vdare--2020-01-09--Battle of Empires: Why Han China Is Defeating Self-Hating America

Another Chinese national has been just accused of spying against the U.S. [ A Chinese ‘ tourist ’ accused of espionage is the latest example of a growing threat to US Security , by Justin Rohrlich , QZ , January 5 , 2020 ] .
It ’ s just another skirmish in the simmering war between China and the U.S .
The U.S. is ill-prepared because the most important ideological trend of our time is the radicalization of white liberals about white “ racism ” —a direct product of Main Stream Media Narrative Control .
In contrast , there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of its Muslim Uyghurs .
While China consolidates its Han ethnic core , the American elite is deliberately breaking up the white racial majority that made the country .
Thus , if China can hold together , the U.S. that it will face will be a collapsing confederation of hostile tribes , not the “ sole superpower ” that American leaders dreamed of after the Cold War .
The scale of the Chinese operations is breathtaking .
Secret documents reveal that the “ job training ” programs for more than a million Uyghurs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minority is essentially stripped of its identity , in what security expert Adrian Zenz called “ cultural genocide ” [ Secret documents reveal how China mass detention campus work , Associated Press , November 25 , 2019 ] .
Male “ relatives ” are placed in Uyghur homes to monitor ( and sleep in the same bed as ) females in what officials openly declare is an effort to promote “ ethnic unity ” [ Male Chinese ‘ Relatives ’ Assigned to Uyghur Homes Co-Sleep With Female ‘ Hosts , ’ Radio Free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Torture and rape are part of this sweeping campaign [ Exclusive video– ‘ Torture and Rape ’ : Uyghurs In London Protest Communist China ’ s Concentration Campus , by Kurt Zindulka , Breitbart , November 8 , 2019 ] .
China ’ s influence campaigns also operate within the West .
A Chinese intelligence operative recently defected and confessed that there are massive spying rings operating in Western countries , including attempts to affect elections .
An ex-officer of the CIA , part of that “ Deep State ” that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because it ’ s launching a coup against President Trump , was recently sentenced for selling secrets to the Chinese .
The FBI has experienced similar problems .
Other cases have arisen throughout the national security agencies in America and other countries .
One of China ’ s greatest assets is its diaspora , which it uses to expand its influence in other countries , especially Australia and New Zealand .
As China continues to grow , calling these countries part of the “ Anglosphere ” will become outdated , because they will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are being reported by the MSM—sort of .
Yet there is not the unifying sweeping moral indignation coming from liberals in the same way there was about “ children in cages , ” White House officials reading forbidden tomes , or Russia .
In fact , even now there is yet another effort to deplatform Tucker Carlson for not being sufficiently supportive of Ukraine or hysterical about “ white supremacy ” [ Fox News Guest Hijacks Segment : ‘ Why the Hell Does Tucker Carlson Still Have a Job Here ?
” by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ November 26 , 2019 ] .
Canadian immigrant David Frum alleged ( in a now-deleted Tweet ) he was not loyal to the “ multiracial American nation ” but the “ multinational white race with a capital in Moscow.
” Frum inadvertently illustrated a larger point .
What is emerging is a clash of empires , largely over economics , but also two very different governing ideologies .
There is clearly a coherent elite drive to abolish the distinctions between English-speaking North America and the mostly Spanish-speaking south , in order to create @ @ @ @ @ @ @ empire .
This is the “ North American Union ” that was openly discussed during the George W. Bush years .
The Mexican government has long attempted to extend its sovereignty over its citizens residing in the United States .
American leaders not only tolerate , but encourage this .
While the Chinese government enforces mostly conservative cultural norms , America ’ s elite in the MSM and government work to unmake our common culture .
Time magazine has referred to Western Civilization in scare quotes .
As far back as 2014 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ America is a continent , not a country ” narrative .
“ We are all Americans–north and south–in this hemisphere , ” she said .
Cuckservative Review Editor Rich Lowry wrote in his new book attempting to co-opt “ nationalism ” that the English language is core to any meaningful sense of American identity .
He was shocked to find that even that was too much for some Leftists [ A Preposterous Review , by Rich Lowry , National Review , November 12 , 2019 ] .
In Foreign Affairs , Charles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ language standardized by state-approved grammarians , an origin story taught in publicly funded schools , a set of symbols protected by law against defilement , and a reverential song that comes with its own required body position ” [ America ’ s Original Identity Politics , by Charles King , Foreign Affairs , November 7 , 2019 ] .
If that ’ s true , America ’ s schools are now deliberately unmaking American identity .
Thus a teacher is being targeted by the MSM for telling a Hispanic student : “ Speak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Give me your phone.
” [ Teacher tells Hispanic student to ‘ speak English , ’ MyFox8 , November 23 , 2019 ] .
The Supreme Court upheld the right of a public school to ban the American flag because it offended Mexicans .
American colleges regularly are embroiled in controversy because the American flag is considered offensive to some non-white students .
The American elite , in the MSM , in government , and in the legal system , have essentially conceded that non-whites have a right to their own separate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now “ American ” in name only .
This has geopolitical consequences .
America is turning into something resembling the Holy Roman Empire , where different authorities share multiple layers of sovereignty over a sprawling landmass .
Former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt , an important leader of an EU political group , recognizes this .
In speech proclaiming that the future belongs to “ empires , ” he speculated that the future United States will speak more Spanish than English [ When The European Union Becomes An Empire , Its Clash With @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sumantra Maitra , The Federalist , September 17 , 2019 ] .
What will hold this American “ empire ” together ?
Absurd as it seems , if there is an official orthodoxy of the American elite , it ’ s opposition to “ whiteness ” and the historic American nation ’ s own history .
China has a social credit system designed to enforce patriotism and order ; America ’ s social credit system enforces political correctness and multiculturalism .
The sudden surge in white liberal self-loathing and anti-racism , the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the MSM began pushing these kinds of themes .
Terms like “ our democracy ” take on an increasingly ominous , authoritarian sound , as websites are deplatformed and individuals depersoned lest dissenting ideas threaten the stability of the imperial order .
Steve Sailer has noted that this is no longer just an Internet trend , but something that ’ s spilled over into real life—any interracial interaction can “ go viral ” and become a national scandal .
Police investigate posting fliers , even as cities like Baltimore crumble .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being a “ nationalist , ” someone who identifies with America ’ s founding population , history , and heroes , makes you a threat .
Traditional patriotism becomes subversive…so it ’ s no surprise it took Chinese money to produce the gung-ho American war film Midway [ ‘ Midway ’ and the America That Has Been Lost , by Gregory Hood , American Renaissance , November 25 , 2019 ] .
We are seeing a new national narrative taking shape before our eyes .
The triumphant American story of our people discovering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and creating an empire of liberty is being replaced .
Instead , we are told whites invaded an already-occupied area—occupied by the only real Americans—and exploited people of color .
Whites can overcame their shameful past only by acquiescing to the new order of “ our democracy , ” an empire dedicated to equality and anti-racism .
Of course , in the words of Shakespeare ’ s Coriolanus , “ there is a world elsewhere.
” An empire held together by deconstruction and self-loathing , dependent on constant moral panics and “ hysterical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If confronted with an external threat , it will lose—as American military planners already quietly confess [ U.S. could lose war with Russia , China without major strategy overhaul , new report warns , by David Brennan , Newsweek , June 13 , 2019 ] .
Sometimes , conservatives say “ the Left can ’ t meme.
” They ’ re wrong .
The meme of “ racism ” is so powerful that ’ s overturned an entire civilization and moral order within one hundred years .
Many people really believe what the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with furious anger against “ white supremacy , ” even as countries like China casually commit race-supremacist ethnic cleansing .
Progressives have transformed the nation-state that was America and turned it into a hollow empire of nothing .
Either nationalists reclaim it in the short-term , or we devote our attention to surviving occupation .
We can take one comfort ; something built on so unstable a foundation won ’ t last .
We may not win .
But our rulers will surely lose .
James Kirkpatrick [ Email him |Tweet him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a refugee from Conservatism Inc. His latest book is Conservatism Inc. : The Battle for the American Right .
Read VDARE.com Editor Peter Brimelow 's Preface here .

