Immigration Opinions, 2/9/20
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1. "CIS Immigration Blog Posts," Dan Cadman, Andrew Arthur, David North, and Jason Peña
2. "The Truth About the ‘Public Charge’ Immigration Rule," Dave Seminara
3. "Criminals Would be Protected From Deportation Under Bill AOC and Other House Democrats Back," Tucker Carlson
4. "ICE, CBP Purchase Phone Location Data to Enforce Immigration Law: Report," Tobias Hoonhout
5. "DHS Bans New Yorkers from Trusted Traveler Programs over Sanctuary Law Allowing Illegal Immigrants to Receive Driver Licenses," Tobias Hoonhout
6. "Trump Accuses Dems of Sheltering Illegal Immigrant Criminals Rather Than Creating ‘A Sanctuary for Law-Abiding Americans’," Tobias Hoonhout
7. "Virtue Signaling Can Carry a Cost," Paul Mirengoff
8. "Trump Moves (Modestly) Against Birth Tourism," John Hinderaker
9. "Seventy-Five Percent of Illegal Immigrants Skip Deportation Hearings, Hiding Out in US," Paul Bedard
10. "Illegal Immigrants Cost Taxpayers $6.5K a Year Each: Report," Paul Bedard
11. "Pelosi ‘Ripped Our Hearts Out’ Tearing Up That Speech Says Brother of Man Killed by Illegal Alien," Tom Tillison
12. "An Al Qaeda Leader Came to America as a Refugee, And Applied for Disability for Bullet Wounds," Daniel Greenfield
13. "No Experience Required: US Hiring Immigration Judges Who Don't Have Any Immigration Law Experience," Nolan Rappaport
14. "Jorge Ramos: 'Mexico Is Now the Wall'," John Sexton
15. "AMLO Sees Migrant Caravans 'Waning'," Jazz Shaw
16. "The Myth of Pete Buttigieg, ‘Moderate’," Christopher Bedford
17. "The Far-Left Is Now Saying the Superbowl Halftime Show Was a Protest of the 'Kids in Cages' Policy," Alex D.
18. "Illegal Immigrants Buy, Rent Kids for Easier U.S. Entry, Guatemalan With Fake Son Jailed," Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles
19. "State of the Union Gets Immigration Almost Right," Igor Magalhaes
20. "So 'Liberal Restrictionist' Jerry Kammer Got to Publish a New York Times Op-Ed. But Only by Conceding the Case for Amnesty.," Nicholas Stix
21. "Iowa Caucus: Bernie Sanders Wins Nearly All Non-English Speaking Immigrant Voters," John Binder
22. "President Trump Misses an Opportunity Tuesday Night," Joe Guzzardi
23. "Protecting Venezuelans at Odds With Trump Immigration Agenda," Stuart Anderson
24. "The Next Harmful Immigration Move Against International Students," Stuart Anderson
25. "Indians Immigrating to Canada at an Astonishing Rate," Stuart Anderson
26. "U.S. Could Actually Use More Nigerian Immigrants," Justin Fox
27. "Donald Trump Didn’t Need the Wall," Nicole Narea
28. "Are the Courts Beginning to Move in Favor of Trump’s Immigration Policies?," Jonathan Blitz
29. "A National Survey on Immigration Led Me to a Rural Iowa Town Changed by Immigrants," Andrea Tudhope
30. "Hey Dems: Want to Help Immigrants? Stop Promising Universal Freebies," Shikha Dalmia
31. "In Brown Type: New Immigration Rule Is Shortsighted," Jaya Padmanabhan
32. "On Immigration, Supreme Court Wrong to Allow 'Public Charge' Rule," Raul Reyes
33. "Get the Candidates Talking About Immigration," Alejandro Urrutia
34. "Trump’s Speech Was a Nationalist, Anti-Immigrant, Socialism-Hating Game Show," Sam Brodey, Spencer Ackerman, and Asawin Suebsaeng
35. "Trump Got His Wish. Mexico Is Now the Wall," Jorge Ramos
36. " 'New Deal for New Americans' Will Reform Immigration Policy and Strengthen Our Nation ," Angelica Salas and Manuel Pastor
37. "Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Has Taken a Dystopian Turn," Eric Lutz
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CIS Immigration Blog Posts
By Dan Cadman
The President's SOTU Address Highlights the Evil of Sanctuaries
February 6, 2020
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https://cis.org/Cadman/Presidents-SOTU-Address-Highlights-Evil-Sanctuaries
U.S. Secrets Continue to Hemorrhage through Flawed Policies Governing Students, Scholars, and Institutions of Research and Learning
February 4, 2020
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https://cis.org/Cadman/US-Secrets-Continue-Hemorrhage-through-Flawed-Policies-Governing-Students-Scholars-and
U.S. Invokes Visa Sanctions Against Six Nations
February 1, 2020
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https://cis.org/Cadman/US-Invokes-Visa-Sanctions-Against-Six-Nations
By Andrew R. Arthur
New York's 'Green-Light Law': A Boon to Frat Boys
As well as criminals and terrorists
February 7, 2020
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https://cis.org/Arthur/New-Yorks-GreenLight-Law-Boon-Frat-Boys
Almost Seven Out of 10 Families Are No-Shows in 10 Immigration Courts
'Asylees' or economic migrants?
