vdare--2020-01-27--Kritarchy Fail: Immigration "Judges" Confess Bias And Flee EOIR

Earlier by Federale : `` String Of Departures '' —Immigration `` Judges '' Fleeing Their Sinking Ship It is a routine claim by the kritarchs that they are just applying the law without regard for politics or policy .
That , of course , was a lie .
And now we have the confessions to prove that the kritarchy exists and it was engaged in a political program for a specific policy goal , electing a new people by mass immigration .
Kritarchs are fleeing the Executive Office for Immigration Review ( EOIR ) , the Executive Branch administrative courts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was all a political program .
Immigration Judge Charles Honeyman was nearing retirement , but he vowed not to leave while Donald Trump was president and risk being replaced by an ideologue with an anti-immigration agenda .
He pushed back against the administration the best he could .
He continued to grant asylum to victims of domestic violence even after the Justice Department said that was not a valid reason to .
And he tried to ignore demands to speed through cases without giving them the consideration he believed the law required @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increased , Honeyman started having stomach pains and thinking , “ There are a lot of cases I ’ m going to have to deny that I ’ ll feel sick over.
” This month , after 24 years on the bench , the 70-year-old judge called it quits… Honeyman , who is Jewish , makes no secret of the empathy he felt for the asylum seekers who appeared in his courtroom in Philadelphia and during temporary assignments to courts in Louisiana , New Mexico and Texas .
His grandparents had come from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ellis Island .
“ I always thought , ‘ But for some quirk of the immigration system , I would be on the other side ’ ” of the bench , he said .
He granted asylum more often than many other judges .
[ Immigration Judges Are Quitting Or Retiring Early Because Of Trump , by By Molly Hennessy-Fiske , LAT , January 27 , 2020 ] And good riddance .
Blatantly partisan , blatantly political , insubordinate , and lawless .
Former Kritarch Honeyman was the poster boy for the illegal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And it does not end with him .
It is clear that these kritarchs did not understand their position in the system , they are not an “ independent judge.
” They are Executive Branch employees administering policy and programs .
They are not independent , but work under direction and instruction , like every other Executive Branch employee .
Honeyman claims to be an attorney , but he just arrogantly ignored the fundamental Constitutional issue , all Executive Branch authority stems from the President , the Chief Executive : “ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President of the United States of America.
” And they are getting the message .
Those who want to play at being real judges are complaining and leaving , but importantly confessing they are doing so because of politics and policy , not working conditions or performance standards , though many low quality “ judges ” have both problems ; women and minorities hardest hit .
But many judges came to see the new guidelines as a way for the Trump administration to carry out its agenda of increasing deportations and denying asylum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are largely fraudulent .
Those judges say it is impossible to work under the new system and still guarantee migrants their due process rights .
“ There are many of us who just feel we can ’ t be part of a system that ’ s just so fundamentally unfair , ” said Ilyce Shugall , who quit her job as an immigration judge in San Francisco last March and now directs the Immigrant Legal Defense Program at the Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Assn .
of San Francisco .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Constitution.
” The Trump administration was “ using the court as a weapon against immigrants , ” she said .
Rebecca Jamil , who was also a judge in San Francisco before quitting in 2018 , called it a “ nearly impossible job.
” She said the judge appointed to replace her left after less than a year .
And it looks like the very existence of critics like VDARE.com and yours truly helped push them out .
So , VDARE.com and her humble writers are effective .
Please donate !
Is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the beginning of the end for the kritarchy ?
Time will tell , But victories are here .
Kritarchs Honeyman , Jamil , and Shugall , don ’ t let the door hit you on the way out !

Earlier by Federale: "String Of Departures"—Immigration "Judges" Fleeing Their Sinking Ship
It is a routine claim by the kritarchs that they are just applying the law without regard for politics or policy. That, of course, was a lie. And now we have the confessions to prove that the kritarchy exists and it was engaged in a political program for a specific policy goal, electing a new people by mass immigration. Kritarchs are fleeing the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), the Executive Branch administrative courts for immigration cases and they are admitting it was all a political program.
Immigration Judge Charles Honeyman was nearing retirement, but he vowed not to leave while Donald Trump was president and risk being replaced by an ideologue with an anti-immigration agenda. He pushed back against the administration the best he could. He continued to grant asylum to victims of domestic violence even after the Justice Department said that was not a valid reason to. And he tried to ignore demands to speed through cases without giving them the consideration he believed the law required. But as the pressure from Washington increased, Honeyman started having stomach pains and thinking, “There are a lot of cases I’m going to have to deny that I’ll feel sick over.” This month, after 24 years on the bench, the 70-year-old judge called it quits… Honeyman, who is Jewish, makes no secret of the empathy he felt for the asylum seekers who appeared in his courtroom in Philadelphia and during temporary assignments to courts in Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas. His grandparents had come from Eastern Europe through New York’s Ellis Island. “I always thought, ‘But for some quirk of the immigration system, I would be on the other side’” of the bench, he said. He granted asylum more often than many other judges. [Immigration Judges Are Quitting Or Retiring Early Because Of Trump, by By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, LAT, January 27, 2020]
And good riddance. Blatantly partisan, blatantly political, insubordinate, and lawless. Former Kritarch Honeyman was the poster boy for the illegal activity of kritarchs in the immigration bar. And it does not end with him.
“They say they would have gladly worked another five or 10 years, but they just reached a point under this administration where they can’t,” he said. “It used to be there were pressures, but you were an independent judge left to decide the cases.”
It is clear that these kritarchs did not understand their position in the system, they are not an “independent judge.” They are Executive Branch employees administering policy and programs. They are not independent, but work under direction and instruction, like every other Executive Branch employee. Honeyman claims to be an attorney, but he just arrogantly ignored the fundamental Constitutional issue, all Executive Branch authority stems from the President, the Chief Executive: “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.”
And they are getting the message. Those who want to play at being real judges are complaining and leaving, but importantly confessing they are doing so because of politics and policy, not working conditions or performance standards, though many low quality “judges” have both problems; women and minorities hardest hit.
But many judges came to see the new guidelines as a way for the Trump administration to carry out its agenda of increasing deportations and denying asylum claims, which the president has asserted are largely fraudulent. Those judges say it is impossible to work under the new system and still guarantee migrants their due process rights. “There are many of us who just feel we can’t be part of a system that’s just so fundamentally unfair,” said Ilyce Shugall, who quit her job as an immigration judge in San Francisco last March and now directs the Immigrant Legal Defense Program at the Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Assn. of San Francisco. “I took an oath to uphold the Constitution.” The Trump administration was “using the court as a weapon against immigrants,” she said. Rebecca Jamil, who was also a judge in San Francisco before quitting in 2018, called it a “nearly impossible job.” She said the judge appointed to replace her left after less than a year.
And it looks like the very existence of critics like VDARE.com and yours truly helped push them out.
The conflict intensified after the union filed a formal complaint about a Justice Department newsletter that included a link to a white nationalist website that waged anti-Semitic (sic) attacks on judges.
So, VDARE.com and her humble writers are effective. Please donate! Is the tide turning? Is this the beginning of the beginning of the end for the kritarchy? Time will tell, But victories are here. Kritarchs Honeyman, Jamil, and Shugall, don’t let the door hit you on the way out!


vdare--2020-01-27--Supreme Court Upholds Public Charge Rule, Tells Lower Court Judges To Stay In Their Lane, Stop Tryin

Supreme Court Upholds Public Charge Rule, Tells Lower Court Judges To Stay In Their Lane, Stop Trying To Obstruct ENTIRE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Earlier : Trump Administration Wins 5-4 In Supreme Court That America Has The Right To Choose Better Immigrants Over Worse Immigrants Now the good kritarchs .
SCOTUS has weighed in on the public charge issue and removed the nation wide injunctions against enforcement of the current law on welfare dependent legal immigrants , and , importantly , illegal aliens subject to removal .
A narrowly divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to begin enforcing a rule making it harder for poor immigrants to gain green cards .
The justices in a 5-4 vote along ideological lines said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go forward even as lower courts wrestle with multiple legal challenges against them .
[ Supreme Court Allows Trump To Enforce ‘ Public Charge ’ Immigration Rule , by Susannah Luthi , Politico , January 27 , 2020 ] Better yet , nation-wide injunctions in theory are hanging by a thread ; Justices are increasingly angered at the kritarchs making policy , not legal cases .
Justice Neil Gorsuch in a blistering concurring opinion criticized federal judges who issue nationwide blocks on administration rules , potentially teeing up a wider challenge to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump ’ s agenda and drawn scorn from Attorney General William Barr .
Gorsuch , joined by Justice Clarence Thomas , wrote that the “ real problem ” in the case is the “ increasingly common practice of trial courts ordering relief that transcends the cases before them.
” In those situations , he wrote , “ it is hard to see how the court could still be acting in the judicial role of resolving cases and controversies.
” The import of this decision can not be underestimated .
The full implementation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a dramatic fall in legal immigration numbers .
Immigrant rights groups have predicted the new public charge policy will drastically curtail visas for immigrants .
An analysis from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation found applications for about 42 percent of legal immigrants could see their green card applications “ weighed negatively ” as a result , while 94 percent could face extra scrutiny after using at least one of the public programs targeted by the Trump policy .
The thing about the national injunction may be even bigger .
James Fulford wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump 's Public Charge—For Now , that The fact that one judge with one injunction can block the entire Federal government is wrong , and it 's a fairly recent legal development .
It 's not just me that thinks that .
Notre Dame Law Professor Samuel Bray has written a lot about the `` National Injunction '' on the Volokh Conspiracy blog .
In 2017 , Jeff Sessions was attacked for saying he did n't think one judge `` on an island in the Pacific , '' i. e. Hawaiian Judge Derrick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ endanger the whole country by blocking Trump 's travel ban .
He defended himself ably , pointing out that SESSIONS : Well , I think that was a perfectly correct statement .
We have some 700 federal judges .
One of them has now stopped the President of the United States , who is briefed daily from the Department of Defense , the CIA , the Department of Justice , Homeland Security , on the dangers and threats we face .
He 's issued a perfectly reasonable executive order that delays six countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immigrants coming here because we can not vet them .
What Sessions said in 2017 , the Supreme Court said in 2020 .

