July 8 Evening Edition

CBS2
— (ILLEGAL) Immigrants In Chicago Fear ICE Deportation Raids After President Trump’s Deadline Passes – Audrina Bigos
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/07/08/immigration-raids-deportation-ice-president-donald-trump/

ABC7
— Allegations of ICE privacy invasion add to fears about planned raids – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ice-privacy-invasion-allegations-add-to-fears-about-planned-raids/5384422/

NBC5
— Senator Durbin Says Trump Adding Citizenship Question to 2020 Census Could Cost Illinois “For every person not counted in the census in Illinois, we will lose $1800 a year,” Durbin said (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats drive Republicans out of Illinois but encourage illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Senator-Durbin-Says-Trump-Adding-Citizenship-Question-to-2020-Census-Could-Cost-Illinois-512433071.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Freshmen Reps. Sean Casten, Lauren Underwood each raise more than $1M as they prep for 2020 reelection effort, campaigns say – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-congressional-fundraising-casten-2020-20190708-3iuspwxeozcdhlfke7ufp3yuye-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs encourage illegal immigration and then blame Republicans for the resultant problems.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/8/20686316/border-cruelty-central-america-donald-trump-kevin-mcaleenan-homeland-security
— The Democrats’ dangerous immigration game – Bill Scher
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/8/20686753/democrats-immigration-health-insurance-presidential-election

DAILY HERALD
— Forest preserve district still may get state grant for Mayslake project – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190708/forest-preserve-district-still-may-get-state-grant-for-mayslake-project

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Municipalities should discuss whether to allow marijuana sales – Editorial (DIERSEN: Municipalities and counties that do not ban the sale of recreational pot can no longer claim to be family friendly. At Wheaton City Council’s July 1 meeting, Tim Whelan and I urged Wheaton Mayor Phil Suess and the Wheaton City Council to make Wheaton the first city in Illinois to ban the sale of recreational pot.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190706/our-view-municipalities-should-discuss-whether-to-allow-marijuana-sales

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Central Illinois employers prepare for legal pot – DEREK BEIGH (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who uses pot.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/business/central-illinois-employers-prepare-for-legal-pot/article_e6ed3b60-7b6b-5f9a-b487-e08d5f54faa6.html

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— State rep Darren Bailey announces candidacy for Dale Righter’s senate seat
https://jg-tc.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-rep-announces-candidacy-for-mattoon-area-senate-seat/article_9f56a395-2598-5069-b952-2099128ebf5d.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters do things to illegally encourage people a) to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally bring children illegally to America illegally. 
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/07/03/underwood-bill-to-improve-medical-screenings-of-migrants-at-southern-border/asah5i6/

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— President Donald Trump to visit Milwaukee for fundraiser as oil refineries launch ad against ethanol mandates – Molly Beck
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/07/08/president-donald-trump-visit-milwaukee-fundraiser/1673020001/

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Illinois State Police faces their biggest challenges
https://fox2now.com/2019/07/08/illinois-state-police-face-great-challenges/

LAKEVIEW PATCH
— Cubs Co-Owner To Host Trump Fundraiser In Wisconsin Todd Ricketts is listed as a co-host for the event. – Scott Anderson
https://patch.com/illinois/lakeview/cubs-co-owner-host-trump-fundraiser-wisconsin

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Pritzker’s new gas tax will have a trickle-down effect on middle-class families, Rep Grant says – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512713510-pritzker-s-new-gas-tax-will-have-a-trickle-down-effect-on-middle-class-families-rep-grant-says

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CAN REPUBLICANS WIN BACK ILLINOIS’ 6TH CD?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/can-republicans-win-back-illinois-6th-cd.html
— WILL CO ACTIVISTS DECLARE INDEPENDENCE FROM CHICAGO CORRUPTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/monday-memory-will-co-activists-declare-independence-from-chicago-corruption.html

FOX NEWS
— Immigration is central issue, few in Washington have wherewithal to solve it – Chad Pergram
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/immigration-is-the-issue

