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Biden Administration is Chasing Countries Away From the U.S. Dollar
- In a recent congressional testimony, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that Americans can expect the dollar to continue declining as a global reserve asset, asserting that it’s “only natural” that countries would flee the dollar.
- In fact, it’s not nature but the Biden administration that is chasing countries away from the U.S. dollar.
- For over a year, U.S. sanctions against Russia have been driving friendly countries, from Brazil to Saudi Arabia, away from the dollar and into the arms of the BRICS coalition of anti-dollar nations led by China.
- The Biden administration is forcing allies to choose between groveling before Washington — which often includes accepting radically progressive social policies — and fleeing to Beijing.
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The Border Surge Will Continue as Long as Biden and Mayorkas Remain in Power
- With all the focus on the historic immigration crisis brought on by Biden’s mismanagement of our southern border, little attention has been given to immigration enforcement in the interior of our country.
- Finding, detaining, and removing people who have snuck across the border, evaded Border Patrol, overstayed a visa, ignored a final order of removal, committed additional crimes, or represent active security threats are all the critical functions of interior enforcement.
- Mayorkas issued a shocking priorities memorandum in September 2021 that severely limited who ICE was allowed to arrest.
- Every day, thousands of immigrants will cross the border illegally, and thousands more inadmissible aliens will be directed through ports of entry despite the fact that they obviously don’t qualify for asylum. Worse still, even if these illegal aliens go on to commit serious crimes, ICE will not be able to arrest and deport them, thus leading to even more new arrivals.
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Supreme Court Fails to Uphold Constitutional Provision Protecting State Legislatures
- In Moore v. Harper, the majority of the Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision Tuesday affirmed that a court can overturn a map drawn by the state legislature for congressional elections.
- This ruling allows partisan state supreme courts to reject congressional redistricting plans drafted by state legislatures.
- The Supreme Court erred by holding that state courts have the authority to draw up boundaries for congressional districts or change election procedures for federal elections—essentially replacing elected representatives.
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