Kelli Ballard

1 week ago | libertynation.com | Kelli Ballard

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Illegal migrants in Tennessee may find it more difficult to get an education. Last week, the state’s Senate passed SB 836, which allows schools to deny enrollment of immigrant students or even charge tuition to those who can’t prove their legal status. Understandably, the bill has created a lot of controversy. Under the proposed law, state schools would be required to verify citizenship from incoming students.

1 week ago | libertynation.com | Kelli Ballard

Since Kamala Harris failed miserably at her attempt to become president, she’s been cloistered with her husband and advisers to try to figure out which direction to go next in her career. With Gavin Newsom’s term at an end, the former vice president is considering a run for California governor, and polls suggest she would have a good chance of winning. There’s also the 2028 presidential election to be considered. Neither of these career choices is surprising.

1 week ago | libertynation.com | Kelli Ballard

President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Protecting the American People Against Invasion.” The Department of Homeland Security was thus directed to re-establish a registry for migrants living illegally in the country. It would ostensibly “ensure that failure to comply is treated as a civil and criminal enforcement priority.”The order faced immediate legal opposition, of course. But, as expected, a judge ruled on Thursday, April 10, allowing the policy to stand.

1 week ago | libertynation.com | Kelli Ballard

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Louisiana immigration judge Jamee Comans ruled on Friday, April 11, that former Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported. Comans said the case is “facially reasonable” and that the government had “established by clear and convincing evidence that he is removable,” the Associated Press reported. Khalil is an outspoken pro-Palestinian activist who took a leadership role in the volatile campus protests.

1 week ago | libertynation.com | Kelli Ballard

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... “The right to vote is the crown jewel of American liberties, and we will not see its luster diminished.”~ Ronald Reagan. In 1950, South Carolina became the first state to require identification from voters – although, at the time, it didn’t have to be a photo ID. Since then, the debate about whether Americans should prove citizenship before going to the polls has grown and become very heated.