vdare--2020-02-13--Egypt Expected to Add 28 Million People in This Decade

From the New York Times news section : With little habitable land , deepening poverty and dwindling supplies of water , the future looks bleak .
And there is no sign of a slowdown .
… If unchecked , the population could reach 128 million by 2030 , officials say .
Mr. el-Sisi tried to push back the tide with a public health campaign called “ Two Is Enough ” to persuade parents to have fewer children .
Like many such efforts , it failed .
Fertility rates have risen since 2008 , to 3.5 children per woman , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ population is growing 1.8 percent annually — a rate that , in Egypt ’ s crowded cities and towns , adds one million citizens every six months… .
Egypt ’ s population crisis is amplified by its unforgiving geography : 95 percent of the population lives on about 4 percent of the land , a green belt roughly half the size of Ireland that follows the Nile as it snakes through the desert then fans out into the lush Nile Delta .
… During the 1990s and 2000s , rates fell to 3.0 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But the rate rose again around the time of the Arab Spring in 2011 , for reasons that are not entirely clear , but probably stem from economic disruption , government turmoil and a drop in birth control funding from Western governments .
… Other large developing countries with soaring populations have managed to get the problem under control .
Vietnam , where the population grew to 97 million in 2018 from 60 million in 1986 , has reduced the rate of increase to 1 percent .
Bangladesh , which has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has done the same .
In Egypt , though , the rate of growth is nearly twice as high , at 1.79 percent in 2018-19 .

From the New York Times news section:
As Egypt’s Population Hits 100 Million, Celebration Is Muted
With little habitable land, deepening poverty and dwindling supplies of water, the future looks bleak. And there is no sign of a slowdown.
By Declan Walsh
Feb. 11, 2020
… If unchecked, the population could reach 128 million by 2030, officials say.
Mr. el-Sisi tried to push back the tide with a public health campaign called “Two Is Enough” to persuade parents to have fewer children. Like many such efforts, it failed.
Fertility rates have risen since 2008, to 3.5 children per woman, according to the United Nations, and the population is growing 1.8 percent annually — a rate that, in Egypt’s crowded cities and towns, adds one million citizens every six months….
Egypt’s population crisis is amplified by its unforgiving geography: 95 percent of the population lives on about 4 percent of the land, a green belt roughly half the size of Ireland that follows the Nile as it snakes through the desert then fans out into the lush Nile Delta.
… During the 1990s and 2000s, rates fell to 3.0 from 5.2, according to government figures.
But the rate rose again around the time of the Arab Spring in 2011, for reasons that are not entirely clear, but probably stem from economic disruption, government turmoil and a drop in birth control funding from Western governments. …
Other large developing countries with soaring populations have managed to get the problem under control. Vietnam, where the population grew to 97 million in 2018 from 60 million in 1986, has reduced the rate of increase to 1 percent. Bangladesh, which has a population of more than 160 million, has done the same.
In Egypt, though, the rate of growth is nearly twice as high, at 1.79 percent in 2018-19.


vdare--2020-02-13--Is Trump to Blame for Students Chanting "Where's Your Passport?"

Here ’ s a story that ’ s starting to get national attention ( here ’ s the New York Post ) for the usual reasons .
See if you can figure out what the real story is .
From the Los Angeles Times : ‘ Where ’ s your passport ?
’ chant breaks out at prep basketball game in Santa Maria By CHUCK SCHILKEN STAFF WRITER FEB. 12 , 2020 8:21 AM A high school basketball game between two Central Section rivals took an ugly turn Tuesday night , as a chant from one of the student sections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the schools .
Just before the final buzzer of St. Joseph ’ s 74-57 victory over visiting Righetti in the regular season finale for the two Santa Maria teams , some fans started chanting , “ Where ’ s your passport ?
” According to the Santa Maria Times , the chant came from the Righetti student section and was apparently directed toward St. Joseph players .
St. Joseph is a private school with a racially diverse student population .
The boy ’ s basketball team ’ s roster includes one player from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I did have an emotional reaction to that ” chant , [ St. Joseph principal ] Dougherty told The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday .
“ I have an Ethiopian daughter — and all these students are my children — so it is personal to me.
” … “ I want this school to be safe for my students , ” she said .
St. Joseph coach Tom Mott , who is also the school ’ s athletic director , told the Santa Maria Times immediately after the final buzzer , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is just part of the game.
” On Wednesday morning , Mott clarified to The Los Angeles Times that he wasn ’ t aware of the controversial cheer at the time he made that comment .
“ Obviously any type of inappropriate cheer by anybody isn ’ t something we welcome in our gym , ” he said .
“ Any type of racism , whether intended or not , has no place in our community.
” Dougherty said she holds “ no animosity ” toward Lyon or anyone else at Righetti , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from St. Joseph .
Okay , the story is a little confusing because it ’ s hard to keep straight whether Righetti or St. Joseph is the private Catholic school and which is the public school .
Santa Maria is a fast-growing farm/exurb-type city of now 108,000 north of Santa Barbara .
California ’ s central coast is one of the nicer places to live in the US ( average high temperature ranges from 63 in January to 73 in August ) , but most of the towns are locked down tight by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obispo are lovely and expensive .
In Santa Maria , however , more sprawl is allowed so it ’ s more blue collar .
My guess is that it ’ s far enough inland so that the California Coastal Commission isn ’ t in charge .
If you are driving through the area , you are more likely to find reasonably priced chain restaurants and chain motels in sprawling Santa Maria than in boutique towns like Santa Ynez .
So , not surprisingly , the public Righetti HS in Santa Maria is only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Latino .
Meanwhile , private St. Joseph regularly features players from distant lands .
The local Santa Maria Times is reporting this story from a very different angle than the national outlets looking for Trump Caused Hate : St. Joseph ’ s Tom Mott has grown accustomed to rumors of recruiting Joe Bailey Feb 12 , 2020 Updated 4 hrs ago A certain word seems to follow Tom Mott wherever he goes .
Mott has made his peace with that .
Mott , who has coached boys basketball at St. Joseph High School @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in gyms around the area for years .
Tuesday night , the whispers turned into shouts as Righetti High students chanted “ Where ’ s your passport ?
” apparently aimed at the St. Joseph basketball players who are from out of the area .
St. Joseph has a player from France and several from Puerto Rico .
An international roster is nothing new for Mott at St. Joseph , though the Knights usually rely on a mix of local talent to win games .
St. Joseph High School administrators on Wednesday dismissed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group of Righetti High School students at the end … JoJo Walker , now a junior playing at the University of Portland , starred at St. Joseph after arriving from Carolina , Puerto Rico .
There ’ s been a slew of players from Puerto Rico , which is a U.S. territory , or other countries play for the Knights under Mott .
There ’ s Bebe Vargas ( Dominican Republic ) , Marcus Gomis ( France ) and Gabrys Sadaunykas ( Lithuania ) , among a few others .
Mott resigned from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mission Prep in 2006 after a scandal of unearthed recruiting violations .
Mission Prep self-reported that Mott had made contact with a player and his family in Puerto Rico and then sent an application to that player in order to have him enroll in school and play basketball for the Royals .
You generally aren ’ t supposed to recruit athletes at the high school level , but of course successful coaches do .
In fact there are now “ high schools ” ( usually with “ academy ” in their name ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a few textbooks .
For example , Oak Hill Academy in Virginia has had 24 players reach the NBA including Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony .
The International Management Group Academy in Florida , where the Williams sisters went to study tennis , has had 9 students drafted .
St. Joseph isn ’ t like that , but you can understand why the students at the local public school give the private school across the street a hard time for recruiting basketball players from around the world .
And no it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Here’s a story that’s starting to get national attention (here’s the New York Post) for the usual reasons. See if you can figure out what the real story is. From the Los Angeles Times:
‘Where’s your passport?’ chant breaks out at prep basketball game in Santa Maria
By CHUCK SCHILKEN STAFF WRITER
FEB. 12, 2020 8:21 AM A high school basketball game between two Central Section rivals took an ugly turn Tuesday night, as a chant from one of the student sections led to a confrontation between administrators from the schools. Just before the final buzzer of St. Joseph’s 74-57 victory over visiting Righetti in the regular season finale for the two Santa Maria teams, some fans started chanting, “Where’s your passport?” According to the Santa Maria Times, the chant came from the Righetti student section and was apparently directed toward St. Joseph players. St. Joseph is a private school with a racially diverse student population. The boy’s basketball team’s roster includes one player from France and three from Puerto Rico. “I did have an emotional reaction to that” chant, [St. Joseph principal] Dougherty told The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday. “I have an Ethiopian daughter — and all these students are my children — so it is personal to me.”… “I want this school to be safe for my students,” she said. St. Joseph coach Tom Mott, who is also the school’s athletic director, told the Santa Maria Times immediately after the final buzzer, “Anything our crowd or their crowd does is just part of the game.” On Wednesday morning, Mott clarified to The Los Angeles Times that he wasn’t aware of the controversial cheer at the time he made that comment. “Obviously any type of inappropriate cheer by anybody isn’t something we welcome in our gym,” he said. “Any type of racism, whether intended or not, has no place in our community.” Dougherty said she holds “no animosity” toward Lyon or anyone else at Righetti, a public school located across the street from St. Joseph.
Okay, the story is a little confusing because it’s hard to keep straight whether Righetti or St. Joseph is the private Catholic school and which is the public school.
Santa Maria is a fast-growing farm/exurb-type city of now 108,000 north of Santa Barbara. California’s central coast is one of the nicer places to live in the US (average high temperature ranges from 63 in January to 73 in August), but most of the towns are locked down tight by environmentalism and thus places like San Luis Obispo are lovely and expensive. In Santa Maria, however, more sprawl is allowed so it’s more blue collar. My guess is that it’s far enough inland so that the California Coastal Commission isn’t in charge. If you are driving through the area, you are more likely to find reasonably priced chain restaurants and chain motels in sprawling Santa Maria than in boutique towns like Santa Ynez.
So, not surprisingly, the public Righetti HS in Santa Maria is only 24% white and is 67% Latino. Meanwhile, private St. Joseph regularly features players from distant lands.
The local Santa Maria Times is reporting this story from a very different angle than the national outlets looking for Trump Caused Hate:
St. Joseph’s Tom Mott has grown accustomed to rumors of recruiting
Joe Bailey Feb 12, 2020 Updated 4 hrs ago A certain word seems to follow Tom Mott wherever he goes. Mott has made his peace with that. That word? Recruiting. Mott, who has coached boys basketball at St. Joseph High School since 2009, has heard the whispers in gyms around the area for years. Tuesday night, the whispers turned into shouts as Righetti High students chanted “Where’s your passport?” apparently aimed at the St. Joseph basketball players who are from out of the area. St. Joseph has a player from France and several from Puerto Rico. An international roster is nothing new for Mott at St. Joseph, though the Knights usually rely on a mix of local talent to win games. St. Joseph High School administrators on Wednesday dismissed the notion that a chant from a group of Righetti High School students at the end … JoJo Walker, now a junior playing at the University of Portland, starred at St. Joseph after arriving from Carolina, Puerto Rico. There’s been a slew of players from Puerto Rico, which is a U.S. territory, or other countries play for the Knights under Mott. There’s Bebe Vargas (Dominican Republic), Marcus Gomis (France) and Gabrys Sadaunykas (Lithuania), among a few others. Mott resigned from his coaching and athletic director position at Mission Prep in 2006 after a scandal of unearthed recruiting violations. Mission Prep self-reported that Mott had made contact with a player and his family in Puerto Rico and then sent an application to that player in order to have him enroll in school and play basketball for the Royals.
You generally aren’t supposed to recruit athletes at the high school level, but of course successful coaches do. In fact there are now “high schools” (usually with “academy” in their name) that are largely just all-star basketball teams with a few textbooks. For example, Oak Hill Academy in Virginia has had 24 players reach the NBA including Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony. The International Management Group Academy in Florida, where the Williams sisters went to study tennis, has had 9 students drafted.
St. Joseph isn’t like that, but you can understand why the students at the local public school give the private school across the street a hard time for recruiting basketball players from around the world.
And no it’s not Trump’s fault.


