December 24, 2023

Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage illegal immigration, but then blame Republicans for that illegal immigration.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: At least 10 shot, 2 fatally in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-gun-violence-police-department/14219929/
— Migrant man shot to death in Gage Park
https://abc7chicago.com/gage-park-news-chicago-shooting-migrant-55th-street/14219698/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-venezuelan-toy-giveaway-migrant-buses/14219271/

NBC5
— Busload of migrants arrives at Westmont Metra station as suburban drop-offs continue to increase
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/busload-of-migrants-arrives-at-westmont-metra-station-as-suburban-drop-offs-continue-to-increase/3310330/
— Bus drops off asylum-seekers in Fox River Grove; migrants were told they had arrived in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/bus-drops-off-asylum-seekers-in-fox-river-grove-migrants-were-told-they-had-arrived-in-chicago/3310380/
— Asylum-seeker shot and killed outside Gage Park migrant shelter – Matt Stefanski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/man-shot-in-the-head-outside-migrant-shelter-in-gage-park-chicago-police/3310417/

CBS2
— 2 killed, 9 wounded in Chicago shootings during Christmas weekend – JERAMIE BIZZLE
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-christmas-weekend-shootings-dec-22-to-26/
— 28-year-old migrant shot, killed in Chicago, alderman says – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/migrant-shot-killed/
— Chicago, suburbs crack down on migrant buses arriving without notice
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-suburbs-crack-down-migrant-buses-arriving-without-notice/

WGN9
— 38 migrants dropped off in Fox River Grove after being told they were in Chicago – Gabriel Castillo
https://wgntv.com/news/northwest-suburbs/38-migrants-dropped-off-in-fox-river-grove-after-being-told-they-were-in-chicago/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://wgntv.com/news/features/northwest-side-church-hosts-christmas-party-for-asylum-seekers/
— New Illinois driving laws going into effect in 2024 – John Clark
https://wgntv.com/news/new-illinois-driving-laws-going-into-effect-in-2024/

FOX32
— Sen. Tim Scott blasts Chicago mayor for ‘devastating’ students with broken campaign pledge – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-school-of-choice
— Migrants dropped off by bus in Fox River Grove after being told they were in Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/migrants-dropped-off-fox-river-grove-after-being-told-they-were-in-chicago
— Pro-Palestinian caravan shuts down I-190, confronts lawmakers to demand ceasefire
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/protest-in-chicago-today-pro-palestinian-caravan-shuts-down-i-190-confronts-lawmakers-to-demand-ceasefire

WTTW
— Illinois Manufacturers Say Rail Pause in Texas Caused Harm During Busy Holiday Season: ‘It Rippled Down’ – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/22/illinois-manufacturers-say-rail-pause-texas-caused-harm-during-busy-holiday-season-it

