday following the release…
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The U.S. Immigration System May Have Reached a Breaking Point
For years, there have been warnings that America’s immigration system was going to fail. That time may be now. Migrants in Matamoros, Mexico, line up for food donations last week as they waited to cross into Brownsville, Tex.CreditCreditIlana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times [Read the latest edition of Crossing the Border, a limited-run newsletter about…
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Trump isn’t the only one who wants to build a wall. These European nations already did
(Photo: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY) KUBEKHAZA, Hungary — As mayor of this Hungarian village where tens of thousands of migrants recently marched toward northern Europe, Robert Molnar has some sympathy for his country’s decision to build a fence on the border with Serbia. But Molnar has a message for Americans: Don’t let President Trump build his wall with…
