Day: October 5, 2024
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At Least 1.5 Million Illegal Southwest Border Crossers Reported in Fiscal Year 2024
A minimum of 1,525,210 foreign nationals illegally crossed the Southwest U.S. border in fiscal 2024, according to preliminary data The Center Square exclusively obtained from a Border Patrol agent on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.
The data excludes Office of Field Operations data, gotaway data (those who illegally entered and evaded capture), and northern border apprehension data, meaning the overall number is likely much higher.
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Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach Elected Chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach was unanimously elected chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) this week by his Republican attorney general colleagues.
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Commentary: Unchecked Immigration Has Transformed America
The United States is deep into a season of severe discontent. Our politics are polarized, our Congress is moribund, and our purchasing power has tumbled. A Gallup poll in early 2024 showed that only 20 percent of Americans are satisfied with the “way things are going.” Nearly 70 percent believe the country is on the “wrong track.”
While innumerable failures of government factor into this public cynicism, evidence suggests that U.S. immigration policy is among its most powerful components. Despite our self-image as a “nation of immigrants” and our public celebration of “diversity,” a growing number of Americans sense that immigration, especially in its most frenzied illegal form of the past three years, is implicated in some of the country’s most vexing problems.
Read MoreTrump-Vance Ticket Has Done 63 Interviews Compared to 23 for Harris-Walz: Fox News Analysis
A Fox News analysis released on Friday found that former President Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance have done a combined 63 interviews compared to 23 for Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn.
Harris has not done a formal news conference in 75 days since emerging as the presumptive Democratic nominee after Biden left the 2024 race.
Read MoreOnly 28 Percent of Americans Think Country on Right Track One Month Until Election Day: Polling Data
A CNN analyst said it’s a “bad sign” for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, that just 28% of Americans think the country is on the right track one month before the general election takes place.
“Simply put, it would be historically unprecedented,” if Harris wins, said CNN analyst Harry Enten on Friday during a live segment about the poll.
Read MoreMusic Spotlight: Cali Tucker
When I saw the music video for Cali Tucker’s “Country Couture,” it was evident that she was a natural-born entertainer. My assumptions were correct. Cali Tucker is LaCosta Tucker’s daughter and Tanya Tucker’s niece.
She recalls growing up backstage and touring on the bus. She explained, “At the end of the show, they’d invite us to come out on stage and wave at the crowd. That’s what really hooked me- the energy. It was the life, the happiness, the joy. It was very intoxicating at a young age.”
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