WGN RADIO
— The importance of putting together a budget – Ashley Bihun (COMMENT: When I ran for the open Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Treasurer office in 2004, I had served as the Treasurer for the a) Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter for 3 years, b) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter for 3 years, and c) Illinois Center Right Coalition for 2 years. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and I had become a licensed CPA. I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years and for IRS for almost 9 years. I stressed to MTRO members that budgeting was a very important planning exercise. I stressed that I would draft a budget for MTRO each year, get the other MTRO officers to approve a draft budget, get the MTRO membership to approve a budget, and get MTRO to follow that budget. But my opponent for that MTRO Treasurer office, his operatives, and his dupes, including two CPAs, not only viciously attacked budgeting, they viciously attacked me personally. Just before the vote, they demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as not being a team player and that I irritate everyone around me. My opponent got 69 votes and I got only 13 votes. Since 2002, MTRO has punished me for Jim Ryan’s losing to Blagojevich because I supported Patrick O’Malley in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Since 2004, MTRO has punished me for my not covering up the wrongdoing of a MTRO officer and for Andrew McKenna losing the Republican U.S. Senate primary because I allegedly rigged a major MTRO straw poll. Since 2006, MTRO has punished me for Judy Baar Topinka’s losing to Blagojevich. MTRO continues to punish me for the aforesaid.)
https://wgnradio.com/home-sweet-home-chicago/the-importance-of-putting-together-a-budget/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Man dead after shooting outside city migrant shelter in Gage Park – Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-migrant-man-shot-dec-23-20231223-su2gaxs5kvaovaacqnigy53z24-story.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-migrant-christmas-celebration-belmont-cragin-parish-1223-20231223-pqtyui55nrdzdmu4vmbc7n4qva-story.html
— Chicago actor Mike Nussbaum dies at 99, the oldest working actor in the country. – Chris Jones (COMMENT: The Democrats who run the federal government force federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran to retire as soon as they are eligible so that they can give their jobs to their Democrat employees who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” so that they could give my younger Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office, and that is exactly what they did.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-ent-mike-nussbaum-chicago-actor-dies-hold-20231223-o2gsp5hbtncujjobygpvzzdaqu-story.html
— Federal judge declines to delay Illinois gun registration deadline – Jeremy Gorner (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will force county sheriffs to go after those who have not registered and who share demographics with Trump. Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, married, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-gun-registration-injunction-denied-20231222-qmzutjlayrh2jhs3dehqatyb2e-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Aurora OKs new regulations aimed at buses from Texas dropping migrants off on their way to Chicago – Steve Lord
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-migrants-st-1224-20231222-mzkjrqm6v5hq3j3ks62x27ysii-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrants-leaving-shelters-living-encampents-streets-20231224-aot7wkc2snbbxpwmziilaegmjq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Health care services at Pilsen migrant shelter fall short of promises, medical advocates say. The city has said migrants in shelters receive health screenings. A source close to the matter said that of the thousands at the Pilsen shelter where a child died, only a few hundred have been screened. – Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/23/24010129/chicago-migrant-crisis-pilsen-shelter-health-care-screenings
— Union members make the holidays happen. Delivery drivers and postal workers deserve an extra special mention because of the determination they show to get our gifts to loved ones, no matter how close we cut it, Illinois AFL-CIO officials write. – Tim Drea and Pat Devaney (COMMENT: The Park Forest Post Office hired me in November of 1966 when I was 18 for the 1966 Christmas rush. I joined the postal union and continued to work part-time until 1969.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/23/23997442/labor-union-workers-postal-delivery-grocery-holidays-aflcio-tim-drea-pat-devaney
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/24/23989391/christams-migrants-navidad-migrants-holiday-family-venezuela-angola-haiti

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: How DuPage Forest Preserve’s plan to buy horse farm led to a lawsuit – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231223/news/how-dupage-forest-preserves-plan-to-buy-horse-farm-led-to-a-lawsuit/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Why some suburbs are scrambling to opt out of state’s new paid-leave law before Jan. 1 – Eric Peterson (COMMENT: While I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I was called in many times to work many more hours because my Democrat coworkers called in to take sick leave or emergency annual leave. I worked almost every Sunday and almost every holiday.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231214/news/suburbs-scramble-to-exempt-public-safety-employees-from-states-on-demand-paid-leave-law/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An Illinois law taking effect Jan. 1 will guarantee nearly all workers in the state the right to 40 hours of paid leave each year, leaving local governments with police, fire and public works departments rushing to exempt themselves to avoid the possibility of empty shifts.)
— Pre-trial release was denied Saturday for an Aurora man accused of shooting another man after a dispute over pizza and a bar tab at a Wheaton bar. – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231223/news/man-killed-over-dispute-about-pizza-and-bar-tab/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Census estimates raise questions some prefer to ignore – Editorial (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders in Illinois ever-increasingly do everything that they can to drive out of Illinois those who have demographics that vote for Republicans, that is, those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-census-estimates-raise-questions-some-prefer-to-ignore/article_e4b51e14-462c-591d-a063-6b4e99d74a55.html

WAND TV
— New Illinois law invests $20 million for new grocery stores, eliminating food deserts – Mike Miletich
https://www.wandtv.com/news/new-illinois-law-invests-20-million-for-new-grocery-stores-eliminating-food-deserts/article_a25b176c-a11a-11ee-a378-830b5bafc2b1.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders encourage illegal immigration and then blame Republicans for illegal immigration.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-12-23/chicago-is-struggling-to-house-the-migrants-sent-out-of-state-by-texas-gov-greg-abbott

