January 11, 2024

Democrat and RINO leaders a) created the “migrant crisis,” b) are making it worse every day, and c) are ever-increasingly blaming it on Republicans.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— About 200 Chicago migrants moving into shelter at former CVS in Little Village – Michelle Gallardo, Sarah Schulte, and Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-in-little-village-migrant-crisis/14308033/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tL2sCQdcn4
— Texas bus companies may be making millions transporting new arrivals – Chuck Goudie (COMMENT: If/when illegals take jobs, employers will make millions because they will pay them less than they pay citizens of America.)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-bus-fines-texas-greg-abbott/14308208/
— Palestinian women file complaints alleging censorship, discrimination from UIC. Complaint alleges university did little to protect students from hate after raising questions over Israel-related events. – Jasmine Minor
https://abc7chicago.com/palestinian-women-university-of-illinois-chicago-civil-rights-complaint-discrimination/14307484/
— Christie ends his 2024 presidential campaign
https://abc7chicago.com/chris-christie-ends-presidential-campaign-2024-election-new-hampshire/14307522/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsaktRVMjEI

NBC5
— Gov. Pritzker wants state lawmakers to backfill $160 million that went toward migrant crisis. Gov. J.B. Pritzker took aim at Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott for what he called a “cheap political stunt” of continually sending migrants to major U.S. cities, including Chicago. – Bennett Haeberle
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/gov-pritzker-wants-state-lawmakers-to-backfill-160-million-that-went-towards-migrant-crisis/3323613/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly work toward abolishing the Second Amendment.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/highland-park-public-safety-meeting-aims-to-address-gun-violence/3323963/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/volunteers-seek-opportunities-to-help-as-migrants-continue-arriving-in-chicago/3323608/

CBS2
— Chicago West Loop neighbors say crime, drug dealing at homeless encampment is out of control – Jermont Terry (COMENT: I worked in the West Loop 1990-1997 and I took graduate evening finance courses at IIT there 1992-1997. I used the Ogilvie Transportation Center 1978-1997 and Union Station 1992-1997.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-west-loop-crime-drug-dealing-homeless-encampment/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwkP3kUbFzk
— City of Chicago has spent $156.2 million on vendors in migrant crisis – Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/city-of-chicago-spending-vendors-migrant-crisis/
— Chicago struggles to shelter thousands of migrants, with more arriving each day – Marybel Gonzalez
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chicago-migrants-shelter-struggles-bus-arrivals/
— Former CVS in Chicago is now home to new state-run migrant shelter
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/former-cvs-state-run-migrant-shelter/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/former-cvs-in-chicago-is-now-home-to-new-state-run-migrant-shelter/
— City of Chicago uploads data on the cost of migrant crisis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X__7bIunZpE
— Concerns about shelter space, cold weather amid migrant crisis
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/concerns-about-shelter-space-cold-weather-amid-migrant-crisis/
— New urgency for long-term strategy for migrant crisis as dangerous cold comes – Marybel Gonzalez
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/new-urgency-long-term-strategy-migrant-crisis-dangerous-cold/

WGN9
— Pritzker downplays tension between Chicago, lawmakers over migrant crisis – Tahman Bradley
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/pritzker-downplays-tension-between-chicago-lawmakers-over-migrant-crisis/

FOX32
— Chicago migrant shelter opens in Little Village
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-migrant-shelter-opens-in-little-village
— Democrats celebrate their progress in abolishing the Second Amendment.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-one-year-anniversary
— Mayors to meet in-person in Chicago to discuss migrant crisis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/mayors-to-meet-in-chicago-to-discuss-migrant-crisis

WTTW
— Little Village Shelter to House 220 Migrants as Asylum Seekers Continue to Arrive in Chicago Area – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/10/little-village-shelter-house-220-migrants-asylum-seekers-continue-arrive-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Migrants go without showers, dig for food in trash at city’s ‘landing zone’ as they wait for shelter – Nell Salzman and Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrants-loading-zone-bad-conditions-20240111-52guq4h5xrgsvlw62jsqxl4dwy-story.html
— Illinois not quite as welcoming to migrants as it set out to be – Charles Selle (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Chicago Democrats will dump their excess illegals first on the rest of Cook County, then on the collar counties, and then on the rest of Illinois. That is, unless they send them to battleground/swing states to use their false identifications to vote for Biden.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-migrant-shuffling-st-0111-20240110-5alje6euyvhhzktfbxh5anaz5y-story.html
— Illinois abortions surged the year Roe fell, with nearly 17,000 patients traveling from other states — a 49% spike – Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-abortion-illinois-data-2022-20240110-h34hsvudjjakzcfmm4al5ujwgi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— We’re Jewish legislators, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. Some say a cease-fire amounts to letting Hamas win. That might be true if “cease-fire” meant a unilateral, unconditional laying-down of arms by Israel and nothing more, write state Reps. Kelly Cassidy and Will Guzzardi. But a cease-fire involves negotiations among both parties. – Kelly Cassidy and Will Guzzardi
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/11/24033071/jewish-legislators-ceasefire-gaza-israel-hamas-antisemitism-islamophobia-kelly-cassidy-will-guzzardi