Earlier: Trump Administration Wins 5-4 In Supreme Court That America Has The Right To Choose Better Immigrants Over Worse Immigrants
Now the good kritarchs. SCOTUS has weighed in on the public charge issue and removed the nation wide injunctions against enforcement of the current law on welfare dependent legal immigrants, and, importantly, illegal aliens subject to removal.
A narrowly divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to begin enforcing a rule making it harder for poor immigrants to gain green cards. The justices in a 5-4 vote along ideological lines said they would let the controversial immigration rules go forward even as lower courts wrestle with multiple legal challenges against them. [Supreme Court Allows Trump To Enforce ‘Public Charge’ Immigration Rule, by Susannah Luthi, Politico, January 27, 2020]
Better yet, nation-wide injunctions in theory are hanging by a thread; Justices are increasingly angered at the kritarchs making policy, not legal cases.
Justice Neil Gorsuch in a blistering concurring opinion criticized federal judges who issue nationwide blocks on administration rules, potentially teeing up a wider challenge to the practice that has often stymied major parts of Trump’s agenda and drawn scorn from Attorney General William Barr. Gorsuch, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, wrote that the “real problem” in the case is the “increasingly common practice of trial courts ordering relief that transcends the cases before them.” In those situations, he wrote, “it is hard to see how the court could still be acting in the judicial role of resolving cases and controversies.”
The import of this decision cannot be underestimated. The full implementation of the public charge rule could result in a dramatic fall in legal immigration numbers.
Immigrant rights groups have predicted the new public charge policy will drastically curtail visas for immigrants. An analysis from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation found applications for about 42 percent of legal immigrants could see their green card applications “weighed negatively” as a result, while 94 percent could face extra scrutiny after using at least one of the public programs targeted by the Trump policy.
The thing about the national injunction may be even bigger.
James Fulford wrote here earlier, in Democrat-Appointed Kritarchs Block Trump's Public Charge—For Now, that
The fact that one judge with one injunction can block the entire Federal government is wrong, and it's a fairly recent legal development. It's not just me that thinks that. Notre Dame Law Professor Samuel Bray has written a lot about the "National Injunction" on the Volokh Conspiracy blog. In 2017, Jeff Sessions was attacked for saying he didn't think one judge "on an island in the Pacific," i. e. Hawaiian Judge Derrick Kahala Watson, should be able to endanger the whole country by blocking Trump's travel ban. He defended himself ably, pointing out that SESSIONS: Well, I think that was a perfectly correct statement. We have some 700 federal judges. One of them has now stopped the President of the United States, who is briefed daily from the Department of Defense, the CIA, the Department of Justice, Homeland Security, on the dangers and threats we face. He's issued a perfectly reasonable executive order that delays six countries for 90 days from being brought -- immigrants coming here because we cannot vet them.
What Sessions said in 2017, the Supreme Court said in 2020.


vdare--2020-01-17--"Kansas Researcher" (Chinese Immigrant) Turns Out To Be Spying For China

This is another feature of late-stage capitalism with a variant of `` brain drain , '' which used to mean educated people moving away but now means educated immigrants coming here to transfer your nation 's secrets and know-how to their home countries .
Feng “ Franklin ” Tao , 47 , of Lawrence , Kansas , is an associate professor of engineering at the University of Kansas , was born in China and moved to the United States in 2002 .
`` Moved to the United States '' is a way of not using the words `` Chinese immigrant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ August 2014 at the Kansas university ’ s Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis in Lawrence .
The center conducts research on sustainable technology to conserve natural resources and energy .
An extensively detailed superseding indictment charges Feng “ Franklin ” Tao , 47 , of Lawrence , Kansas , with two counts of wire fraud and one count of program fraud for failing to disclose on conflict-of-interest forms the work he was doing for China while employed as a full-time associate professor at the University of Kansas ' Center for Environmental Beneficial Catalysis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's research at the Kansas university was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy .
The 16-page indictment describes how China spurred its rapid economic growth by offering scholarships or funding to foreign students or visiting professors who were studying or working at U.S. universities .
It also used “ talent plans ” designed to encourage the transfer of original ideas and intellectual property from U.S. universities to Chinese government institutions to enhance Chinese “ scientific development , economic prosperity , and national security . ''
So U.S. tax dollars are literally funding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of our open borders college system .

This is another feature of late-stage capitalism with a variant of "brain drain," which used to mean educated people moving away but now means educated immigrants coming here to transfer your nation's secrets and know-how to their home countries.
Feng “Franklin” Tao, 47, of Lawrence, Kansas, is an associate professor of engineering at the University of Kansas, was born in China and moved to the United States in 2002.
"Moved to the United States" is a way of not using the words "Chinese immigrant."
He has been employed since August 2014 at the Kansas university’s Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis in Lawrence. The center conducts research on sustainable technology to conserve natural resources and energy. An extensively detailed superseding indictment charges Feng “Franklin” Tao, 47, of Lawrence, Kansas, with two counts of wire fraud and one count of program fraud for failing to disclose on conflict-of-interest forms the work he was doing for China while employed as a full-time associate professor at the University of Kansas' Center for Environmental Beneficial Catalysis. Prosecutors said some of the Tao's research at the Kansas university was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The 16-page indictment describes how China spurred its rapid economic growth by offering scholarships or funding to foreign students or visiting professors who were studying or working at U.S. universities. It also used “talent plans” designed to encourage the transfer of original ideas and intellectual property from U.S. universities to Chinese government institutions to enhance Chinese “scientific development, economic prosperity, and national security." Indictment: Kansas researcher secretly worked for China, by Roxana Hegeman, AP, January 15, 2020
So U.S. tax dollars are literally funding research and development for our foreign adversaries because of our open borders college system.


vdare--2020-01-28--ICE Fights Back Against New York’s Anarcho-Tyranny—Trump MUST Make Sanctuary Cities Key 2020 Issue