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Bally’s Casino Is Running Hourly Shuttles From Chinatown, Worrying Neighborhood Leaders. The buses started in October following a lull in attendance and revenue. Local advocates didn’t know about it and worry the casino is targeting vulnerable neighbors — though a community leader said residents asked for the shuttles. – Melody Mercado (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote vices, that is, Democrats ever-increasingly destroy people.).
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/12/22/ballys-casino-is-running-hourly-shuttles-from-chinatown-worrying-neighborhood-leaders/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Is Delta flying illegals deeper into U.S.? Gaetz wants answers from airline’s CEO. – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/23/rep-matt-gaetz-presses-delta-ceo-whether-airline-t/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to destroy Chicago’s best schools – Corey Walker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/mayor-brandon-johnson-wants-to-destroy-chicagos-best-schools
— Republican lawmakers defend Monroe Doctrine against liberal backlash – Gabrielle M. Etzel
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/foreign/republican-lawmakers-monroe-doctrine-liberal-backlash

NEW YORK POST
— Thousands of migrants cross into the US across southern border in year-end surge: ‘Humanitarian crisis’ – Mary Kay Linge and Go Nakamura
https://nypost.com/2023/12/23/news/huge-migrant-group-surges-into-us-amid-dire-border-crisis/
— DEI Statements are bad for everyone – Zack K. De Piero (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://nypost.com/2023/12/23/opinion/dei-statements-are-bad-for-everyone/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— 19,400 Illegal Migrants Apprehended Just this Week in Arizona’s Tucson Sector
https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/23/19400-illegal-migrants-apprehended-just-this-week-in-arizonas-tucson-sector/

AMERICAN THINKER
— FBI warns of terrorist ‘threats’…and that’s about it – Michael Letts
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/fbi_warns_of_terrorist_threatsand_thats_about_it.html
— Master Troll: Trump says Kamala Harris would be a better president than Joe Biden – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/master_troll_trump_says_kamala_harris_would_be_a_better_president_than_joe_biden.html
— A good choice for Trump’s running mate – Earick Ward
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/a_good_choice_for_trumps_running_mate.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘This is going to become difficult and ugly’: NYC mayor slapped with lawsuit by outraged teachers union – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/23/this-is-going-to-become-difficult-and-ugly-nyc-mayor-slapped-with-lawsuit-by-outraged-teachers-union-1422261/
— Media hypes poll showing Nikki Haley within striking distance of Trump, but some are skeptical – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/23/media-hypes-poll-showing-nikki-haley-within-striking-distance-of-trump-but-some-are-skeptical-1422181/

DAILY CALLER
— Neighborhoods Swamped By Onslaught Of Migrants Begging Locals For Cash, Food And Clothes – HAILEY GOMEZ
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/23/new-york-neighborhoods-flooded-migrants-floyd-bennett-field-begging-cash-food-clothes/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Asking His Allies About Possibly Picking Nikki Haley As VP. Trump’s most vocal supporters push back on the idea. – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-asking-his-allies-about-possibly-picking-nikki-haley-as-vp-report

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump: Illegal Immigration Is ‘Destroying Our Country’ – Aaron Pan
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-illegal-immigration-is-destroying-our-country-5552284

FOX NEWS
— IDF veteran turned NY GOP pick to replace George Santos vows to take on ‘Squad,’ slams Suozzi as fake moderate. Mazi Melesa Pilip details platform on combating antisemitism, immigration, abortion, wars in Israel and Ukraine – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/idf-veteran-turned-ny-gop-pick-replace-george-santos-vows-take-on-squad-slams-suozzi-fake-moderate

GOPUSA
— Trump Criticizes ‘Scam’ Poll Showing Nikki Haley Trailing By Just 4 Points In New Hampshire
https://www.gopusa.com/trump-criticizes-scam-poll-showing-nikki-haley-trailing-by-just-4-points-in-new-hampshire/
— Sen. Paul Releases ‘Festivus’ Report Detailing $900 Billion In Wasteful Spending
https://www.gopusa.com/sen-paul-releases-festivus-report-detailing-900-billion-in-wasteful-spending/
— The Rise Of Black Support For Trump
https://www.gopusa.com/the-rise-of-black-support-for-trump/

HOT AIR
— Biden’s Christmas Present for You: Another Record Number of Illegal Border Crossings
https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2023/12/23/bidens-christmas-present-for-you-another-record-number-of-illegal-border-crossings-n600820

NATIONAL REVIEW
— House Committee to Initiate Impeachment Proceedings against Mayorkas over ‘Devastating’ Border Crisis – DAVID ZIMMERMANN
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/house-committee-to-initiate-impeachment-proceedings-against-mayorkas-over-devastating-border-crisis/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Leaked IBM Training Reveals Unhealthy Obsession with Demonizing White People – Rachel M. Emmanuel (COMMENT: What do you say to Whites, males, and older people who blame Whites, males, and older people for the problems that minorities, females, and younger people have to curry favor with minorities, females, and younger people?)
https://www.westernjournal.com/leaked-ibm-training-reveals-unhealthy-obsession-demonizing-white-people-report/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

