Tag: Illegal Immigration

Elon Musk and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Form a Trans-Atlantic Bond
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Elon Musk and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Form a Trans-Atlantic Bond

ROME—Elon Musk and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have formed one of 2023’s more unlikely trans-Atlantic alliances.Behind their budding friendship lie common interests in political issues such as immigration and demographics, as well as in tech-sector regulation and the risks associated with artificial intelligence.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Why a Border Deal Might Not Fix the Border
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Why a Border Deal Might Not Fix the Border

WASHINGTON—The immigration-policy proposals that Republicans and Democrats have haggled over for weeks have one big catch—they may not do much to stem the flow of migrants at the border.Arrests of migrants surged recently to above 10,000 a day along the Southwest border, overwhelming agents and prompting the unusual move of closing some bridges and ports. President Biden dispatched Secretary of State Antony Blinken and top Homeland Security officials to Mexico to discuss how to stem the flow, while House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) demanded the White House take executive action to turn back migrants.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Senate Heads Into Crucial Week to Strike Deal on Ukraine, Border
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Senate Heads Into Crucial Week to Strike Deal on Ukraine, Border

Updated Dec. 10, 2023 7:40 pm ETWASHINGTON—Pressure on the Senate to reach a sweeping deal combining funding for Ukraine with changes to immigration policy amped up, with senators expressing urgency about striking an agreement and President Biden bringing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House.Heading into a crucial week for the negotiations, the senators said Sunday that they were racing against the clock for a deal on the $110.5 billion emergency package, as aid for Ukraine in its war with Russia running dry and illegal crossings at the U.S. southern border match record highs.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Senate Heads Into Crucial Week to Strike Deal on Ukraine, Border
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Senate Heads Into Crucial Week to Strike Deal on Ukraine, Border

WASHINGTON—Top Senate negotiators trying to reach a sweeping deal combining funding for Ukraine with changes to immigration policy expressed urgency about striking an agreement, though they clashed over the terms for border controls.Heading into a crucial week for the negotiations, the senators said Sunday that they were racing against the clock for a deal on the $110.5 billion emergency package, with aid for Ukraine in its war with Russia running dry and with illegal crossings at the U.S. southern border around record highs. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
As Migrants Keep Coming, El Paso Spends Millions to Keep Them Off the Streets
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As Migrants Keep Coming, El Paso Spends Millions to Keep Them Off the Streets

Nov. 11, 2023 11:00 am ETEL PASO, Texas—Like most border cities, El Paso has long tried to have as little involvement as possible in caring for the migrants who come and go every day. Federal authorities arrested and processed people who entered the U.S. illegally, while local nonprofits have helped those who needed assistance before traveling to their final destination elsewhere in the country.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Look Who’s Building a Border Wall Now
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Look Who’s Building a Border Wall Now

Jason Riley is an opinion columnist at The Wall Street Journal, where his column, Upward Mobility, has run since 2016. He is also a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and provides television commentary for various news outlets.Mr. Riley, a 2018 Bradley Prize recipient, is the author of four books: “Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders” (2008); “Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed” (2014); “False Black Power?” (2017); and “Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell” (2021).Mr. Riley joined the paper in 1994 as a copy reader on the national news desk in New York. He moved to the editorial page in 1995, was named a senior editorial page writer in 2000, and became a member of the Editorial Board in 2005. He joined the Manhattan Institute in 2015.Born ...