vdare--2020-02-14--A Reader Says A Cashless Economy Would Make It Harder For Illegals Working Under The Table

This is an idea I 've never heard mentioned in restrictionist circles—abolishing cash payment to make it harder for people working illegally under the table to spend their ill-gotten gains .
Credit card companies and tech companies have already invented the means , but they 're getting pushback .
After almost 10 minutes of standing in line at a coffee shop , Ritchie Torres realized he only had cash in his pocket — a form of payment no longer accepted by this store .
`` It was a humiliating experience , '' he said .
`` I remember wondering aloud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accept cash , which is legal tender ? ''
Torres is a City Council member in New York .
He says his constituents , especially seniors , have also complained about a spurt of cashless stores .
So Torres led the charge on a bill to ban businesses from rejecting cash , which New York 's city leaders passed almost unanimously last month .
A similar ban is slated for a hearing in Washington , D.C. , on Feb. 13 .
In the past year , Philadelphia , San Francisco and the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stores — a rare case of governments fighting a tech trend before it spreads far .
Massachusetts has required establishments to accept cash since 1978 .
`` A cashless economy is not an inclusive economy , '' said Tazra Mitchell [ Tweet her ] policy director at the research and advocacy group DC Fiscal Policy Institute .
Excluding people from paying with cash means `` essentially discriminating against people who are low-income , people who are homeless , also undocumented , '' she said .
Cities And States Are Saying No To Cashless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 Way down our list of things to do , but it would be interesting if a state could make it hard for an illegal alien operate in society by going cashless .
I read that Sweden is going in a cashless direction .
The thing I do n't like about it as the article mentions people spend more freely without cash and get themselves into financial trouble .
I do n't like credit card companies either ; they 're predators .
I like making it hard for illegals to pay for things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slaves to credit card companies .
How about making it mandatory all car , rent , and government payments have to be cashless ?
The commanding heights , as it were .
When i was in California I saw a car dealership that touted only needing matricula consular + cash to buy a car .
Make that illegal .
James Fulford writes : Retail businesses want to go cashless for safety reasons—armed robbery avoidance—and to avoid employee pilferage .
Most do n't mind losing the business of homeless beggars .
For a Starbucks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive .
However , in our current Tech Totalitarian atmosphere , this would give Apple , PayPal , Google , and Amazon far too much power over , for example , me .
VDARE.com has already been deplatformed by various people , and they 're quite capable of attacking our personal accounts .

From: Roger Williams [Email him]
This is an idea I've never heard mentioned in restrictionist circles—abolishing cash payment to make it harder for people working illegally under the table to spend their ill-gotten gains. Credit card companies and tech companies have already invented the means, but they're getting pushback.
After almost 10 minutes of standing in line at a coffee shop, Ritchie Torres realized he only had cash in his pocket — a form of payment no longer accepted by this store. "It was a humiliating experience," he said. "I remember wondering aloud, how could a business refuse to accept cash, which is legal tender?" Torres is a City Council member in New York. He says his constituents, especially seniors, have also complained about a spurt of cashless stores. So Torres led the charge on a bill to ban businesses from rejecting cash, which New York's city leaders passed almost unanimously last month. A similar ban is slated for a hearing in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13. In the past year, Philadelphia, San Francisco and the state of New Jersey have also banned cashless stores — a rare case of governments fighting a tech trend before it spreads far. Massachusetts has required establishments to accept cash since 1978. "A cashless economy is not an inclusive economy," said Tazra Mitchell [Tweet her] policy director at the research and advocacy group DC Fiscal Policy Institute. Excluding people from paying with cash means "essentially discriminating against people who are low-income, people who are homeless, also undocumented," she said. Cities And States Are Saying No To Cashless Shops, NPR, February 6, 2020
Way down our list of things to do, but it would be interesting if a state could make it hard for an illegal alien operate in society by going cashless. I read that Sweden is going in a cashless direction.
The thing I don't like about it as the article mentions people spend more freely without cash and get themselves into financial trouble. I don't like credit card companies either; they're predators. I like making it hard for illegals to pay for things but don't like making more Americans slaves to credit card companies.
How about making it mandatory all car, rent, and government payments have to be cashless? The commanding heights, as it were. When i was in California I saw a car dealership that touted only needing matricula consular + cash to buy a car. Make that illegal.
James Fulford writes: Retail businesses want to go cashless for safety reasons—armed robbery avoidance—and to avoid employee pilferage. Most don't mind losing the business of homeless beggars.
For a Starbucks losing the homeless trade is actually a positive. However, in our current Tech Totalitarian atmosphere, this would give Apple, PayPal, Google, and Amazon far too much power over, for example, me.
VDARE.com has already been deplatformed by various people, and they're quite capable of attacking our personal accounts.


vdare--2020-02-13--American Flight: California Exodus From Diversity Is Noted

Here ’ s an update from California .
It ’ s still overtaxed and diverse — two factors that are connected because foreigners like big government and newbies require special services like English classes in school designed for non-speakers .
Americans have largely quit moving to the state and citizens are leaving , but immigrants still are flooding in , shown by the 11 million foreign-born residents as of 2017 .
WILLIAM LA JEUNESSE : California is growing wealthier , more liberal , more expensive — forcing 52 percent of residents to consider leaving , including 71 percent who identify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — this company leaving LA for Texas which is set to add three Congressional seats ; California is losing one .
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CEO Magazine calls California America ’ s worst state for business ; quality of life — the worst according to US News .
Add taxes , traffic , housing , energy costs — almost 700 companies left in the last two years .
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Yet California is growing , thanks to immigrants from abroad .
Its diverse economy , among the world ’ s largest , attracts more college @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Some super-rich and retirees are leaving , but overall the state is gaining those that make over $ 125 grand , losing those that make under 75 .