Another Chinese national has been just accused of spying against the U.S. [A Chinese ‘tourist’ accused of espionage is the latest example of a growing threat to US Security, by Justin Rohrlich, QZ, January 5, 2020]. It’s just another skirmish in the simmering war between China and the U.S. The U.S. is ill-prepared because the most important ideological trend of our time is the radicalization of white liberals about white “racism”—a direct product of Main Stream Media Narrative Control. In contrast, there is indifference to China’s extraordinary persecution of its Muslim Uyghurs. While China consolidates its Han ethnic core, the American elite is deliberately breaking up the white racial majority that made the country. Thus, if China can hold together, the U.S. that it will face will be a collapsing confederation of hostile tribes, not the “sole superpower” that American leaders dreamed of after the Cold War.
The scale of the Chinese operations is breathtaking. Secret documents reveal that the “job training” programs for more than a million Uyghurs are forced indoctrination camps. This Muslim minority is essentially stripped of its identity, in what security expert Adrian Zenz called “cultural genocide” [Secret documents reveal how China mass detention campus work, Associated Press, November 25, 2019]. Male “relatives” are placed in Uyghur homes to monitor (and sleep in the same bed as) females in what officials openly declare is an effort to promote “ethnic unity” [Male Chinese ‘Relatives’ Assigned to Uyghur Homes Co-Sleep With Female ‘Hosts,’Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2019]. Torture and rape are part of this sweeping campaign [Exclusive video—‘Torture and Rape’: Uyghurs In London Protest Communist China’s Concentration Campus, by Kurt Zindulka, Breitbart, November 8, 2019].
China’s influence campaigns also operate within the West. A Chinese intelligence operative recently defected and confessed that there are massive spying rings operating in Western countries, including attempts to affect elections. An ex-officer of the CIA, part of that “Deep State” that the MSM is telling us is actually good because it’s launching a coup against President Trump, was recently sentenced for selling secrets to the Chinese. The FBI has experienced similar problems. Other cases have arisen throughout the national security agencies in America and other countries.
One of China’s greatest assets is its diaspora, which it uses to expand its influence in other countries, especially Australia and New Zealand. As China continues to grow, calling these countries part of the “Anglosphere” will become outdated, because they will fall under Chinese dominance.
These cases are being reported by the MSM—sort of. Yet there is not the unifying sweeping moral indignation coming from liberals in the same way there was about “children in cages,” White House officials reading forbidden tomes, or Russia.
In fact, even now there is yet another effort to deplatform Tucker Carlson for not being sufficiently supportive of Ukraine or hysterical about “white supremacy” [Fox News Guest Hijacks Segment: ‘Why the Hell Does Tucker Carlson Still Have a Job Here?” by Justin Baragona, The Daily Beast, November 26, 2019]. Canadian immigrant David Frum alleged (in a now-deleted Tweet) he was not loyal to the “multiracial American nation” but the “multinational white race with a capital in Moscow.”
Frum inadvertently illustrated a larger point. What is emerging is a clash of empires, largely over economics, but also two very different governing ideologies.
There is clearly a coherent elite drive to abolish the distinctions between English-speaking North America and the mostly Spanish-speaking south, in order to create a geopolitical bloc, a kind of empire. This is the “North American Union” that was openly discussed during the George W. Bush years. The Mexican government has long attempted to extend its sovereignty over its citizens residing in the United States. American leaders not only tolerate, but encourage this.
While the Chinese government enforces mostly conservative cultural norms, America’s elite in the MSM and government work to unmake our common culture. Time magazine has referred to Western Civilization in scare quotes. As far back as 2014, Nancy Pelosi signaled her acceptance of the “America is a continent, not a country” narrative. “We are all Americans—north and south—in this hemisphere,” she said.
Cuckservative Review Editor Rich Lowry wrote in his new book attempting to co-opt “nationalism” that the English language is core to any meaningful sense of American identity. He was shocked to find that even that was too much for some Leftists [A Preposterous Review, by Rich Lowry, National Review, November 12, 2019].
In Foreign Affairs, Charles King writes that nationalism needs a “language standardized by state-approved grammarians, an origin story taught in publicly funded schools, a set of symbols protected by law against defilement, and a reverential song that comes with its own required body position” [America’s Original Identity Politics, by Charles King, Foreign Affairs, November 7, 2019]. If that’s true, America’s schools are now deliberately unmaking American identity.
Thus a teacher is being targeted by the MSM for telling a Hispanic student: “Speak English. We’re in America. Give me your phone.” [Teacher tells Hispanic student to ‘speak English,’ MyFox8, November 23, 2019]. The Supreme Court upheld the right of a public school to ban the American flag because it offended Mexicans. American colleges regularly are embroiled in controversy because the American flag is considered offensive to some non-white students.
The American elite, in the MSM, in government, and in the legal system, have essentially conceded that non-whites have a right to their own separate identity. Some southwestern public schools are now “American” in name only.
This has geopolitical consequences. America is turning into something resembling the Holy Roman Empire, where different authorities share multiple layers of sovereignty over a sprawling landmass. Former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, an important leader of an EU political group, recognizes this. In speech proclaiming that the future belongs to “empires,” he speculated that the future United States will speak more Spanish than English [When The European Union Becomes An Empire, Its Clash With The United States Is Inevitable, by Sumantra Maitra, The Federalist, September 17, 2019].
What will hold this American “empire” together? Absurd as it seems, if there is an official orthodoxy of the American elite, it’s opposition to “whiteness” and the historic American nation’s own history.
China has a social credit system designed to enforce patriotism and order; America’s social credit system enforces political correctness and multiculturalism. The sudden surge in white liberal self-loathing and anti-racism, the “Great Awokening,” correlates to exactly when the MSM began pushing these kinds of themes. Terms like “our democracy” take on an increasingly ominous, authoritarian sound, as websites are deplatformed and individuals depersoned lest dissenting ideas threaten the stability of the imperial order.
Steve Sailer has noted that this is no longer just an Internet trend, but something that’s spilled over into real life—any interracial interaction can “go viral” and become a national scandal. Police investigate posting fliers, even as cities like Baltimore crumble.
We find ourselves in an absurd position where being a “nationalist,” someone who identifies with America’s founding population, history, and heroes, makes you a threat. Traditional patriotism becomes subversive…so it’s no surprise it took Chinese money to produce the gung-ho American war film Midway [‘Midway’ and the America That Has Been Lost, by Gregory Hood, American Renaissance, November 25, 2019].
We are seeing a new national narrative taking shape before our eyes. The triumphant American story of our people discovering a New World, winning independence, and creating an empire of liberty is being replaced. Instead, we are told whites invaded an already occupied area—occupied by the only real Americans—and exploited people of color. Whites can overcame their shameful past only by acquiescing to the new order of “our democracy,” an empire dedicated to equality and anti-racism.
Of course, in the words of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, “there is a world elsewhere.” An empire held together by deconstruction and self-loathing, dependent on constant moral panics and “hysterical screeching,” is inherently instable. If confronted with an external threat, it will lose—as American military planners already quietly confess [U.S. could lose war with Russia, China without major strategy overhaul, new report warns, by David Brennan, Newsweek, June 13, 2019].
Sometimes, conservatives say “the Left can’t meme.” They’re wrong. The meme of “racism” is so powerful that it’s overturned an entire civilization and moral order within one hundred years.
Many people really believe what the MSM tells them. They are filled with furious anger against “white supremacy,” even as countries like China casually commit race-supremacist ethnic cleansing.
Progressives have transformed the nation-state that was America and turned it into a hollow empire of nothing. Either nationalists reclaim it in the short-term, or we devote our attention to surviving occupation.
We can take one comfort: Something built on so unstable a foundation won’t last.
We may not win. But our rulers will surely lose.
James Kirkpatrick [Email him |Tweet him @VDAREJamesK] is a Beltway veteran and a refugee from Conservatism Inc. His latest book is Conservatism Inc.: The Battle for the American Right. Read VDARE.com Editor Peter Brimelow's Preface here.


vdare--2020-01-09--Is PARTY OF FIVE's Emily Tosta An Illegal Immigrant?

I have never heard of Emily Tosta , but apparently she is a minor television actress in the nether world between real American television and the telenovelas , ( which are basically booby shows ) in Latin America .
Tosta is also not an American citizen or legal permanent resident .
While that is not unusual in the acting business , her only claim to any “ extraordinary ability ” appears to be that she can sing , dance , and act , after a fashion , in both English and Spanish .
Tosta , full name Emilia Gabriela Attias @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politically correct remake of a television show I never saw , Party of Five .
Originally about white orphans , now the story of anchor babies left in the United States after their parents have been deported .
And how apt this is , as Tosta has her own immigration problems—as does the United States with immigration laws not being enforced .
And she fears as well , and why ?
Because she is in the United States illegally herself , despite certain appearances of legality .
Well , that is illegal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to come to the United States to pursue the American dream .
The B-2 Non-Immigrant Visa ( NIV ) is for tourists and other temporary visitors neither living in the United States or working .
From the Department of State website on what B-2 NIV holders can not do : Pursuing a career in music and acting is not one of those things one can legally do in the United States on a tourist visa .
And that was her and her mother ’ s intent when she was brought to the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she has been working illegally in the United States since her initial entry at the age of 12 .
You certainly can not do a professional singing gig when in the United States on a tourist visa , nor may you act in films or television .
It appears Telemundo is hiring illegals .
However , things are getting worse , for the principle of adherence by visitors to our immigration laws .
It appears that Tosta has gamed the system and unlawfully obtained a second NIV , this time a 0-1B , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extraordinary ability in the arts or extraordinary achievement in motion picture or television industry [ . ]
” This NIV is for actors and actresses of the aforementioned “ extraordinary ability.
” While Tosta may be an actress , she is not of an extraordinary ability , but more importantly she was ineligible for that NIV without two important things , first a waiver of her previous unlawful presence due to intended immigrant status , i.e.
, she came not to the United States as a tourist , but intending to live here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second , is not in the United States temporarily as an actress , but is living here illegally , i.e .
using an NIV to live here permanently .
It is fundamental principle of American immigration law that an alien entering the United States on an NIV must have an unrelinquished residence abroad , but Tosta is here permanently , using NIVs to live here illegally , first a tourist visa , now a temporary work visa , until she can finagle a green card .
And she knows this , and she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be found out , but she isn ’ t too bright , as she is telling the world .
Perhaps she thinks she is above the law ?
Likely .
And there it is , Tosta is giving all Americans the giant middle finger , she doesn ’ t care that she is here illegally .
Especially note that O-1B NIV holders must depart the United States once any particular project is done .
They can not just hang around until the next job .
Let us address the “ extraordinary ability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an accomplished actress , she is in no way “ extraordinary ” in her abilities .
Thousands of Americans can sing , dance , and act in English and Spanish .
She has never starred in a major motion picture or major Broadway production .
Her performance as a child ’ s show co-hostess is nothing unusual among Latin American actresses .
I don ’ t know Liam Neeson ’ s immigration status , but he , and others like that , are what an O-1B NIV is for , and Tosta is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Illegal Alien , Not Of An Extraordinary Ability Tosta ’ s fraud scheme is not just this , she extended the fraud to her mother , obtaining presumably an O-2 NIV for her mother , though the story does not say which NIV her mother has .
And note that parents are not eligible for an O-3 visa , which is for spouses and minor children of O-1B NIV holders .
Now , an O-2 NIV holder must meet specific qualifications directly related and “ essential ” to the O-1B NIV holder ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mom do that is so essential to Tosta ’ s singing and acting ?
I can ’ t imagine anything other than the human equivalent of a companion animal that are so annoying on airplanes and in public now .
In fact , the O-2 visa issued to Tosta ’ s mother is fraudulent , and a criminal act of visa fraud , prohibited by Title 18 United States Code , Section 1546 , Fraud and Misuse of Visas .
And Emily Tosta is the fount of that fraud .
Time for Ken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an arrest or two of the Tosta family immigration crime wave .