The murder of a 92-year-old woman in New York City early this month shows again the mortal danger of Sanctuary City policies , and just what law-abiding Americans face in what Sam Franics rightly called anarcho-tyranny .
Aside from loosing murderous illegal aliens upon the public , New York state hands out driver licenses to illegals , and New York City might soon allow non-citizens to vote .
Immigration aside , the state has adopted dangerous criminal justice “ reforms ” that also jeopardize the public .
That ’ s the anarchy .
The tyranny ?
New Yorkers can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” for instance , without inviting a severe penalty .
( See below ) .
But perhaps there ’ s hope : The Trump Administration has declared legal war against the Empire State over its brazen defiance of federal immigration law .
The last straw : the murder of Maria Fuentes in New York City on January 6 .
Reeaz Khan , a 21-year-old Guyanese illegal alien , “ is accused of pouncing on the 92-year-old woman from behind , throwing her to the ground and then sexually assaulting her before he ran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attorney for Queens said , and he ’ s charged with second-degree murder , first-degree manslaughter , first-degree attempted rape , and first-degree sex abuse [ Reeaz Khan indicted in murder of 92-year-old Queens ‘ cat lady ’ , by Jorge Fitz-Gibbon , New York Post , January 16 , 2020 ] .
Fuentes would be alive had the city honored a detainer from Immigration and Customs Enforcement instead of releasing Khan from custody in November .
Khan was previously convicted of assault and weapons violations .
ICE rightly pinned Fuentes ’ death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mistake , it is this city ’ s sanctuary policies that are the sole reason that this criminal was allowed to roam the streets freely and end an innocent woman ’ s life , ” acting ICE Director Matthew Albence said last week [ ICE issues subpoenas , saying New York prison officials wo n't cooperate with immigration enforcement , by Kristina Sgueglia , CNN , January 19 , 2020 ] .
Recently , ICE served the New York Department of Corrections with four subpoenas to get information not only about Khan but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including a Mexican accused of attempted rape and a Salvadoran wanted for homicide in El Salvador [ ICE issues subpoenas to obtain information refused under NY sanctuary policies , ICE.gov , January 18 , 2020 ] .
It ’ s been met with defiance .
“ New York City will not change the policies that have made us the safest big city in America , and [ the Trump ] administration ’ s attempts to exploit this tragedy are absolutely shameful .
We will review the subpoena once we receive it , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York Mayor Bill de Blasio ’ s press secretary , told CNN , above .
De Blasio himself took a more conciliatory approach with local media last week Defenders of New York ’ s sanctuary policies claim they still allow for the deportation of serious criminals and that some 177 crimes still trigger cooperation with ICE .
But Khan was already convicted of serious crimes , as the Post reported .
And Khan is just one of thousands of criminal aliens protected by the city , which honored only about 10 of 7,526 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s custody last year .
Those illegals , ICE ’ s Albence said , committed 17,873 crimes , including more than 200 homicides , more than 500 robberies , more than 1,000 sexual offenses and 1,000 weapons violations , and more than 3,500 assaults [ ICE issues list of ‘ fugitive ’ illegal immigrants freed by New York City ’ s sanctuary city policies , by Adam Shaw , Fox News , January 18 , 2020 ] .
“ The only immigrants protected by such policies are those committing violence and dangerous offenses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politicians are purporting to protect , ” Albence said at a press conference announcing ICE ’ s list of illegal-alien fugitives in New York .
New York ’ s state government also protects illegals .
Gov .
Andrew Cuomo signed measures last year to shield “ new Americans ” from deportation , including one that provides lawyers for aliens at risk of deportation [ Gov .
Cuomo announces new measures to protect immigrants from ICE , PIX11 , March 14 , 2019 ] .
At the end of 2018 , Cuomo actually pardoned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from deportation .
“ While President Trump shuts down the federal government over his obsession with keeping immigrants out , New York stands strong in our support for immigrant communities , ” the governor said in his announcement [ Cuomo knocks Trump in announcing pardons for 22 immigrants , by Brett Samuels , The Hill , January 1 , 2019 ] .
In September , New York Attorney General Letitia “ Tish ” James filed a lawsuit against ICE because the agency arrested criminal aliens outside of state courthouses .
Without any hint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrests “ undermine the effectiveness of the court system ” and hinder justice [ Attorney General Tish James sues ICE over courthouse arrests , by Erin Durkin , Politico , September 25 , 2019 ] .
Also last year , the state legislature approved driver ’ s licenses for illegals , who formed massive lines at state ’ s DMVs when the law went into effect last month .
This same law bars ICE , Border Patrol and other federal agencies from accessing DMV records without a court order .
Open-Borders advocates praised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protections for illegal aliens in the country [ New York law lets undocumented immigrants apply for driver 's licenses , blocks ICE access , by Jon Campbell , USA Today , December 19 , 2019 ] .
Even worse , New York City might go the extra mile and allow noncitizens to vote , which would create a million new voters overnight .
Arguably , the most outrageous move is outlawing the use of “ illegal alien ” with “ intent to demean , humiliate or harass a person , ” which invites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The city ’ s Orwellian Commission on Human Rights also outlawed criticizing anyone for not speaking English and threatening to call ICE .
The city defended this dystopian measure as a necessary defense of diversity .
“ We take immense pride in our city ’ s diversity and the immigrant communities that call New York City home , ” Deputy Mayor Phil Thompson said last October .
“ This new legal enforcement guidance will help ensure that no New Yorker is discriminated against based on their immigration status or national origin ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'illegals ' and 'illegal alien ' , by Gwen Aviles , NBC News , October 3 , 2019 ] .
In addition to curtailing free speech , New York harshly punishes patriots for minor crimes .
In October , two Proud Boys were sentenced to four years over a street scuffle with Antifa , which initiated the fight .
No one was injured , but Judge Mark Dwyer thought it necessary to deliver a harsh sentence to discourage political violence .
Nothing happened to the Antifa goons [ Two Proud Boys Have Been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York City Assault , by Julia Reinstein , Buzzfeed , October 22 , 2019 ] .
While New York prosecutes free speech and right-wingers , it allows dangerous criminals to go free—and not just illegal aliens .
Thanks to last year ’ s sweeping “ criminal justice reforms , ” criminals—including suspects charged with assault , robbery , weapons possession , and even manslaughter—needn ’ t pay bail to get out of jail .
Nearly 4,000 inmates were freed and thousands more will go free throughout 2020 [ No Bail ?
No Problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , American Renaissance , January 3 , 2020 ] .
The consequences were as predictable as the policy was ridiculous .
A black woman was arrested for assaulting three Orthodox Jews last month , then released without bail .
Next day , cops arrested for another assault and again she was released .
She had a lengthy rap sheet prior to her first arrest for assault [ Brooklyn hate assault suspect arrested , freed , arrested again , freed again , by Ellen Moynihan , New York Daily News , December 30 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
ICE did right with the subpoenas , but the administration must do more to fight immigration lawlessness in New York and elsewhere .
First , Trump should demand that Congress vote on a bill to defund Sanctuary Cities .
The kritarchy has stymied his efforts to strip federal funds from these lawless cities , so now it ’ s time to let the people ’ s chamber debate the topic .
Of course , such a bill won ’ t pass the Democrat-controlled house , but it will force Democrats to defend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murderers and other non-citizen miscreants .
When Democrats vote against this sensible measure , Trump will have a key campaign issue for 2020 .
Sanctuary Cities have been a major feature of Trump ’ s recent stump speeches .
He needs to keep it up , point to the anarcho-tyranny in New York , and pound the obvious point that this is what the next Democratic president will bring to the entire country .
Trump was the Law and Order candidate in 2016 .
If he wants to win in November , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Watcher II [ Email him ] is an anonymous DC insider .

washingtonwatcherii@protonmail.com (Washington  Watcher II)

The murder of a 92-year-old woman in New York City early this month shows again the mortal danger of Sanctuary City policies, and just what law-abiding Americans face in what Sam Francis rightly called anarcho-tyranny. Aside from loosing murderous illegal aliens upon the public, New York state hands out driver licenses to illegals, and New York City might soon allow non-citizens to vote. Immigration aside, the state has adopted dangerous criminal justice “reforms” that also jeopardize the public. That’s the anarchy. The tyranny? New Yorkers can’t even say “illegal alien,” for instance, without inviting a severe penalty. (See below.) But perhaps there’s hope: The Trump Administration has declared legal war against the Empire State over its brazen defiance of federal immigration law.
The last straw: the murder of Maria Fuentes in New York City on January 6. Reeaz Khan, a 21-year-old Guyanese illegal alien, “is accused of pouncing on the 92-year-old woman from behind, throwing her to the ground and then sexually assaulting her before he ran from the scene,” the district attorney for Queens said, and he’s charged with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, first-degree attempted rape, and first-degree sex abuse [Reeaz Khan indicted in murder of 92-year-old Queens ‘cat lady,’ by Jorge Fitz-Gibbon, New York Post, January 16, 2020].
Fuentes would be alive had the city honored a detainer from Immigration and Customs Enforcement instead of releasing Khan from custody in November. Khan was previously convicted of assault and weapons violations. ICE rightly pinned Fuentes’ death on the city. “Make no mistake, it is this city’s sanctuary policies that are the sole reason that this criminal was allowed to roam the streets freely and end an innocent woman’s life,” acting ICE Director Matthew Albence said last week [ICE issues subpoenas, saying New York prison officials won't cooperate with immigration enforcement, by Kristina Sgueglia, CNN, January 19, 2020].
Recently, ICE served the New York Department of Corrections with four subpoenas to get information not only about Khan but also three other dangerous illegal aliens, including a Mexican accused of attempted rape and a Salvadoran wanted for homicide in El Salvador [ICE issues subpoenas to obtain information refused under NY sanctuary policies, ICE.gov, January 18, 2020].
It’s been met with defiance. “New York City will not change the policies that have made us the safest big city in America, and [the Trump] administration’s attempts to exploit this tragedy are absolutely shameful. We will review the subpoena once we receive it,” Freddi Goldstein [Tweet her], New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s press secretary, told CNN, above.
De Blasio himself took a more conciliatory approach with local media last week:
We’re talking about a heinous crime and this individual, once it’s proven, is someone who should be in prison for the rest of their life, but on top of that, if convicted, then they will be turned over to ICE. That’s how our law works. [Mayor Bill De Blasio Defends Sanctuary City Policy After ICE Criticism, CBS New York, January 15, 2020].
Defenders of New York’s sanctuary policies claim they still allow for the deportation of serious criminals and that some 177 crimes still trigger cooperation with ICE. But Khan was already convicted of serious crimes, as the Post reported.
And Khan is just one of thousands of criminal aliens protected by the city, which honored only about 10 of 7,526 detainers against illegals in the city’s custody last year. Those illegals, ICE’s Albence said, committed 17,873 crimes, including more than 200 homicides, more than 500 robberies, more than 1,000 sexual offenses and 1,000 weapons violations, and more than 3,500 assaults [ICE issues list of ‘fugitive’ illegal immigrants freed by New York City’s sanctuary city policies, by Adam Shaw, Fox News, January 18, 2020].
“The only immigrants protected by such policies are those committing violence and dangerous offenses, often in the same communities these politicians are purporting to protect,” Albence said at a press conference announcing ICE’s list of illegal-alien fugitives in New York.
New York’s state government also protects illegals. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed measures last year to shield “new Americans” from deportation, including one that provides lawyers for aliens at risk of deportation [Gov. Cuomo announces new measures to protect immigrants from ICE, PIX11, March 14, 2019].
At the end of 2018, Cuomo actually pardoned 22 criminal aliens specifically to save them from deportation. “While President Trump shuts down the federal government over his obsession with keeping immigrants out, New York stands strong in our support for immigrant communities,” the governor said in his announcement [Cuomo knocks Trump in announcing pardons for 22 immigrants, by Brett Samuels, The Hill, January 1, 2019].
In September, New York Attorney General Letitia “Tish” James filed a lawsuit against ICE because the agency arrested criminal aliens outside of state courthouses. Without any hint of self-awareness, James argued that the arrests “undermine the effectiveness of the court system” and hinder justice [Attorney General Tish James sues ICE over courthouse arrests, by Erin Durkin, Politico, September 25, 2019].
Also last year, the state legislature approved driver’s licenses for illegals, who formed massive lines at state’s DMVs when the law went into effect last month. This same law bars ICE, Border Patrol and other federal agencies from accessing DMV records without a court order. Open Borders advocates praised the law as one of the strongest protections for illegal aliens in the country [New York law lets undocumented immigrants apply for driver's licenses, blocks ICE access, by Jon Campbell, USA Today, December 19, 2019].
Even worse, New York City might go the extra mile and allow noncitizens to vote, which would create a million new voters overnight.
Arguably, the most outrageous move is outlawing the use of “illegal alien” with “intent to demean, humiliate or harass a person,” which invites a fine of up to $250,000. The city’s Orwellian Commission on Human Rights also outlawed criticizing anyone for not speaking English and threatening to call ICE.
The city defended this dystopian measure as a necessary defense of diversity.
“We take immense pride in our city’s diversity and the immigrant communities that call New York City home,” Deputy Mayor Phil Thompson said last October. “This new legal enforcement guidance will help ensure that no New Yorker is discriminated against based on their immigration status or national origin” [New York City bans use of 'illegals' and 'illegal alien,' by Gwen Aviles, NBC News, October 3, 2019].
In addition to curtailing free speech, New York harshly punishes patriots for minor crimes. In October, two Proud Boys were sentenced to four years over a street scuffle with Antifa, which initiated the fight. No one was injured, but Judge Mark Dwyer thought it necessary to deliver a harsh sentence to discourage political violence. Nothing happened to the Antifa goons [Two Proud Boys Have Been Sentenced To Prison For Their Brutal New York City Assault, by Julia Reinstein, Buzzfeed, October 22, 2019].
While New York prosecutes free speech and right-wingers, it allows dangerous criminals to go free—and not just illegal aliens. Thanks to last year’s sweeping “criminal justice reforms,” criminals—including suspects charged with assault, robbery, weapons possession, and even manslaughter—needn’t pay bail to get out of jail. Nearly 4,000 inmates were freed and thousands more will go free throughout 2020 [No Bail? No Problem in New York, by Robert Hampton, American Renaissance, January 3, 2020].
The consequences were as predictable as the policy was ridiculous. A black woman was arrested for assaulting three Orthodox Jews last month, then released without bail. Next day, cops arrested her for another assault and again she was released. She had a lengthy rap sheet prior to her first arrest for assault [Brooklyn hate assault suspect arrested, freed, arrested again, freed again, by Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, December 30, 2019].
But back to immigration. ICE did right with the subpoenas, but the administration must do more to fight immigration lawlessness in New York and elsewhere.
First, Trump should demand that Congress vote on a bill to defund Sanctuary Cities. The kritarchy has stymied his efforts to strip federal funds from these lawless cities, so now it’s time to let the people’s chamber debate the topic.
Of course, such a bill won’t pass the Democrat-controlled house, but it will force Democrats to defend illegal-alien robbers, rapists, gangbangers, murderers and other non-citizen miscreants. When Democrats vote against this sensible measure, Trump will have a key campaign issue for 2020.
Sanctuary Cities have been a major feature of Trump’s recent stump speeches. He needs to keep it up, point to the anarcho-tyranny in New York, and pound the obvious point that this is what the next Democratic president will bring to the entire country.
Trump was the Law and Order candidate in 2016. If he wants to win in November, he must become that candidate again.
Washington Watcher II [Email him] is an anonymous DC insider.


