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August 26, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Immigration

A Full List of America’s Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States – Is YOURS Listed?

The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) has created an interactive map showing the sanctuary states, cities, and counties established across the United States. Illegal aliens are encouraged to settle in these areas, where state and local authorities limit cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal bodies responsible for immigration control and deportations.

Courts and other authorities in sanctuary jurisdictions often ignore detainers lodged by ICE against migrants charged or convicted of crimes, resulting in criminal aliens being let loose among the public after leaving jail or prison.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, a former Senator and Attorney General for the sanctuary state of California, has been one of ICE’s fiercest critics, comparing their work to the actions of the Ku Klux Klan when she was a legislator.

A complete list of sanctuary states, cities, and counties identified by the CIS is provided under the map below. An interactive version of the map is available on the CIS website.

Source: Center for Immigration Studies.

FULL LIST:

SANCTUARY STATES

California
Colorado
Connecticut
Illinois
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
Utah
Vermont
Washington

SANCTUARY CITIES AND COUNTIES

District of Columbia

Washington

Georgia

Athens-Clarke County
Atlanta
Columbia County
DeKalb County
Douglas County

Idaho

Bonneville County
Power County

Indiana

Lake County
Monroe County
St. Joseph County
Wayne County

Kansas

Douglas County

Kentucky

Campbell County
Franklin County
Jefferson County
Louisville
Scott County

Louisiana

New Orleans

Maine

Cumberland County
Hancock County

Maryland

Baltimore
Baltimore County
Charles County
Howard County
Hyattsville
Montgomery County
Prince George’s County
Queen Anne’s County
Rockville
St. Mary’s County

Michigan

Kalamazoo County
Kent County
Lansing
Leelanau County
Luce County
Muskegon County
Oakland County
Washtenaw County
Wayne County
Wexford County

Minnesota

Anoka County
Cottonwood County
Dakota County
Hennepin County
Jackson County
Kandiyohi County
Lincoln County
Lyon County
Nobles County
Pipestone County
Ramsey County
Todd County
Watonwan County

Nebraska

Arthur County
Banner County
Blaine County
Douglas County
Gosper County
Grant County
Greeley County
Hayes County
Hooker County
Howard County
Johnson County
Lincoln County
Logan County
Loup County
McPherson County
Nance County
Perkins County
Platte County
Sioux County
Thomas County
Wheeler County

New Hampshire

Hillsborough County

New Mexico

Bernalillo County
Chaves County
Colfax County
De Baca County
Dona Ana County
Eddy County
Farmington
Grant County
Hidalgo County
Las Cruces
Lincoln County
Los Alamos County
Luna County
McKinley County
Otero County
Quay County
Rio Arriba County
Roosevelt County
San Juan County
San Miguel County
Sandoval County
Santa Fe
Santa Fe County
Sierra County
Socorro County
Taos County

New York

Albany
Albany County
Dutchess County
Monroe County
Nassau County
New York City
Orange County
Putnam County
Rockland County
Saratoga County
Suffolk County
Sullivan County
Tompkins County
Ulster County
Warren County
Wayne County
Westchester County
Yates County

North Carolina

Buncombe County
Chatham County
Durham County
Forsyth County
Guilford County
Mecklenburg County
Orange County
Wake County
Watauga County

Ohio

Franklin County
Hamilton County
Lorain County
Mahoning County

Pennsylvania

Allegheny County
Berks County
Bucks County
Chester County
Delaware County
Lancaster
Lehigh County
Mifflin County
Montgomery County
Montour County
Northampton County
Philadelphia
Washington County

South Carolina

Charleston County

Tennessee

Shelby County

Virginia
* Denotes that the jurisdiction is part of a regional jail system. For further information, click on the relevant point on the CIS interactive map.

Albemarle County *
Alexandria
Alleghany County *
Amherst County *
Appomattox County *
Ashland *
Arlington County
Augusta County *
Bath County *
Bedford *
Bedford County *
Botetourt County
Brunswick County *
Buchanan County *
Campbell County *
Caroline County
Charles City County *
Charlotte County
Charlottesville *
Chesapeake *
Chesterfield County *
Colonial Heights *
Covington *
Dickenson County *
Dinwiddie County *
Dumfries *
Emporia *
Essex County *
Fairfax County
Franklin *
Gloucester County
Greensville County *
Halifax County *
Hampton *
Hanover County *
Harrisonburg *
Haymarket *
Hopewell *
Isle of Wight County *
James City County *
King and Queen County *
King William County *
Lee County *
Loudoun County
Lynchburg *
Manassas *
Manassas Park *
Martinsville
Mathews County *
Mecklenburg County *
Middlesex County *
Nelson County *
Newport News
Norfolk *
Northumberland County *
Norton *
Occoquan *
Petersburg *
Poquoson *
Portsmouth City *
Prince George County *
Prince William County *
Quantico *
Rappahannock County *
Richmond
Richmond County *
Rockingham *
Russell County *
Scott County *
Shenandoah County *
Smyth County *
Southampton County
Staunton *
Suffolk *
Surry County *
Tazewell County *
Virginia Beach *
Warren County *
Warsaw *
Washington County *
Waynesborough *
Westmoreland County *
Williamsburg *
Wise County *
York County *