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Mayors to meet in Chicago to discuss migrant crisis – Alicia Fabbre (COMMENT: Sooner or later, Chicago Democrats will send their illegals to your county, to your township, to your municipality, and to your school district. But maybe Chicago Democrats will first send them to battleground/swing states to vote Biden.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240110/news/mayors-to-meet-in-chicago-to-discuss-migrant-crisis/
— Kane County officials draft proclamation amid asylum seeker influx – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240110/news/kane-county-officials-draft-proclamation-amid-asylum-seeker-influx/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Out-of-state abortions in Illinois spike by almost 50% – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240110/news/out-of-state-abortions-in-illinois-spike-by-almost-50/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240110/news/a-warm-welcome-and-a-coat-glen-ellyn-church-helps-asylum-seekers-headed-to-chicago/
— More towns (Palatine, Mount Prospect, Elk Grove Village, Bloomingdale, Libertyville, Mundelein and Oak Lawn) act to deter migrant drop-offs – Christopher Placek and Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240110/news/more-towns-act-to-deter-migrant-drop-offs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a statement about his town’s ordinance, Bloomingdale Village President Franco Coladipietro calls the migrant drop-offs a cause of concern for the community. “Should the circumstances warrant, we are prepared to take whatever steps are necessary to protect the health and safety of our residents and the schools in our community,” he said.)

WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly paint police as being racists.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-and-paris-share-issues-with-racial-profiling/b9b8768f-3440-4fba-8dd8-1d851c2e7308
— Expensive effort to get high-risk kids back in school is off to a slow start. The program targets school-aged teens who have been out of class for at least a year and are at higher risk of being involved in gun violence. – Sarah Karp, Patrick Smith
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-effort-to-get-at-risk-kids-back-in-school-off-to-slow-start/ddada294-003c-449b-97c3-4c0cc6722055

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Unmasking Chicago School Segregation: From Systemic Racism to Policy Failures – Valerie F. Leonard
https://chicagodefender.com/unmasking-chicago-school-segregation-from-systemic-racism-to-policy-failures/

WAND TV
— Illinois lawmakers discuss potential move to universal vote-by-mail system – Mike Miletich
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois-lawmakers-discuss-potential-move-to-universal-vote-by-mail-system/article_1ec8d4fa-b008-11ee-a517-037ed89ed506.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— NY governor neglects migrant crisis, quotes Taylor Swift in State of the State address – JACKSON WALKER
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/ny-governor-neglects-migrant-crisis-quotes-taylor-swift-in-state-of-the-state-address-new-york-kathy-hochul-nyc-albany-illegal-immigration-eric-adams-budget-andrew-cuomo

HIGHLAND PARK PATCH
— Judge Denies Highland Park Gun-Owner’s Relief From Assault Weapon Ban. In his ruling, federal judge Harry Leinenweber rejected resident Susan Goldman’s request and dismissed a gun rights group as a plaintiff. – Jeff Arnold
https://patch.com/illinois/highlandpark/judge-denies-highland-park-gun-owners-relief-assault-weapon-ban

CAPITOL FAX

— Morning briefing

https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-210/

— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-13/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— While some states move to secure voting, Illinois looks to expand access – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_009bd7e8-b00d-11ee-b214-576cc8b746b5.html
— Illinois limited in regulating migrant buses as blame for crisis continues – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_922707b0-b002-11ee-abc9-f3e3d06dcb75.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Massachusetts Asks People to House Migrants in Their Homes
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/10/massachusetes-asks-people-to-house-migrants-in-their-homes/

WEST COOK NEWS
— Western Springs’ Rudolph on illegal immigrants: ‘We are prepared to support their efforts to safely and efficiently board Chicago-bound trains’ (COMMENT: What will she say when Chicago sends them back to Western Springs?)
https://westcooknews.com/stories/653632645-western-springs-rudolph-on-illegal-immigrants-we-are-prepared-to-support-their-efforts-to-safely-and-efficiently-board-chicago-bound-trains