vdare--2020-01-28--Michelle Malkin: Red China's Infection of US Classrooms

Earlier , by James Kirkpatrick : Battle of Empires : Why Han China Is Defeating Self-Hating America Dangerous menaces are spreading from mainland China to the United States .
Surgical masks and Big Pharma vaccines , however , wo n't protect this nation from its infiltration .
The problem does n't lie with bats .
It lies with America 's batty pursuit of globalization at all costs .
Chinese Communist Party agents are using our suicidal pathologies—blind worship of `` diversity , '' naive exaltation of `` cultural exchange '' programs , and reckless surrender of our education system—against us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and world dominance .
While Beltway blowhards rail against foreign interference in our elections , Beijing 's hijacking of our classrooms ensues with hardly a peep of political resistance .
On Monday , the U.S. Attorney 's Office in Boston announced that the chairman of Harvard University 's Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department , along with two Chinese nationals , have been `` charged in connection with aiding the People 's Republic of China . ''
Acclaimed Harvard chemist and nanoscientist , Dr. Charles Lieber , had served as a `` strategic scientist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the past nine years and is accused of lying about his role as a `` contractual participant '' of China 's infamous Thousand Talents Plan .
Last fall , after years of intel warnings , a bipartisan Senate committee blew the whistle on TTP 's systematic recruitment of an estimated 7,000 academics who have agreed to `` transmit the knowledge and research they gain here to China in exchange for salaries , research funding , lab space , and other incentives . ''
Lieber reportedly received $ 50,000 a month plus living expenses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Chinese research lab , all while soaking up $ 15 million in federal grants from the National Institutes of Health and Defense Department .
It is unknown how many Chinese nationals worked in either Lieber 's America-based or China-based labs .
But the two Chinese nationals charged with Lieber were cancer researcher Zaosong Zheng , 29 , whom Harvard sponsored on a J-1 work-study exchange visa and Yanqing Ye , 29 , whom Boston University sponsored on a J-1 .
Prosecutors allege Ye is a CCP member and top military lieutenant .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` 21 vials of biological research '' aboard a flight destined for China .
Those are just a few who got caught .
In 2018-2019 , China sent the most international students from around the world ( 369,548 out of nearly 1.1 million ) to study in U.S. institutions .
More than 71,000 Chinese students headed to Massachusetts ; 6,222 of them embedded at Harvard and 10,598 of them enrolled at Boston University .
Those figures do n't include their spouses and children , who are also welcomed through their own special visa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risks of the untold tens of thousands of Chinese nationals on the H-1B tech worker visa is a whole 'nuther story . )
China has cunningly exploited America 's alphabet soup of temporary visa programs , which are overwhelmed by out-of-control mass migration and are operated by open borders ideologues who put the alleged economic benefits of admitting 1 million international students into the country every year over the national security risks .
Top administrators at Harvard and other prestigious universities have continually denounced the Trump administration for increasing vetting of foreign student @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But mum 's the word on the treachery taking place under the guise of `` cultural '' enrichment : • Last July , the FBI indicted Chinese F-1 student visa beneficiary Weiyun `` Kelly '' Huang in an alleged visa fraud scheme that allowed more than 2,500 Chinese foreign students on F-1—including a purported spy for the Chinese government—to extend their stays by claiming employment with a phony internet front she created .
The ruse allowed the scammers to take advantage of the uncapped Optional Practical Training program allowing F-1s to stay an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chaoqun , an F-1 who received a master 's degree in electrical engineering in 2015 from an unspecified U.S. university , paid for Huang 's services and was arrested in 2018 for alleged spying and recruitment of academics and engineers under the direction of the People 's Republic of China .
• In September , the FBI arrested Chinese national Zhongsan Liu in New Jersey for operating a fraudulent J-1 visa racket that imported PRC operatives to staff a New York front group recruiting scientists , academics and engineers to work in China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the scheme , including the University of Massachusetts Boston .
• Just last week , the University of Missouri at Columbia announced it was terminating its partnership with a Chinese government-funded language and cultural program called the Confucius Institute amid widespread national security concerns .
The Institute 's teachers were pouring into local K-12 schools through the J-1 visa program unsupervised .
The U.S. Government Accountability Office identified more than 500 `` Confucius Institutes '' worldwide , with 96 located at colleges and universities in the United States as of December 2018—the vast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A PRC propaganda outfit called Hanban has provided funding ranging from $ 900,000 to $ 1.7 million for `` model '' Confucius Institutes .
While several universities have closed their programs , several Chinese language charter schools and entire school districts , including K-12 public schools in Broward County , Florida , Houston and Seattle , operate `` Confucius Classrooms '' approved and co-operated with the Chinese government .
Where 's a nationwide public health emergency declaration when you need one ?
Michelle Malkin [ Email her ] is the author of Invasion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Criminals , and Other Foreign Menaces to Our Shores .
Click here for Peter Brimelow ’ s review .
Click here for Michelle Malkin 's website .
Michelle Malkin is also the author of Unhinged : Exposing Liberals Gone Wild , Culture of Corruption : Obama and his Team of Tax Cheats , Crooks & Cronies , , Who Built That : Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs , and Sold Out : How High-Tech Billionaires & Bipartisan Beltway Crapweasels Are Screwing America 's Best & Brightest Workers .
Malkin is author of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Who 's Funding America 's Destruction , '' available directly from VDARE.com in hardcover .
To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists , visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com .