I have never heard of Emily Tosta, but apparently she is a minor television actress in the nether world between real American television and the telenovelas (which are basically booby shows) in Latin America. Tosta is also not an American citizen or legal permanent resident. While that is not unusual in the acting business, her only claim to any “extraordinary ability” appears to be that she can sing, dance, and act, after a fashion, in both English and Spanish.
Tosta, full name Emilia Gabriela Attias Tosta, has been chosen for a politically correct remake of a television show I never saw, Party of Five. Originally about white orphans, now the story of anchor babies left in the United States after their parents have been deported. And how apt this is, as Tosta has her own immigration problems—as does the United States with immigration laws not being enforced.
And she fears as well, and why? Because she is in the United States illegally herself, despite certain appearances of legality.
Tosta, a Dominican Republic-born actress with Venezuelan roots, came to the United States on a tourist visa almost a decade ago, hungry for the American dream. Now she can see her face splashed on billboards five stories high in Times Square for a drama proudly tackling the true-to-life fallout of American immigration policy. While many would grab that ticket to fame and silently ride it all the way to uncomplicated luxury, Tosta is sharing her story to make the world feel just a little less scary for everyone else — and she isn’t holding a single secret back.
Well, that is illegal. You cannot use a tourist visa to come to the United States to pursue the American dream. The B-2 Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) is for tourists and other temporary visitors neither living in the United States or working. From the Department of State website on what B-2 NIV holders cannot do:
These are some examples of activities that require different categories of visas and cannot be done while on a visitor visa: Study
Employment
Paid performances, or any professional performance before a paying audience
Arrival as a crewmember on a ship or aircraft
Work as foreign press, in radio, film, print journalism, or other information media
Permanent residence in the United States [Visitor Visa, Department of State, undated]
Pursuing a career in music and acting is not one of those things one can legally do in the United States on a tourist visa. And that was her and her mother’s intent when she was brought to the United States.
Unfortunately, since then, she has been working illegally in the United States since her initial entry at the age of 12.
Emily then decided to expand her career and moved to sunny Miami, FL when she was 12 years old. Over there, Emily booked roles in short films such as ‘Just Do Good’ and ‘Trapped.’ She guest-starred in Telemundo’s ‘Dama Y Obrero’ and also booked a lead role on the web-series ‘United Families.’ Additionally, Emily did a news segment for Univision’s Generacion 23. However, it doesn’t stop there, she did her first professional singing gig at age twelve when she performed the National Anthem in a recognition act in the city of Miami for the Supreme Court Judge of The United States of America. That led her to continue her music career by singing at events such as The Pub Club Opening, events by the American Cancer Society Fundraiser, events related to the Venezuelan Elections, and many others. [Emily Tosta, IMDb,]
You certainly cannot do a professional singing gig when in the United States on a tourist visa, nor may you act in films or television. It appears Telemundo is hiring illegals.
However, things are getting worse, for the principle of adherence by visitors to our immigration laws. It appears that Tosta has gamed the system and unlawfully obtained a second NIV, this time a 0-1B, an NIV for ” individuals with an extraordinary ability in the arts or extraordinary achievement in motion picture or television industry[.]” This NIV is for actors and actresses of the aforementioned “extraordinary ability.”
“I’m still [in the United States] on a work visa. I’m not even a resident,” Tosta, who also appears in FX’s Sons of Anarchy biker gang spin-off Mayans M.C., says over piquant pesto hummus. She arrived in Miami at age 12 with her mother Emilia Tosta. Neither women knew English at the time but were determined to make Emily’s acting ambitions a reality (Emilia still primarily speaks Spanish). Tween Emily soon acquired a work visa through an acting gig in the Florida city. Emily was then able to extend her visa to her mom, who still travels with her everywhere to this day.
While Tosta may be an actress, she is not of an extraordinary ability, but more importantly she was ineligible for that NIV without two important things, first a waiver of her previous unlawful presence due to intended immigrant status, i.e., she came not to the United States as a tourist, but intending to live here, and her illegal work, and second, is not in the United States temporarily as an actress, but is living here illegally, i.e. using an NIV to live here permanently.
It is fundamental principle of American immigration law that an alien entering the United States on an NIV must have an unrelinquished residence abroad, but Tosta is here permanently, using NIVs to live here illegally, first a tourist visa, now a temporary work visa, until she can finagle a green card. And she knows this, and she is afraid, very afraid her scheme will be found out, but she isn’t too bright, as she is telling the world. Perhaps she thinks she is above the law? Likely.
“It was definitely fearful at first because I was like, ‘Am I supposed to be talking about this?’ Especially in the current political climate that we live in,” Tosta says of speaking openly about her complex immigration journey. “But at the same time, you just have to have faith in yourself and try to be a voice for those people [in similar situations]. Honestly, I was like, Eff it. I’m just going to go for it, because I’m just going to be that person for other teenage girls. Hopefully it works out.”
And there it is, Tosta is giving all Americans the giant middle finger, she doesn’t care that she is here illegally. Especially note that O-1B NIV holders must depart the United States once any particular project is done. They cannot just hang around until the next job.
To qualify for an O-1 visa, the beneficiary must demonstrate extraordinary ability by sustained national or international acclaim and must be coming temporarily to the United States to continue work in the area of extraordinary ability. [O-1 Visa: Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement, USCIS Website, undated]
Let us address the “extraordinary ability” issue. While Tosta may be an accomplished actress, she is in no way “extraordinary” in her abilities. Thousands of Americans can sing, dance, and act in English and Spanish. She has never starred in a major motion picture or major Broadway production. Her performance as a child’s show co-hostess is nothing unusual among Latin American actresses. I don’t know Liam Neeson’s immigration status, but he, and others like that, are what an O-1B NIV is for, and Tosta is no Liam Neeson.
Emily Tosta, Illegal Alien, Not Of An Extraordinary Ability
Tosta’s fraud scheme is not just this; she extended the fraud to her mother, obtaining presumably an O-2 NIV for her mother, though the story does not say which NIV her mother has. And note that parents are not eligible for an O-3 visa, which is for spouses and minor children of O-1B NIV holders.
Emily was then able to extend her visa to her mom, who still travels with her everywhere to this day.
Now, an O-2 NIV holder must meet specific qualifications directly related and “essential” to the O-1B NIV holder’s performance.
O-2: individuals who will accompany an O-1, artist or athlete, to assist in a specific event or performance. For an O-1A, the O-2’s assistance must be an “integral part” of the O-1A’s activity. For an O-1B, the O-2’s assistance must be “essential” to the completion of the O-1B’s production. The O-2 worker has critical skills and experience with the O-1 that cannot be readily performed by a U.S. worker and which are essential to the successful performance of the O-1[.]
Now, what does mom do that is so essential to Tosta’s singing and acting? I can’t imagine anything other than the human equivalent of the companion animals that are so annoying on airplanes and in public now. In fact, the O-2 visa issued to Tosta’s mother is fraudulent, and a criminal act of visa fraud, prohibited by Title 18 United States Code, Section 1546, Fraud and Misuse of Visas. And Emily Tosta is the fount of that fraud.
Time for Ken Cuccinelli to get ICE SVU to make an arrest or two of the Tosta family immigration crime wave.


vdare--2020-01-09--Three Generations Of Dingells Is Enough

Three Generations Of Dingells Is Enough

Three weeks ago I mentioned the late Representative John Dingell , the longest-serving ever member of the House .
He @ @ @ @ @ suburban Detroit , for 59 years .
Now his wife Debbie holds it .
President @ @ @ @ @ with Debbie Dingell ; that was the occasion of my comment .
I did n't @ @ @ @ @ Dingell story .
Before John Dingell held the seat , his Dad John , Sr. @ @ @ @ @ .
This has been a Dingell seat since 1933 .
The Dingells are the American @ @ @ @ @ They 've done well by it , too : When Debbie took over the seat @ @ @ @ @ 2015 , her net worth was $ 3.6 million .
Where 'd it all come @ @ @ @ @ Greenfield 's December 23rd piece at FrontPageMag .
He gives all the grisly details .
@ @ @ @ @ the corruption and thuggery of the Dingell clan , Greenfield concludes that , quote :

Three weeks ago I mentioned the late Representative John Dingell, the longest-serving ever member of the House. He held his seat, representing suburban Detroit, for 59 years. Now his wife Debbie holds it. President Trump had a little spat with Debbie Dingell; that was the occasion of my comment.
I didn't know the half of the Dingell story. Before John Dingell held the seat, his Dad John, Sr. held it for 22 years. This has been a Dingell seat since 1933.
The Dingells are the American equivalent of hereditary aristocrats. They've done well by it, too: When Debbie took over the seat from John, Jr. in 2015, her net worth was $3.6 million. Where'd it all come from? Check out Daniel Greenfield's December 23rd piece at FrontPageMag. He gives all the grisly details.
After laying out some of the corruption and thuggery of the Dingell clan, Greenfield concludes that, quote:
America didn't need a single Dingell in her House. It certainly didn't need three.


vdare--2020-01-10--Brimelow Lawsuit Against NYT Makes POLITICO—And Drudge!