Earlier: Conservatives Leave California For A More Recognizable America
Here’s an update from California. It’s still overtaxed and diverse — two factors that are connected because foreigners like big government and newbies require special services, like English classes, in school designed for non-speakers.
Americans have largely quit moving to the state and citizens are leaving, but immigrants still are flooding in, shown by the 11 million foreign-born residents as of 2017.
Here’s an update from Fox News reporter William La Jeunesse:
Political, economic fallout from California exodus https://t.co/6r4b64BAcW — VDARE (@vdare) February 14, 2020


vdare--2020-02-13--Based Bill Barr Smacks Down Kritarchs, Kritarchs Admit Political Motivation

Based Bill Barr has again laid down the law to the kritarchs in the Executive Office for Immigration Review ( EOIR ) , the administrative hearing agency for immigration cases , also known as the immigration courts .
In a related case , a former kritarch admits on nation-wide television that the kritarchs object to the law as written , outing their illegal political motivation .
The issue here is that the kritarchs have been ignoring instructions from the Attorney General and the Director of the EOIR to complete cases of so-called unaccompanied juveniles in 60 days .
The kritarchs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this standard and were conducting an illegal work slowdown in an effort to sabotage the administration policy .
The Trump administration is reinforcing a tight deadline for immigration cases of unaccompanied migrant children in government custody in an effort to make quicker decisions about deportation , according to an email obtained by CNN .
The message seems designed to apply pressure on immigration judges to wrap up such cases within a 60-day window that ’ s rarely met and falls in line with a broader effort by the administration to complete immigration cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Immigration Review , which oversees the nation ’ s immigration court system , sent the email last month to assistant chief immigration judges , reminding them that unaccompanied children in government custody are to be considered the same as detained adults for purposes of scheduling cases .
[ Trump Administration Puts Pressure On Completing Deportation Cases Of Migrant Children , By Priscilla Alvarez , CNN , February 12 , 2020 ] Of course , Alvarez contacts spokeswoman for the kritarch union , Ashley Tabaddor , who openly lies , claiming that cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 60 days .
That is just not true .
Tabaddor is lying .
Unaccompanied minors are the easiest case to complete .
Firstly , if they have parents , guardians , or relatives in the United States they are not unaccompanied , they are just aliens who have been illegally smuggled into the United States .
Such aliens have no claim to remain in the United States and should be immediately ordered deported .
And the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) should immediately arrest their “ sponsors ” if they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if not , arrest them for alien smuggling .
Similarly , most other immigration cases can be completed quickly .
Most aliens in removal proceedings are facially deportable .
Most delays are mere contrivances , especially aliens who repeatedly claim they are searching for an attorney , but get multiple continuances of their cases based on obvious lies .
Only if the children are really “ unaccompanied ” is there an issue .
That means they have no parents or other relatives in the United States .
Now no young child travels all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having spent thousands of dollars with a smugger , a coyote in the parlance of the border .
There are a small number of teenagers who bring themselves to the United States who have no relatives here , but are an insignificant number .
99 % of all minors are being smuggled by a family member .
Therefore there are no complicated issues .
Alvarez , of course , lies as well , taking the line that “ unaccompanied ” children have relatives here who are difficult to find .
That , again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ unaccompanied ” minors have contact information , as they are being smuggled .
In most cases , a payment is due to the smuggler upon the arrival of the child , but in any case , why smuggle a minor if when the minor is arrested there is no way to contact the parents or relatives ?
Of interest in this story is that CNN accompanied the story with a related video of a former Immigration Judge ( IJ ) , Lisa Dornell , who resigned after being instructed by her supervisors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ performance , i.e .
doing the work she was hired to do , rather than making her own immigration policy .
Dornell objected to being supervised and resigned .
In the accompanying video , however , she outed herself as a lawless kritarch and politically motivated .
Starting from 1:17 , Dornell states openly that she and other IJs don ’ t accept supervision and correction by management and she objects to the statute that requires applicants for admission who are inadmissible to wait in Mexico , and claims that this is Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is statute that she is objecting to , which exposes her lawlessness .
It is not for her to object to the laws that Congress created .
She also demands that the EOIR be made into a real Article III court , which is another political demand .
Here she is in a previous CNN article by Alvarez , almost as if CNN had an agenda , only speaking with former IJs who object to the law and the Trump Administration policies .
Lisa Dornell loved her job .
For 24 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Baltimore ’ s immigration court , hearing hundreds of cases of immigrants trying to stay in the United States .
“ It was an honor .
It was a privilege to be able to preside over so many different cases and be able to grant relief to people who needed relief , ” Dornell told CNN in an interview .
But she walked away from that job in April — a decision that still invokes a wave of emotion when she recalls it .
“ The toxic environment made it both harder and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
[ Immigration Judges Quit In Response To Administration Policies , by Patricia Alvarez , CNN , December 27 , 2019 ] I for one am celebrating that fact that Based Bill Barr is forcing out leftist kritarchs and cleaning up the swamp .

Based Bill Barr has again laid down the law to the kritarchs in the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), the administrative hearing agency for immigration cases, also known as the immigration courts. In a related case, a former kritarch admits on nation-wide television that the kritarchs object to the law as written, outing their illegal political motivation.
The issue here is that the kritarchs have been ignoring instructions from the Attorney General and the Director of the EOIR to complete cases of so-called unaccompanied juveniles in 60 days. The kritarchs don’t like being held to this standard and were conducting an illegal work slowdown in an effort to sabotage the administration policy.
The Trump administration is reinforcing a tight deadline for immigration cases of unaccompanied migrant children in government custody in an effort to make quicker decisions about deportation, according to an email obtained by CNN. The message seems designed to apply pressure on immigration judges to wrap up such cases within a 60-day window that’s rarely met and falls in line with a broader effort by the administration to complete immigration cases at a faster speed… The Executive Office for Immigration Review, which oversees the nation’s immigration court system, sent the email last month to assistant chief immigration judges, reminding them that unaccompanied children in government custody are to be considered the same as detained adults for purposes of scheduling cases. [Trump Administration Puts Pressure On Completing Deportation Cases Of Migrant Children, by Priscilla Alvarez, CNN, February 12, 2020]
Of course, Alvarez contacts spokeswoman for the kritarch union, Ashley Tabaddor, who openly lies, claiming that cases involving juveniles cannot be completed in 60 days.
Judge Ashley Tabaddor, president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, said deadlines are “putting the judge between a rock and a hard place.” “The only thing that can get done within 60 days is if someone wants to give up their case or go home or be deported,” Tabaddor told CNN.
That is just not true. Tabaddor is lying. Unaccompanied minors are the easiest case to complete. Firstly, if they have parents, guardians, or relatives in the United States they are not unaccompanied, they are just aliens who have been illegally smuggled into the United States. Such aliens have no claim to remain in the United States and should be immediately ordered deported. And the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should immediately arrest their “sponsors” if they are in the United States illegally and, if not, arrest them for alien smuggling. Similarly, most other immigration cases can be completed quickly. Most aliens in removal proceedings are facially deportable. Most delays are mere contrivances, especially aliens who repeatedly claim they are searching for an attorney, but get multiple continuances of their cases based on obvious lies.
Only if the children are really “unaccompanied” is there an issue. That means they have no parents or other relatives in the United States. Now no young child travels all the way to the United States without having spent thousands of dollars with a smugger, a coyote in the parlance of the border. There are a small number of teenagers who bring themselves to the United States who have no relatives here, but are an insignificant number. 99% of all minors are being smuggled by a family member. Therefore there are no complicated issues.
Alvarez, of course, lies as well, taking the line that “unaccompanied” children have relatives here who are difficult to find.
While the 60-day deadline cited in the email is not new, it’s difficult to meet for cases of unaccompanied kids, in part, because of the time it takes to collect the relevant information for a child who comes to the United States alone. As a result, cases can often take months, if not years, to resolve.
That, again, is not true. All the “unaccompanied” minors have contact information, as they are being smuggled. In most cases, a payment is due to the smuggler upon the arrival of the child, but in any case, why smuggle a minor if when the minor is arrested there is no way to contact the parents or relatives?
Of interest in this story is that CNN accompanied the story with a related video of a former Immigration Judge (IJ), Lisa Dornell, who resigned after being instructed by her supervisors on the requirements related to her job performance, i.e., doing the work she was hired to do, rather than making her own immigration policy. Dornell objected to being supervised and resigned. In the accompanying video, however, she outed herself as a lawless kritarch and politically motivated.
Starting from 1:17, Dornell states openly that she and other IJs don’t accept supervision and correction by management and she objects to the statute that requires applicants for admission who are inadmissible to wait in Mexico, and claims that this is Trump Administration policy, not the law. This is statute that she is objecting to, which exposes her lawlessness. It is not for her to object to the laws that Congress created. She also demands that the EOIR be made into a real Article III court, which is another political demand.
Here she is in a previous CNN article by Alvarez, almost as if CNN had an agenda, only speaking with former IJs who object to the law and the Trump Administration policies.
Lisa Dornell loved her job. For 24 years, she sat on the bench in Baltimore’s immigration court, hearing hundreds of cases of immigrants trying to stay in the United States. “It was an honor. It was a privilege to be able to preside over so many different cases and be able to grant relief to people who needed relief,” Dornell told CNN in an interview.
But she walked away from that job in April — a decision that still invokes a wave of emotion when she recalls it. “The toxic environment made it both harder and easier to leave,” Dornell said. [Immigration Judges Quit In Response To Administration Policies, by Patricia Alvarez, CNN, December 27, 2019]
I for one am celebrating that fact that Based Bill Barr is forcing out leftist kritarchs and cleaning up the swamp.