Wisconsin

Dane County
Milwaukee County
Winnebago Correctional Center (state facility)

Wyoming

Teton County

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The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) has created an interactive map showing the sanctuary states, cities, and counties established across the United States. Illegal aliens are encouraged to settle in these areas, where state and local authorities limit cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal bodies responsible for immigration control and deportations. show more
August 23, 2024
William Upton
Immigration
Lawfare

LAWSUIT: Biden-Harris Push Mass Amnesty for Over a MILLION Illegals.

A lawsuit filed by 16 state Attorneys General is aiming to block a Biden-Harris plan to grant amnesty to potentially over one million illegal immigrants. Led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, the filing asks a federal court to issue a temporary restraining order against the Biden-Harris Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Parole in Place (PIP) Program, which would allow some illegal immigrants to adjust their legal status in contravention of existing law.

Under current U.S. federal law, illegal immigrants already present in the United States are not allowed to adjust their status to being a Lawful Permanent Resident—though there are some exceptions to this rule. However, under the PIP, the Biden-Harris DHS is claiming the “urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit” exception to circumvent U.S. immigration law.

The coalition of state Attorneys General claims that the Biden-Harris government is abusing the humanitarian exception in instituting the PIP program. They contend that federal law is specific regarding what qualifies as a humanitarian exception and that DHS “cannot use that power to parole aliens en masse.” Additionally, the lawsuit argues that DHS parole power only applies to immigrants seeking to enter the United States and not those already present in the country illegally.

“Under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the federal government is actively working to turn the United States into a nation without borders and a country without laws,” said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a statement announcing the lawsuit.

Paxton added: “Biden’s new parole workaround unilaterally grants the opportunity for citizenship to unvetted aliens whose first act on American soil was to break our laws. This violates the Constitution and actively worsens the illegal immigration disaster that is hurting Texas and our country.”

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A lawsuit filed by 16 state Attorneys General is aiming to block a Biden-Harris plan to grant amnesty to potentially over one million illegal immigrants. Led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, the filing asks a federal court to issue a temporary restraining order against the Biden-Harris Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Parole in Place (PIP) Program, which would allow some illegal immigrants to adjust their legal status in contravention of existing law. show more
Orban
August 23, 2024
Immigration
World

Hungary Threatens to Ship Migrants Straight to Brussels.

Hungary is threatening to send migrants directly to the European Union (EU) capital of Brussels, Belgium if disputes with the EU over penalties imposed on Hungary for controlling its borders are not resolved. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has imposed a €200 million (~$222.5 million) penalty and a daily fine of €1 million (~$1.1 million) on Hungary for turning away illegal immigrants at its border instead of allowing them to claim asylum.

Gergely Gulyas, who heads Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s office, says negotiations with the European Commission will begin in September. He warns that failure to reach an agreement will result in Hungary issuing “one-way tickets to Brussels” for migrants. Gulyas wants a swift resolution to the dispute to avoid daily fines piling up.

The European Commission has not commented on Gulyas’s remarks.

The current situation mirrors tensions in the United States, where pro-borders Texas is bussing illegal immigrants to states like New York, where state officials oppose a border wall construction and promote “sanctuary” policies.

The row is just the latest between the EU and Hungary. Orbán’s government also faces pushback from the bloc for a law banning the promotion of LGBT ideology to children in schools and media.

The EU is also clashing with Bulgaria over new legislation along similar lines.

Jack Montgomery contributed to this report. 

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Hungary is threatening to send migrants directly to the European Union (EU) capital of Brussels, Belgium if disputes with the EU over penalties imposed on Hungary for controlling its borders are not resolved. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has imposed a €200 million (~$222.5 million) penalty and a daily fine of €1 million (~$1.1 million) on Hungary for turning away illegal immigrants at its border instead of allowing them to claim asylum. show more
August 23, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
TECH
UK

Cops Dox Addresses of Anti-Immigration Protesters.