The Drudge Report today links to a Politico story about our lawsuit against the NYT .
Peter Brimelow , an anti-immigration activist who hosts a website that has published the writings of white supremacists , is suing The New York Times for $ 5 million for labeling him an “ open white nationalist ” in an article last year .
The characterization of Brimelow that triggered the libel lawsuit appeared in a Jan. 15 , 2019 article by Times political reporter Trip Gabriel that offered a chronology of racist and inflammatory comments by Rep. Steve King ( R-Iowa ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the description of him , the Times performed a “ stealth edit ” on the online version of the story , removing the word “ open ” but still branding him as a white nationalist .
Brimelow rejects that label , preferring to be called a “ civic nationalist.
” The Times never printed a correction or clarification in the online or print version of the paper , and refused to publish his letters challenging the original description , according to the suit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Southern @ @ @ @ @

The Drudge Report today links to a Politico story about our lawsuit against the NYT.
Josh Gerstein writes at Politico:
Peter Brimelow, an anti-immigration activist who hosts a website that has published the writings of white supremacists, is suing The New York Times for $5 million for labeling him an “open white nationalist” in an article last year.
The characterization of Brimelow that triggered the libel lawsuit appeared in a Jan. 15, 2019 article by Times political reporter Trip Gabriel that offered a chronology of racist and inflammatory comments by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa).
The suit says that after Brimelow complained about the description of him, the Times performed a “stealth edit” on the online version of the story, removing the word “open” but still branding him as a white nationalist.
Brimelow rejects that label, preferring to be called a “civic nationalist.”
The Times never printed a correction or clarification in the online or print version of the paper, and refused to publish his letters challenging the original description, according to the suit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.


vdare--2020-01-09--Crazies Want To Abolish The Police

Crazies Want To Abolish The Police

If you think abolishing ICE is crazy , you do n't know how crazy things are getting .
The latest fad among the Woke is to abolish the police .
Yep , you heard it right .
Chris Rufo at City Journal has a fascinating piece on it .
Sample quote : How would this work as actual policy ?
Chris quotes Richard Putz , writing in Socialist Worker .
And yes , that 's the guy 's name , Putz , P-U-T-Z .
It 's not my fault , that 's his name .
Mr Putz says that cities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resolve conflicts through peace circles and restorative justice programs . ''
• Are Police Obsolete ?
Breaking Cycles of Violence Through Abolition Democracy , by V. Noah Gimbel & Craig Muhammad , Cardozo Law Review , April 2019 • Abolish the Police ?
, Is policing a public good gone bad ?
, by Tracey L. Meares , Vesla M. Weave , Boston Review , August 1 , 2017 • Policing is a Dirty Job , But Nobody ’ s Got ta Do It : 6 Ideas for a Cop-Free World , by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 16 , 2014 • Abolish the Police .
Instead , Let ’ s Have Full Social , Economic , and Political Equality , by Mychal Denzel Smith , The Nation , April 9 , 2015

If you think abolishing ICE is crazy, you don't know how crazy things are getting. The latest fad among the Woke is to abolish the police.
Yep, you heard it right. Chris Rufo at City Journal has a fascinating piece on it. Sample quote:
In Seattle, socialist city council candidate Shaun Scott, who ran on a "police abolition" platform, came within 1,386 votes of winning elected office. During his campaign, he argued that the city must "[disinvest] from the police state" and "build towards a world where nobody is criminalized for being poor." [Abolish the Police? A dangerous new idea is inspiring some criminal-justice activists, December 26, 2019]
How would this work as actual policy? Chris quotes Richard Putz, writing in Socialist Worker. And yes, that's the guy's name, Putz, P-U-T-Z. It's not my fault, that's his name. Mr Putz says that cities must, quote, "help people resolve conflicts through peace circles and restorative justice programs."
Peace circles … Restorative justice … Paging Marianne Williamson, paging Ms. Williamson …
More police "abolitionists," via City Journal:


vdare--2020-01-10--Report On "Gun Violence In Virginia" Makes It Clear: Blacks Responsible For OVERWHELMINGLY MAJORITY

Report On "Gun Violence In Virginia" Makes It Clear: Blacks Responsible For OVERWHELMINGLY MAJORITY Of Fatal/Non-Fatal Shootings In VA

Earlier : In Face of Democrat Party Tyranny , 90 % of Virginia Counties Become 2nd Amendment/Gun ‘ Sanctuaries ' ; These Counties Are Overwhelmingly White !
The two charts below are all that should matter when considering firearm violence in the Commonwealth of Virginia , and what should happen with gun control when the new state legislature convenes ( with Democrats poised to pass gun control largely targeting placid white gun owners ) .
The question our elected officials should be asking is two-fold : why do white males commit the overwhelming bulk of suicides with firearms in Virginia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overwhelming bulk of homicides/nonfatal shootings with firearms in Virginia ?
From the Virginia Department of Health “ Gun Violence in Virginia ” report measuring gun violence from 2014-2018 , we learn : • Rates of gun-related death in Virginia ( all manners ) are very similar to national rates of gun-related death • Handguns were involved in nearly 80 % of homicides and nearly 80 % of suicides • Rates of gun-related suicide among men increase with age • White men and Native American men had the highest rates of gun-related suicide • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of age had the highest rates of gun-related homicide Again : our elected officials should be trying to ascertain why white males are primarily using firearms to commit suicide and why black males are using firearms to murder/non-fatally shoot other black males in Virginia .
Of course , the only thing Democrats are interested in doing is making it illegal for law-abiding white males to own guns in Virginia , though the primary activity these white gun owners do with their firearms is use them for suicide .
Meanwhile , the data clearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear and present danger ( the data showing , as stated , white males using their firearms primarily for suicide ) in Virginia .
Is it nature or nurture ( the increasing anti-white system acting as a vise on all aspects of life ) causing white males to use their firearms for suicide ?
And is it nature or nurture compelling blacks in Virginia to use firearms to commit the overwhelming amount of fatal/non-fatal shootings in the state ?
These are questions we should be asking when it comes to firearms and gun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Earlier: In Face of Democrat Party Tyranny, 90% of Virginia Counties Become 2nd Amendment/Gun ‘Sanctuaries'; These Counties Are Overwhelmingly White!
The two charts below are all that should matter when considering firearm violence in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and what should happen with gun control when the new state legislature convenes (with Democrats poised to pass gun control largely targeting placid white gun owners).
The question our elected officials should be asking is two-fold: Why do white males commit the overwhelming bulk of suicides with firearms in Virginia and why do black males commit the overwhelming bulk of homicides/nonfatal shootings with firearms in Virginia?
From the Virginia Department of Health “Gun Violence in Virginia” report measuring gun violence from 2014-2018, we learn:
Key Points on Gun-Related Death in Virginia • Rates of gun-related death in Virginia (all manners) are very similar to national rates of gun-related death • Handguns were involved in nearly 80% of homicides and nearly 80% of suicides • Rates of gun-related suicide among men increase with age • White men and Native American men had the highest rates of gun-related suicide • Black males and males age 20-24 years of age had the highest rates of gun-related homicide
Again: Our elected officials should be trying to ascertain why white males are primarily using firearms to commit suicide and why black males are using firearms to murder/non-fatally shoot other black males in Virginia.
Of course, the only thing Democrats are interested in doing is making it illegal for law-abiding white males to own guns in Virginia, though the primary activity these white gun owners do with their firearms is use them for suicide.
Meanwhile, the data clearly shows black males with firearms represent the clear and present danger (the data showing, as stated, white males using their firearms primarily for suicide) in Virginia.
Is it nature or nurture (the increasing anti-white system acting as a vise on all aspects of life) causing white males to use their firearms for suicide?
And is it nature or nurture compelling blacks in Virginia to use firearms to commit the overwhelming amount of fatal/non-fatal shootings in the state?
These are questions we should be asking when it comes to firearms and gun ownership, but that will remain unasked.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-01-10--Are Air Filters a Magic Boost for School Test Scores?

