Don't think this will impact Tennessee?? Well, of course it will and we can't even anticipate the full impact it will have over time. How about we start by making E-Verify mandatory for ALL businesses in the state??? Just thinking ahead to the 2022 legislative session!
In addition, we are hopeful that the ad hoc committee meeting to investigate the illegal unaccompanied minors arriving without our knowledge will be able to complete their task and come up with some appropriate recommendations.
Reuters Exposes Parents' Complicity in UAC Smuggling Scheme
The current crisis at the southern border was predictable, was preventable, and is solely attributable to President Biden and his non-enforcement policies. In the Biden administration's first full month in office, which also happens to be the shortest month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers apprehended over 100,000 illegal aliens, consisting of single adults, family units (FMUs), and unaccompanied alien children (UACs). This is a 15-year record high, bucking the trend of unlawful border crossings going down in the winter months. Of this total, just over 29,000 are UACs, nearly double the February 2020 numbers. The UAC numbers are particularly alarming because this is a vulnerable population and CBP facilities are not equipped to hold them.
The Biden administration stopped using Title 42 emergency health authority to quickly repatriate all UACs and is instead releasing them into the interior of the country. The numbers will continue to surge throughout the spring and summer if UACs continue to get a free pass into the country.
As my colleague Art Arthur recently argued, the parents - who are most likely already in the country unlawfully - are funding the smuggling of their children to the border, and it is long past time for the U.S. government to prosecute them. As federal district judge Andrew Hanen noted in 2013, during the Obama administration-fueled UAC crisis:
This is the fourth case with the same factual situation this Court has had in as many weeks. In all the cases, human traffickers who smuggled minor children were apprehended short of delivering the children to their ultimate destination. In all cases, a parent, if not both parents, of the children was in this country illegally. That parent initiated the conspiracy to smuggle the minors into the country illegally. He or she also funded the conspiracy. In each case, the DHS completed the criminal conspiracy, instead of enforcing the laws of the United States, by delivering the minors into the custody of the parent living illegally in the United States.
In a February 2017 memorandum, then-DHS Secretary John Kelly noted that approximately 60 percent of the 155,000 UACs apprehended at the border in the previous three years were "placed in the care of one or more parents illegally residing in the United States." That's right: The parents come first, leaving their children in the home country and then send for them (via drug cartels and coyotes) once they've successfully entered the country unlawfully. Remind me, who exactly is "separating" families?
50,000 migrants released into US without court date
Approximately 190,000 people attempted to cross the southern border illegally from Mexico into the U.S. in June, the most seen in more than 21 years, Customs and Border Protection said this month.
In the unprecedented routine, which began after President Joe Biden took office, migrants are told to visit an ICE station rather than be ordered to appear before a judge.
Only 6,700 individuals who were suspected of crossing the border illegally between March and July have shown up at ICE field offices, while 16,000 people have skirted the 60-day window to appear before the government agency, a source briefed on the data from the Department of Homeland Security toldAxios. Another 27,000 migrants have yet to visit ICE facilities, though they are still within the roughly two-month window to do so.
The unnamed DHS official said 70% of the 50,000 have either shown up to an ICE office or are within the legal window, though that figure could quickly decline if migrants opt not to make contact of their own accord. If they do not report, ICE reserves the right to remove them from the country.
"While individuals have 60 days to check in with ICE, many are proactively reaching out to ICE to begin their official immigration processing, including by receiving a Notice to Appear," a DHS spokesperson told the Washington Examiner in an email. "Those who do not report, like anyone who is in our country without legal status, are subject to removal by ICE."
Democrats eye path to citizenship for 8 million in economic plan
Laura Litvan, Bloomberg News July 26, 2021
Senate Democrats will seek a pathway to citizenship for as many as 8 million undocumented immigrants in a broad economic package they want to pass this year, according to a Senate Democratic aide familiar with the plan.
Democrats are drafting a fiscal blueprint that will kick-start the process by instructing the Senate Judiciary Committee to craft a targeted immigration overhaul bill with a US$120 billion federal budgetary impact, the aide said. Those funds might entail making improvements on U.S. ports of entry, clearing out a backlog of visa applications, or other changes, the aide said.
Of the 8 million immigrants that Democrats want to aid in the economic package, 3 million would be young undocumented immigrants known as "Dreamers," migrant workers and some with "temporary protected status" because dangerous conditions present risks if they return to their home countries, the aide said. The other 5 million would be "essential workers" who have yet to be defined.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the Senate will act on a US$3.5 trillion budget resolution that reflects much of President Joe Biden's economic agenda before lawmakers leave for an extended August recess.