Earlier, by James Kirkpatrick: Battle of Empires: Why Han China Is Defeating Self-Hating America
Dangerous menaces are spreading from mainland China to the United States. Surgical masks and Big Pharma vaccines, however, won't protect this nation from its infiltration. The problem doesn't lie with bats. It lies with America's batty pursuit of globalization at all costs.
Chinese Communist Party agents are using our suicidal pathologies—blind worship of "diversity," naive exaltation of "cultural exchange" programs, and reckless surrender of our education system—against us for economic espionage, intellectual property theft and world dominance. While Beltway blowhards rail against foreign interference in our elections, Beijing's hijacking of our classrooms ensues with hardly a peep of political resistance.
On Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston announced that the chairman of Harvard University's Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, along with two Chinese nationals, have been "charged in connection with aiding the People's Republic of China." Acclaimed Harvard chemist and nanoscientist, Dr. Charles Lieber, had served as a "strategic scientist" at Wuhan University of Technology for the past nine years and is accused of lying about his role as a "contractual participant" of China's infamous Thousand Talents Plan.
Last fall, after years of intel warnings, a bipartisan Senate committee blew the whistle on TTP's systematic recruitment of an estimated 7,000 academics who have agreed to "transmit the knowledge and research they gain here to China in exchange for salaries, research funding, lab space, and other incentives." Lieber reportedly received $50,000 a month plus living expenses and more than $1.5 million for a Chinese research lab, all while soaking up $15 million in federal grants from the National Institutes of Health and Defense Department.
It is unknown how many Chinese nationals worked in either Lieber's America-based or China-based labs. But the two Chinese nationals charged with Lieber were cancer researcher Zaosong Zheng, 29, whom Harvard sponsored on a J-1 work-study exchange visa and Yanqing Ye, 29, whom Boston University sponsored on a J-1. Prosecutors allege Ye is a CCP member and top military lieutenant. Zheng is accused of attempting to smuggle "21 vials of biological research" aboard a flight destined for China.
Those are just a few who got caught. In 2018-2019, China sent the most international students from around the world (369,548 out of nearly 1.1 million) to study in U.S. institutions. More than 71,000 Chinese students headed to Massachusetts; 6,222 of them embedded at Harvard and 10,598 of them enrolled at Boston University. Those figures don't include their spouses and children, who are also welcomed through their own special visa programs. (And the national security risks of the untold tens of thousands of Chinese nationals on the H-1B tech worker visa is a whole 'nuther story.)
China has cunningly exploited America's alphabet soup of temporary visa programs, which are overwhelmed by out-of-control mass migration and are operated by open borders ideologues who put the alleged economic benefits of admitting 1 million international students into the country every year over the national security risks. Top administrators at Harvard and other prestigious universities have continually denounced the Trump administration for increasing vetting of foreign student visas and inconveniencing their wealthy clientele.
But mum's the word on the treachery taking place under the guise of "cultural" enrichment:
Last July, the FBI indicted Chinese F-1 student visa beneficiary Weiyun "Kelly" Huang in an alleged visa fraud scheme that allowed more than 2,500 Chinese foreign students on F-1—including a purported spy for the Chinese government—to extend their stays by claiming employment with a phony internet front she created. The ruse allowed the scammers to take advantage of the uncapped Optional Practical Training program allowing F-1s to stay an extra three years to work. Ji Chaoqun, an F-1 who received a master's degree in electrical engineering in 2015 from an unspecified U.S. university, paid for Huang's services and was arrested in 2018 for alleged spying and recruitment of academics and engineers under the direction of the People's Republic of China.
In September, the FBI arrested Chinese national Zhongsan Liu in New Jersey for operating a fraudulent J-1 visa racket that imported PRC operatives to staff a New York front group recruiting scientists, academics and engineers to work in China. Liu targeted seven American universities for the scheme, including the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Just last week, the University of Missouri at Columbia announced it was terminating its partnership with a Chinese government-funded language and cultural program called the Confucius Institute amid widespread national security concerns. The Institute's teachers were pouring into local K-12 schools through the J-1 visa program unsupervised. The U.S. Government Accountability Office identified more than 500 "Confucius Institutes" worldwide, with 96 located at colleges and universities in the United States as of December 2018—the vast majority of them publicly funded institutions. A PRC propaganda outfit called Hanban has provided funding ranging from $900,000 to $1.7 million for "model" Confucius Institutes.
While several universities have closed their programs, several Chinese language charter schools and entire school districts, including K-12 public schools in Broward County, Florida, Houston and Seattle, operate "Confucius Classrooms" approved and co-operated with the Chinese government.
Where's a nationwide public health emergency declaration when you need one?
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Michelle Malkin [Email her] is the author of Invasion: How America Still Welcomes Terrorists, Criminals, and Other Foreign Menaces to Our Shores. Click here for Peter Brimelow’s review. Click here for Michelle Malkin's website. Michelle Malkin is also the author of Unhinged: Exposing Liberals Gone Wild, Culture of Corruption: Obama and his Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks & Cronies, ,Who Built That: Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs, and Sold Out: How High-Tech Billionaires & Bipartisan Beltway Crapweasels Are Screwing America's Best & Brightest Workers.
Malkin is author of the book, "Open Borders, Inc.: Who's Funding America's Destruction," available directly from VDARE.com in hardcover. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
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vdare--2020-01-28--Sailer On HUMAN DIVERSITY: THE BIOLOGY OF GENDER, RACE, AND CLASS: “Charles Murray Goes Meta”

From my new book review in Taki ’ s Magazine : Social scientists tend to be leftists , but the @ @ @ @ @ long tended to support rightists .
Charles Murray , a rare man of the right @ @ @ @ @ has been pointing out this paradox since his 1984 book Losing Ground : American Social @ @ @ @ @ 77 , Murray began planning to write his new book Human Diversity : The Biology @ @ @ @ @ and Class four years ago .
The title Human Diversity is impertinent because we are @ @ @ @ @ and pretend it doesn ’ t exist .
Humanity is proclaimed to be both a @ @ @ @ @ a beige putty that is wholly molded by arbitrary social injustices .
But would writing @ @ @ @ @ Diversity be worth the abuse ?
Murray ’ s wife was skeptical .

From my new book review in Taki’s Magazine:
Charles Murray Goes Meta
by Steve Sailer
January 29, 2020
Social scientists tend to be leftists, but the bulk of their findings have long tended to support rightists.
Charles Murray, a rare man of the right in the social sciences, has been pointing out this paradox since his 1984 book Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950–1980.
Now 77, Murray began planning to write his new book Human Diversity: The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class four years ago.
The title Human Diversity is impertinent because we are supposed to simultaneously worship diversity and pretend it doesn’t exist. Humanity is proclaimed to be both a rainbow of diverse delights and a beige putty that is wholly molded by arbitrary social injustices.
But would writing an honest book entitled Human Diversity be worth the abuse? Murray’s wife was skeptical.


vdare--2020-01-28--It’s Super Bowl Time And ICE SVU Isn’t Arresting Illegal Aliens

It is Super Bowl time again and ICE SVU is puffing itself up on every issue except its primary responsibility , finding and arresting illegal aliens , especially in the work place .
Anthony Salisbury , Special Agent-in-Charge ( SAC ) of the Miami office of ICE SVU is leading the public relations campaign and ICE SVU headquarters is also in on the scam .
They think that United Parcel Service drivers are at the forefront , not of identifying illegal aliens in the workplaces they visit , but in identifying sex slaves on their delivery routes .
Yes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adjacent , but for a non-existent problem , as human trafficking does not exist , but alien smuggling does , and that sometimes involves prostitution , but almost never does it involve sex slavery .
First , Big Brown and the laughable claim that delivery drivers can solve a problem that does not exist .
Workers at the UPS Atlanta Regional Hub started their day a little differently Thursday .
They got a glimpse into some important training all drivers are about to get – how to spot potential cases of sex trafficking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the company is strengthening its commitment to anti-human trafficking awareness and training by empowering drivers to help be the “ eyes and ears ” of the community .
“ It puts a different layer on their relationship that we have with our drivers to understand it ’ s not just about the company .
It ’ s not just about our employees , but it ’ s truly about our community , ” said Danelle McCusker Rees , Human Resources President for UPS ’ s domestic operations .
“ This issue impacts everyone.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ How To Spot Signs Of Sex Slavery , by Rebecca Schramm , CBS News , January 23 , 2020 ] This is all part of ICE SVU ‘ s Blue Campaign , a multi-million dollar public relations effort to highlight the myth of widespread trafficking of aliens against their will for mostly enforce prostitution .
This nonsense is hyped by ICE SVU at every Super Bowl , with generally no results other than the arrest of American prostitutes , johns , and pimps , with none having anything to do with sex slavery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ generally true that prostitutes descend on which ever city hosts the Super Bowl , as such degenerate events— Sportsball especially—attract degenerate people .
.
It is the way of the modern world , but most prostitutes are engaged in prostitution because that is what they want to do .
They don ’ t want a regular job that comes with a W-2 , but cash income for something easy , lying on their backs .
Sad , but true .
But ICE SVU is hyping this myth because they don ’ t want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law enforcement .
And no better spokesman for ICE SVU than Tony Salisbury of ICE SVU Miami , a sort of Miami Vice wannabe .
Here is Salisbury tweeting to the public about all the exciting things ICE SVU does , except he does not mention immigration enforcement at all .
You got the sexy counterfeit T-shirts , the SWAT team , the sex slavery , and motorboats , but no immigration enforcement .
No work-site enforcement in Miami .
And then there is ICE SVU HQ on more mythical sex slavery .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is protecting the billionaires and millionaires in professional football , who could afford private investigators and lawyers to enforce their trademarks .
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ’ s ( ICE ) Homeland Security Investigations ( HSI ) has been a constant presence at the Super Bowl for many years , having built and maintained a successful partnership with the National Football League .
This year , HSI personnel in Miami will work with a range of federal , state and local law enforcement partners throughout Super Bowl week to provide essential public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to help combat many of the criminal threats the league and host city might face leading up to and throughout the big game February 2 , 2020 .
Why is HSI involved in preventing the sale of counterfeit products ?
The illegal manufacture and sale of counterfeit goods is one of the primary concerns of HSI , as it is for U.S. Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) , and the HSI-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center ( IPR Center ) , which includes many additional federal and international partners .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ health , harms the economy and restricts the competitiveness of U.S. products in the global market .
As part of those efforts , Operation Team Player , an ongoing effort developed by the IPR Center to crack down on the illegal importation of counterfeit sports apparel and merchandise , has worked through the year to identify warehouses , stores , flea markets , online vendors and street vendors selling counterfeit and game-related sportswear and tickets throughout the country .
The IPR Center leads coordinated efforts with many of the United States ’ major @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impacts the economy , enables additional criminality and poses health and safety hazards to the public .
[ Why is ICE at the Super Bowl ?
, Press Release , ICE , undated ] But you would never know from ICE SVU and Salisbury that Miami is one of the 20 metro areas of the United States that have most of the illegal alien population in the United States .
Most of the United States ’ 10.7 million unauthorized immigrants live in just 20 major metropolitan areas , with the largest populations in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Dallas-Fort Worth , [ And Miami-Ed ] according to new Pew Research Center estimates based on government data .
The nation ’ s unauthorized immigrant population is highly concentrated , more so than the U.S. population overall .
In 2016 , the 20 metro areas with the most unauthorized immigrants were home to 6.5 million of them , or 61 % of the estimated nationwide total .
By contrast , only 37 % of the total U.S. population lived in those metro areas .
[ 20 Metro Areas Are Home To Six-In-Ten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ S. Passel And D ’ vera Cohn , Pew Research Center , June 12 , 2019 ] Give SAC Salisbury a call , let him know that there are 425,000 or more , most likely more , in his area of operations .
Let him know that you know that ICE SVU is fighting President Trump and you don ’ t like it .

