Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Biden Border

Biden Mulls Work Permits For Illegals in Bizarre Hispanic Outreach Effort.

Joe Biden is considering granting an executive action that would grant temporary legal status and work permits to illegal aliens in the United States, particularly those married to American citizens. National Democrat leaders, pushing the White House to action, believe the move could help push Hispanic voters to support Biden ahead of November’s presidential election.

Progressive lawmakers on Capitol Hill want Biden to pair the expanded work permits and legal status with any potential executive action to stymie the unchecked flow of illegals at the southern border. They contend that combining the two policy changes could help soften blowback from progressive and pro-open border voters should the Biden government try and enact more restrictive border policies.

Lagging behind former President Donald Trump in 2024 election polls, Biden has signaled — and subsequently backed down — on several occasions that he may use his authority as President to block illegal aliens from entering the United States if the number of crossings reaches a certain threshold. Some Democrats and progressive activists have criticized the Democratic incumbent for even considering the border policy change.

While some Democrats believe granting temporary legal status and work permits to the illegal alien spouses of U.S. citizens will help Biden with Hispanic voters, polling data continues to suggest otherwise. The National Pulse has reported on numerous national polls that show Hispanic voters, by and large, oppose Biden’s current open borders policy.

Additionally, Hispanic voters increasingly say they support the use of the term “illegal immigrant” to describe unauthorized border crossers. Support for mass deportation of illegal aliens — especially those who commit crimes — is also on the rise with Hispanic voters.

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Joe Biden is considering granting an executive action that would grant temporary legal status and work permits to illegal aliens in the United States, particularly those married to American citizens. National Democrat leaders, pushing the White House to action, believe the move could help push Hispanic voters to support Biden ahead of November's presidential election. show more
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WATCH: Trump’s Plan to Retake Colleges From ‘Marxist Maniacs & Lunatics.’

Donald Trump has unveiled a series of policies aimed at driving “the radical left” out of America’s “once great educational institutions,” revealing that his “secret weapon will be the college accreditation system.”

Noting that the cost of tuition has been “absolutely exploding” while academics have wasted funds on “indoctrinating America’s youth,” Trump said higher education accreditors “are supposed to ensure that schools are not ripping off students and taxpayers, but they have failed totally.”

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“When I return to the White House, I will fire the radical left accreditors that have allowed our colleges to become dominated by Marxist maniacs and lunatics,” he vowed.

New accreditors will “impose real standards,” including “defending the American tradition and Western civilization, protecting free speech, eliminating wasteful administrative positions… [and] removing all Marxist Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion bureaucrats,” he said.

On Tuesday it was revealed that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s key surrogates are now jockeying for positions in the Trump administration, including Education Secretary.

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Donald Trump has unveiled a series of policies aimed at driving "the radical left" out of America's "once great educational institutions," revealing that his "secret weapon will be the college accreditation system." show more
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UK Pledges Additional $620 Million for Ukraine.

The United Kingdom pledged an additional $620 million in military aid for Ukraine on Tuesday, including over four million rounds of ammunition and long-range missiles. The aid follows the passage of a $61 billion package for Ukraine in the U.S. House of Representatives and comes as Russia is stepping up its advances on Ukraine’s eastern front following significant battlefield victories earlier this year.

The office of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Tuesday morning to confirm the aid, before traveling to Warsaw to discuss even more aid with Poland’s globalist Prime Minister Donald Tusk and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Sunak assured the “U.K.’s steadfast support” for what his office described as “Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s brutal and expansionist ambitions.”

The $620 million aid package includes 400 vehicles, 60 boats, 1,600 munitions, and four million rounds of ammunition. The UK will also send Storm Shadow long-range missiles as part of the shipment.

Even with further aid from the UK and the U.S., a Ukrainian victory in its war with Russia is far from guaranteed. U.S. Senator J.D. Vance pointed out that Ukraine needs more munitions and soldiers than it could possibly field to defeat Russia. Regional experts have said the “writing is on the wall” for Ukraine, and even NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg predicted Ukraine might have to “compromise” with Russia in order to achieve piece.