vdare--2020-02-13--SAID IN SPANISH: Trump’s Deal With Mexico Still Holding; “The Devil’s Caravan” Disappears; ETC. [FIV

SAID IN SPANISH: Trump’s Deal With Mexico Still Holding; “The Devil’s Caravan” Disappears; ETC. [FIVE ITEMS]

Earlier by Allan Wall : Showdowns On The Suchiate , Falling Border Crossings—Trump Forcing Mexico To Block The Central American Immivasion The deal with Mexico by last May ’ s Trump tariff threat is still holding firm and may yet prove to be one of Trump ’ s most successful policies .
Not only Mexico , but other countries have been pressured by the policy , with Guatemala now moving to work together with Mexico .
It ’ s a result of Trump ’ s thinking outside of the box by using trade policy as a lever to secure our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moved much of the border action from the Rio Grande ( separating the U.S. and Mexico ) to the Suchiate River ( separating Mexico from Guatemala ) , which was no small feat .
Of course , all this could be reversed by ( 1 ) a change of policy in Mexico or ( 2 ) a Democratic victory in November .
So we ’ ve been warned .
After two caravans failed to get past Mexican security forces in January , a new caravan , called La Caravana del Diablo ( “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was formed .
This ambitious caravan departed San Pedro Sula , Honduras en route to the Guatemala/Mexico border .
It was supposed to supposed to exact revenge for the previous deportations of some of its members .
As of February 2nd , “ the Devi ’ s Caravan ” was reported to have 1,000 persons on the border and was threatening to cross on February 3.rd .
It was on January 31 when a group of Honduran migrants calling themselves the Caravan of the Devil left San Pedro Sula , Honduras , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States , passing through Mexico .
This caravan was composed of at least 150 persons , but as of today there is no trace of them on the southern border with Guatemala .
…it is believed it could have dissolved on the way to our country [ Mexico ] …Mexican authorities continue monitoring the southern border , but…no concentration of migrants has been reported in Tecun Uman , Guatemala… [ where ] the caravans have met previously .
[ No hay rastro de la Caravana del Diablo en la frontera sur de México @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Caravan on the Southern Border of Mexico ” ) , La Verdad Noticias , February 4 , 2020 ] Another source , Cuarto Poder de Chiapas ( Chiapas being the Mexican state bordering Guatemala ) quotes a certain Luis Garcia Villagran , director of the Centro de Dignificación Humana ( the Center For Improving Human Dignity ) who claims that there are small groups of Hondurans and Salvadorans in the area , who plan to enter through more isolated routes “ although the risks are greater ” .
[ Desarticulada la @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Devil ’ s Caravan ’ Broken Up ” ) , Rafael Victorio , Cuarto Poder , February 4 , 2020 ] But as of now , the much-hyped “ Devil ’ s Caravan ” seems to have fizzled out .
Many businessmen make money off of immigration , both legal and illegal .
But on the Mexican side of the Suchiate River , there is discontent with the caravans .
Recently , while waiting for the arrival of the aforementioned “ Devil ’ s Caravan ” some Mexican merchants How are the caravans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ article quotes a certain Isidoro Rodriguez Solano , who is the General Secretary of the Union of Triciclos of Ciudad Hidalgo .
Here is a photo of an actual triciclo en Ciudad Hidalgo .
It ’ s a three-wheeled vehicle used by mobile vendors .
It sounds to me as though the Mexican merchants are accusing the caravans of having criminals and troublemakers among their ranks .
In the U.S. , saying that would be denounced as racist .
And , after all was said and done , no caravan crossed the border @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alarmed about the possibility .
On January 14 , a new president took office in Guatemala : Alejandro Giammattei , pictured.Giammattei is a dual citizen of Guatemala and Italy , and has multiple sclerosis , forcing him to use crutches .
On February 6 , Giammattei arrived in Mexico City for a visit and addressed the Mexican senate .
Mexico ’ s Milenio reports that Giammattei made an offer to Mexico : The Guatemalan President told the Mexican Senate that What Giammattei wants is “ an investment bank ” which would provide opportunities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This sounds good—especially if U.S. taxpayers don ’ t have to pay for it .
But without the pressure from the Trump administration , would these leaders be thinking seriously about such things ?
Porfirio Munoz Ledo is a prominent longtime Mexican politician , a member of President AMLO ’ s MORENA party , and until this past September , the Speaker of the Mexican House .
Munoz Ledo doesn ’ t like the fact that AMLO is stopping Central American migrants from entering Mexico , so he plans to amend the Mexican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oriented : This guy is a real Open Borders booster , even defying the President who is the leader of his own party .
What if Munoz Ledo , or someone who thinks like him , becomes the next President of Mexico ?
The comments section , on the other hand , was 100 % against this .
Jose A. Toledano ’ s suggestion : “ Let him [ Munoz Ledo ] pay from his salary the expenses that the invaders generate.
” Notice he calls the Central Americans ( and others ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get in trouble for that .
Another commenter , Geddy Leyva asks : “ And the Mexicans , who will protect them ?
” American citizen Allan Wall ( email him ) moved back to the U.S.A. in 2008 after many years residing in Mexico .
Allan 's wife is Mexican , and their two sons are bilingual .
In 2005 , Allan served a tour of duty in Iraq with the Texas Army National Guard .
His VDARE.COM articles are archived here ; his Mexidata.info articles are archived here ; his News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his website is here .