MSN
— Americans Are Leaving Democratic States, Census Data Shows – Khaleda Rahman
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/americans-are-leaving-democratic-states-census-data-shows/ar-AA1lYF0v

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats in Key States Worry Biden Could Be a Drag on Their Races. Candidates for the Senate and House have expressed concern that the president has not done enough to build an operation or excite voters. – Reid J. Epstein and Lisa Lerer
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/23/us/politics/biden-congressional-democrats-concern.html
— What Went Wrong for Ron DeSantis in 2023. The Florida governor entered the year flush with cash and momentum. In the months since, internal chaos and Donald Trump’s indictments have sapped even his most avid supporters. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has had to downsize his once-grand national ambitions to the simple hopes that a strong showing in Iowa could vault him back into contention. – Shane Goldmacher, Maggie Haberman and Nicholas Nehamas
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/24/us/politics/desantis.html
— Democrats want Biden to give Blacks in Georgia even more preference.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/opinion/editorials/georgia-election-biden-democrats.html
— Barring Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot would be a mistake. – Samuel Moyn
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/opinion/trump-colorado-ballot-ban.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in replacing voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/business/economy/social-trends-2023-economy.html
— Scandal and Shame Ended Many a Politician. Not Trump. – Michael C. Bender (COMMENT: I should write a book about Republican candidates in ballots in my precinct since 2000 a) who have lost elections, did not run, and/or withdrew because of scandal or shame and b) who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/23/us/politics/trump-legal-challenges.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly paint themselves as being GOD-like and use Jesus to promote more and more and more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/24/opinion/christmas-jesus-wept-compassion.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Migrants at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field harassed by hostile neighbors as political tensions rise – JOSEPHINE STRATMAN
https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/12/23/floyd-bennet-field-migrants-harassed-political-tensions-immigration/

USA TODAY
— Democrats say “Donald Trump faces many signs of potential political trouble; here are a few of them.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/12/24/donald-trump-faces-signs-of-political-trouble-here-are-just-a-few/71983708007/

NEWS CITY
— As College DEI spending surges, buildings neglected – Ray Carter
https://www.citynewsokc.com/education/as-college-dei-spending-surges-buildings-neglected/article_ab2f9dca-a130-11ee-8389-774e7c0268d8.html

PARADISE NEWS
— Illegal Invaders Overrun Airports to Be Settled Across America Amid Record Border Crossings
https://theparadise.ng/15066/watch-illegal-invaders-overrun-airports-to-be-settled-across-america-amid-record-border-crossings/
— Illegals Aliens Begging Door-to-Door in Neighborhoods Near NYC Tent Shelter
https://theparadise.ng/15049/illegals-aliens-begging-door-to-door-in-neighborhoods-near-nyc-tent-shelter/
— Alex Jones Breaks Down UN’s ‘Replacement Migration’ Plan to Flood West with Third World Invaders
https://theparadise.ng/15013/watch-alex-jones-breaks-down-uns-replacement-migration-plan-to-flood-west-with-third-world-invaders/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Much Do I Really Need to Retire? Plus, see how your retirement savings stack up against the average by age. Tanza Loudenback (COMMENT: Because my Democrat IRS and GAO wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997, in today’s dollars, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 44% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 and less than what my IRS salary was in 1972. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/how-much-do-i-need-to-retire-3275fa7

INC.
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Taylor Swift.
https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/taylor-swift-packed-empowering-advice-17-words.html

KIPLINGER
— While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their new-hired Democrat employees who were disabled. Further, they assigned me to supervise all their newly-hired Democrat employees who were minority, female, veteran, unmarried, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, had performance problems, and/or who they wanted to get rid of. Of course, they did everything that they could to turn the aforesaid employees against me.
https://www.kiplinger.com/business/employees/experiencing-disability-in-late-career

BARRON’S
— As Joe Biden’s poll numbers flag ahead of next year’s election, it might seem obvious for the president to look to the pop-star billionaire Taylor Swift who endorsed him in 2020, and whose every move is endlessly cataloged by US media. – Robin LEGRAND
https://www.barrons.com/news/swifties-to-the-polls-why-eyes-are-on-taylor-ahead-of-2024-7dec96a7

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.