Hey Joe, Airports Are for Flights, Not Migrant Housing

The United States is grappling with an ongoing and severe crisis of illegal immigration along its southern border with Mexico, a situation that shows no signs of abating as an accumulation of unfounded asylum claims grows. The response strategy under the current Administration, rather than repatriating undocumented immigrants to their countries of origin, is to find alternative accommodations within the U.S. to cope with the influx of tens of thousands of newcomers. A recent strategy …

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The GOP Speaker Drama Continues: Tom Emmer’s Shocking Exit

Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Min.) has become the third GOP speaker-designate in a row to withdraw from the race, facing strong resistance from a small faction within his party. Without a speaker, the House has been largely paralyzed for three weeks. At 62, Mr. Emmer secured a win in the intra-conference nominating contest with a vote of 117-97 on Oct. 24. However, a subsequent confirming vote exposed that approximately 25 Republicans were not in support …

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