Earlier by Allan Wall: Showdowns On The Suchiate, Falling Border Crossings—Trump Forcing Mexico To Block The Central American Immivasion
Mexico IS The Wall
The deal with Mexico by last May’s Trump tariff threat is still holding firm and may yet prove to be one of Trump’s most successful policies.
Not only Mexico, but other countries have been pressured by the policy, with Guatemala now moving to work together with Mexico.
It’s a result of Trump’s thinking outside of the box by using trade policy as a lever to secure our border. In doing so, Trump moved much of the border action from the Rio Grande (separating the U.S. and Mexico) to the Suchiate River (separating Mexico from Guatemala), which was no small feat.
Of course, all this could be reversed by (1) a change of policy in Mexico or (2) a Democratic victory in November. So we’ve been warned.
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After The Hoopla, “The Devil’s Caravan" A No-Show
After two caravans failed to get past Mexican security forces in January, a new caravan, called La Caravana del Diablo (“The Devil’s Caravan”) was formed.
This ambitious caravan departed San Pedro Sula, Honduras en route to the Guatemala/Mexico border. It was supposed to supposed to exact revenge for the previous deportations of some of its members.
As of February 2nd, “the Devi’s Caravan” was reported to have 1,000 persons on the border and was threatening to cross on February 3rd.
But a curious thing happened. “The Devil’s Caravan” disappeared:
It was on January 31 when a group of Honduran migrants calling themselves the Caravan of the Devil left San Pedro Sula, Honduras, with the intention of arriving to the United States, passing through Mexico. This caravan was composed of at least 150 persons, but as of today there is no trace of them on the southern border with Guatemala. …it is believed it could have dissolved on the way to our country [Mexico]…Mexican authorities continue monitoring the southern border, but…no concentration of migrants has been reported in Tecun Uman, Guatemala…[where] the caravans have met previously. [No hay rastro de la Caravana del Diablo en la frontera sur de México (“No Trace of the Devil’s Caravan on the Southern Border of Mexico”), La Verdad Noticias, February 4, 2020]
Another source, Cuarto Poder de Chiapas (Chiapas being the Mexican state bordering Guatemala) quotes a certain Luis Garcia Villagran, director of the Centro de Dignificación Humana (the Center For Improving Human Dignity) who claims that there are small groups of Hondurans and Salvadorans in the area, who plan to enter through more isolated routes “although the risks are greater”. [Desarticulada la “Caravana del Diablo” (‘Devil’s Caravan’ Broken Up”), Rafael Victorio, Cuarto Poder, February 4, 2020]
But as of now, the much-hyped “Devil’s Caravan” seems to have fizzled out.
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Merchants vs. The Caravans
Many businessmen make money off of immigration, both legal and illegal. But on the Mexican side of the Suchiate River, there is discontent with the caravans.
Recently, while waiting for the arrival of the aforementioned “Devil’s Caravan” some Mexican merchants
…closed the customs station of Ciudad Hidalgo [Mexican border town and main crossing point from Guatemala] to demand a stop to the migrant caravans, since their presence affects the commercial activity of the region. [Sin rastro de la llamada Caravana del Diablo en Chiapas (“No trace of the so-called Devil’s Caravan in Chiapas”), by Lizette Coello, Uno TV, February 4, 2020]
How are the caravans bad for business?
Well, the article quotes a certain Isidoro Rodriguez Solano, who is the General Secretary of the Union of Triciclos of Ciudad Hidalgo. Here is a photo of an actual triciclo en Ciudad Hidalgo. It’s a three-wheeled vehicle used by mobile vendors.
Quoth General Secretary Rodriguez:
“They [the caravans] affect all the commerce, all the town… they come, they destroy things, they commit outrages. You all have seen it.”
It sounds to me as though the Mexican merchants are accusing the caravans of having criminals and troublemakers among their ranks. In the U.S., saying that would be denounced as racist.
A group of merchants approached the customs house to ask for dialogue and deliver the petition to the authorities, but they were not received. So the merchants blocked the pedestrian route, but were removed by elements of private security...After that, the merchants blocked the vehicular route until they were heard.
And, after all was said and done, no caravan crossed the border. But you can see they were alarmed about the possibility.
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Guatemalan President’s Offer To Mexico
On January 14, a new president took office in Guatemala: Alejandro Giammattei, pictured. Giammattei is a dual citizen of Guatemala and Italy, and has multiple sclerosis, forcing him to use crutches.
On February 6, Giammattei arrived in Mexico City for a visit and addressed the Mexican senate.
Mexico’s Milenio reports that Giammattei made an offer to Mexico:
Let us [Guatemala and Mexico] work together in the construction, not of physical walls, but of walls of prosperity, not of walls of weapons, but walls of prosperity that encourage persons to stay and not take the risk [of emigrating]. [Presidente de Guatemala pide a México construir "muro de prosperidad y no de armas" (President of Guatemala asks Mexico to Construct ‘Wall of Prosperity and not of Weapons’), by Silvia Arellano, February 6, 2020]
The Guatemalan President told the Mexican Senate that
“Persons and entire families go north to try and find the opportunities that we have denied them. They are a product of the marginalization and the social exclusion, of unemployment, of lack of access to basic services and many other things. “
What Giammattei wants is “an investment bank” which would provide opportunities and “stop the migration.”
This sounds good—especially if U.S. taxpayers don’t have to pay for it.
But without the pressure from the Trump administration, would these leaders be thinking seriously about such things?
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A (Mexican) Open Borders Fanatic
Porfirio Munoz Ledo is a prominent longtime Mexican politician, a member of President AMLO’s MORENA party, and until this past September, the Speaker of the Mexican House.
Munoz Ledo doesn’t like the fact that AMLO is stopping Central American migrants from entering Mexico, so he plans to amend the Mexican constitution to make it more open borders oriented:
…Porfirio Munoz Ledo will relaunch his proposal of constitutional reforms to recognize migration as a human right, to guarantee the free passage of persons through Mexican territory and to expressly prohibit the criminalization of migrants on the part of the Mexican state. [Muñoz Ledo relanza ley para proteger migrantes (“Munoz Ledo Relaunches Law to Protect Migrants”), by Fernando Damian and Elia Castillo, Milenio, February 5, 2020
This guy is a real Open Borders booster, even defying the President, who is the leader of his own party.
What if Munoz Ledo, or someone who thinks like him, becomes the next President of Mexico?
Munoz Ledo has repeatedly questioned the migratory policy of the [Mexican] federal government and the containment of Central American caravans on the southern border…..The initiative stipulates that ‘every person has the human right to migrate, to enter Mexico and leave Mexico voluntarily and with dignity, to pass through its territory and change residence, independently of his migratory status. …the Mexican state would not criminalize the irregular migration and would procure the economic and social condiitons so that its inhabitants would stay within the national territory.”
The comments section, on the other hand, was 100% against this.
Jose A. Toledano’s suggestion: “Let him [Munoz Ledo] pay from his salary the expenses that the invaders generate.”
Notice he calls the Central Americans (and others) “invaders.” We’d get in trouble for that.
Another commenter, Geddy Leyva asks: “And the Mexicans, who will protect them?”
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American citizen Allan Wall (email him) moved back to the U.S.A. in 2008 after many years residing in Mexico. Allan's wife is Mexican, and their two sons are bilingual. In 2005, Allan served a tour of duty in Iraq with the Texas Army National Guard. His VDARE.COM articles are archived here; his Mexidata.info articles are archived here; his News With Views columns are archived here; and his website is here.


vdare--2020-02-14--London Breed, Clara Jeffrey, And SF's (Willie?) Brown Axis Of Power

Mother Jones editor Clara Jeffrey has a long thread on Twitter [ Archived here ] about how London Breed , the black lady Mayor of San Francisco , is involved in corruption scandal with black San Francisco Public Works director Mohammed Nuru .
I ca n't even with how insular and incestuous and corrupt SF is .
Mayor @ londonbreed acknowledges she had relationship with DPW Nuru two decades ago and that they remained close friends .
[ London Breed , Medium.com , February 14 , 2020 ] Ultimately much of this corruption traces back to [ black ex-Mayor ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black prosecutor and Senator ] Kamala Harris , [ whose ] kids Breed once babysat , who installed many of those in power throughout city and still pulls their strings .
AND WHO IS A @ sfchronicle COLUMNIST .
Then she refers to this as `` the Brown axis of power '' : Of course , she means the Willie Brown axis of power , but it 's impossible not to note that this is what we refer to as a Minority Occupation Government , which frequently involves high levels of corruption .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have this ?
Baltimore has it for demographic reasons—their most recent black lady mayor is going to jail for a corruption scandal , the one before that gave Baltimore rioters who `` wished to destroy space to do that '' etc.—but San Francisco is , according to Wikipedia , less than 6 percent black .

Mother Jones editor Clara Jeffrey has a long thread on Twitter [Archived here] about how London Breed, the black lady Mayor of San Francisco, is involved in corruption scandal with black San Francisco Public Works director Mohammed Nuru
The corruption scandal is big news:
San Francisco City Attorney Issues Subpoenas in Public Corruption Probe The subpoenas come after Mohammed Nuru resigned from his post as San Francisco Public Works director. By Jaxon Van Derbeken, Michael Bott, Kevin Nious and Josh Slowiczek, NBC, February 12, 2020
Jeffrey writes
I can't even with how insular and incestuous and corrupt SF is. Mayor @londonbreed acknowledges she had relationship with DPW Nuru two decades ago and that they remained close friends. [London Breed, Medium.com, February 14, 2020 ] Ultimately much of this corruption traces back to [black ex-Mayor] Willie Brown, who once dated [black prosecutor and Senator] Kamala Harris, [whose] kids Breed once babysat, who installed many of those in power throughout city and still pulls their strings. AND WHO IS A @sfchronicle COLUMNIST.
Then she refers to this as "the Brown axis of power":
But it's not just the Brown axis of power that's corrupt. The entire city is run like a cluster of warring, opaque fiefdoms and it is SO EXHAUSTING. — Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) February 14, 2020
Of course, she means the Willie Brown axis of power, but it's impossible not to note that this is what we refer to as a Minority Occupation Government, which frequently involves high levels of corruption.
The question is why does San Francisco have this? Baltimore has it for demographic reasons—their most recent black lady mayor is going to jail for a corruption scandal, the one before that gave Baltimore rioters who "wished to destroy space to do that" etc.—but San Francisco is, according to Wikipedia, less than 6 percent black.
Who's voting for these people?


vdare--2020-02-14--This Day In VDARE.com History, 2011: Canada's Massive Legal Immigration Under A "Conservative" Gover

This Day In VDARE.com History, 2011: Canada's Massive Legal Immigration Under A "Conservative" Government

Originally published on this day in 2011 .
Our Canadian correspondent Kevin Michael Grace has always been skeptical about Canadian Conservative Stephen Harper 's willingness to do anything about immigration , both when Harper was out of power , and when he was elected Prime Minister .
Today the Canadian Government boasted that no matter how many Canadians lose their jobs in the recession , they will continue importing foreigners : Canada welcomes highest number of legal immigrants in 50 years while taking action to maintain the integrity of Canada ’ s immigration system , February 13 , 2011 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is true—the part about maintaining the integrity not so true .
See the full article below , or see Canada ( Jason Kenney , Immigration Minister ) Welcomes The Camp of the Saints on VDARE.com .
Adrian MacNair : Conservatives become the party of Big Immigration Today 's press release says that in 2010 , Canada welcomed the highest number of legal immigrants in the past 50 years , at 280,636 new permanent residents .
Good luck Toronto , Montreal and Vancouver .
`` While other Western countries cut back on immigration during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immigration levels high .
Canada 's post-recession economy demands a high level of economic immigration to keep our economy strong , '' said Minister Kenney .
`` In 2010 , we welcomed the highest number of permanent residents in the past 50 years to support Canada 's economic recovery while taking action to maintain the integrity of Canada 's immigration system with the introduction of the Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada 's Immigration System Act . ''
They did n't just keep immigration levels high .
They set new records for it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the average annual intake of the 1990s .
You have to admit , the Conservatives do n't do anything halfway .
When they expand something , whether it be spending , deficits , expanding government programs , the bureaucracy , or operating costs , they go the whole hog .
[ More ] Canada is , however , lucky in one sense—its southern border is with a richer country rather than a poorer one , a country—whose citizens , by and large , do n't want to leave .