February 7, 2020
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https://cis.org/Arthur/Almost-Seven-Out-10-Families-Are-NoShows-10-Immigration-Courts
The View from the Family Detention Center in Dilley
Kids in classrooms, not cages — with karaoke
February 6, 2020
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https://cis.org/Arthur/View-Family-Detention-Center-Dilley
Tent Courts Aren't Tents — and Provide Due Process
Inside the Laredo MPP hearing facility, and then the view from the other side
February 4, 2020
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https://cis.org/Arthur/Tent-Courts-Arent-Tents-and-Provide-Due-Process
The View from Laredo
Not enough Border Patrol agents or infrastructure
February 3, 2020
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https://cis.org/Arthur/View-Laredo
By David North
A Proposed Charter School, with Both EB-5 and Gulen Cult Ties, Is Doomed
February 6, 2020
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https://cis.org/North/Proposed-Charter-School-Both-EB5-and-Gulen-Cult-Ties-Doomed
An Exchange of Comments about a California University
February 5, 2020
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https://cis.org/North/Exchange-Comments-about-California-University
DHS Experiments with Chinese EB-5 Applications — What Happens Next?
February 3, 2020
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https://cis.org/North/DHS-Experiments-Chinese-EB5-Applications-What-Happens-Next
Business Colleague of Jared Kushner Charged in EB-5 Suit
February 3, 2020
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https://cis.org/North/Business-Colleague-Jared-Kushner-Charged-EB5-Suit
By Jason Peña
Ecuador Moves to Limit Crimes Committed by Foreign Nationals
February 7, 2020
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https://cis.org/Pena/Ecuador-Moves-Limit-Crimes-Committed-Foreign-Nationals
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The Truth About the ‘Public Charge’ Immigration Rule
Trump’s regulation is a response to a real problem, and it’s nowhere near as draconian as critics say.
By Dave Seminara
The Wall Street Journal, February 3, 2020
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-truth-about-the-public-charge-immigration-rule-11580773460
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Criminals Would be Protected From Deportation Under Bill AOC and Other House Democrats Back
By Tucker Carlson
Fox News, February 6, 2020
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https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-criminals-would-be-protected-from-deportation-under-bill-aoc-and-other-house-democrats-back
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ICE, CBP Purchase Phone Location Data to Enforce Immigration Law: Report
By Tobias Hoonhout
National Review Online, February 7, 2020
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https://www.nationalreview.com/news/ice-cbp-purchase-phone-location-data-to-enforce-immigration-law-report/
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DHS Bans New Yorkers from Trusted Traveler Programs over Sanctuary Law Allowing Illegal Immigrants to Receive Driver Licenses
By Tobias Hoonhout
National Review Online, February 6, 2020
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https://www.nationalreview.com/news/dhs-bans-new-yorkers-from-trusted-traveler-programs-over-sanctuary-law-allowing-illegal-immigrants-to-receive-driver-licenses/
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Trump Accuses Dems of Sheltering Illegal Immigrant Criminals Rather Than Creating ‘A Sanctuary for Law-Abiding Americans’
By Tobias Hoonhout
National Review Online, February 4, 2020
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https://www.nationalreview.com/news/state-of-the-union-address-trump-accuses-democrats-of-sheltering-illegal-immigrant-criminals-rather-than-creating-a-sanctuary-for-law-abiding-americans/
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Virtue Signaling Can Carry a Cost
By Paul Mirengoff in Immigration, Trump Admninistration
Power Line Blog, February 7, 2020
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https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/02/virtue-signaling-can-carry-a-cost.php
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Trump Moves (Modestly) Against Birth Tourism