It is Super Bowl time again and ICE SVU is puffing itself up on every issue except its primary responsibility, finding and arresting illegal aliens, especially in the work place. Anthony Salisbury, Special Agent-in-Charge (SAC) of the Miami office of ICE SVU is leading the public relations campaign and ICE SVU headquarters is also in on the scam. They think that United Parcel Service drivers are at the forefront, not of identifying illegal aliens in the workplaces they visit, but in identifying sex slaves on their delivery routes. Yes, the Big Brown Trucks are ICE SVU adjacent, but for a non-existent problem, as human trafficking does not exist, but alien smuggling does, and that sometimes involves prostitution, but almost never does it involve sex slavery.
First, Big Brown and the laughable claim that delivery drivers can solve a problem that does not exist.
Workers at the UPS Atlanta Regional Hub started their day a little differently Thursday. They got a glimpse into some important training all drivers are about to get – how to spot potential cases of sex trafficking. UPS executives gathered employees to announce the company is strengthening its commitment to anti-human trafficking awareness and training by empowering drivers to help be the “eyes and ears” of the community. “It puts a different layer on their relationship that we have with our drivers to understand it’s not just about the company. It’s not just about our employees, but it’s truly about our community,” said Danelle McCusker Rees, Human Resources President for UPS’s domestic operations. “This issue impacts everyone.” [UPS To Train Delivery Drivers How To Spot Signs Of Sex Slavery, by Rebecca Schramm, CBS News, January 23, 2020]
This is all part of ICE SVU‘s Blue Campaign, a multi-million dollar public relations effort to highlight the myth of widespread trafficking of aliens against their will for mostly enforce prostitution. This nonsense is hyped by ICE SVU at every Super Bowl, with generally no results other than the arrest of American prostitutes, johns, and pimps, with none having anything to do with sex slavery or forced prostitution. Now it is generally true that prostitutes descend on whichever city hosts the Super Bowl, as such degenerate events—Sportsball especially—attract degenerate people.
It is the way of the modern world, but most prostitutes are engaged in prostitution because that is what they want to do. They don’t want a regular job that comes with a W-2, but cash income for something easy, lying on their backs. Sad, but true.
But ICE SVU is hyping this myth because they don’t want to do the real work of immigration law enforcement. And no better spokesman for ICE SVU than Tony Salisbury of ICE SVU Miami, a sort of Miami Vice wannabe.
Here is Salisbury tweeting to the public about all the exciting things ICE SVU does, except he does not mention immigration enforcement at all. You got the sexy counterfeit T-shirts, the SWAT team, the sex slavery, and motorboats, but no immigration enforcement. No work-site enforcement in Miami.
And then there is ICE SVU HQ on more mythical sex slavery.
#HumanTrafficking is one of the most heinous crimes investigated by ICE. In its worst manifestation, it is akin to modern-day slavery. https://t.co/u1LTrsVtQZ pic.twitter.com/Fgb4CsBtwY — ICE (@ICEgov) January 9, 2020
But the real concern of ICE SVU is protecting the billionaires and millionaires in professional football, who could afford private investigators and lawyers to enforce their trademarks.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has been a constant presence at the Super Bowl for many years, having built and maintained a successful partnership with the National Football League. This year, HSI personnel in Miami will work with a range of federal, state and local law enforcement partners throughout Super Bowl week to provide essential public safety measures in and around the city to help combat many of the criminal threats the league and host city might face leading up to and throughout the big game February 2, 2020. Why is HSI involved in preventing the sale of counterfeit products? The illegal manufacture and sale of counterfeit goods is one of the primary concerns of HSI, as it is for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the HSI-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), which includes many additional federal and international partners. It is criminal activity that endangers public health, harms the economy and restricts the competitiveness of U.S. products in the global market. As part of those efforts, Operation Team Player, an ongoing effort developed by the IPR Center to crack down on the illegal importation of counterfeit sports apparel and merchandise, has worked through the year to identify warehouses, stores, flea markets, online vendors and street vendors selling counterfeit and game-related sportswear and tickets throughout the country. The IPR Center leads coordinated efforts with many of the United States’ major sporting leagues to target contraband that negatively impacts the economy, enables additional criminality and poses health and safety hazards to the public. [Why is ICE at the Super Bowl?, Press Release, ICE, undated]
But you would never know from ICE SVU and Salisbury that Miami is one of the 20 metro areas of the United States that have most of the illegal alien population in the United States.
Most of the United States’ 10.7 million unauthorized immigrants live in just 20 major metropolitan areas, with the largest populations in New York, Los Angeles, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth, [And Miami – Ed] according to new Pew Research Center estimates based on government data. The nation’s unauthorized immigrant population is highly concentrated, more so than the U.S. population overall. In 2016, the 20 metro areas with the most unauthorized immigrants were home to 6.5 million of them, or 61% of the estimated nationwide total. By contrast, only 37% of the total U.S. population lived in those metro areas. [20 Metro Areas Are Home To Six-In-Ten Unauthorized Immigrants In U.S., By Jeffrey S. Passel And D’vera Cohn, Pew Research Center, June 12, 2019]
Give SAC Salisbury a call, let him know that there are 425,000 or more, most likely more, in his area of operations. Let him know that you know that ICE SVU is fighting President Trump and you don’t like it.
11226 Northwest 20th Street
Miami, FL, 33172
Phone: (305) 597-6000
Fax: (305) 597-6227


vdare--2020-01-28--Hampton, VA Won’t Be 2nd Amendment Sanctuary Because NAACP Says Gun Crime Is A Black Thing

Previously by Paul Kersey : Black Police Chief of 44 % White/42 % Black Norfolk , Virginia Admits the Truth : Blacks Represent 94 % of Shooting Suspects in the City For those foolish enough to believe they should base social policy on individuals ( those few “ based ” minorities showing up at pro-gun rallies and promulgating their support of the 2nd Amendment ) , let ’ s remind you the truth about gun crime in Virginia : it ’ s almost exclusively committed by blacks .
Which is why the city of Hampton , Virginia decided not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as gun crime ( both fatal/nonfatal ) is almost exclusively committed by blacks .
Thus , we can ’ t allow white people , who overwhelmingly abide by the law , to have their 2nd Amendment rights protected by a tyrannical Democrat-controlled government in Richmond .
NAACP speaks out against making Hampton a Second Amendment sanctuary city , by Nana-Séntuo Bonsu , WTKR.com , December 11 , 2019 HAMPTON , Va. – The line at Hampton City Hall wrapped around the entire lobby .
“ I ’ m number one in line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to speak , ” Gaylene Kanoyton .
Kanoyton was the first to walk up to the podium and start the sanctuary city conversation Wednesday night in front of the Hampton City Council and Mayor Donnie Tuck .
“ It ’ s a lot of guns on the street .
Why do people need assault weapons ?
” she adds .
She ’ s against the idea of cities not enforcing laws if proposed gun laws are passed .
She wasn ’ t the only one there who feels this way .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” says one woman at the podium .
Kanoyton is also the president of the NAACP chapter in the city .
She says gun violence is affecting African American communities .
“ We are the most affected by violence , and there is a lot of guns on the street , ” said Kanoyton .
“ My heart does break when I do see anybody innocently lose their life off gun violence , ” said Paul Smith .
Smith supports making Hampton a Second Amendment sanctuary city .
He says it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He adds , “ Just because I choose to use a gun – just like someone chooses not to – you are responsible for your own safety .
It is not the government ’ s job.
” There were also some people in line who are in the middle when it comes to this topic .
“ Abide by the Second Amendment , but I also don ’ t want to see ‘ Joe Blow ’ crazy or someone with a history shooting at people , ” said Jeff Wolf .
Almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arguing their side .
Mayor Tuck says he will not make any decisions before the General Assembly session .
“ It ’ s council ’ s belief that it would be premature of us to take an action on this matter absent of a formal decision by the General Assembly , ” said Mayor Tuck .
Why should white people see their 2nd Amendment rights invalidated because of shocking levels of black gun crime and the choices of individual black people to collectively be responsible for almost gun crime in not just Hampton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state of Virginia ?
The NAACP said “ no ” to Hampton being a sanctuary city for the 2nd Amendment and the City Council pulled the idea unanimously , because , admittedly , blacks commit almost all the fatal/nonfatal shootings in the city .
So we must punish white gun owners for black people ’ s inability to abide by the law…

Previously by Paul Kersey: Black Police Chief of 44% White/42% Black Norfolk, Virginia Admits the Truth: Blacks Represent 94% of Shooting Suspects in the City
For those foolish enough to believe they should base social policy on individuals (those few “based” minorities showing up at pro-gun rallies and promulgating their support of the 2nd Amendment), let’s remind you the truth about gun crime in Virginia: It’s almost exclusively committed by blacks.
Which is why the city of Hampton, Virginia decided not to become a sanctuary for the 2nd Amendment, as gun crime (both fatal/nonfatal) is almost exclusively committed by blacks. Thus, we can’t allow white people, who overwhelmingly abide by the law, to have their 2nd Amendment rights protected by a tyrannical Democrat-controlled government in Richmond.
NAACP speaks out against making Hampton a Second Amendment sanctuary city, by Nana-Séntuo Bonsu, WTKR.com, December 11, 2019 HAMPTON, Va. – The line at Hampton City Hall wrapped around the entire lobby. “I’m number one in line to be one of the first people to speak,” Gaylene Kanoyton. Kanoyton was the first to walk up to the podium and start the sanctuary city conversation Wednesday night in front of the Hampton City Council and Mayor Donnie Tuck. “It’s a lot of guns on the street. Why do people need assault weapons?” she adds. She’s against the idea of cities not enforcing laws if proposed gun laws are passed. She wasn’t the only one there who feels this way. “We are asking for sensible gun laws,” says one woman at the podium. Kanoyton is also the president of the NAACP chapter in the city. She says gun violence is affecting African American communities. “We are the most affected by violence, and there is a lot of guns on the street,” said Kanoyton. “My heart does break when I do see anybody innocently lose their life off gun violence,” said Paul Smith. Smith supports making Hampton a Second Amendment sanctuary city. He says it’s time to push back on unconstitutional laws. He adds, “Just because I choose to use a gun – just like someone chooses not to – you are responsible for your own safety. It is not the government’s job.” There were also some people in line who are in the middle when it comes to this topic. “Abide by the Second Amendment, but I also don’t want to see ‘Joe Blow’ crazy or someone with a history shooting at people,” said Jeff Wolf. Almost 50 people stood in front of council arguing their side. Mayor Tuck says he will not make any decisions before the General Assembly session. “It’s council’s belief that it would be premature of us to take an action on this matter absent of a formal decision by the General Assembly,” said Mayor Tuck.
Why should white people see their 2nd Amendment rights invalidated because of shocking levels of black gun crime and the choices of individual black people to collectively be responsible for almost all gun crime in not just Hampton, VA, but all across the state of Virginia?
The NAACP said “no” to Hampton being a sanctuary city for the 2nd Amendment and the City Council pulled the idea unanimously, because, admittedly, blacks commit almost all the fatal/nonfatal shootings in the city.
So we must punish white gun owners for black people’s inability to abide by the law…
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-01-28--A Canadian Reader Reports Local Chinese (A) Wearing Anti-Coronavirus Masks (B) Complaining Of Racism