Originally published on this day in 2011.
Our Canadian correspondent Kevin Michael Grace has always been skeptical about Canadian Conservative Stephen Harper's willingness to do anything about immigration, both when Harper was out of power, and when he was elected Prime Minister.
Today the Canadian Government boasted that no matter how many Canadians lose their jobs in the recession, they will continue importing foreigners: Canada welcomes highest number of legal immigrants in 50 years while taking action to maintain the integrity of Canada’s immigration system, February 13, 2011. The part about massive levels of immigration is true—the part about maintaining the integrity not so true. See the full article below, or see Canada (Jason Kenney, Immigration Minister) Welcomes The Camp of the Saints on VDARE.com.
Adrian MacNair: Conservatives become the party of Big Immigration Adrian MacNair February 14, 2011 - 9:51 am Today's press release says that in 2010, Canada welcomed the highest number of legal immigrants in the past 50 years, at 280,636 new permanent residents. Good luck Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. "While other Western countries cut back on immigration during the recession, our government kept legal immigration levels high. Canada's post-recession economy demands a high level of economic immigration to keep our economy strong," said Minister Kenney. "In 2010, we welcomed the highest number of permanent residents in the past 50 years to support Canada's economic recovery while taking action to maintain the integrity of Canada's immigration system with the introduction of the Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada's Immigration System Act." They didn't just keep immigration levels high. They set new records for it. The number is 60,000 higher than the average annual intake of the 1990s. You have to admit, the Conservatives don't do anything halfway. When they expand something, whether it be spending, deficits, expanding government programs, the bureaucracy, or operating costs, they go the whole hog.[More]
Canada is, however, lucky in one sense—its southern border is with a richer country rather than a poorer one, a country—whose citizens, by and large, don't want to leave.


vdare--2020-02-14--Nick Fuentes Deplatformed By Google-Owned YouTube But  “America First” MESSAGE Still Strong

Steve Sailer once wrote “ What goes unsaid eventually goes unthought.
” But what happens when good people to rise @ @ @ @ @ orthodoxies and then tech totalitarians , aided by pro-Antifa outlets , work to de-platform them @ @ @ @ @ been banned from YouTube , his “ America First ” channel digitally erased by the @ @ @ @ @ when what is said can no longer be heard ?
Fuentes 's message of “ @ @ @ @ @ hundreds of thousands of people , and he was working with other young people to @ @ @ @ @ to challenge Conservatism Inc. ( See The Groyper Wars On Immigration Are The Debate That @ @ @ @ @ Having his popular YouTube channel deleted by Google will be a momentary nuisance , but @ @ @ @ @ work to motivate those around him of the worthiness of their cause .
Because what @ @ @ @ @ America First ” was starting to become increasingly thought by thousands and thousands of young @ @

Steve Sailer once wrote “What goes unsaid eventually goes unthought.”
But what happens when good people to rise to challenge the prevailing political orthodoxies and then tech totalitarians, aided by pro-Antifa outlets, work to de-platform them?
Nick Fuentes has finally been banned from YouTube, his “America First” channel digitally erased by the Google-owned company.
YouTube terminated @NickJFuentes channel
Big F pic.twitter.com/KojdCWzhNu — Scott Greer 6’2” IQ 187 (@ScottMGreer) February 14, 2020
Fuentes banned by YouTube after taking on Conservative Inc. and them all calling for his deplatforming. Really makes you think. 🤔 — Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) February 14, 2020
What happens when what is said can no longer be heard?
Fuentes's message of “America First” resonated with hundreds of thousands of people, and he was working with other young people to try and build a movement to challenge Conservatism Inc. (See The Groyper Wars On Immigration Are The Debate That American Nationalism Needs.) Having his popular YouTube channel deleted by Google will be a momentary nuisance, but in the long-term will only work to motivate those around him of the worthiness of their cause.
Because what was said on his “America First” was starting to become increasingly thought by thousands and thousands of young people.


vdare--2020-02-16--Trump Saves Westchester County From Obama’s Affirmatively Forcing “Fair Housing” Program

The Obama HUD developed an `` Affirmatively Further Fair Housing '' rule to move people of one color from poor neighborhoods to better neighborhoods occupied by mostly by people of another color .
We 've written about this a lot—the earliest example I can find is a 2013 post by Allan Wall : HUD And Its New Residential Social Engineering Program .
Steve Sailer pointed out that when you say `` affirmatively furthering '' , you sound like Daffy Duck .
One of the white communities targeted was Westchester County in New York State .
In the New York Post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expresses his gratitude to Trump : During the Obama administration , the Department of Housing and Urban Development tried to install Washington bureaucrats as the decision makers for how communities across all 50 states should grow .
Using an obscure rule called Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing , HUD sought to remake America ’ s cities , towns and villages by forcing any community that was getting federal funds to meet racial quotas .
To do this , HUD applied the notion of “ disparate impact , ” which unilaterally deems housing patterns to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evenly spread across the jurisdiction .
Communities with high concentrations of minorities are automatically labeled segregated .
Westchester served as the petri dish for HUD ’ s “ grand experiment.
” On Jan. 1 , 2010 , the day I was inaugurated as county executive , a federal consent decree signed by my predecessor went into effect requiring Westchester to spend at least $ 56 million to build 750 units of affordable housing over the next seven years in 31 white communities — or face crippling financial penalties .
Westchester not only met @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watch , it exceeded it by 40 .
A happy ending for everyone .
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except HUD .
The administration was intent on taking its AFFH-linked , disparate-impact visions national , and that required villains .
The last thing HUD wanted was a suburban community working cooperatively and using its existing zoning framework to build affordable housing without the federal government ’ s racial micromanagement .
So a year into the settlement , HUD demanded that the county go “ beyond the four corners ” of the decree and declare its basic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ density and safe drinking water as racially “ exclusionary.
” Single-family homes on quarter-acre lots were deemed potentially “ racist ” — supposedly because minority members might not be able to afford them .
No one milked this race-baiting angle more than the editorial page of The New York Times , which bizarrely and outrageously accused the county of “ defending an ultra-white status quo ” ( 2011 ) ; of failing to “ remove the barriers .
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that in many villages and towns function as invisible ‘ Whites Only ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of “ keeping Jim Crow ’ s spirit alive in the New York region ” ( 2016 ) .
[ Links added ] Meanwhile , the feds began their campaign to force Westchester ’ s capitulation by halting millions of dollars in federal funds designated to help the county ’ s neediest .
How ’ s that for moral high ground ?
Missing from the smears were the facts : Westchester is the most diverse county in New York state outside of New York City , and African American and Hispanic populations in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 56 percent , organically , from 2000 to 2010 .
The impasse finally ended with the election of Donald Trump .
Elections matter .
But the big win came last month , when — based on Westchester ’ s experience and expertise from groups like Americans for Limited Government — the Trump administration replaced Team Obama ’ s AFFH regulation with its own .
Team Trump just called a halt to the Obama-era war on American suburbs , by Rob Astorino , February 14 , 2020 When Trump put this main `` Affirmative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we pointed out that it was another instance of him not being Hillary Clinton .

The Obama HUD developed an "Affirmatively Further Fair Housing" rule to move people of one color from poor neighborhoods to better neighborhoods occupied by mostly by people of another color. We've written about this a lot—the earliest example I can find is a 2013 post by Allan Wall: HUD And Its New Residential Social Engineering Program.
Steve Sailer pointed out that when you say "affirmatively furthering," you sound like Daffy Duck.
One of the white communities targeted was Westchester County in New York State. In the New York Post, former Westchester county executive Rob Astorino expresses his gratitude to Trump:
During the Obama administration, the Department of Housing and Urban Development tried to install Washington bureaucrats as the decision makers for how communities across all 50 states should grow. Using an obscure rule called Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, HUD sought to remake America’s cities, towns and villages by forcing any community that was getting federal funds to meet racial quotas. To do this, HUD applied the notion of “disparate impact,” which unilaterally deems housing patterns to be discriminatory if minority representation is not evenly spread across the jurisdiction. Communities with high concentrations of minorities are automatically labeled segregated. Westchester served as the petri dish for HUD’s “grand experiment.” On Jan. 1, 2010, the day I was inaugurated as county executive, a federal consent decree signed by my predecessor went into effect requiring Westchester to spend at least $56 million to build 750 units of affordable housing over the next seven years in 31 white communities — or face crippling financial penalties. Westchester not only met the goal of 750 units on my watch, it exceeded it by 40. A happy ending for everyone . . . except HUD. The administration was intent on taking its AFFH-linked, disparate-impact visions national, and that required villains. The last thing HUD wanted was a suburban community working cooperatively and using its existing zoning framework to build affordable housing without the federal government’s racial micromanagement. So a year into the settlement, HUD demanded that the county go “beyond the four corners” of the decree and declare its basic zoning rules on things like height, density and safe drinking water as racially “exclusionary.” Single-family homes on quarter-acre lots were deemed potentially “racist” — supposedly because minority members might not be able to afford them. No one milked this race-baiting angle more than the editorial page of The New York Times, which bizarrely and outrageously accused the county of “defending an ultra-white status quo” (2011); of failing to “remove the barriers . . . that in many villages and towns function as invisible ‘Whites Only’ signs” (2015); and of “keeping Jim Crow’s spirit alive in the New York region” (2016).[Links added] Meanwhile, the feds began their campaign to force Westchester’s capitulation by halting millions of dollars in federal funds designated to help the county’s neediest. How’s that for moral high ground? Missing from the smears were the facts: Westchester is the most diverse county in New York state outside of New York City, and African American and Hispanic populations in the 31 Westchester communities had grown by 56 percent, organically, from 2000 to 2010. The impasse finally ended with the election of Donald Trump. Elections matter. But the big win came last month, when — based on Westchester’s experience and expertise from groups like Americans for Limited Government — the Trump administration replaced Team Obama’s AFFH regulation with its own. Team Trump just called a halt to the Obama-era war on American suburbs, by Rob Astorino, February 14, 2020
When Trump put this main "Affirmative Furthering" program on hold in 2018, we pointed out that it was another instance of him not being Hillary Clinton.


vdare--2020-02-16--The Red State Living Wage: Why Are GOP States More Affordable Than Blue States?