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— The Vast Majority of Illinois Gun Owners Choose Non-Compliance (COMMENT: Which of them will Pritzker force country sheriffs and states attorneys to arrest and perp walk?)
EAST https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/653638279-the-vast-majority-of-illinois-gun-owners-choose-non-compliance

WIREPOINTS
— Chicago has demanded future generations pay for its unaffordable pension debts (COMMENT: Are you in line to get a pension? I was in line to get a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension since I was 18 years old in 1966. Are you getting a pension? I have gotten a CSRS pension since my Democrat superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who continue to use my CSRS pension against me the most. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my CSRS pension is far too generous because I was grossly overpaid. To do that, they ignore, dismiss, and/or belittle the fact while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I got promoted in 1973, 1973, 1974, and 1986, I paid 7% of my salary into the CSRS, and I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981. I might still be working for the federal government and paying 7% of my salary into the CSRS if my Democrat superiors had not forced me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997.)
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-has-demanded-future-generations-pay-for-its-unaffordable-pension-debts-wbbms-coverage-of-wirepoints-press-conference/
— Chicago reporter: ‘When pensions start coming in on buses every hour, then we’ll cover them’
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-reporter-when-pensions-start-coming-in-on-buses-every-hour-then-well-cover-them-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER GASLIGHTS, ILLINOISANS STEP ON THE GAS
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/policy-shop/the-policy-shop-pritzker-gaslights-illinoisans-step-on-the-gas/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago GOP Chair Stephen Boulton Submits Bad Signatures, Will Not Appear on March Primary Ballot as 27th Ward Committeeman
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/breaking-chicago-gop-chair-stephen-boulton-submits-bad-signatures-will-not-appear-on-march-primary-ballot-as-27th-ward-committeeman.html
— Foxx’s Exit Sparks Hope: The Hopeful Change Coming to Cook County!
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/foxxs-exit-sparks-hope-the-hopeful-change-coming-to-cook-county.html

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Top campaign contribution recipients in Illinois for the week of Nov. 19 (COMMENT: What discourages you from contributing to Republican candidates? For me, it is unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who blame me for their defeats. They blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and what I did a) as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, b) as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, c) as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2010, and d) as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member 2003-2007. They blame the straw polls that I conducted at MTRO and TAPROOT events.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/653637044-top-campaign-contribution-recipients-in-illinois-for-the-week-of-nov-19

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats no longer value schooling for children – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2790967/democrats-no-longer-value-schooling-for-children/
— Democrats force students out of school to make room for immigrants – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2790727/new-york-city-lawsuit-only-proves-immigration-has-real-costs/
— Chris Christie’s parting lesson about Trump and the GOP field – W. James Antle III
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2791294/chris-christies-parting-lesson-trump-gop-field/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden’s continued cynical use of race won’t help him in November – Cal Thomas
https://nypost.com/2024/01/09/opinion/bidens-continued-cynical-use-of-race-wont-help-him-in-november/
— A ripped for helping pay migrant treatment as over 400K veterans, their families wait – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2024/01/10/news/va-ripped-for-reimbursing-migrant-treatment-as-veterans-wait/
— Border crisis ‘architect’ Alejandro Mayorkas deserves to be impeached: state AGs – Josh Christenson
https://nypost.com/2024/01/10/news/state-ags-urge-impeachment-of-mayorkas-as-architect-of-border-crisis/

AMERICA FIRST POLICY
— Removals of illegal aliens are at all-time lows, while releases are at all-time highs
https://americafirstpolicy.com/issues/removals-of-illegal-aliens-are-at-all-time-lows-while-releases-are-at-all-time-highs

BREITBART
— DHS Chief Mayorkas Has Imported 5 Million Illegal Aliens — Outpacing Annual U.S. Births – Rep. Mark Green
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/10/rep-mark-green-dhs-chief-mayorkas-has-imported-5-million-illegal-aliens-outpacing-annual-u-s-births/
— Marsha Blackburn: NYC Throwing Students Out of School to Accommodate Migrants ‘Something from Babylon Bee’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/10/exclusive-marsha-blackburn-nyc-throwing-students-out-of-school-to-accommodate-migrants-is-something-from-babylon-bee/
— New York High School Cancels Dances, Sports After Mayor Eric Adams Puts Illegal Immigrants in Gym – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/10/new-york-high-school-cancels-dances-sports-mayor-eric-adams-illegal-aliens-gym/
— First Illegals Served Evictions from New York Hotels, Only to Reapply to Others – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/10/first-illegals-served-evictions-new-york-hotels-only-to-reapply-others/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— DHS Data Dump Shows Why Fixing ‘Credible Fear’ Won’t Fix the Border. Senate negotiators should know: Biden doesn’t use expedited removal like he should. – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/DHS-Data-Dump-Shows-Why-Fixing-Credible-Fear-Wont-Fix-Border