Biden has proposed a pathway to citizenship for 11 million people living illegally in the U.S., but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier this year opted for a pared-back approach to attract support from moderate Democrats. The House in March passed two bills that provide legal status for migrant farm workers and a citizenship path for Dreamers.
Texas migrant shelter shuts its doors, unable to keep up with influx of migrants and rising COVID-19 cases
The largest migrant assistance organization in south Texas is shutting its doors to newcomers, unable to take in more migrants because of the record-high number of people coming over the border and being subsequently released into the United States.
This past week, Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley encountered more than 20,000 noncitizens illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Unable to deal with the influx of people being released into downtown McAllen, Texas, Catholic Charities closed its humanitarian respite center. Migrants released from federal custody are normally allowed to wait in the respite center as they make travel plans to their final destinations across the country.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many challenges across the country. The border communities face particular challenges because of the influx of migrants arriving every single day," Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat, announced in a statement late Monday.
Rather than testing migrants after they are released from Border Patrol facilities, the Border Patrol is now taking people directly from the border to a testing site in McAllen.Agents are finding high positive rates among some demographics, including children who arrive without a parent or guardian.
"[Twenty-seven percent] of the unaccompanied children deported this week tested positive for COVID-19 with Brownsville experiencing a 15% positivity rate," Cuellar said.
The top Border Patrol agent in south Texas, Brian Hastings, said more people are arriving at the border in mid-July than since the government's fiscal year began in October 2020, as temperatures peak in the triple digits.
A total of 330,000 migrants have been encountered in the Rio Grande Valley alone over the past 10 months, up 478% from the same time last year
YES, THIS IS MY 'FEEL GOOD' STORY FOR TODAY. I have followed this amazing guy for a long time. He is truly remarkable and has undertaken a unique effort.
Nick Vujicic has announced he's behind a new pro-life bank that will donate to "Judeo-Christian-aligned-nonprofit organizations." | Nick Vujicic
Nick Vujicic co-founds pro-life bank to combat abortion crisis: 'God wants to take back His role'
GRAPEVINE, Texas - A few years ago, it came to the attention of evangelist Nick Vujicic that most major banks in the United States support Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the nation.
"Most banks - 90%, in fact - give philanthropically toward abortion," the 38-year-old Life Without Limbs founder told The Christian Post, adding that an unthinkable amount of "God's money" has been used to fund the murder of pre-born children.
It was this sobering reality that prompted Vujicic to partner with Betsy Gray, his "spiritual mother" and the executive director of Network Medical Women's Center, a primary care medical clinic in Santa Barbara, California, to found ProLife Bank.
ProLife Bank, Vujicic said, is not a for-profit bank - it's a for-giving bank. The bank will give "50% net profits to Judeo-Christian-aligned-nonprofit organizations to further the Kingdom of God," he explained.
"Just like Noah's saved lives, so we're going to save lives with ProLife Bank," he shared. "It's based on the understanding that God wants to take back His role and redistribute it through His faithful students."
Though the founder and CEO of a nonprofit ministry and a New York Times bestselling author, Vujicic said he considers himself a "numbers guy."
The Dallas-based entrepreneur started trading options and stocks as a teenager and purchased his first home as an investment at 19 years old. He obtained a Bachelor of Commerce with a double major in financial planning and investments and accounting and graduated at age 21.
So when presented with the idea of a pro-life bank, he was intrigued - but asked Gray to give him three months to pray with his wife over the decision. During those three months, the father-of-four shared, he faced spiritual assault like never before.
"My world turned upside down," he recalled. "We had a grenade at our house; I had a false article published in a gay magazine that I fired someone from being gay. I had a lawsuit threat against me by somebody internationally. I had a spy drone above my house, and I got kicked out of a bank, all within a matter of 16 weeks after that prayer."
"It was evident to me that this is an issue close to the Lord's heart," Vujicic added. "The last 20 years of my life was sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to millions around the world. The next 20 years will be, preach where I can, but also bring change, tangibly."
Protecting the sanctity of life at all stages is an issue close to Vujicic's heart. The Australian-American was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by the absence of all four limbs. Living with a disability gives him a unique perspective on issues including abortion, adoption and the foster care system.