As I wrote in a much earlier letter , I live near Toronto ’ s original Chinatown .
( Mass immigration has created a couple of others , but this is the downtown one . )
Recently I 've seen local Chinese people wearing facemasks , the kind that protect you from germs , and protect other people from your germs .
This is probably a good idea , but I suspect that if a white delivery driver or police officer working in Chinatown did it , it would be racist .
Certainly the Guardian would say so : despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Toronto to protect them from ... germs carried by other Chinese people , they have a long article titled Canada 's Chinese community faces racist abuse in wake of coronavirus , by Leyland Cecco , January 28 , 2020 .
The woman who Tweeted this has a point : I 'm not sure I would call this racism ... China is where it started and folks are just scared of getting sick .
Canada 's Chinese community faces racist abuse in wake of coronavirus https : //t.co/VsdZiJPJB0 — Rosie Punch ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's only called `` racist '' because the country of origin is , in Canada , an official minority .
`` Johnny Canuck '' was born in Canada so long ago that he remembers when the flag of Canada was the Union Jack .

From: "Johnny Canuck" [Email him]
As I wrote in a much earlier letter, I live near Toronto’s original Chinatown. (Mass immigration has created a couple of others, but this is the downtown one.) Recently I've seen local Chinese people wearing facemasks, the kind that protect you from germs, and protect other people from your germs.
This is probably a good idea, but I suspect that if a white delivery driver or police officer working in Chinatown did it, it would be racist.
Certainly the Guardian would say so: despite including pictures of Chinese people wearing masks in Toronto to protect them from...germs carried by other Chinese people, they have a long article titled Canada's Chinese community faces racist abuse in wake of coronavirus,by Leyland Cecco, January 28, 2020.
The woman who Tweeted this has a point:
I'm not sure I would call this racism...China is where it started and folks are just scared of getting sick. Canada's Chinese community faces racist abuse in wake of coronavirus https://t.co/VsdZiJPJB0 — Rosie Punch (@RosiePunch) January 28, 2020
It's only called "racist" because the country of origin is, in Canada, an official minority.
"Johnny Canuck" was born in Canada so long ago that he remembers when the flag of Canada was the Union Jack.


vdare--2020-01-29--We Are All Puritans Now! 2020 Election Will Be Debate On Mayflower Anniversary/America’s Founding. T

We Are All Puritans Now! 2020 Election Will Be Debate On Mayflower Anniversary/America’s Founding. Trump Will Win

VDARE.com readers may recall that in April 2015 I successfully predicted that Donald Trump would run for President as an immigration patriot [ For Better Or Worse , Donald Trump May Be The Only Immigration Patriot Running For President In 2016 ] .
VDARE.com Editor Peter Brimelow was skeptical ( though , to his credit , he published it anyway ) .
So it ’ s now time for my 2020 election prediction : The 400th Anniversary of the 1620 Mayflower Voyage will dominate the campaign .
If Trump is smart and follows his instincts , he will unabashedly defend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be ( not necessarily smoothly ) reelected .
In 2019 , there was considerable talk over the War on Thanksgiving , which remains , of course , very real .
However , lost in our spirited defense of Thanksgiving was the realization that the 2020 Election will coincide with the 400th Anniversary of the landing at Plymouth .
Naturally , it ’ s not hard to see how this might all play out .
Those who love this country will want to celebrate this anniversary .
Those who loathe it will obnoxiously denigrate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe now , but for most of our history Americans actually took tremendous pride in the Mayflower voyage to Plymouth , and for good reason .
The entire endeavor was an extraordinary display of courage , perseverance , and the pioneering spirit that has embodied the Historic American Nation .
For those who need a brief brush-up : The Mayflower passengers were a group of English Separatists ( or Puritans ) who were convinced that the Church of England had become corrupt .
They therefore believed that God had called them to journey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community in America .
The Mayflower departed Plymouth , England on September 6 , 1620 with approximately 102 passengers , 30 crew , and two dogs ( Nathaniel Philbrick ’ s Mayflower is the book to read ) .
However , unlike the earlier settlers in Jamestown , who consisted mostly of noblemen , seamen , and craftsmen , the Mayflower passengers largely consisted of families .
It was a tiny ship whose living quarters were a series of cramped rooms with ceilings so low that most adults had to bend the knees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The 65-day voyage across the Atlantic was harrowing , resulting in two deaths .
The main support beam cracked during a storm and had to be supported with a screw jack .
One indentured servant , John Howland , fell overboard and miraculously survived by clinging to a rope .
Three women boarded the ship pregnant and two successfully gave birth on board .
Although the Pilgrims aimed for the Hudson River , the storm-battered ship arrived in what is now Provincetown Harbor on November 11 , 1620 .
There they reaffirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signing the Mayflower Compact , and agreed to settle the land as a British colony .
They then sailed west along the curled arm of Cape Cod until they found a natural harbor with clean water and arable land necessary to build the settlement which became known as Plymouth .
However , that first winter in Plymouth was grueling .
The Puritans divided their time between the Mayflower and a 20 square foot common home that they quickly constructed on land .
Forty-five passengers died of fever , dysentery , and pneumonia , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spring the surviving Puritans began to gradually develop the settlement that within a generation grew into a flourishing community—a community that made the further settling of the New World possible .
Naturally , during the time when the United States was still a genuine nation , we commonly expressed both pride and gratitude for the Mayflower Pilgrims .
In fact , even those of us who ( like me ) do not directly descend from the Pilgrims consider them our forefathers .
In 1859 , the town of Plymouth laid the cornerstone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( which was completed in 1889 ) .
It was paid for with private contributions , including a $ 10 contribution from Abraham Lincoln , and it remains the largest granite monument in the world .
In 1907 , President Theodore Roosevelt ( who also had no English blood ) laid the cornerstone of the iconic Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown where the Pilgrims first set foot on land .
In his speech , Roosevelt affirmed the Pilgrims not as immigrants , but as settlers to whom all those who subsequently immigrated to America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Puritans three centuries ago shaped the destinies of this continent , and therefore profoundly affected the destiny of the whole world .
Men of other races , the Frenchman and the Spaniard , the Dutchman , the Germans , the Scotsman and the Swede , made settlements within what is now the United States during the Colonial period of our history and before the Declaration of Independence .
Since then there has been an ever-swelling immigration from Ireland and from the mainland of Europe ; but it is the Englishman who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ settled in Massachusetts who did most in shaping the lines of our national development .
We can not as a nation be too profoundly grateful for the fact that the Puritan has stamped his influence so deeply on our national life .
We need have scant patience with the men who now rail at the Puritan ’ s faults .
Here , Roosevelt anticipates the distinction that Samuel Huntington makes between settlers and immigrants in Who Are We ?
( 2004 ) .
There is a qualitative difference between those who settled the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
We are , therefore , not a “ nation of immigrants ” where the wetback who swam the Rio Grande yesterday is somehow equal to the Pilgrim who settled Plymouth 400 years ago .
Interestingly , Roosevelt also acknowledges a growing oikophobic antipathy toward the Puritans , which perhaps began with Brooks Adams ’ s ( great-grandson of John Adams ) publication of The Emancipation of Massachusetts in 1887 ( emancipation , that is , from Puritan influence ) , which initiated the academic trend of Christophobic condescension toward our Puritan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Historians like and Edmund S. Morgan have echoed Roosevelt and criticized this snobbish portrayal of the Puritans as benighted simpletons , but to little avail .
By the middle of the Twentieth Century , it became fashionable to disparage the Puritans as parochial philistines , if not genocidal bigots .
Since 1970 , Native American and Leftist activists have held an annual National Day of Mourning every Thanksgiving to protest the alleged “ genocide ” of the Indians on Cole ’ s Hill in Plymouth where all of the men , women , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were buried in a common grave .
I ’ ve even heard that the protestors sometimes urinate and defecate on the gravesite .
The in absentia leader of the event is Indian activist Leonard Peltier , who remains in prison for having murdered two FBI agents at point blank range in 1974 .
However , the reality is that those who denigrate the Pilgrims do so not because of their alleged vices , but because of their undeniable virtues : white , Christian , self-reliant , and extraordinarily courageous .
This year there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anniversary of the Mayflower Voyage in both Plymouth and England ( Believe it or not , Britain once took great pride in the Pilgrims too ) .
Naturally , many mainstream pundits will be triggered by the all-the-too white celebrations on either side of the Atlantic .
Antifa will be in overdrive assaulting all the participants .
It will be nasty -- so nasty that I think the celebrations could produce another Charlottesville .
However , all of this vitriolic foaming at the mouth could play right into President Trump ’ s hands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mayflower Pilgrims the same way he stuck up for the National Anthem when NFL athletes began trashing it , then the voters will rally to his side , and the Democrats will further expose themselves as the rabidly anti-white misanthropes they truly are .
More importantly , it will be a great opportunity for immigration patriots to widen the Overton Window and place the National Question at the forefront of the public debate where it properly belongs .
This promises to be a monumental election .
Of course , people say that every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s really true because we have a unique opportunity to discuss where the country is headed in the context of how it all began .
It , therefore , seems fitting that we should acknowledge the heroic contributions of the Mayflower Pilgrims during this election as their posterity have become so openly despised in the very land they settled .
We are all Pilgrims now .
Matthew Richer ( email him ) is a writer living in Massachusetts .
He is the former American Editor of Right NOW magazine .

