April 2 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats do not want Hispanic immigrants to assimilate. To get votes from Hispanic immigrants, Democrats would love to make Spanish the official language of America.
https://abc7chicago.com/society/woman-targeted-for-speaking-spanish-racist-rant-caught-on-camera/5230189/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘Now we have a seat at the table’ Words of anticipation, hope from black women to Chicago’s next mayor – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? If you are, do you have a “seat at the table?” How do the following treat you: the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, and the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman?) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/toni-preckwinkle-lori-lightfoot-mayoral-candidates-next-mayor-hope-black-women/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage all the citizens of all the countries of the world a) to leave the country that they are a citizen of and b) to seek asylum in America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190402/mission-for-two-suburban-shelters-for-young-asylum-seekers-i-am-safe

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— How will employers handle recreational marijuana use in Illinois? – Lisa Schencker (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I would not want work for, work with, or supervise anyone who used marijuana.)
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https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190401/how-will-employers-handle-recreational-marijuana-use-in-illinois
— Now-banned bump stocks slow to surface locally – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190401/now-banned-bump-stocks-slow-to-surface-locally
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois bill would bar colleges from asking about criminal history – Lenore Sobota
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190401/illinois-bill-would-bar-colleges-from-asking-about-criminal-history

WIRE POINTS
— Pritzker’s progressive tax push: A guide for the ordinary Illinoisan – Wirepoints Special Report – Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner and Kevin Maedomari
https://wirepoints.org/pritzkers-progressive-tax-push-a-guide-for-the-ordinary-illinoisan-wirepoints-special-report/

JEANNE IVES
— We need ONE Board Member Who will be a Watchdog Please take time today to vote for Harold Lonks for CUSD200 School Board.
https://mailchi.mp/b23bd16fe8a0/if-you-are-concerned-about-property-taxes-vote-today

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois State University promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2019/04/lavender-graduation-may-8/

GOPUSA
— How Democrats try to make elections obsolete
http://www.gopusa.com/how-democrats-try-to-make-elections-obsolete/
— Pope Francis: Walls, fear-mongering won’t stop migration (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Pope paints himself as being anti-Trump, anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/pope-francis-walls-fear-mongering-wont-stop-migration/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegal border crossings are escalating, but E-Verify may be one way to curb the influx of illegal workers – Chris Chmielenski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/1/illegal-border-crossings-are-escalating-but-e-veri/
— ‘If not an emergency, what is it?’ – Cal Thomas
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/1/if-12-year-high-of-illegal-immigration-isnt-an-eme/
— Emergency on the border – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/1/editorial-america-cannot-surrender-its-borders-to-/
— A crises on the southern border – Chris Chmielenski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/1/illegal-border-crossings-are-escalating-but-e-veri/
— Border Patrol agents to double as asylum officers for ‘credible fear’ cases – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/1/border-patrol-agents-double-asylum-officers-credib/

FOX NEWS
— Jared Kushner: Trump’s threat to close border is move ‘to pressure everybody’ – Samuel Chamberlain
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jared-kushner-trump-threat-to-close-border-is-move-to-pressure-everybody

NEWS BUSTERS
— NY Airport Bans Chick-Fil-A Over Malicious ThinkProgress Smear: ‘Not Appropriate Venue’ – Gabriel Hays 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/gabriel-hays/2019/04/01/ny-airport-bans-chick-fil-over-malicious-thinkprogress-smear
— NBC Ignores 100,000 Border Arrests, Terrified for Tequila Trade – Nicholas Fondacaro 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/04/01/nbc-ignores-100000-border-arrests-terrified-tequila-trade
— Amazon Sitcom: U.S. ‘A White Nationalist Ethno-State Run by Fake Theocratic Dictator’ – Dawn Slusher 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/dawn-slusher/2019/04/02/amazon-prime-catastrophe-trump-pence

DAILY WIRE
— CBS News Posts Unusual Story Glorifying Human Traffickers – JOSH HAMMER
https://www.dailywire.com/news/45406/cbs-news-posts-unusual-story-glorifying-human-josh-hammer
— Trump Would Be Right To Fully Shut Down The U.S.-Mexico Border – Josh Hammer
https://www.dailywire.com/news/45394/hammer-trump-would-be-right-fully-shut-down-us-josh-hammer

DAILY CALLER
— 2017 JUSSIE SMOLLETT MUSIC VIDEO FEATURED A FAKE TRUMP, A NOOSE AND ‘ALTERNATIVE FACTS’ – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/01/jussie-smollett-music-video-fake-trump-noose/