DAILY CALLER
— Judge Blocks Trump From Giving Closing Argument At Own Trial – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/10/judge-changes-mind-allowing-trump-deliver-closing-arguments/
— Chris Christie Drops Out Of Presidential Race – MARY LOU MASTERS
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/10/chris-christie-drops-out-presidential-race-before-iowa-new-hampshire/
— Dem Assemblywoman Rips Biden, Adams Over NYC School’s Use For Illegal Aliens – HAROLD HUTCHISON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/10/whats-next-dem-assemblywoman-rips-biden-adams-over-nyc-schools-use-for-illegal-aliens/
— Inflation Soars As High Prices Continue To Squeeze Americans – WILL KESSLER
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/11/inflation-cpi-americans-prices/
— Second-Largest Foreign Owner Of US Land Is A Chinese Communist Party Member – PHILIP LENCZYCKI
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/11/chinese-landowner-billionaire-ccp/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Gun Owners End 2023 Proving Gun Control Advocates Wrong – Amy Swearer
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/10/gun-owners-end-2023-proving-gun-control-advocates-wrong/
— Haley: I ‘Fought Obama on Illegal Immigration’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT8wFCUfvnU

DAILY WIRE
— The DEI Rot In The Airline Industry Is Way Worse Than You Think – Matt Walsh
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-dei-rot-in-the-airline-industry-is-way-worse-than-you-think

FEDERALIST
— Border-Jumpers Are Pushing American Kids Out Of School All Across The Country – JOY PULLMANN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/10/border-jumpers-are-pushing-american-kids-out-of-school-all-across-the-country/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION RERORM
— Coming to America: African Mass Migration and Open Borders – Michael McManus
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/01/10/coming-america-african-mass-migration-and-open-borders

FOX BUSINESS
— DEI is a ‘Marxist philosophy based on breaking down America’ – Pete Hegseth
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6344637508112
— Elon Musk issues warning after NYC students pushed out of school to house migrants: ‘Will come for your homes’ Elon Musk suggests government ‘will come for your homes’ if space for illegal migrants runs out. – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/elon-musk-issues-warning-nyc-students-pushed-school-house-migrants-will-come-for-your-homes
— Elon Musk dings Boeing after Alaska Airlines scare: ‘Prioritized DEI hiring’ Boeing 2022 SEC filing showed the aircraft manufacturer emphasize on DEI initiatives (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always prioritized DEI, that is, they have always prioritized patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/elon-musk-dings-boeing-after-alaska-airlines-scare-prioritized-dei-hiring

FOX NEWS
— Chicago Public Schools lost $23M worth of laptops, iPads and other devices in 1 year. Chicago Public Schools responds to annual report about devices paid for by taxpayers. – Pilar Arias
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-public-schools-lost-23m-worth-laptops-ipads-other-devices-one-year-report-says
— DeSantis rips Biden and NYC for kicking students out of school for illegal migrants. ‘That’s Joe Biden’s America in a nutshell … it’s disgraceful’ – Michael Dorgan
https://www.foxnews.com/us/desantis-rips-biden-nyc-kicking-students-school-illegal-migrants
— VA gets flak for using staff to help ICE process illegal immigrant health care despite backlog of veterans – Bradford Betz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/va-gets-flak-using-staff-help-ice-process-illegal-immigrant-health-care-despite-backlog-veterans
https://news.yahoo.com/va-gets-flak-using-staff-022055310.html
— Welcome to Harvard, where you can spend $317,800 to learn about ‘queering the world,’ threesome dating apps. Harvard offers a courses such as ‘Queering Education’ for K-12 classrooms. – Hannah Grossman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/welcome-harvard-spend-317800-learn-queering-world-threesome-dating-apps

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Moral Corruption at Community Colleges – Jonathan Butcher
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/moral-corruption-community-colleges

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— AOC proposes blanket amnesty — ‘path to citizenship’ for over eight million illegal immigrants – Matthew Holloway
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez

MRC TV
— A ‘Great’ Replacing? NYC Kicks HS Students Out to House Nearly 2,000 Illegals – NICK KANGADIS |
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/great-replacing-nyc-kicks-hs-students-out-house-nearly-2000-illegals

NTD
— Controversy Erupts After New York Democrat Said Illegal Immigrants Needed for Redistricting In Resurfaced Clip
https://www.ntd.com/controversy-erupts-after-new-york-democrat-said-illegal-immigrants-needed-for-redistricting-in-resurfaced-clip_965560.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— ‘Putting Americans Last’: DeSantis Highlights High School Sheltering Migrants as Prime Example of Biden Failure – CAROLINE DOWNEY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/putting-americans-last-desantis-highlights-high-school-sheltering-migrants-as-prime-example-of-biden-failure/