Installing air filters in classrooms has surprisingly large educational benefits $ 1,000 can raise a class ’ s test scores by as much as cutting class size by a third .
An emergency situation that turned out to be mostly a false alarm led a lot of schools in Los Angeles to install air filters , and something strange happened : Test scores went up .
By a lot .
And the gains were sustained in the subsequent year rather than fading away .
That ’ s what NYU ’ s Michael Gilraine finds in a new working paper titled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Student Achievement ” that looks at the surprising consequences of the Aliso Canyon gas leak in 2015 .
The impact of the air filters is strikingly large given what a simple change we ’ re talking about .
The school district didn ’ t reengineer the school buildings or make dramatic education reforms ; they just installed $ 700 commercially available filters that you could plug into any room in the country .
But it ’ s consistent with a growing literature on the cognitive impact of air pollution , which finds that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to workers in a pear-packing factory suffer deteriorations in performance when the air is more polluted .
Statistician Andrew Gelman , however , is not impressed : That reminds me of a gigantic event in the history of air pollution that has almost never been studied to see what its effects on test scores , life spans , and so forth were : the conquest of Southern California ’ s smog : Southern California engaged in a vast natural experiment between about 1965 and 2000 in the near virtual elimination of severe smog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days per year with bad stage 2 smog alerts ( red line ) .
After the late 1980s there were close to zero .
Lesser Stage 1 smog alerts ( orange line ) declined from about 180 per year in the mid-1960s to single digits annually by the late 1990s .
The catalytic converter became standard equipment on many cars around 1975 , which led to the introduction of unleaded gasoline , because leaded gasoline destroyed catalytic converters .
So the war on smog also reduced lead in the environment .
Has anybody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ environmental improvement on school test scores ?
That reminds me of another question I ’ ve never seen researched : the impact of room temperature on test scores .
In the past , most classrooms were not air conditioned .
Did hot and/or humid weather drive down performance on tests ?
For example , the SAT is administered in August , October , November , December , March , May , and June .
Were test scores in Florida lower on the August and June tests than in the winter relative to Maine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adding air conditioning to classrooms upon test scores ?
Generally speaking , few interventions do much for test scores , but air conditioning in , say , Houston sounds like it would matter .

From Vox:
Installing air filters in classrooms has surprisingly large educational benefits
$1,000 can raise a class’s test scores by as much as cutting class size by a third. By Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesiasmatt@vox.com Jan 8, 2020, 1:30pm EST An emergency situation that turned out to be mostly a false alarm led a lot of schools in Los Angeles to install air filters, and something strange happened: Test scores went up. By a lot. And the gains were sustained in the subsequent year rather than fading away. That’s what NYU’s Michael Gilraine finds in a new working paper titled “Air Filters, Pollution, and Student Achievement” that looks at the surprising consequences of the Aliso Canyon gas leak in 2015. The impact of the air filters is strikingly large given what a simple change we’re talking about. The school district didn’t reengineer the school buildings or make dramatic education reforms; they just installed $700 commercially available filters that you could plug into any room in the country. But it’s consistent with a growing literature on the cognitive impact of air pollution, which finds that everyone from chess players to baseball umpires to workers in a pear-packing factory suffer deteriorations in performance when the air is more polluted.
Statistician Andrew Gelman, however, is not impressed:
No, I don’t think that this study offers good evidence that installing air filters in classrooms has surprisingly large educational benefits.
Posted by Andrew on 9 January 2020, 10:01 am
That reminds me of a gigantic event in the history of air pollution that has almost never been studied to see what its effects on test scores, life spans, and so forth were: the conquest of Southern California’s smog:
Southern California engaged in a vast natural experiment between about 1965 and 2000 in the near virtual elimination of severe smog:
Around 1966, there were 75 days per year with bad stage 2 smog alerts (red line). After the late 1980s there were close to zero.
Lesser Stage 1 smog alerts (orange line) declined from about 180 per year in the mid-1960s to single digits annually by the late 1990s.
The catalytic converter became standard equipment on many cars around 1975, which led to the introduction of unleaded gasoline, because leaded gasoline destroyed catalytic converters. So the war on smog also reduced lead in the environment.
Has anybody ever analyzed the effects of this huge environmental improvement on school test scores?
That reminds me of another question I’ve never seen researched: the impact of room temperature on test scores. In the past, most classrooms were not air conditioned. Did hot and/or humid weather drive down performance on tests? For example, the SAT is administered in August, October, November, December, March, May, and June. Were test scores in Florida lower on the August and June tests than in the winter relative to Maine?
Has anybody examined the impact of adding air conditioning to classrooms upon test scores? Generally speaking, few interventions do much for test scores, but air conditioning in, say, Houston sounds like it would matter.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-01-10--Racially Oppressed Refugee Meghan Markle Flees to Trumpland

From the New York Times opinion page : Black Britons Know Why Meghan Markle Wants Out It ’ s the racism .
By Afua Hirsch Afua Hirsch teaches journalism at the University of Southern California .
She is the author of “ Brit ( ish ) : On Race , Identity and Belonging , ” which won a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood award .
The British press has succeeded in its apparent project of hounding Meghan , the Duchess of Sussex , out of Britain .
The part it perhaps didn ’ t bargain for , however , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much loved royal and a key part of the family ’ s global brand — along with her .
In a statement released this week , the couple said they want to “ carve out a progressive new role ” within the royal family and will “ step back as ‘ senior ’ members , and work to become financially independent.
” … If the media paid more attention to Britain ’ s communities of color , perhaps it would find the announcement far less surprising .
With a new prime minister whose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of which would make even Donald Trump blush , a Brexit project linked to native nationalism and a desire to rid Britain of large numbers of immigrants , and an ever thickening loom of imperial nostalgia , many of us are also thinking about moving… .
Her treatment has proved what many of us have always known : No matter how beautiful you are , whom you marry , what palaces you occupy , charities you support , how faithful you are , how much money you accumulate or what good deeds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will still follow you .
In Britain ’ s rigid class society , there is still a deep correlation between privilege and race .
The relatively few people of color — and even fewer if you count only those who have African heritage — who rise to prominent success and prosperity in Britain are often told we should be “ grateful ” or told to leave if we don ’ t like it here .

From the New York Times opinion page:
Black Britons Know Why Meghan Markle Wants Out
It’s the racism.
By Afua Hirsch
Afua Hirsch teaches journalism at the University of Southern California. She is the author of “Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging,” which won a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood award.
Jan. 9, 2020
The British press has succeeded in its apparent project of hounding Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, out of Britain. The part it perhaps didn’t bargain for, however, is the loss of Prince Harry — a much loved royal and a key part of the family’s global brand — along with her.
In a statement released this week, the couple said they want to “carve out a progressive new role” within the royal family and will “step back as ‘senior’ members, and work to become financially independent.”…
If the media paid more attention to Britain’s communities of color, perhaps it would find the announcement far less surprising. With a new prime minister whose track record includes overtly racist statements, some of which would make even Donald Trump blush, a Brexit project linked to native nationalism and a desire to rid Britain of large numbers of immigrants, and an ever thickening loom of imperial nostalgia, many of us are also thinking about moving….
Her treatment has proved what many of us have always known: No matter how beautiful you are, whom you marry, what palaces you occupy, charities you support, how faithful you are, how much money you accumulate or what good deeds you perform, in this society racism will still follow you.
In Britain’s rigid class society, there is still a deep correlation between privilege and race. The relatively few people of color — and even fewer if you count only those who have African heritage — who rise to prominent success and prosperity in Britain are often told we should be “grateful” or told to leave if we don’t like it here.


vdare--2020-01-08--Nick Sandmann Settlement With CNN—Litigation Works Because The MSM Fears "Discovery"

If at first you don ’ t succeed , try try again : CNN on Tuesday settled a defamation lawsuit filed by Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann over its botched coverage of a viral confrontation with a Native American elder that had portrayed the Kentucky teen as the aggressor .
Fox 19 first reported that CNN settled with Sandmann for an undisclosed amount .
The $ 250 million defamation suit sought damages for the “ emotional distress Nicholas and his family suffered ” in the fallout of the network ’ s reporting .
A lawyer for Sandmann declined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Fox News that lawsuits against The Washington Post and NBC were ongoing .
Fox 19 also reported that Sandmann attorney L. Lin Wood told the judge they planned to sue media company Gannett , the publisher of the Cincinnati Enquirer among other newspapers , within 60 days .
Gannett did not immediately comment either .
There is presumably a non-disclosure agreement in play that will keep the settled amount private .
If it ’ s merely 2 % of what Sandmann ’ s family asked for , Nick is set for life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answer to virtual mobbing , canceling , and doxing .
This is especially true for private persons as they are accorded greater protection under the law than public figures are .
The targeted harassment involved in these things invariably includes threats of violence and often even death from scores of drive-bys .
Given the nature of the harassment , the threats are often specific and potentially actionable .
To those who know someone or who are themselves at the center of such a firestorm , document everything .
Screen shots , video recording @ @ @ @ @ @ @ source ( s ) initiating the harassment potentially liable for enormous damages .
Going to trial means discovery .
There is nothing corporate media and the journalists and reporters in their employ want less than for wronged parties to be able to sift through all their DMs , emails , text messages , etc .
And so , like CNN , many will settle .

