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1 week ago | heritage.org | Hans von Spakovsky

The Associated Press claims it won a “major victory” in its lawsuit against the White House, but you would think a wire service that says it provides “accurate, unbiased news” would be a little more accurate in its reporting. Federal district court Judge Trevor McFadden issued a preliminary injunction in AP’s favor, but the decision is much narrower than what AP portrays. The lawsuit, Associated Press v.

1 week ago | heritage.org | Paul Larkin

We’ve all imagined what we would do if we were king for a day. Even federal judges. Remember the joke, “Question: What’s the difference between God and a federal judge? Answer: God knows that he’s not a federal judge.” Well, for some federal judges, that’s no joke; they genuinely don’t know the difference. President Donald Trump has decided (among other things) to enforce federal immigration laws and remake the administrative state. Not everyone is happy.

1 week ago | heritage.org | Simon Hankinson

For centuries, immigrants came to America to make their fortunes through hard work. While they often relied on existing ethnic or faith communities for help finding housing and jobs, they had no expectation that the federal government would provide them with the basics of life. It went against the grain of American values that anyone newly arrived would immediately depend on the state for their needs.

1 week ago | heritage.org | James Carafano

If the November midterm elections return Congress to Republican control, the new GOP leadership should take swift action to staunch the flood of illegal immigration loosed by President Joe Biden’s open border policies. To protect the public and preserve our national sovereignty, it’s essential that the executive branch resume enforcing immigration law. That has not happened under Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. A first step for the new Congress should be to demand his resignation.

2 weeks ago | heritage.org | Lora Ries

Elon Musk, Antonio Gracias and the DOGE team recently exposed how rampant immigration fraud and government corruption became under the Biden administration. Specifically, they showed how aliens “getting” asylum can receive work authorization and, with it, an automatic Social Security number, which enables them to obtain driver’s licenses, commit voter fraud and receive other benefits. This already sounds alarming. But the truth is even worse.