Police in the United Kingdom are now posting the home addresses of anti-immigration protesters on social media. On Friday, the force responsible for the Southport area where three young girls were stabbed to death, allegedly by a migration-background teenager, in July, shared footage of a 53-year-old protester being arrested as he deboarded a plane on Friday.

Merseyside Police also shared Thomas Whitehead’s name and street name on X (formerly Twitter), gloating that he had been “jailed for 20 months” on Thursday.

Whitehead pleaded guilty to throwing an object towards police in Southport after a vigil for the murdered girls turned riotous. Other anti-mass migration protesters have been jailed for “crimes” such as chanting “Who the f**k is Allah?” and shouting at a police dog.

The reason why the police shared Whitehead’s address is uncertain, but it leaves his family in considerable danger.

Muslim counter-demonstrators—who, unlike the anti-immigration demonstrators, have largely been given free rein by the police—have attacked white people at random in the streets in recent weeks, believing they could be “far-right.”

Comcast’s Sky News also reports that “Asian gangs”—of Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage—are plotting to attack anti-immigration demonstrators in prison.

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Police in the United Kingdom are now posting the home addresses of anti-immigration protesters on social media. On Friday, the force responsible for the Southport area where three young girls were stabbed to death, allegedly by a migration-background teenager, in July, shared footage of a 53-year-old protester being arrested as he deboarded a plane on Friday. show more
August 23, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Election 2024
Immigration

WATCH: Mothers of Migrant Murder Victims Share Powerful Stories at Trump Border Conference.

Former President Donald J. Trump invited the mothers of Rachel Morin and Jocelyn Nungaray, both murdered by illegal aliens, to share their stories at a press conference at the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Thursday.

Rachel’s mother, Patty, tearfully described how her daughter, herself a mother of five children, was “brutally beaten, raped, and then stuffed into a drain pipe,” allegedly by a Salvadoran gang member almost 2,000 miles from the southern border in Maryland.

“We should be taking care of our country, our people, and the only way I believe that’s going to happen is if President Trump is reelected,” she said.

“[Trump] needs to be in office, and we need better control, and we need to stop this. We need to stop losing children, mothers, sisters, because now I get to grieve every single day,” concurred Alexis Nungaray, whose daughter Jocelyn, aged just 12, was raped, murdered, and thrown in a creek in Houston, Texas.

The Biden-Harris regime had released the suspects in the case from detention just weeks prior.

THE CHOICE. 

“The choice is simple: Kamala’s mass amnesty of criminals or President Trump’s mass deportation of criminals,” Trump said of the decision facing American voters in November.

Vice President Harris, who was supposed to tackle the “root causes” of illegal immigration under Biden but has presided over record-breaking border crossings, has previously likened U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) for its deportation work. She also opposes completing Trump’s border wall.

Speaking on illegal immigration in Arizona herself on August 10, Harris paid lip service to “strong border security”—which she has not delivered—but stressed her belief in a so-called “earned pathway to citizenship” for illegals. This could only incentivize even more illegal immigration by rewarding potentially millions of illegals who entered the country with legal status.

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Former President Donald J. Trump invited the mothers of Rachel Morin and Jocelyn Nungaray, both murdered by illegal aliens, to share their stories at a press conference at the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Thursday. show more
August 23, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Immigration
World

Populists In This European Country Just Backed ‘Remigration.’

The populist Austrian Freedom Party (FPOe) released its election manifesto on Wednesday, calling for the “remigration” of illegal immigrants, failed asylum seekers, and those who take advantage of Austria’s social benefits to their home countries. Firebrand FPOe leader Herbert Kickl has introduced the platform just a month before Austrians go to the polls in the European Union member’s national elections, stating, “These invaders want to harm us, endanger our security and our prosperity.”

Kickl made it clear that the immigrants he referred to were not those who had come to Austria to become productive members of society and successfully integrated. He also promised no new taxes and various tax cuts, plus savings on social services.

Remigration policies have been adopted by other populists in Europe, including the Sweden Democrats, who proposed striping citizenship from immigrants who refuse to integrate.

“The Austrian family, with a liberal chancellor as a good family man, should be able to flourish and develop its potential in Fortress Austria, Fortress Freedom,” Kickl said.

The FPOe are often labeled “liberal” in Austria due to their classical liberal economic policies and support for classical liberal freedoms, such as private firearms ownership.

Another significant proposal in the FPOe manifesto is support for more direct democracy, giving the general public the ability to dismiss an incompetent government through a referendum, which he describes as a vote of no confidence from the people.