The Red State Living wage is a lot lower than the blue state rate .
From The Council for Community @ @ @ @ @ higher the cost of living in a state , the harder it is for people @ @ @ @ @ in other states to make ends meet .
The Council for Community and Economic Research @ @ @ @ @ on a composite of price information from participating cities and metropolitan areas in each state @ @ @ @ @ is from 2018 .
The following table ranks states , colored in accordance with their @ @ @ @ @ in ascending order by their cost of living indices : Fun presidential debate question no @ @ @ @ @ permitted to ask : Why are Republican states so much more affordable than blue states @ @ @ @ @ poor ?

Earlier, by Steve Sailer (2005) : "Affordable Family Formation"—The Neglected Key To GOP's Future
The Red State Living wage is a lot lower than the blue state rate.
From The Council for Community and Economic Research:
The higher the cost of living in a state, the harder it is for people of similar means with those in other states to make ends meet. The Council for Community and Economic Research measures cost of living based on a composite of price information from participating cities and metropolitan areas in each state. The most recent analysis is from 2018.
The following table ranks states, colored in accordance with their 2016 US presidential vote, in ascending order by their cost of living indices:
COL index 1) Mississippi 2) Oklahoma 3) Arkansas 4) Missouri 5) Michigan 6) Alabama 7) Tennessee 8) Kansas 9) Indiana 10) Wyoming 11) Georgia 12) Texas 13) Iowa 14) Kentucky 15) New Mexico 16) Ohio 17) Louisiana 18) Idaho 19) North Carolina 20) West Virginia 21) Nebraska 22) Wisconsin 23) Illinois 24) Utah 25) South Carolina 26) Arizona 27) North Dakota 28) Florida 29) South Dakota 30) Pennsylvania 31) Minnesota 32) Virginia 33) Montana 34) Colorado 35) Delaware 36) New Hampshire 37) Washington 38) Nevada 39) Maine 40) Vermont 41) New Jersey 42) Rhode Island 43) Massachusetts 44) Alaska 45) Oregon 46) Maryland 47) Connecticut 48) New York 49) California 50) Hawaii
Fun presidential debate question no corporate media puppet will be permitted to ask: Why are Republican states so much more affordable than blue states are, especially for the poor?
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-02-15--Christopher Caldwell In The NYT: Bloomberg Is Right About the 2008 Financial Crash

Earlier : Based Bloomberg in 2008 on the Minority Mortgage Meltdown From the New York Times Opinion page : Bloomberg Is Right About the 2008 Financial Crash It was brought about by a flawed attempt to use credit markets to broaden access to housing .
… Certainly there were many elements that brought on the finance crisis , but Mr. Bloomberg correctly identifies the major one : a flawed attempt to use credit markets to broaden access to housing .
Studies bear that out .
On Oct. 28 , 1992 , at the end of an election campaign shadowed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deadliest race riots in a quarter-century , President George H.W .
Bush signed a Housing and Community Development Act .
Mr. Bush wanted to put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — the so-called government-sponsored enterprises that purchase , guarantee and securitize trillions of dollars in home loans — behind the cause of fair housing in “ underserved areas.
” The economist Viral Acharya and three of his colleagues at the New York University business school saw the first President Bush ’ s reckless housing plan as the “ Rubicon ” on the way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the following century , would nearly destroy the world economy under the presidency of Mr. Bush ’ s even more reckless son .
Suddenly the government had room to deal in dangerous mortgages — ones with suspect borrowers and high loan-to-value ratios .
Bill Clinton , elected president in 1992 , made this mission his own .
Starting in the summer of 1994 , he crusaded against the dearth of private housing credit in poor , black , urban neighborhoods .
It was he who , without strong evidence , made the incendiary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enlisted and empowered community organizers , using the Community Reinvestment Act , a nearly forgotten piece of legislation from 1977 that gave community groups a way to stymie banks by accusing them of discrimination .
He brokered deals .
In the quarter-century after 1992 , $ 850 billion in loans was steered through these community groups .
By the time Mr. Clinton left office , the Department of Housing and Urban Development required that low-income loans make up 50 percent of the G.S.E.s ’ portfolio .
Republicans never objected .
… That brought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ housing assets .
By 2007 , high-risk mortgages made up 22 percent of the G.S.E.s ’ portfolio , up tenfold from a decade before .
The economists Atif Mian and Amir Sufi discovered that , between 2002 and 2005 , income and mortgage credit growth were “ negatively correlated.
” The less likely you were to pay off a mortgage , the more likely you were to get one .
The G.S.E.s ’ underwriting standards became those of the whole industry .
By 2006 , 46 percent of new homeowners were making no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and banks had trillions of dollars in loans on their books that would never have been made , absent government pressure .
No well-informed accountant thought these loans could survive an economic downturn , and they did not .
The politicization of poor people ’ s mortgages in a single country — the promise to make loans to everyone , as Mr. Bloomberg put it — brought the world to the brink of economic disaster .
… Mr. Rajan linked the financial crisis to the gradual rise of American inequality .
… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ credit under both Democratic and Republican leadership .
As a remedy for downturns , expanding credit has two practical advantages over government spending .
First , it does not bother fiscal conservatives as much .
Second , as Mr. Rajan put it : “ Easy credit has large , positive , immediate , and widely distributed benefits , whereas the costs all lie in the future .
It has a payoff structure that is precisely the one desired by politicians , which is why so many countries have succumbed to its lure.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He did not defend redlining .
But that does not mean the idealistic fight against redlining is blameless in the financial shocks of 2008 and thereafter .
It is what created the moral pressure — or provided politicians with the moral cover — to follow the destructive loose-credit policies that Mr. Rajan describes .
It is easy to call Bill Clinton a mountebank for raising Fannie Mae ’ s low-income quota to 50 percent or George W. Bush a fool for raising it to 56 percent .
But is there any doubt that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of racial insensitivity that Mr. Bloomberg is now facing had either of them sought to lower it ?

Earlier: Based Bloomberg in 2008 on the Minority Mortgage Meltdown
From the New York Times Opinion page:
Bloomberg Is Right About the 2008 Financial Crash It was brought about by a flawed attempt to use credit markets to broaden access to housing.
Which I reviewed for Taki’s Magazine.
Feb. 15, 2020, 10:45 a.m. ET
… Certainly there were many elements that brought on the finance crisis, but Mr. Bloomberg correctly identifies the major one: a flawed attempt to use credit markets to broaden access to housing. Studies bear that out.
On Oct. 28, 1992, at the end of an election campaign shadowed by the outbreak in Los Angeles of the deadliest race riots in a quarter-century, President George H.W. Bush signed a Housing and Community Development Act. Mr. Bush wanted to put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — the so-called government-sponsored enterprises that purchase, guarantee and securitize trillions of dollars in home loans — behind the cause of fair housing in “underserved areas.”
That meant lowering underwriting standards. …
The economist Viral Acharya and three of his colleagues at the New York University business school saw the first President Bush’s reckless housing plan as the “Rubicon” on the way to the financial crisis that, in the following century, would nearly destroy the world economy under the presidency of Mr. Bush’s even more reckless son. Suddenly the government had room to deal in dangerous mortgages — ones with suspect borrowers and high loan-to-value ratios.
Bill Clinton, elected president in 1992, made this mission his own. Starting in the summer of 1994, he crusaded against the dearth of private housing credit in poor, black, urban neighborhoods. It was he who, without strong evidence, made the incendiary accusation of “redlining.”
Mr. Clinton enlisted and empowered community organizers, using the Community Reinvestment Act, a nearly forgotten piece of legislation from 1977 that gave community groups a way to stymie banks by accusing them of discrimination. He brokered deals. In the quarter-century after 1992, $850 billion in loans was steered through these community groups.
By the time Mr. Clinton left office, the Department of Housing and Urban Development required that low-income loans make up 50 percent of the G.S.E.s’ portfolio. Republicans never objected.
… That brought an astonishing deterioration in the quality of housing assets. By 2007, high-risk mortgages made up 22 percent of the G.S.E.s’ portfolio, up tenfold from a decade before. The economists Atif Mian and Amir Sufi discovered that, between 2002 and 2005, income and mortgage credit growth were “negatively correlated.” The less likely you were to pay off a mortgage, the more likely you were to get one.
The G.S.E.s’ underwriting standards became those of the whole industry. By 2006, 46 percent of new homeowners were making no down payment at all on their houses, and banks had trillions of dollars in loans on their books that would never have been made, absent government pressure. No well-informed accountant thought these loans could survive an economic downturn, and they did not. The politicization of poor people’s mortgages in a single country — the promise to make loans to everyone, as Mr. Bloomberg put it — brought the world to the brink of economic disaster.
… Mr. Rajan linked the financial crisis to the gradual rise of American inequality. …
The result was reckless government extension of credit under both Democratic and Republican leadership. As a remedy for downturns, expanding credit has two practical advantages over government spending. First, it does not bother fiscal conservatives as much. Second, as Mr. Rajan put it: “Easy credit has large, positive, immediate, and widely distributed benefits, whereas the costs all lie in the future. It has a payoff structure that is precisely the one desired by politicians, which is why so many countries have succumbed to its lure.”
Mr. Bloomberg is saying something similar. He did not defend redlining. But that does not mean the idealistic fight against redlining is blameless in the financial shocks of 2008 and thereafter. It is what created the moral pressure — or provided politicians with the moral cover — to follow the destructive loose-credit policies that Mr. Rajan describes.
It is easy to call Bill Clinton a mountebank for raising Fannie Mae’s low-income quota to 50 percent or George W. Bush a fool for raising it to 56 percent. But is there any doubt that they would have faced the same accusations of racial insensitivity that Mr. Bloomberg is now facing had either of them sought to lower it?