If at first you don’t succeed, try try again:
CNN on Tuesday settled a defamation lawsuit filed by Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann over its botched coverage of a viral confrontation with a Native American elder that had portrayed the Kentucky teen as the aggressor. Fox 19 first reported that CNN settled with Sandmann for an undisclosed amount. The $250 million defamation suit sought damages for the “emotional distress Nicholas and his family suffered” in the fallout of the network’s reporting. A lawyer for Sandmann declined to comment on the settlement but confirmed to Fox News that lawsuits against The Washington Post and NBC were ongoing. Fox 19 also reported that Sandmann attorney L. Lin Wood told the judge they planned to sue media company Gannett, the publisher of the Cincinnati Enquirer among other newspapers, within 60 days. Gannett did not immediately comment either.
There is presumably a non-disclosure agreement in play that will keep the settled amount private. If it’s merely 2% of what Sandmann’s family asked for, Nick is set for life.
This is the dissident’s answer to virtual mobbing, canceling, and doxing. This is especially true for private persons as they are accorded greater protection under the law than public figures are. The targeted harassment involved in these things invariably includes threats of violence and often even death from scores of drive-bys. Given the nature of the harassment, the threats are often specific and potentially actionable.
To those who know someone or who are themselves at the center of such a firestorm, document everything. Screen shots, video recording, URL capture—everything. This renders the source(s) initiating the harassment potentially liable for enormous damages.
Going to trial means discovery. There is nothing corporate media and the journalists and reporters in their employ want less than for wronged parties to be able to sift through all their DMs, emails, text messages, etc. And so, like CNN, many will settle.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-01-03--Will Treason Lobby’s Asian Overclass Importation / Ag Amnesty Bills Be Slipped Through Senate Next W

Will Treason Lobby’s Asian Overclass Importation / Ag Amnesty Bills Be Slipped Through Senate Next Week?

See , earlier : Sen. Mike Lee Is No Immigration Patriot , And A Very Bad Choice For the U.S. Supreme Court and House Passes Big Ag Amnesty—With 34 GOP Votes Grassroots immigration patriot groups like Carrying Capacity Network are raising the alarm about the apparently unkillable Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act , S.386 , which will import an Asian overclass to displace skilled American workers , and which may pass the Senate by unanimous consent i.e.
, evade public hearings as early as next week .
CCN President David F. Durham tells VDARE.com that he fears traitorous donor-driven Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Trump into accepting the green card giveaway .
Weirdly , Immigration patriot Senators seem to be asleep .
The bill has been hindered in the Senate because Democrats , led by Illinois Senator Dick Durbin , F- at NumbersUSA , wanted it to be even more generous to immigrants .
But in late December , Durbin and sponsor Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee ( B+ at NumbersUSA , but only because he opposes illegal immigration ) struck a deal to do just that .
The revised bill is both worse and more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ form .
The bill aims to eliminate country caps on visas , which prevent certain nationalities from overwhelming our immigration system .
Currently , one nationality can receive no more than seven percent of the one million visas handed out per year .
S. 386 would scrap the limits and allow Indians and Chinese to receive the lion ’ s share of green cards .
Without the country caps , it is estimated that at least 75 percent of all employment-based visas would go to Indians .
Big Tech champions the bill because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Indian ethnic lobby supports it because it would bring in more Indians and also help the Indian economy with increased remittances , which make up 2.7 % of India 's GDP , 80 billion dollars in 2018 .
Below , Republican Senator Mike Lee posted a picture of himself surrounded by Indian `` supporters of S. 386 '' on Twitter : The legislation passed the House in July with hardly any opposition ; only 57 Republicans and eight Democrats voted against it .
Disturbingly , many supposed immigration patriots , such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In the Senate , Georgia Senator David Perdue opposed the bill in September but only over the possibility it might bring in fewer foreign health workers .
The bill was changed to guarantee 4,400 green cards for Filipino nurses every year , which apparently answered Perdue ’ s concerns [ Mike Lee Expands India-Giveaway Bill , Creates Work Permit Program , by Neil Munro , Breitbart , December 17 , 2019 ] .
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton supports it .
Even Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley , who aspires to be the future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The bill now allows guest workers waiting for green cards to stay longer in the United States with renewable work permits .
Those who apply for this “ Early Adjustment ” status would be given full workplace rights and their children who age out of their visas would be protected from deportation .
( And remember , Trump ’ s mooted closing of the Anchor baby loophole has not yet happened , so all U.S. born children of guest workers are automatically citizens . )
The deal puts no caps on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Early Adjustment .
This change could upend America ’ s entire immigration system and allow hundreds of thousands of migrants to stay in the country indefinitely .
“ Under the bill , anyone on a long term temporary visa who finds a professional job will , after a wait of 270 days , be able to obtain a three-year renewable work permit and permission to travel in and out of the country , ” Center for Immigration Studies policy director Jessica Vaughn told Breitbart in December .
“ It will be a status @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without having to wait in line or be restricted by annual immigration limits .
It will potentially apply to hundreds of thousands of people each year , including foreign students , exchange visitors , NAFTA workers , investors , and more ” [ GOP Sen. Mike Lee Predicts Quick Passage of S.386 Visa-to-Voter Bill , by Neil Munro , Breitbart , December 18 , 2019 ] .
Under the current rules , immigrants who apply for a green card while working on a temporary visa have to go back to their home country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Durbin-Lee deal allows them to work in America—and displace American workers—for as long they want .
The Durbin-Lee deal also tries to appease those who are ineligible for Early Adjustment status .
The bill now reserves 4,600 green cards for immigrants stuck in the backlog overseas and who are not eligible for early filing .
Hopefully significantly , the bill has garnered criticism from the White House .
“ I don ’ t think that bill , as currently written , is going to be passing the Senate anytime soon , ” Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in October .
“ The administration has made clear that our view on [ H-1B visas ] is that you can not displace or replace American workers .
And the president has taken unprecedented action in the immigration space to do exactly that , including most recently with the public charge regulation to keep newcomers from taking advantage of our welfare system.
” [ Stephen Miller : H-1B visa bill won ’ t pass ‘ anytime soon ’ , Fox Business , October 2 , 2019 ] .
In that interview , Dobbs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visas.
” Lee called that fake news and said his bill protects American workers .
“ I 100 % agree with the White House that the H-1B program should not be used to displace or replace American workers , ” the senator said in an October press release .
“ S .
386 is also ‘ number neutral , ’ meaning it does not increase the number of visas , H-1B or otherwise in anyway , and under no circumstances will it become a vehicle for increasing overall immigration levels.
” The line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ levels is probably what convinced immigration patriots like Gaetz , Cotton , and Perdue to support it .
But the new rules allow hundreds of thousands of guest workers to stay indefinitely as long as they receive Early Adjustment status .
The new bill increases the immigrant impact by no longer forcing guest workers to leave .
Now an American has to compete with low-paid guest workers who can stay for as long as it takes to obtain a green card .
That sure sounds like S. 386 will be used to displace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s statements .
This change may finally convince Republicans to oppose the bill .
But it is true that Trump ’ s limited political capital is tied up in the impeachment fight and he needs to keep Republican senators happy to stay in office .
Trump likely had to accept a terrible Homeland Security secretary to appease Senate Republicans .
He doesn ’ t have tremendous political capital at the moment .
Carrying Capacity Network ’ s David Durham is also concerned that S. 386 will be combined with the House ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Farm Workforce Modernization Act to create a Treason Lobby “ Perfect Storm.
” But that move could increase the chances of the green card giveaway dying in the Senate .
Only 34 Republicans voted for the House Ag Amnesty bill , a sharp contrast to the overwhelming majority of Republicans who voted for the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act .
The three most senior House Republican leaders voted against the Amnesty .
It ’ s hard to see how Mike Lee would defend such an idea to national conservatives .
Indeed , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deal will act as a poison pill , although their interest groups didn ’ t specify what is the poison pill .
It ’ s possible the Indians realize that allowing thousands of guest workers to reside in America might terminally alienate Republicans [ India ’ s Visa Workers Lash Out at Dick Durbin for ‘ Poison Pill ’ in S.386 Talks , by Neil Munro , Breitbart , December 16 , 2019 ] .
And it would only take one Republican senator to defeat unanimous passage .
Josh Hawley or Texas Sen. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by rising up to stop this bill .
Both of them have presidential aspirations and want to appeal to the national populist moment .
Standing up against an anti-American green card giveaway is a good way to build nationalist credibility .
Republicans must position themselves as the America First Party to win in 2020 .
Passage of S. 386 will only tell America that the GOP cares more about Indians ( and their employers ) than it does American workers .
Washington Watcher II [ Email him ] is an anonymous DC insider @

washingtonwatcherii@protonmail.com (Washington  Watcher II)