The FPOe currently dominates the polls going into next month’s elections and is projected to place first, but whether they can form a government with the center-right Austrian People’s Party (OeVP) remains to be seen.

Image by Amaury Laporte.

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The populist Austrian Freedom Party (FPOe) released its election manifesto on Wednesday, calling for the "remigration" of illegal immigrants, failed asylum seekers, and those who take advantage of Austria's social benefits to their home countries. Firebrand FPOe leader Herbert Kickl has introduced the platform just a month before Austrians go to the polls in the European Union member's national elections, stating, "These invaders want to harm us, endanger our security and our prosperity." show more
August 23, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Immigration
World

Sweden Achieves Negative Migration Under Populists—But Figures May Not Be What They Seem.

Sweden, once among the countries most eager to import asylum seekers and other migrants en masse, is recording more people emigrating than immigrating for the first time in 50 years. The center-right government, led by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of the Moderate Party and supported by the populist Sweden Democrats, has released figures that appear to show historically low levels of new asylum claims.

“The number of asylum applications is heading towards a historically low level, asylum-related residence permits continue to decrease, and for the first time in 50 years, Sweden has net emigration,” lawmaker Maria Malmer Stenergard said. A United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative to the Nordic and Baltic countries, Annika Sandlund, backed up the claim, complaining the statistics appear to show an outflow of migrants.

However, Sweden’s statistics agency, the SCB, is more cautious, warning it is not yet possible to confirm a net outflow from January to May of this year.

Skeptics say the statistics are false, resulting from the Swedish Tax Registry clearing its books of people who have already left the country since summer. This could be making it seem that people left during that period when they actually left the country months or even years prior but remained on the tax register.

Sweden has issues with migrants continuing to claim welfare benefits despite leaving the country, which could keep them on the register.

If the figures are accurate, however, they would be a success for the anti-mass migration Sweden Democrats, who have previously floated ideas to strip naturalized immigrants who refuse to integrate their citizenship, among other measures.

Image by Frankie Fouganthin.

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Sweden, once among the countries most eager to import asylum seekers and other migrants en masse, is recording more people emigrating than immigrating for the first time in 50 years. The center-right government, led by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of the Moderate Party and supported by the populist Sweden Democrats, has released figures that appear to show historically low levels of new asylum claims. show more
illegals
August 22, 2024
Immigration

Americans Need Not Apply: A Taxpayer-Funded Group In This State Is Subsidizing Non-Citizen Homebuyers Only.

A taxpayer-funded group is subsidizing noncitizens looking to purchase a home. The Hacienda Community Development Corporation (Hacienda CDC)—through its Camino a Casa program—is offering $30,000 for qualified homebuyers in Oregon, with the only catch being that they cannot be U.S. citizens.

A social media user named Oregon Citizen shared screenshots on X (formerly Twitter) of a Hacienda CDC fact sheet detailing the program. According to the screenshots, the $30,000 is available as a grant for first-time homebuyers with pre-approval for a mortgage loan in Oregon. Noncitizens can use the grant for a down payment, buy-downs of interest rates, or closing costs.

The fact sheet clearly states that the program is only for noncitizens, including illegal immigrants. “Eligible citizenship statuses: non-U.S. citizens, undocumented persons, DACA recipients, refugee asylees, immigrants, VAWA petitioners, ITIN holders, COFA individuals, TPS recipients,” the document reads.

Meanwhile, some Oregon lawmakers have expressed criticism of the program for excluding native-born and naturalized citizens. “Oregon has a severe housing shortage, and it’s troubling that taxpayer dollars are being restricted to specific groups while many American citizens struggle to find homes,” said Oregon State Representative Ed Diehl (R) in a recent interview.

DISCRIMINATORY PROGRAM.

Hacienda CDC’s funding partly comes from the Economic Equity Investment Program (EEIP), established by the Economic Equity Investment Act (SB 1579) enacted by the Oregon legislature in 2022. The EEIP initially received a $15 million allocation to support equity-based initiatives for home purchases, business creation, and building generational wealth. In 2024, an additional $8 million was allocated to organizations, including Hacienda CDC, providing culturally responsive services for economic stability and equity for supposedly disadvantaged individuals and communities.

The EEIP stipulates that recipients should not face discrimination based on protected class considerations. However, critics suggest that the program’s design inherently involves discriminatory practices by targeting noncitizens and specific racial groups. Andrew Quinio, an attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, noted concerns over the constitutionality of such programs in Oregon, suggesting that they could violate residents’ rights due to their racially discriminatory nature.

Oregon’s lack of affordable housing is at crisis levels, with only 19 percent of residents in the Portland metro area able to afford a median-priced home, according to recent data from the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis.