PJ MEDIA
— 360K Illegals Processed Into U.S. through Scam Biden Program – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/01/10/360k-illegals-processed-into-us-through-scam-biden-program-n4925352
— The Democrats’ Changing Positions on Immigration – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/01/10/the-democrats-changing-position-on-immigration-n4925353

ROY’S REPORT & CHURCH LEADERS
— Wheaton College Restricts Employees’ Use of Preferred Pronouns – Kathryn Post
https://julieroys.com/wheaton-college-restricts-employees-use-of-preferred-pronouns/
https://churchleaders.com/news/465889-wheaton-college-restricts-employees-ability-to-state-preferred-pronouns-rns.html

TOWNHALL
— White House Punts Illegals Taking Over Schools As a ‘New York’ Problem – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2024/01/10/white-house-punts-illegals-taking-over-schools-back-as-a-new-york-problem-n2633446
— Illegal Immigrants Are Being Housed in Chicago Airport, Video Shows – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/01/10/airport-migrants-chicago-n2633450
— Biden Admin Has Allowed 5 Million Illegal Aliens Into the Nation — Outpacing Yearly U.S. Births – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/10/biden-admin-has-allowed-5-million-illegal-aliens-into-the-nation-outpacing-yearly-us-births-n2633466
— Democrats Hate Being Forced To Live Under Their Own Rules – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2024/01/11/democrats-hate-being-forced-to-live-under-their-own-rules-n2633474

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— DeSantis vows mass deportations of migrants: ‘They all have to go back’ – JARED GANS
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4401904-desantis-vows-mass-deportations-of-migrants-they-all-have-to-go-back/

MSN
— Elon Musk slams DEI hiring at Boeing & United Airlines
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/elon-musk-slams-dei-hiring-at-boeing-united-airlines/vi-AA1mMOud

NEWSWEEK
— Migrants in Maine Get Up to Two Years Free Rent for New Apartments
https://www.newsweek.com/migrants-get-two-years-free-rent-new-apartments-1859556

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DeSantis: ‘Do Not Trust Nikki Haley With Illegal Immigration’ – Eliza Collins
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/gop-republican-debate-iowa/card/desantis-do-not-trust-nikki-haley-with-illegal-immigration–OJjGpZVvmkdv5vxu30NG
— Reports of DEI’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated. So long as the implicit-association test is in circulation, the myth of a mostly racist U.S. will live. – Hal R. Arkes (COMMENT: What are your demographics? How negatively are those demographics viewed? Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the following demographics are ever-increasingly viewed more negatively: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/reports-of-dei-death-are-greatly-exaggerated-implicit-bias-test-systemic-racism-f7122674

FORBES
— Elon Musk’s X Successfully Defends University Of Illinois Student From Discipline Over Post, Platform Says – Antonio Pequeño IV
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/01/10/elon-musks-x-successfully-defends-university-of-illinois-student-from-discipline-over-post-platform-says/

BALLOTPEDIA
— Five candidates filed to appear on Illinois’ Republican presidential primary ballot – Ellen Morrissey
https://news.ballotpedia.org/2024/01/10/five-candidates-filed-to-appear-on-illinois-republican-presidential-primary-ballot/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— IRS plans to continue hiring spree despite setback in new budget deal. The agency hopes to hire 20,000 employees in fiscal 2024. (COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents use against you? I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,074-$110,020/year. I should a book about my critics/opponents who have used that against me the most.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2024/01/irs-plans-continue-hiring-spree-despite-setback-new-budget-deal/393221/

EDUCATION WEEK
— Democrats promote CRT to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/a-side-effect-of-anti-crt-campaigns-reduced-trust-in-local-schools/2024/01

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— Supporting first-generation students in higher education (COMMENT: What is Affirmative Action had been only for those whose parents did not have college degrees?)
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/spotlight/supporting-firstgeneration-students-higher-education

DAILY MAIL
— Nine-in-ten C-suite execs say they’re maintaining or boosting DEI schemes, lawyering up against conservative activists and braving Elon Musk’s criticism of ‘reverse racism’ Executives overwhelmingly say they’re sticking with diversity hiring targets. 69 percent said SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action hadn’t changed their minds. – JAMES REINL,
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12947521/Nine-ten-C-suite-execs-say-theyre-maintaining-boosting-DEI-schemes-lawyering-against-conservative-activists-braving-Elon-Musks-criticism-reverse-racism.html

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.