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The United Kingdom pledged an additional $620 million in military aid for Ukraine on Tuesday, including over four million rounds of ammunition and long-range missiles. The aid follows the passage of a $61 billion package for Ukraine in the U.S. House of Representatives and comes as Russia is stepping up its advances on Ukraine's eastern front following significant battlefield victories earlier this year. show more
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Regulators Launch Probe Into TikTok’s ‘Addictive’ Features.

European Union (EU) regulators are proceeding with an investigation into the TikTok app regarding its age-verification process and addictive features. The investigation comes as the EU warned TikTok on Monday that it would face fines over what they allege are addictive features used by a version of the social media giant’s app called TikTok Lite. Regulators accuse TikTok’s Chinese-based parent company, ByteDance, of failing to carry out risk assessments on the new features added to TikTok Lite, including a rewards program that allows users to win gift cards for watching videos.

According to EU regulators, the gift card program may breach European laws as it creates a financial incentive for users to spend more extended periods on the TikTok app and could facilitate social media addiction in children. Additionally, European lawmakers are concerned that the social media app could be exacerbating mental health issues among its population.

The social media company — deemed noncompliant with the EU’s Digital Services Act — will have until April 23 to provide the European Commission with its risk assessment. Additional supplementary documents are due by May 3. If TikTok fails to comply with the regulatory request, it faces penalties of up to 1 percent of its annual income and a rolling penalty of up to 5 percent of its average daily income.

TikTok and ByteDance are also facing renewed scrutiny in the United States. The U.S. Senate will soon consider a broad package of foreign aid and regulatory provisions, a subset of which addresses concerns over TikTok’s Chinese ownership. The provision will require the Chinese technology conglomerate ByteDance to either divest itself from the ownership of the TikTok app or face its ban in the U.S.

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European Union (EU) regulators are proceeding with an investigation into the TikTok app regarding its age-verification process and addictive features. The investigation comes as the EU warned TikTok on Monday that it would face fines over what they allege are addictive features used by a version of the social media giant's app called TikTok Lite. Regulators accuse TikTok's Chinese-based parent company, ByteDance, of failing to carry out risk assessments on the new features added to TikTok Lite, including a rewards program that allows users to win gift cards for watching videos. show more
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Poll Voters Support Abortion Access

DATA: Slim Majority Want Congressional Action on Abortion.

Americans continue to be split on the issue of abortion, with new polling indicating that a narrow majority want Congress to enact a law that would restore its legal treatment under Roe v. Wade. Among Americans at large, 54 percent say they want lawmakers to maintain the legality and accessibility of abortion under Roe. Meanwhile, 56 percent of registered voters say the same.

This is the highest level of support for permissive access to abortion seen in the Yahoo News/YouGov survey since they began asking the question following the U.S. Supreme Court‘s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022. Far-reaching state-level abortion restrictions are likely the cause for increased polling support for Roe-esque access laws. In Arizona, the state’s Supreme Court recently reinstated an 1864 law that bans abortion in almost every case.

The Arizona abortion ban is unpopular among a broad swath of the electorate. Polling shows 57 percent of Americans disapprove of the court’s decision to reinstate the law. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign hopes to capitalize off of voter sentiment against restrictive state-level abortion laws. They’ve launched large ad buys in several swing states focusing on the issue. The National Pulse reported in mid-April that the Biden campaign launched a seven-figure ad buy in Arizona focusing on abortion and the President’s support for pro-choice policies.

However, the narrow-majority support for Roe v. Wade-style permissive abortion laws may not be all good news for the Biden campaign. An Emerson College poll of voters in Florida from April 12 shows the issue of abortion ranking relatively low among voter concerns. Despite Florida residents saying they supported a state referendum enshrining permissive abortion rights in the Sunshine State, former President Donald Trump held a double-digit lead over Biden. This appears to indicate that most don’t associate Trump with state Republican efforts to restrict abortion access. Additionally, it suggests that abortion is not a vote-moving issue, meaning it ranks relatively low in terms of voter intensity.

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Americans continue to be split on the issue of abortion, with new polling indicating that a narrow majority want Congress to enact a law that would restore its legal treatment under Roe v. Wade. Among Americans at large, 54 percent say they want lawmakers to maintain the legality and accessibility of abortion under Roe. Meanwhile, 56 percent of registered voters say the same. show more
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