NEWSMAX
— Mexican Official: No Plans to Stop Migrant Caravans – Jason Devaney 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/immigration-caravan-mexico/2019/04/01/id/909704/
— Fox Business Host Slams Pope as ‘Weak’ on Walls, Socialism – Cathy Burke 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/elizabeth-macdonald-stuart-varney-border-wall-migrant-caravan/2019/04/01/id/909709/
— WHAT IF YOU LAUNCH A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN AND NO ONE SHOWS UP? Welcome to the worst 2020 kickoff rally in America. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273338/what-if-you-launch-presidential-campaign-and-no-daniel-greenfield
— Presidential Closure of US-Mexican Border Legal and Has Precedent – Michael Dorstewitz 
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/trump-nixon-mexico-border/2019/04/01/id/909669/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— Give to the Salvation Army and San Antonio Will Ban You
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273319/give-salvation-army-and-san-antonio-will-ban-you-daniel-greenfield

TOWNHALL
— Trump Threatened To Close The Border As Another Caravan Approached – And Mexico Is Taking A Hint – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/04/01/heres-how-mexico-plans-to-handle-the-latest-caravan-headed-for-the-border-n2544118
— If Not an Emergency, What Is It? – Cal Thomas
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2019/04/02/if-not-an-emergency-what-is-it-n2544081
— Here’s How Mexico Plans To Handle The Latest Caravan Headed For The Border – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/04/01/heres-how-mexico-plans-to-handle-the-latest-caravan-headed-for-the-border-n2544118
— Reparations For Slavery Are Unworkable – And Unjust – Jeff Jacoby (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats want you to pay reparations: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2019/04/02/reparations-for-slavery-are-unworkable–and-unjust-n2544098

AMERICAN THINKER
— For Peace in America, We Must Return to the Rule of Law – Robert Vincent
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/for_peace_in_america_we_must_return_to_the_rule_of_law.html
— Where were the protests during Obama’s years? – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/where_were_the_protests_during_obamas_years.html
— ‘It’s not just the economy, stupid’ – Fritz Pettyjohn (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want to promote prosperity or safety. Democrats want to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/its_not_just_the_economy_stupid.html
— Pew: Nearly 20% of world’s migrant population lives in the US – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/pew_nearly_20_of_worlds_migrant_population_lives_in_the_us.html

FEDERALIST
— The More People Like Jussie Smollett Cry Wolf, The Less People Believe In Hate Crimes Those perpetuating now-frequent hate hoaxes risk desensitizing Americans from legitimate racism by sacrificing truth on the altar of political expediency. – Joseph D’Hippolito
https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/02/people-like-jussie-smollett-cry-wolf-less-people-believe-hate-crimes/

LIFEZETTE
— Democrat Ilhan Omar Calls Living in Trump’s America an ‘Everyday Assault’ This is the same new young lawmaker who believes the hijab means ‘power, liberation, beauty, and resistance’
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/04/democrat-ilhan-omar-calls-living-trumps-america-an-everyday-assault/

EPOCH TIMES
— Mexico Must ‘Bring Order’ to Central American Migration, Mexican President Says – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mexico-has-to-bring-order-to-central-american-migration-mexican-president-says_2862062.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Once biased in favor of Vietnam veterans, this school is changing its student code – THOMAS CURRY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/once-biased-in-favor-of-vietnam-veterans-this-school-is-changing-its-student-code/

THE HILL
— Pivot to center? Not Trump – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican politicians who have dumped me after pivoted to the center.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/436842-pivot-to-center-not-trump
— Crisis hits Biden as new allegation emerges – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND AMIE PARNES 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/436841-crisis-hits-biden-as-new-allegation-emerges

POLITICO
— Pelosi says Biden allegations are not ‘disqualifying’ for 2020 run – REBECCA MORIN (DIERSEN: What factors do your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout disqualify you from running for a government office or for a political office? My critics/opponents stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress they almost got ICRC to censure me and that they crushed my bid to serve as MTRCC Treasurer. They stress a) that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They stress my terrible demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/02/pelosi-says-biden-allegations-are-not-disqualifying-1247827

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/01/politics/hassett-border-shut-costs/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Democratic candidates respond to allegation of uncomfortable Biden encounter
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/democratic-candidates-respond-allegation-uncomfortable-biden-encounter-n989481