By John Hinderaker
Power Line Blog, February 1, 2020
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https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/02/trump-moves-modestly-against-birth-tourism.php
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Seventy-Five Percent of Illegal Immigrants Skip Deportation Hearings, Hiding Out in US
By Paul Bedard
Washington Examiner, February 7, 202
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/75-of-illegal-immigrants-skip-deportation-hearings-hiding-out-in-us
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Illegal Immigrants Cost Taxpayers $6.5K a Year Each: Report
By Paul Bedard
Washington Examiner, February 5, 202
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/report-illegal-immigrants-cost-taxpayers-6-500-a-year-each
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Pelosi ‘Ripped Our Hearts Out’ Tearing Up That Speech Says Brother of Man Killed by Illegal Alien
By Tom Tillison
BizPacReview.com, February 5, 2020
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https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/02/05/pelosi-ripped-our-hearts-out-tearing-up-that-speech-says-brother-of-man-killed-by-illegal-alien-883530
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An Al Qaeda Leader Came to America as a Refugee, And Applied for Disability for Bullet Wounds
How Biden helped an Al-Qaeda leader come to the USA.
Daniel Greenfield
FrontPageMag.com, February 6, 2020
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https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/02/al-qaeda-leader-came-america-refugee-and-applied-daniel-greenfield/
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No Experience Required: US Hiring Immigration Judges Who Don't Have Any Immigration Law Experience
By Nolan Rappaport
TheHill.com, February 3, 2020
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https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/481152-us-hiring-immigration-judges-who-dont-have-any-immigration-law-experience
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Jorge Ramos: “Mexico Is Now the Wall”
By John Sexton
HotAir.com, February 7, 2020
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https://hotair.com/archives/john-s-2/2020/02/07/jorge-ramos-mexico-allow-central-american-caravans-pass-way-america/
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AMLO Sees Migrant Caravans “Waning”
By Jazz Shaw
HotAir.com, February 1, 2020
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https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2020/02/01/amlo-sees-migrant-caravans-waning/
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The Myth of Pete Buttigieg, ‘Moderate’
From health care and abortion to guns and immigration, and from the Supreme Court to the Electoral College, the man is decidedly a radical.
By Christopher Bedford
TheFederalist.com, February 3, 2020
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https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/03/the-myth-of-pete-buttigieg-moderate/
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The Far-Left Is Now Saying the Superbowl Halftime Show Was a Protest of the “Kids in Cages” Policy
By Alex D.
Right Journalism, February 3, 2020
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https://www.rightjournalism.com/the-far-left-is-now-saying-the-superbowl-halftime-show-was-a-protest-of-the-kids-in-cages-policy-video/
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Illegal Immigrants Buy, Rent Kids for Easier U.S. Entry, Guatemalan With Fake Son Jailed
Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles, January 30, 2020
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https://www.judicialwatch.org/corruption-chronicles/illegal-immigrants-buy-rent-kids-for-easier-u-s-entry-guatemalan-with-fake-son-jailed/
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State of the Union Gets Immigration Almost Right
By Igor Magalhaes
Townhall.com, February 6, 2020
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https://townhall.com/columnists/igormagalhaes/2020/02/06/state-of-the-union-gets-immigration-almost-right-n2560834
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So “Liberal Restrictionist” Jerry Kammer Got to Publish a NEW YORK TIMES Op-Ed. But Only by Conceding the Case for Amnesty.