VDARE.com readers may recall that in April 2015 I successfully predicted that Donald Trump would run for President as an immigration patriot [For Better Or Worse, Donald Trump May Be The Only Immigration Patriot Running For President In 2016]. VDARE.com Editor Peter Brimelow was skeptical (though, to his credit, he published it anyway). So it’s now time for my 2020 election prediction: The 400th Anniversary of the 1620 Mayflower Voyage will dominate the campaign. If Trump is smart and follows his instincts, he will unabashedly defend the Mayflower Pilgrims. And he will be (not necessarily smoothly) reelected.
In 2019, there was considerable talk over the War on Thanksgiving, which remains, of course, very real. However, lost in our spirited defense of Thanksgiving was the realization that the 2020 Election will coincide with the 400th Anniversary of the landing at Plymouth. Naturally, it’s not hard to see how this might all play out. Those who love this country will want to celebrate this anniversary. Those who loathe it will obnoxiously denigrate it.
It may seem hard to believe now, but for most of our history Americans actually took tremendous pride in the Mayflower voyage to Plymouth, and for good reason. The entire endeavor was an extraordinary display of courage, perseverance, and the pioneering spirit that has embodied the Historic American Nation.
For those who need a brief brush-up: The Mayflower passengers were a group of English Separatists (or Puritans) who were convinced that the Church of England had become corrupt. They therefore believed that God had called them to journey across the Atlantic to build a new community in America.
The Mayflower departed Plymouth, England on September 6, 1620 with approximately 102 passengers, 30 crew, and two dogs (Nathaniel Philbrick’s Mayflower is the book to read). However, unlike the earlier settlers in Jamestown, who consisted mostly of noblemen, seamen, and craftsmen, the Mayflower passengers largely consisted of families.
It was a tiny ship whose living quarters were a series of cramped rooms with ceilings so low that most adults had to bend the knees and hunch when they walked through it. The 65-day voyage across the Atlantic was harrowing, resulting in two deaths. The main support beam cracked during a storm and had to be supported with a screw jack. One indentured servant, John Howland, fell overboard and miraculously survived by clinging to a rope. Three women boarded the ship pregnant and two successfully gave birth on board.
Although the Pilgrims aimed for the Hudson River, the storm-battered ship arrived in what is now Provincetown Harbor on November 11, 1620. There they reaffirmed their loyalty to the British Crown by signing the Mayflower Compact, and agreed to settle the land as a British colony. They then sailed west along the curled arm of Cape Cod until they found a natural harbor with clean water and arable land necessary to build the settlement which became known as Plymouth.
However, that first winter in Plymouth was grueling. The Puritans divided their time between the Mayflower and a 20 foot square common home that they quickly constructed on land. Forty-five passengers died of fever, dysentery, and pneumonia, leaving many widows and orphans.
In the spring the surviving Puritans began to gradually develop the settlement that within a generation grew into a flourishing community—a community that made the further settling of the New World possible.
Naturally, during the time when the United States was still a genuine nation, we commonly expressed both pride and gratitude for the Mayflower Pilgrims. In fact, even those of us who (like me) do not directly descend from the Pilgrims consider them our forefathers.
In 1859, the town of Plymouth laid the cornerstone for the National Monument of the Forefathers (which was completed in 1889). It was paid for with private contributions, including a $10 contribution from Abraham Lincoln, and it remains the largest granite monument in the world.
In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt (who also had no English blood) laid the cornerstone of the iconic Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown where the Pilgrims first set foot on land. In his speech, Roosevelt affirmed the Pilgrims not as immigrants, but as settlers to whom all those who subsequently immigrated to America remain deeply indebted.
The coming hither of the Puritans three centuries ago shaped the destinies of this continent, and therefore profoundly affected the destiny of the whole world. Men of other races, the Frenchman and the Spaniard, the Dutchman, the Germans, the Scotsman and the Swede, made settlements within what is now the United States during the Colonial period of our history and before the Declaration of Independence. Since then there has been an ever-swelling immigration from Ireland and from the mainland of Europe; but it is the Englishman who settled in Virginia and the Englishman who settled in Massachusetts who did most in shaping the lines of our national development. We cannot as a nation be too profoundly grateful for the fact that the Puritan has stamped his influence so deeply on our national life. We need have scant patience with the men who now rail at the Puritan’s faults.
Here, Roosevelt anticipates the distinction that Samuel Huntington makes between settlers and immigrants in Who Are We? (2004). There is a qualitative difference between those who settled the country and those who later immigrated to it. We are, therefore, not a “nation of immigrants” where the wetback who swam the Rio Grande yesterday is somehow equal to the Pilgrim who settled Plymouth 400 years ago.
Interestingly, Roosevelt also acknowledges a growing oikophobic antipathy toward the Puritans, which perhaps began with Brooks Adams’s (great-grandson of John Adams) publication of The Emancipation of Massachusetts in 1887 (emancipation, that is, from Puritan influence), which initiated the academic trend of Christophobic condescension toward our Puritan forefathers.
True, some Old-School Wasp Historians like Samuel Eliot Morison and Edmund S. Morgan have echoed Roosevelt and criticized this snobbish portrayal of the Puritans as benighted simpletons, but to little avail. By the middle of the Twentieth Century, it became fashionable to disparage the Puritans as parochial philistines, if not genocidal bigots.
Since 1970, Native American and Leftist activists have held an annual National Day of Mourning every Thanksgiving to protest the alleged “genocide” of the Indians on Cole’s Hill in Plymouth where all of the men, women, and children who died that first winter were buried in a common grave. I’ve even heard that the protestors sometimes urinate and defecate on the gravesite. The in absentia leader of the event is Indian activist Leonard Peltier, who remains in prison for having murdered two FBI agents at point blank range in 1974.
However, the reality is that those who denigrate the Pilgrims do so not because of their alleged vices, but because of their undeniable virtues: white, Christian, self-reliant, and extraordinarily courageous.
This year there are many events scheduled to commemorate the anniversary of the Mayflower Voyage in both Plymouth and England (Believe it or not, Britain once took great pride in the Pilgrims too). Naturally, many mainstream pundits will be triggered by the all-the-too white celebrations on either side of the Atlantic. Antifa will be in overdrive assaulting all the participants. It will be nasty--so nasty that I think the celebrations could produce another Charlottesville.
However, all of this vitriolic foaming at the mouth could play right into President Trump’s hands. If Donald Trump unapologetically defends the Mayflower Pilgrims the same way he stuck up for the National Anthem when NFL athletes began trashing it, then the voters will rally to his side, and the Democrats will further expose themselves as the rabidly anti-white misanthropes they truly are.
More importantly, it will be a great opportunity for immigration patriots to widen the Overton Window and place the National Question at the forefront of the public debate where it properly belongs.
This promises to be a monumental election. Of course, people say that every election, but this year it’s really true because we have a unique opportunity to discuss where the country is headed in the context of how it all began.
It, therefore, seems fitting that we should acknowledge the heroic contributions of the Mayflower Pilgrims during this election as their posterity have become so openly despised in the very land they settled.
We are all Pilgrims now.
Matthew Richer (email him) is a writer living in Massachusetts. He is the former American Editor of Right NOW magazine.


vdare--2020-01-29--Powers-That-Be Really Happy About PennLive's Censorship of Comments

Harrisburg 's biggest newspaper , the Patriot/PennLive , has decided to suspend comments .
The U.S. Attorney , Dave Freed @ @ @ @ @ of Harrisburg , PA Eric Papenfuse ( Democrat , pictured above ) , have weighed @ @ @ @ @ .
[ I applaud PA Media for ending open comments that provided a platform for @ @ @ @ @ Mayor Eric Papenfuse , pennlive.com , January 29 , 2020 ] Yes , comments leave @ @ @ @ @ They are digital graffiti .
But expenditure of labor resources is n't the issue .
@ @ @ @ @ is .
Example : a story will recount that in the city of Harrisburg , @ @ @ @ @ .
Race wo n't be mentioned , but commenters will say things like , `` @ @ @ @ @ race was ? ''
And it 's pretty obvious the commenter DOES N'T wonder `` @ @ @ @ @ '' It 's been said that the 2016 election was the story versus the comments @ @ @ @ @ learned its lesson and is moving to consolidate power .

Harrisburg's biggest newspaper, the Patriot/PennLive, has decided to suspend comments.
The U.S. Attorney, Dave Freed (Republican), and the Mayor of Harrisburg, PA Eric Papenfuse (Democrat, pictured above), have weighed in to congratulate the paper. [I applaud PA Media for ending open comments that provided a platform for incivility and mean-spiritness [sic], by Mayor Eric Papenfuse, pennlive.com, January 29, 2020]
Yes, comments leave much to be desired. They are digital graffiti.
But expenditure of labor resources isn't the issue.
Censorship on issues of race is.
Example: A story will recount that in the city of Harrisburg, a youth shot another youth. Race won't be mentioned, but commenters will say things like, "gee, wonder what the race was?"
And it's pretty obvious the commenter DOESN'T wonder "what the race was."
It's been said that the 2016 election was the story versus the comments section.
The comments section won.
The MSM has learned its lesson and is moving to consolidate power.