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A taxpayer-funded group is subsidizing noncitizens looking to purchase a home. The Hacienda Community Development Corporation (Hacienda CDC)—through its Camino a Casa program—is offering $30,000 for qualified homebuyers in Oregon, with the only catch being that they cannot be U.S. citizens. show more
August 22, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
UK
World

UK Govt to Begin Reversing Brexit with Partial Restoration of Free Movement Migration.

Britain’s new Labour government will begin the process of reversing Brexit with a deal to partially restore the so-called Free Movement migration regime, with European Union (EU) citizens under 30 becoming free to work, study, and volunteer in the United Kingdom for up to three years. In practice, the Free Movement of Labor in the EU is not only for workers. For instance, judges ruled EU migrants could not be deported for turning up and becoming beggars.

“If we are serious about resetting relations with the EU, then we need to be prepared to give them some of the things that they want,” said a Labour government source. Britain has already repeatedly given way to EU demands on British payments into the EU budget, EU access to British fisheries, continued EU control over Northern Ireland, and more.

“We do not need to do anything,” gloated another EU source, saying they “see the current arrangements”—negotiated to the EU’s advantage, largely by anti-Brexit former prime minister Theresa May—as “quite satisfactory.”

“Our understanding is that it is the UK which wants to benefit from some closer relationships. Here we, as is standard with any trading partner, have some well-known offensive interests in terms of gaining in return,” they threatened. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, an anti-Brexit politician who lobbied for a redo of the first Brexit referendum, is unlikely to drive a hard bargain with the EU despite claiming he will not try to return Britain to the bloc’s control.

Image by Tim Hammond.

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Britain's new Labour government will begin the process of reversing Brexit with a deal to partially restore the so-called Free Movement migration regime, with European Union (EU) citizens under 30 becoming free to work, study, and volunteer in the United Kingdom for up to three years. In practice, the Free Movement of Labor in the EU is not only for workers. For instance, judges ruled EU migrants could not be deported for turning up and becoming beggars. show more
August 22, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Immigration

Kamala Themes DNC Speech on Far-Left Legislation to Legalize Border Invasion.

Kamala Harris will theme her 2024 Democratic Party presidential nomination acceptance speech around a “New Way Forward”—a reference to far-left immigration legislation pushed by Representative Chuy García (D-IL). The radical immigration legislation would make it nearly impossible for federal officials to control the U.S. borders and could result in an exponential increase in illegal immigration.

The New Way Forward Act, first introduced by Rep. García in 2019 and in each subsequent Congress, contains provisions that would change penalties for illegally crossing U.S. borders from criminal to merely civil.

Additionally, the legislation—also backed by far-left progressives like Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)—prohibits local and state law enforcement from aiding in or participating with the transportation, apprehension, investigation, or detention of illegal immigrants.

The New Way Forward Act would also close privately-owned detention centers, leaving federal-owned facilities overwhelmed. This would force government officials to release tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who could otherwise have been housed at a private facility.

Even more concerning, the bill would allow violent criminals to file for asylum status, changing the law to bar only those with felony sentences of five years or more. Lastly, the New Way Forward Act would grant immigration judges unprecedented discretion in deportation cases and bar officials under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from basing an immigration status investigation on an individual’s proficiency in English, national origin, or race and ethnicity.

The New Way Forward Act also contains retroactive relief provisions, meaning dangerous criminals already removed from the U.S.—but who would qualify for asylum under the bill—can reapply. It even directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fly many of these individuals back to America for their appeals.

FORESHADOWING.

By framing her acceptance of the Democratic Party’s nomination around Rep. García‘s legislation, Harris is signaling that she intends to align U.S. border policy with the goals of the far-left progressives on Capitol Hill. As a senator, she compared U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).

Harris’s embrace of the New Way Forward theme indicates her White House would make a radical break with even the Biden government’s border policies—which have seen a record number of illegal border crossings.

The National Pulse previously reported that at least 12.5 million illegal immigrants—according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)—have entered the country under Biden’s watch.

While the actual number of illegal entries is likely much higher than this government estimate, under Harris‘s ‘New Way Forward’ immigration agenda the number of illegal immigrants crossing the border could reach unprecedented levels.

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Kamala Harris will theme her 2024 Democratic Party presidential nomination acceptance speech around a "New Way Forward"—a reference to far-left immigration legislation pushed by Representative Chuy García (D-IL). The radical immigration legislation would make it nearly impossible for federal officials to control the U.S. borders and could result in an exponential increase in illegal immigration. show more