MCCLATCHY DC
— Trump wants to halt aid to Central America. These Republicans want to stop him. – ANDREA DRUSCH (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/policy/immigration/article228704984.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/opinion/trump-border-mexico.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in getting young voters to hate Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/upshot/trump-era-molding-young-voters.html
— Migration Surge From Central America Was Spurred, in Part, by Mexican Policies – Kirk Semple
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/world/americas/mexico-migration-border.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote foreign aid.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/world/americas/trump-central-america-aid.html
— Avocado Shortages and Price Spikes: How Trump’s Border Closing Would Hit U.S. – Ana Swanson
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/us/politics/trump-border-closing-economy.html
— A Trump-hater says “Trump Lives by Ratings. He Won’t Like This One.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/us/politics/trump-e-score-rating.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Border surge pressures Democrats to craft their own immigration solutions — not just oppose Trump – Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/border-surge-pressures-democrats-to-craft-their-own-immigration-solutions–not-just-oppose-trump/2019/04/02/4f074fd6-5494-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/trump-says-mexico-does-nothing-to-stop-illegal-migration-the-truth-is-more-complicated/2019/04/01/dd39c53a-548b-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The ‘best economy’ ever isn’t working for working people.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-best-economy-ever-isnt-working-for-working-people/2019/04/02/189953f6-54b0-11e9-9136-f8e636f1f6df_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats need to help fix the border crisis or get out of Trump’s way – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America.)
https://nypost.com/2019/04/01/democrats-need-to-help-fix-the-border-crisis-or-get-out-of-trumps-way/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-border-closing-chaos-20190401-story.html

USA TODAY
— Moore is who President Trump needs to reform the Federal Reserve – Andy Puzder
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/04/01/stephen-moore-president-trump-needs-reform-federal-reserve-editorials-debates/3335651002/

BOSTON HERALD
— Securing southern border is Trump’s obligation – Editorial
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/04/02/securing-southern-border-is-trumps-obligation/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Facebook Targets Misleading India News – Newley Purnell (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is misleading except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-removes-hundreds-of-fake-accounts-ahead-of-indian-elections-11554129628
— Joe Biden’s Identity Reckoning He may have been VP, but he’s old, white, male and heterosexual. – Editorial (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-bidens-identity-reckoning-11554159979
— Retirement Overhaul Gains Traction With Senate Bill House has introduced its own legislation; analysts say bill could be voted into law this year – Anne Tergesen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/retirement-overhaul-gains-traction-with-senate-bill-11554160942

BLOOMBERG
— Tax-the-Rich Fervor Builds in Statehouses After Trump’s Big Cut – Amanda Albright
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-02/tax-the-rich-fervor-builds-in-statehouses-after-trump-s-big-cut

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs want America to give Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador money to get those countries to send fewer of their citizens to America illegally.
http://fortune.com/2019/04/01/foreign-aid-immigration/

MARKET WATCH
— You’re likely to be out of a job in your 50s — 4 ways to prepare and minimize the pain Early involuntary retirement could strike even you (DIERSEN: I should write a book about forced early retirement.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/youre-likely-to-be-out-of-a-job-in-your-50s-4-ways-to-prepare-and-minimize-the-pain-2019-04-02

QUICKEN
— Forced into Retirement? Here’s What You Need to Know – Molly Grace (DIERSEN: I should write a book about forced early retirement.)
https://www.quickenloans.com/blog/forced-retirement-heres-need-know
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you’re approaching retirement age, you might be thinking about how long you’ll need to continue working to ensure you have the finances to last throughout your retirement. Unfortunately, you might not have much of a say in the matter. A recent analysis from ProPublica and the Urban Institute shows that more than half of older U.S. workers are pushed out of their jobs before they plan to retire – even those who are in steady, long-held positions. Many of these workers find it difficult or even impossible to get back to their previous income level, putting their financial health at risk. Some of these individuals will have to take on new, lower paying positions just to make ends meet, finding themselves working twice as hard just to make half as much as they did at their previous positions. Those who have to leave the workforce due to personal issues that prevent them from taking on new work are faced with the difficult task of making their already lackluster retirement savings stretch even thinner. What can older workers do if they find themselves out of a longtime job they relied on and facing a suddenly uncertain retirement? Let’s look at some steps you can take in the short and long term to ensure your financial security. Why Are Americans Being Forced into Retirement? The majority of job losses among workers over 50 are employer-driven, not due to personal issues like ailing health. This often comes in the form of layoffs or deteriorating work conditions that, intentionally or not, subtly edge out these workers. While age discrimination in the workplace is illegal, it unfortunately does happen. If you believe you have sufficient evidence that you have been a victim of age discrimination, you may want to speak with a lawyer. Another reason workers retire earlier than planned is personal circumstances that prevent them from continuing work, often due to poor health or having to take care of a family member, like an ill spouse.)

PEW TRUSTS
— Gun-Rights Counties Vow to Resist New Restrictions – Matt Vasilogambros
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/04/02/gun-rights-counties-vow-to-resist-new-restrictions

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/lgbt-rights-are-under-attack-america-needs-the-equality-acturgently

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats highlight LGBTQers who claim to be Republican and do bad things.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/04/republican-pled-guilty-paying-two-young-boys-sex-multiple-times-now-denies/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/02/trump-shutting-mexico-border-would-cripple-el-paso-republican-mayor-says

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
— FOR SALE: 913 James Court, Wheaton – $764,900 
https://www.berkshirehathawayhs.com/homes-for-sale/913-James-Court-Wheaton-IL-60189-269677874

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.