WASHINGTON — Republicans on Capitol Hill frantically searched on Tuesday for ways to end the Trump administration's policy of separating families after illegal border crossings, with the focus shifting on a new plan to keep children in detention longer than now permitted — but with their parents. House GOP leaders...
GOP Frantically Huddles on Family Separation Crisis
WASHINGTON — Republicans on Capitol Hill frantically searched on Tuesday for ways to end the administration's policy of separating families after illegal border crossings, ahead of a visit from President Donald Trump to discuss broader immigration legislation. Top conservatives, including key Trump allies, announced they were introducing bills to stop...
'Papa! Papa!' Audio of Children Stokes Rage Over Separation
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — An audio recording that appears to capture the heartbreaking voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a U.S. immigration facility took center stage in the growing uproar over the Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant children from their parents. "Papa! Papa!" one child...
Valadao Calls Trump's Family Separation Policy 'Unacceptable.' Costa Visits Border.
A defiant President Trump said Monday that he won't allow the United States to become a "migrant camp." "Not on my watch," the president added. The president's remarks came before an event in Washington, D.C., in which he directed the Pentagon to create a “space force” as the Defense Department’s...
Zakaria: Trump Misleads on Immigrants to Stoke Fear
Illegal migration into the United States is at the lowest level on record, according to a 2017 report from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Despite this fact, Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria says President Trump is manufacturing a border control crisis to stoke fears within his base ahead of the...
Israeli Snipers Celebrate Shooting of Palestinian
A Palestinian man told Reuters on Wednesday (April 11) that he was the person whose shooting by an Israeli sniper was captured on a leaked video, sparking international criticism of Israel's response to the Gaza border protests. Tamer Abu Daqqa lives in the southern Gaza Strip. A photograph of Abu Daqqa...
Who’s Right and Who’s Wrong in Gaza Killings?
Israel's defense minister says the country's military will continue to fire on protesters from Gaza who come too close to the security fence that runs along the length of the occupied territory. Since Friday, March 30, 18 Gazans have been killed near the fence by Israeli Defense Forces soldiers. Protesters...
Want a Powerful Economy? Support the DREAM Act.
The final day for an Obama-era program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, was set to be Monday, March 5. In 2017, President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced they would shut down the program. However, immigrants and the University of California filed separate lawsuits against...
They Fought for Our Country. Now They Are Forced to Leave.
Imagine sitting at the San Ysidro border crossing and peering over the horizon. One side is Mexico. One side is California. A constant stream of cars and people on foot easily crosses back and forth, except for a growing brotherhood of deported U.S. veterans. The words ‘"deported" and "veteran" seem...
Immigration Done Right? It Brings Peace & Prosperity
For the last several years, the United States has been gripped in a sharp debate over the flow of immigrants into our country. It is easy to get demoralized about the inability to reach a consensus, but understanding the complexity of the challenge could help us appreciate what stands in...