Former President Barack Obama’s speechwriter Jon Favreau criticized ICE for arresting a U.S. Army veteran “who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan” and “has two children who are U.S. citizens,” according to the Chicago Tribune, in a tweet that has gone viral:
This hero with 2 kids volunteered to risk his life for our country, came back with PTSD, a brain injury, and a substance abuse issue, and now our government is telling him he's not an American and needs to leave? Is that what we want? https://t.co/FVLIiMWJIK
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) February 2, 2018
However, Favreau may not have clicked the link to the story because the deportation order was actually issued under former President Obama, not Trump. Alex Griswold, a reporter for the Washington Free Beacon, pointed out that it occurred in September 2016:
Former Barack Obama spokesman denounces deportation order issued under Barack Obama pic.twitter.com/7URChP3GxA
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) February 2, 2018
Democratic congressmen made the same mistake and even claimed it was Trump’s fault – READ MORE
[give_form id=”79809″] [divider][/divider]Immigrants in the United States in 2016 sent home more than $138 billion — a sum that exceeds the entire gross domestic product of Kuwait — according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.
That sum accounted for about a quarter of the $574 billion that migrants in countries around the world sent to friends and relatives in their home nations.
The U.S received only about $6.5 billion in money sent by people living in other countries, according to the Pew report. The research organization estimates global remittances based on a statistical model developed by the World Bank.
“It’s a staggering number,” said immigration reform activist Chris Chmielenski, marveling at the $138.2 billion that immigrants wire out of the United States. – READ MORE
[give_form id=”79809″] [divider][/divider]For months Democrats have gleefully touted polls showing that a majority of Americans oppose President Donald Trump’s proposed southern border wall.
That joy likely disappeared Tuesday evening when, following the president’s State of the Union address, CBS News published a poll revealing that a majority of Americans support the president’s wall.
“Do you favor or oppose building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border?” asked the specific poll question, which was reportedly given prior to the SOTU address.
A 59 percent majority chose “Favor,” while a 41 percent minority selected “Oppose.” – READ MORE
[give_form id=”79809″] [divider][/divider]President Donald Trump used his first official State of the Union address to propose a compromise on immigration. While offering an amnesty to 1.8 million so-called “Dreamers” — illegal aliens who entered the country as minors — Trump also insisted that “Americans are dreamers, too.”
So tonight, I am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties — Democrats and Republicans — to protect our citizens of every background, color, religion, and creed. My duty, and the sacred duty of every elected official in this chamber, is to defend Americans — to protect their safety, their families, their communities, and their right to the American Dream. Because Americans are dreamers too. – READ MORE
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