See, earlier: Sen. Mike Lee Is No Immigration Patriot, And A Very Bad Choice For the U.S. Supreme Court and House Passes Big Ag Amnesty—With 34 GOP Votes
Grassroots immigration patriot groups like Carrying Capacity Network are raising the alarm about the apparently unkillable Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, S.386, which will import an Asian overclass to displace skilled American workers, and which may pass the Senate by unanimous consent i.e., evade public hearings as early as next week. CCN President David F. Durham tells VDARE.com that he fears traitorous donor-driven Republicans are using the impeachment fight to pressure President Trump into accepting the green card giveaway. Weirdly, Immigration patriot Senators seem to be asleep.
The bill has been hindered in the Senate because Democrats, led by Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, F- at NumbersUSA, wanted it to be even more generous to immigrants. But in late December, Durbin and sponsor Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee (B+ at NumbersUSA, but only because he opposes illegal immigration) struck a deal to do just that. The revised bill is both worse and more likely to pass in its newly altered form.
The bill aims to eliminate country caps on visas, which prevent certain nationalities from overwhelming our immigration system. Currently, one nationality can receive no more than seven percent of the one million visas handed out per year. S. 386 would scrap the limits and allow Indians and Chinese to receive the lion’s share of green cards. Without the country caps, it is estimated that at least 75 percent of all employment-based visas would go to Indians.
Big Tech champions the bill because it would bring in more cheap labor. The Indian ethnic lobby supports it because it would bring in more Indians and also help the Indian economy with increased remittances, which make up 2.7% of India's GDP, 80 billion dollars in 2018.
Below, Republican Senator Mike Lee posted a picture of himself surrounded by Indian "supporters of S. 386" on Twitter:
Great talking to all the supporters of S. 386 today, the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act. It’s far past time to end country based discrimination in our nations immigration policy. pic.twitter.com/nn5LdpJON8 — Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 17, 2019
The legislation passed the House in July with hardly any opposition; only 57 Republicans and eight Democrats voted against it. Disturbingly, many supposed immigration patriots, such as Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz supported it.
In the Senate, Georgia Senator David Perdue opposed the bill in September but only over the possibility it might bring in fewer foreign health workers. The bill was changed to guarantee 4,400 green cards for Filipino nurses every year, which apparently answered Perdue’s concerns [Mike Lee Expands India-Giveaway Bill, Creates Work Permit Program, by Neil Munro, Breitbart, December 17, 2019]. Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton supports it. Even Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, who aspires to be the future of national populism, has stayed silent.
The bill now allows guest workers waiting for green cards to stay longer in the United States with renewable work permits. Those who apply for this “Early Adjustment” status would be given full workplace rights and their children who age out of their visas would be protected from deportation. (And remember, Trump’s mooted closing of the Anchor baby loophole has not yet happened, so all U.S. born children of guest workers are automatically citizens.) The deal puts no caps on the number of migrants who can apply for Early Adjustment. This change could upend America’s entire immigration system and allow hundreds of thousands of migrants to stay in the country indefinitely.
“Under the bill, anyone on a long term temporary visa who finds a professional job will, after a wait of 270 days, be able to obtain a three-year renewable work permit and permission to travel in and out of the country,” Center for Immigration Studies policy director Jessica Vaughn told Breitbart in December. “It will be a status comparable to green card status, but without having to wait in line or be restricted by annual immigration limits. It will potentially apply to hundreds of thousands of people each year, including foreign students, exchange visitors, NAFTA workers, investors, and more” [GOP Sen. Mike Lee Predicts Quick Passage of S.386 Visa-to-Voter Bill, by Neil Munro, Breitbart, December 18, 2019].
Under the current rules, immigrants who apply for a green card while working on a temporary visa have to go back to their home country to wait for approval. But the Durbin-Lee deal allows them to work in America—and displace American workers—for as long they want.
The Durbin-Lee deal also tries to appease those who are ineligible for Early Adjustment status. The bill now reserves 4,600 green cards for immigrants stuck in the backlog overseas and who are not eligible for early filing.
Hopefully significantly, the bill has garnered criticism from the White House. “I don’t think that bill, as currently written, is going to be passing the Senate anytime soon,” Trump senior adviser Stephen Miller told Lou Dobbs in October. “The administration has made clear that our view on [H-1B visas] is that you cannot displace or replace American workers. And the president has taken unprecedented action in the immigration space to do exactly that, including most recently with the public charge regulation to keep newcomers from taking advantage of our welfare system.” [Stephen Miller: H-1B visa bill won’t pass ‘anytime soon’, Fox Business, October 2, 2019].
In that interview, Dobbs said S. 386 would “double H-1B visas.” Lee called that fake news and said his bill protects American workers. “I 100% agree with the White House that the H-1B program should not be used to displace or replace American workers,” the senator said in an October press release. “S. 386 is also ‘number neutral,’ meaning it does not increase the number of visas, H-1B or otherwise in anyway, and under no circumstances will it become a vehicle for increasing overall immigration levels.”
The line that it will not increase overall immigration levels is probably what convinced immigration patriots like Gaetz, Cotton, and Perdue to support it. But the new rules allow hundreds of thousands of guest workers to stay indefinitely as long as they receive Early Adjustment status. The new bill increases the immigrant impact by no longer forcing guest workers to leave. Now an American has to compete with low-paid guest workers who can stay for as long as it takes to obtain a green card. That sure sounds like S. 386 will be used to displace American workers, contrary to Lee’s statements.
This change may finally convince Republicans to oppose the bill.
But it is true that Trump’s limited political capital is tied up in the impeachment fight and he needs to keep Republican senators happy to stay in office. Trump likely had to accept a terrible Homeland Security secretary to appease Senate Republicans. He doesn’t have tremendous political capital at the moment.
Carrying Capacity Network’s David Durham is also concerned that S. 386 will be combined with the House’s agriculture Amnesty bill deceptively known as the Farm Workforce Modernization Act to create a Treason Lobby “Perfect Storm.”
But that move could increase the chances of the green card giveaway dying in the Senate. Only 34 Republicans voted for the House Ag Amnesty bill, a sharp contrast to the overwhelming majority of Republicans who voted for the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act. The three most senior House Republican leaders voted against the Amnesty. It’s hard to see how Mike Lee would defend such an idea to national conservatives.
Indeed, the Indian ethnic lobby fears that the new deal will act as a poison pill, although their interest groups didn’t specify what is the poison pill. It’s possible the Indians realize that allowing thousands of guest workers to reside in America might terminally alienate Republicans [India’s Visa Workers Lash Out at Dick Durbin for ‘Poison Pill’ in S.386 Talks, by Neil Munro, Breitbart, December 16, 2019].
And it would only take one Republican senator to defeat unanimous passage. Josh Hawley or Texas Sen. Ted Cruz could emerge as a hero by rising up to stop this bill. Both of them have presidential aspirations and want to appeal to the national populist moment. Standing up against an anti-American green card giveaway is a good way to build nationalist credibility.
Republicans must position themselves as the America First Party to win in 2020. Passage of S. 386 will only tell America that the GOP cares more about Indians (and their employers) than it does American workers.
Washington Watcher II [Email him] is an anonymous DC insider.


vdare--2020-01-11--Tucker Carlson Criticizes Joe Biden’s Ill-Considered Immigration Generosity