vdare--2020-02-15--Tucker Carlson Warns against Extreme Democrat "New Way Forward" Immigration Bill

On Friday , Tucker Carlson reviewed the hazards of the truly scary House bill , the New Way Forward Act ( HR 5383 ) , which he first discussed on February 6 .
The legislation , sponsored by 44 members of the House , is a shocking statement of what the Democrat party has become today with its support of open borders and hatred of America .
Just for starters , known foreign criminals are better treated than US citizens , and a basic concern for public safety is missing entirely .
An alien has to be practically an axe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bill even requires citizens to pay to return deported aliens from their home countries to be reinstated as US residents .
So the bill is crazy dangerous .
Tucker discussed the bill with DHS Acting Secretary Chad Wolf , who agreed that the New Way Forward is not the way to go at all .
TUCKER CARLSON : Well , in this show , we ’ ve told you a lot about the New Way Forward Act .
That ’ s a bill co-sponsored by more than 40 sitting House Democrats that would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the country itself for the sake of protecting foreign born criminals .
Violent felons could not be deported back to their home countries unless they received at least a five-year sentence .
Even then a judge could easily override that .
The government , meanwhile , meaning you would have to pay to fly deported criminals back into the United States to resume living here .
So what would this means for America ?
Nobody has a clearer picture of that than Chad Wolf .
He is Acting Secretary of Homeland Security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve read this legislation .
You ’ re familiar with it .
If it became law , what would happen to the country ?
DHS ACTING SECRETARY CHAD WOLF : Well , it ’ s very dangerous , I would say it completely guts our immigration enforcement system that we have in place .
It also is — just from a pure legality perspective , it just guts the rule of law .
So envision a world where individuals no longer have to wait in line for visas .
They can come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no longer a criminality to do that .
They can then come into the system , we can ’ t deport them .
We can ’ t hold people .
It essentially abolishes I.C.E .
and then on top of all of that , going back 25 years , we then have to find folks , bring them back into the country , re-litigate their immigration proceedings .
So if you ’ re looking for a way to abolish our immigration system , abolish I.C.E .
and just rewrite our immigration code completely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you .
CARLSON : In effect , you ’ d abolish the country .
Tell me the thinking behind this .
Why would anyone want the U.S. government to affirmatively seek out foreign criminals and import them into the country ?
WOLF : Well , we ’ ve seen this over the last several years in a number of pieces of legislation , and I think the idea here is that somehow , even though they go through due process , even though they have a legitimate order from an immigration judge that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here and that they need to be deported .
They need to return home .
Somehow , that ’ s not good enough .
Somehow , we ’ ve stacked the deck against them , and so we need to bring them back , re-litigate them , and provide them attorneys at government expense .
So there ’ s a theory here that somehow the deck is stacked against these individuals when that ’ s not the case at all .
They have full due process .
They go through the immigration system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the day , if the judge — and immigration judge declares that they have no legal right to be here and orders them deported , that ’ s what the men and women of ICE do — carry out legal immigration orders and deport individuals .
And so I think there ’ s a group of individuals that say we don ’ t like that .
We don ’ t like the rule of law , and we ’ d like to rewrite it .
CARLSON : And we want to pay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country .
It ’ s a kind of punishment meted out against America .
Are you worried about this , like if this became law , would you be concerned about the country ?
WOLF : Absolutely .
I ’ m not sure I am so much concerned about it becoming law .
I think there ’ s a lot of steps that would have to occur between the then and now , and obviously President Trump would never sign anything like this into law , but should it become law , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very devastating to not only the Department of Homeland Security , ICE , C.B.P.
, and our whole immigration mission at the Department .
It would be very dangerous for our country , dangerous for our communities .
Again , you would have hardened criminals being able to come into the country illegally .
We would have no ability to enforce that law and deport them , and so basically , your sanctuary city policies that we have in effect around the country in several jurisdictions become nationwide .
And that may be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the day .
CARLSON : Boy , this is the kind of thing you do to a country you hate and clearly , they do .
Mr. Secretary , thanks so much for joining us .
I really appreciate it .

On Friday, Tucker Carlson reviewed the hazards of the truly scary House bill, the New Way Forward Act (HR 5383), which he first discussed on February 6.
The legislation, sponsored by 44 members of the House, is a shocking statement of what the Democrat party has become today with its support of open borders and hatred of America. Just for starters, known foreign criminals are better treated than US citizens, and a basic concern for public safety is missing entirely. An alien has to be practically an axe murderer to be deported, and the bill even requires citizens to pay to return deported aliens from their home countries to be reinstated as US residents.
So the bill is crazy dangerous.
Tucker discussed the bill with DHS Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, who agreed that the New Way Forward is not the way to go at all.
TUCKER CARLSON: Well, in this show, we’ve told you a lot about the New Way Forward Act. That’s a bill co-sponsored by more than 40 sitting House Democrats that would completely remake America’s immigration system and the country itself for the sake of protecting foreign born criminals.
Violent felons could not be deported back to their home countries unless they received at least a five-year sentence. Even then a judge could easily override that.
The government, meanwhile, meaning you would have to pay to fly deported criminals back into the United States to resume living here. So what would this means for America? Nobody has a clearer picture of that than Chad Wolf. He is Acting Secretary of Homeland Security. He joins us.
So you’ve read this legislation. You’re familiar with it. If it became law, what would happen to the country?
DHS ACTING SECRETARY CHAD WOLF: Well, it’s very dangerous, I would say it completely guts our immigration enforcement system that we have in place. It also is — just from a pure legality perspective, it just guts the rule of law.
So envision a world where individuals no longer have to wait in line for visas. They can come across the border. It’s no longer a criminality to do that. They can then come into the system, we can’t deport them. We can’t hold people. It essentially abolishes I.C.E. and then on top of all of that, going back 25 years, we then have to find folks, bring them back into the country, re-litigate their immigration proceedings.
So if you’re looking for a way to abolish our immigration system, abolish I.C.E. and just rewrite our immigration code completely, this would be the legislation for you.
CARLSON: In effect, you’d abolish the country. Tell me the thinking behind this. Why would anyone want the U.S. government to affirmatively seek out foreign criminals and import them into the country?
WOLF: Well, we’ve seen this over the last several years in a number of pieces of legislation, and I think the idea here is that somehow, even though they go through due process, even though they have a legitimate order from an immigration judge that they have no legal right to be here and that they need to be deported. They need to return home.
Somehow, that’s not good enough. Somehow, we’ve stacked the deck against them, and so we need to bring them back, re-litigate them, and provide them attorneys at government expense.
So there’s a theory here that somehow the deck is stacked against these individuals when that’s not the case at all. They have full due process. They go through the immigration system like everyone else.
At the end of the day, if the judge — and immigration judge declares that they have no legal right to be here and orders them deported, that’s what the men and women of ICE do — carry out legal immigration orders and deport individuals. And so I think there’s a group of individuals that say we don’t like that. We don’t like the rule of law, and we’d like to rewrite it.
CARLSON: And we want to pay to bring the worst possible people into the country. It’s a kind of punishment meted out against America. Are you worried about this, like if this became law, would you be concerned about the country?
WOLF: Absolutely. I’m not sure I am so much concerned about it becoming law. I think there’s a lot of steps that would have to occur between the then and now, and obviously President Trump would never sign anything like this into law, but should it become law, yes, absolutely. It would be very devastating to not only the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, C.B.P., and our whole immigration mission at the Department.
It would be very dangerous for our country, dangerous for our communities. Again, you would have hardened criminals being able to come into the country illegally. We would have no ability to enforce that law and deport them, and so basically, your sanctuary city policies that we have in effect around the country in several jurisdictions become nationwide. And that may be the end result at the end of the day.
CARLSON: Boy, this is the kind of thing you do to a country you hate and clearly, they do. Mr. Secretary, thanks so much for joining us. I really appreciate it.