GOPUSA
— Trump’s Citizenship Question Isn’t Controversial but Obama Deleting It Should’ve Been
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72225
— Donald Trump congratulates U.S. team for winning Women’s World Cup despite their ugly comments
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72271

AMERICAN THINKER
— Sunday bombshell: Pool for deportation is up to 1 million illegals who have already had due process – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/sunday_bombshell_pool_for_deportation_is_up_to_1_million_illegals_who_have_already_had_due_process.html
— A congresswoman sending paid staff to Mexico to teach illegals how to cheat their way into the US? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/a_congresswoman_sending_paid_staff_to_mexico_to_teach_illegals_how_to_cheat_their_way_into_the_us.html
— The Democrats’ Situational Racism – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/the_democrats_situational_racism_.html
— Bringing the Truth about Trump to Those Who Hate Him – Ron A.Y. Rich
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/bringing_the_truth_about_trump_to_those_who_hate_him.html
— Trump outmaneuvers the media on the 4th – Russ Vaughn
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/trump_outmaneuvers_the_media_on_the_4th.html

BLAZE
— US women’s soccer player drops American flag between legs and dances to celebrate World Cup title. Benghazi hero is not pleased. ‘Clown show’ – Dave Urbanski
https://www.theblaze.com/news/us-womens-soccer-dropped-flag-benghazi-hero-upset

DAILY CALLER
— Illegal Immigration Advocates Use Economic Warfare To Subvert Immigration Law – MATT O’BRIEN
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/08/brien-economic-warfare/

PATRIOT POST
— Dems Define Platform: Open Borders, Free Stuff They exploit the border crisis for political optics while avoiding any legislative action. – Thomas Gallatin
https://patriotpost.us/articles/64135-dems-define-platform-open-borders-free-stuff

THE HILL
— Pelosi: Census citizenship question is effort to ‘make America white again’ – CRISTINA MARCOS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/452049-pelosi-census-citizenship-question-is-effort-to-make-america-white-again
— Poll: Plurality backs criminal prosecutions for illegal border crossings
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/452005-poll-voters-favor-criminal-prosecution-over-civil-fines-for-illegal-border-crossings
— White House basement floods during DC rainstorm – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: What have you done to stop your basement from flooding? Since 1984, I have spent many hundreds of hours and many thousands of dollars to stop basement flooding including a) connecting all nine of the home’s downspouts directly to Wheaton’s storm sewer system, b) always having a battery backup sump pump, c) properly connecting subterranean drainage tile lines from homes on west side of Golf Lane and the north side of Frazier Court to Wheaton’s storm sewer system, d) installing many storm sewer inlets lengthy French drains, e) patching many lengthy cracks in the basement floor, f) converting to an overhead sewer, and g) having a whole house natural-gas-fired electric generator installed.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/451977-white-house-basement-floods-during-dc-rainstorm

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump has referred to his Wharton degree as ‘super genius stuff.’ An admissions officer recalls it differently. – Michael Kranish (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that degrees like mine from non-Ivy League universities (NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT) are worthless.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-who-often-boasts-of-his-wharton-degree-says-he-was-admitted-to-the-hardest-school-to-get-into-the-college-official-who-reviewed-his-application-recalls-it-differently/2019/07/08/0a4eb414-977a-11e9-830a-21b9b36b64ad_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs encourage illegal immigration and then blame Republicans for the resultant problems.
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-migrant-border-detention-20190708-story.html

GAZETTE
— Hickenlooper should run away from pot – Editorial
https://gazette.com/opinion/editorial-hickenlooper-should-run-away-from-pot/article_ce52545a-9c53-11e9-a82f-dfb4b7893913.html

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Amazon workers are planning a strike for one of its busiest shopping days of the year – Mary Hanbury
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-workers-strike-amazon-prime-day-working-conditions-2019-7

MOTLEY FOOL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ranked: Here’s How Much Your State Will Spend on Recreational Cannabis in 2019 A handful of states will be generating a lot of green from adult-use marijuana this year. – Sean Williams
https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/07/08/ranked-heres-how-much-your-state-will-spend-on-rec.aspx

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.