Sometimes it seems extreme to accuse the left of supporting crazy Open Borders .
But then some major figure will put his foot right in it , as candidate Joe Biden did recently when he said he would import two million poor foreigners immediately if elected — because America is a sanctuary or something .
Old Joe wants to give something away that doesn ’ t belong to him — residence in the United States — and the American people ’ s choice of Donald Trump as president in 2016 shows how many are sick of being the world ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world has changed enormously in recent decades .
There are billions of poor people in the Third World who would benefit from access to the goodies in America or Europe , but the number of needy people is prohibitive .
What ’ s also changed is the ease of getting here — from cheapie flights to leftist-organized caravans from Central America to invade this country .
The best thing for all concerned would be to end the immigration rescue mission entirely , because even saving millions as candidate Biden desires would only be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ further damage America with still more poor foreigners .
It would be better to promote microlending and similar programs that help foreigners stay home and fix their own homelands .
Because they can ’ t all come here .
Tucker Carlson was unimpressed with Joe Biden ’ s generosity , as well as the continuing anarchy on the border .
TUCKER CARLSON : Here in Washington our leaders spent the week focused on the Middle East , on Iran , but out there in the rest of the country there are plenty of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , many of our cities are starting to fail .
infrastructure is aging , both crime and the cost of living are surging , and left-wing prosecutors have stopped enforcing the law .
We will have more on all of that in Part Four of our America Dystopia series in just a moment .
But for the leading presidential candidate , candidate Joe Biden of Delaware , none of these problems matches what he believes is the greatest crisis at all : America isn ’ t importing enough desperately poor people .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweet on January 5th , Biden lashed out at the president for immigration policy , quote : “ Our Statue of Liberty invites in the tired , the poor , the huddled masses yearning to breathe free .
But Donald Trump has slammed the door in the face of families fleeing persecution and violence.
” End quote .
What a moralizer , that Joe Biden .
Then just a few months ago , Biden vowed if he becomes president , he will admit two million poor immigrants overnight , and then increase that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BIDEN : We can afford to take in a heartbeat another two million people .
The idea that a country of 330 million people can not absorb people who are in desperate need and who are justifiably fleeing oppression is absolutely bizarre .
Absolutely bizarre .
I would also move to increase the total number of immigrants able to come to the United States .
CARLSON : How many of those immigrants will be staying at Joe Biden ’ s house , at Joe Biden ’ s expense ?
Hmm , zero , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is our chief mission as a nation is to admit as many poor people as we possibly can .
The less impressive their country of origin , the less they are able to contribute to this country , the more we want them .
You are rich , they are poor , therefore you must give them money , the right to vote , a permanent home .
And once have you done that , repeat .
Biden claims that ’ s our moral duty , that Donald Trump and anyone else who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But , is Trump shirking that duty ?
Is the basic claim even true ?
It ’ s worth assessing — there ’ s so much lying .
So once again we go to the numbers .
Here ’ s what they are .
From October 2018 to September of 2019 , the Border Patrol apprehended 977,000 people at the US-Mexico border .
That ’ s the highest total in more than a decade and more than the previous two years combined .
Now , keep in mind , that ’ s just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
many more getting through without getting caught of course .
And then there are the tens or hundreds of thousands of others who enter legally but then overstay visas .
These illegal immigrants tethering themselves here with millions of anchor babies .
That ’ s not a talking point , that ’ s a fact .
According to the Center for Immigration Studies , for example , 372,000 children of illegal aliens were born in this country just last year .
Every one of them is now an American citizen , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suite of benefits — food stamps , medicaid , other programs .
Of course they won ’ t be deported now .
Wonder how we got 22 million illegal immigrants ?
That ’ s how .
So , by any actual measure , by the data , illegal immigration is worse than it has been in a long time .
But for Joe Biden , it ’ s still not enough — 22 million illegals ?
Why not thirty million or fifty million ?
And every one of them gets free healthcare paid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his promise .
Is your country really so spectacularly rich that we can afford this ?
And , of course you know the answer .
We are not a rich country .
We are more than $ 20 trillion in debt .
Our middle class is dying , in part because immigrants willing to work for less have driven down wages .
It doesn ’ t make the immigrants bad .
They are coming from incredibly poor places with totally different standards of living .
It ’ s economic fact when you flood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work for less , wages go down , and that ’ s been going on for decades .
Not surprisingly , America ’ s most immigrant-heavy state , California , is also the most impoverished .
Many people born in California can ’ t leave quickly enough — ask Idaho and Texas .
But Joe Biden says we need more .
According to Biden , our country is a sanctuary , must be a sanctuary for those fleeing violence .
But because Joe Biden knows nothing , he is not aware that some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the places those people are fleeing from .
For example , El Salvador .
One-third of all living Salvadorans live in this country now .
But here are the numbers .
Salvador has 50 murders per 100,000 people .
Last year Baltimore — not a country , the city in Maryland — Baltimore had 51 per 100,000 .
In other words , it ’ s more dangerous than El Salvador .
Baltimore clearly hasn ’ t benefited at all from America ’ s policy of unlimited immigration .
None of this matters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rest of this country ’ s ruling class , helping American citizens , stopping being the point a long time ago .
The point is getting re-elected and feeling virtuous .
Well , speaking of , in 2018 , Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf got national attention by warning illegal aliens in her city about impending federal ICE raid .
MAYOR LIBBY SCHAAF : It is a continued perpetuation of a racist lie that immigrants are not valued members of our society .
We in Oakland know better .
We in Oakland have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people , no matter where they came from or how they got here .
CARLSON : Oh , she is an incredibly good person , unlike you , racist .
Thanks to Libby Schaaf ’ s efforts , several wanted criminals eluded ICE ’ s grasp and Oakland became a top haven for illegal immigrants running from the law .
One of those immigrants has now taken a life .
According to police , Madisyn Alandra Suzanne White-Carroll , was murdered by Roberto Martinez in a road rage incident last month .
By @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the killer , he had already fled the country .

Sometimes it seems extreme to accuse the left of supporting crazy Open Borders. But then some major figure will put his foot right in it, as candidate Joe Biden did recently when he said he would import two million poor foreigners immediately if elected — because America is a sanctuary or something.
Old Joe wants to give something away that doesn’t belong to him — residence in the United States — and the American people’s choice of Donald Trump as president in 2016 shows how many are sick of being the world’s welfare office.
Plus, the world has changed enormously in recent decades. There are billions of poor people in the Third World who would benefit from access to the goodies in America or Europe, but the number of needy people is prohibitive.
What’s also changed is the ease of getting here — from cheapie flights to leftist-organized caravans from Central America to invade this country.
The best thing for all concerned would be to end the immigration rescue mission entirely, because even saving millions as candidate Biden desires would only be a drop in the bucket and would further damage America with still more poor foreigners. It would be better to promote microlending and similar programs that help foreigners stay home and fix their own homelands.
Because they can’t all come here.
Tucker Carlson was unimpressed with Joe Biden’s generosity, as well as the continuing anarchy on the border.
TUCKER CARLSON: Here in Washington our leaders spent the week focused on the Middle East, on Iran, but out there in the rest of the country there are plenty of more pressing tangible concerns. For example, many of our cities are starting to fail. Infrastructure is aging, both crime and the cost of living are surging, and left-wing prosecutors have stopped enforcing the law. We will have more on all of that in Part Four of our America Dystopia series in just a moment.
But for the leading presidential candidate, candidate Joe Biden of Delaware, none of these problems matches what he believes is the greatest crisis at all: America isn’t importing enough desperately poor people. That’s his position.
In a tweet on January 5th, Biden lashed out at the president for immigration policy, quote: “Our Statue of Liberty invites in the tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free. But Donald Trump has slammed the door in the face of families fleeing persecution and violence.” End quote.
What a moralizer, that Joe Biden. Then just a few months ago, Biden vowed if he becomes president, he will admit two million poor immigrants overnight, and then increase that number from there. Watch.
JOE BIDEN: We can afford to take in a heartbeat another two million people. The idea that a country of 330 million people cannot absorb people who are in desperate need and who are justifiably fleeing oppression is absolutely bizarre. Absolutely bizarre. I would also move to increase the total number of immigrants able to come to the United States.
CARLSON: How many of those immigrants will be staying at Joe Biden’s house, at Joe Biden’s expense? Hmm, zero, of course.
Biden’s view is our chief mission as a nation is to admit as many poor people as we possibly can. The less impressive their country of origin, the less they are able to contribute to this country, the more we want them. You are rich, they are poor, therefore you must give them money, the right to vote, a permanent home. And once have you done that, repeat.
Biden claims that’s our moral duty, that Donald Trump and anyone else who shirks that duty is a racist.
But, is Trump shirking that duty? Is the basic claim even true? It’s worth assessing — there’s so much lying.
So once again we go to the numbers. Here’s what they are. From October 2018 to September of 2019, the Border Patrol apprehended 977,000 people at the US-Mexico border. That’s the highest total in more than a decade and more than the previous two years combined.
Now, keep in mind, that’s just people being caught at the southern border. many more getting through without getting caught of course. And then there are the tens or hundreds of thousands of others who enter legally but then overstay visas.
These illegal immigrants tethering themselves here with millions of anchor babies. That’s not a talking point, that’s a fact.
According to the Center for Immigration Studies, for example, 372,000 children of illegal aliens were born in this country just last year. Every one of them is now an American citizen, and their parents are benefiting from a whole suite of benefits — food stamps, medicaid, other programs.
Of course they won’t be deported now. Wonder how we got 22 million illegal immigrants? That’s how.
So, by any actual measure, by the data, illegal immigration is worse than it has been in a long time. But for Joe Biden, it’s still not enough — 22 million illegals? Why not thirty million or fifty million? And every one of them gets free healthcare paid for by you. That’s his promise.
Is your country really so spectacularly rich that we can afford this? And, of course you know the answer. We are not a rich country. We are more than $20 trillion in debt. Our middle class is dying, in part because immigrants willing to work for less have driven down wages.
It doesn’t make the immigrants bad. They are coming from incredibly poor places with totally different standards of living. It’s economic fact when you flood the labor pool with people willing to work for less, wages go down, and that’s been going on for decades.
Not surprisingly, America’s most immigrant-heavy state, California, is also the most impoverished. Many people born in California can’t leave quickly enough — ask Idaho and Texas.
But Joe Biden says we need more. According to Biden, our country is a sanctuary, must be a sanctuary for those fleeing violence. But because Joe Biden knows nothing, he is not aware that some of America’s cities are deadlier than the places those people are fleeing from.
For example, El Salvador. One-third of all living Salvadorans live in this country now. But here are the numbers. Salvador has 50 murders per 100,000 people. Last year Baltimore — not a country, the city in Maryland — Baltimore had 51 per 100,000. In other words, it’s more dangerous than El Salvador.
Baltimore clearly hasn’t benefited at all from America’s policy of unlimited immigration. None of this matters because for people like Joe Biden and the rest of this country’s ruling class, helping American citizens, stopping being the point a long time ago. The point is getting re-elected and feeling virtuous.
Well, speaking of, in 2018, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf got national attention by warning illegal aliens in her city about impending federal ICE raid.
MAYOR LIBBY SCHAAF: It is a continued perpetuation of a racist lie that immigrants are not valued members of our society. We in Oakland know better. We in Oakland have a community that welcomes and honors all people, no matter where they came from or how they got here.
CARLSON: Oh, she is an incredibly good person, unlike you, racist. Thanks to Libby Schaaf’s efforts, several wanted criminals eluded ICE’s grasp and Oakland became a top haven for illegal immigrants running from the law.
One of those immigrants has now taken a life. According to police, Madisyn Alandra Suzanne White-Carroll, was murdered by Roberto Martinez in a road rage incident last month. By the time police had identified Martinez as the killer, he had already fled the country.