By Nicholas Stix
VDare.com, February 4, 2020
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https://vdare.com/articles/so-liberal-restrictionist-jerry-kammer-got-to-publish-a-new-york-times-op-ed-but-only-by-conceding-the-case-for-amnesty
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Iowa Caucus: Bernie Sanders Wins Nearly All Non-English Speaking Immigrant Voters
By John Binder
Breitbart.com News, February 6, 2020
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/06/bernie-sanders-won-nearly-all-non-english-speaking-immigrants/
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President Trump Misses an Opportunity Tuesday Night
SOTU Was the Time to Distance Himself from Presidential Challengers
By Joe Guzzardi
Patch.com, February 5, 2020
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https://patch.com/district-columbia/washingtondc/president-trump-misses-opportunity-tuesday-night
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Protecting Venezuelans at Odds With Trump Immigration Agenda
By Stuart Anderson
Forbes.com, February 6, 2020
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2020/02/06/protecting-venezuelans-at-odds-with-trump-immigration-agenda/#18bb8afd4eb8
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The Next Harmful Immigration Move Against International Students
By Stuart Anderson
Forbes.com, February 5, 2020
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2020/02/05/the-next-harmful-immigration-move-against-international-students/#7305bd0846fc
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Indians Immigrating to Canada at an Astonishing Rate
By Stuart Anderson
Forbes.com, February 3, 2020
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2020/02/03/indians-immigrating-to-canada-at-an-astonishing-rate/#22f904962b5f
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U.S. Could Actually Use More Nigerian Immigrants
A new ban from the White House hits one of the most successfully integrated groups in the country.
By Justin Fox
Bloomberg News, February 5, 2020
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https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-02-04/trump-immigration-ban-from-nigeria-overlooks-integration-success
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Donald Trump Didn’t Need the Wall
His State of the Union address was a showcase of how he has reshaped the immigration system.
By Nicole Narea
VOX.com, February 4, 2020
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https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/2/4/21115084/trump-wall-border-immigrants-sotu-state-union
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Are the Courts Beginning to Move in Favor of Trump’s Immigration Policies?
By Jonathan Blitz
The New Yorker, February 6, 2020
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https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/are-the-courts-beginning-to-move-in-favor-of-trumps-immigration-policies
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A National Survey on Immigration Led Me to a Rural Iowa Town Changed by Immigrants
By Andrea Tudhope
WFYI.org News, February 6, 2020
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https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/a-national-survey-on-immigration-led-me-to-a-rural-iowa-town-changed-by-immigrants
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Hey Dems: Want to Help Immigrants? Stop Promising Universal Freebies
A Harvard study's findings show how not to fight the restrictionist disinformation campaign.
By Shikha Dalmia
Reason.com, February 3, 2020
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https://reason.com/2020/02/03/hey-dems-want-to-help-immigrants-stop-promising-universal-freebies/
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In Brown Type: New Immigration Rule Is Shortsighted
On January 27, the Supreme Court, in a narrow 5-4 vote, gave the go-ahead to the Trump administration to implement its public charge rule
By Jaya Padmanabhan
The San Francisco Examiner, February 6, 2020
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https://www.sfexaminer.com/news-columnists/in-brown-type-new-immigration-rule-is-shortsighted/
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On Immigration, Supreme Court Wrong to Allow 'Public Charge' Rule
By Raul Reyes
TheHill.com, February 4, 2020
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https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/481336-on-immigration-supreme-court-wrong-to-allow-public-charge-rule
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Get the Candidates Talking About Immigration
By Alejandro Urrutia
The Concord Monitor, February 4, 2020
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https://www.concordmonitor.com/Immigration-and-the-primary-32361653
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Trump’s Speech Was a Nationalist, Anti-Immigrant, Socialism-Hating Game Show
The 2020 State of the Union didn’t bother sneering at impeachment. Trump took a different sort of victory lap—one heavy on spectacle.
By Sam Brodey, Spencer Ackerman, and Asawin Suebsaeng
The Daily Beast, February 5, 2020
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-2020-state-of-the-union-address-nationalist-anti-immigrant-socialism-hating-game-show
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Trump Got His Wish. Mexico Is Now the Wall
The American immigration system needs a complete makeover, but López Obrador’s government shouldn’t act as an extension of the Border Patrol.
By Jorge Ramos
The New York Times, February 7, 2020
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/opinion/international-world/mexico-migrants.html
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‘New Deal for New Americans’ Will Reform Immigration Policy and Strengthen Our Nation
By Angelica Salas and Manuel Pastor
The Sacramento Bee, February 8, 2020
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https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article240022993.html
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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Has Taken a Dystopian Turn
The government’s use of cell phone location data at the border is raising alarms about a creeping surveillance state.
By Eric Lutz
Vanity Fair, February 7, 2020
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https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/02/trump-immigration-crackdown-has-taken-a-dystopian-turn-cell-phone-data
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