January 27, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Migrants keep coming as Mayor Brandon Johnson hides Chicago’s welcome mat – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/1/26/24052246/migrants-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-state-funding-gov-pritzker-asylum-seekers-rich-miller
— Ageism has no place in politics. Longevity is a blessing, not a disability. – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/26/24051648/ageism-has-no-place-in-politics
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/1/26/24050612/donald-trump-mental-lapses-jan-6-nikki-haley-maga-gene-lyons
— 2 CPS high school students killed in Loop shooting. ‘It feels normalized when it shouldn’t be’ Robert Boston, 16, and Monterio Williams, 17, were students at Innovations High School, a CPS charter school at 17 N. State St., police said. – Violet Miller, Mary Norkol, Tom Schuba and Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/1/26/24051984/loop-shooting-teens-killed-wabash-washington
— Chicago restaurants struggled with labor shortages last year. Relief is coming slowly. A new report says city eateries had trouble finding workers last summer, with 82% of them short at least one kitchen staffer. Local owners say things have started to improve, but food and labor costs are still a concern. – Audrey Hettleman (COMMENT: I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights part-time during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966 and full-time during the summer in between. Since 1964, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that against me to paint me as being an unmitigated loser. They hint/imply/argue/shout that they never would have stooped to take job like I took. In my defense, with the money I earned and saved washing dishes, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966. I used it to get to/from a) jobs cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, and delivering mail and b) classes at UIC. I sold it in late 1967 and bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those whose parents a) had lots of money, b) bought them cars, c) paid their college expenses, and/or d) got them jobs.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/26/24046983/chicago-restaurants-rising-food-labor-costs-labor-shortages-chef-2023

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Speaker Johnson warns Senate against border deal, suggesting it will be ‘dead on arrival’ in House – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-aud-nw–20240126-2kj2oedkdfck3bkr7pwy3dgtei-story.html
— Aldermen sign letter urging Johnson to scrap 60-day migrant shelter policy – Alice Yin, Jake Sheridan and A.D. Quig
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-brandon-johnson-aldermen-allies-migrants-20240125-n7yqnpfvrbbznmcli5l3tqofzq-story.html
— Overnight count showing more homeless on the streets of Aurora reflects growing national crisis – Denise Crosby
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-homeless-count-st-0128-20240127-lwm24py6zfh6jccjvoakaypqce-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— The Democrat Party ever-increasingly promotes more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240126/syndicated-columnists/lincoln-and-reagan-wouldnt-recognize-todays-republican-party/
— Homeless man convicted of raping woman on Prairie Path (in) Wheaton – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240126/news/homeless-man-convicted-of-raping-woman-on-prairie-path-near-wheaton/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A 44-year-old homeless man was convicted Thursday evening of raping a woman on the Illinois Prairie Path (in) Wheaton almost six years ago. Following a three-day trial and less than three hours of deliberation, a jury found Robert Davison guilty of multiple counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and one count of unlawful restraint. Davison has been in custody at the DuPage County jail since his arrest in May of 2018. Wheaton police began investigating the attack just after midnight on May 18, 2018, when a woman was heard screaming for help near the PADS shelter in Wheaton. The woman had dirt on her face and cuts to her upper body. The woman told investigators she had been approached by Davison along the Prairie Path who “demanded sex from her.” When she refused, she said Davison dragged her into a wooded area by the hair and sexually assaulted her. Davison fled after the attack, but was located two days later, authorities said. Davison is scheduled back in court March 7 for a pre-sentencing hearing. He faces up to 90 years in prison.)

ABC7
— Group seeks to keep Donald Trump off Illinois primary ballot citing January 6 insurrection – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-news-illinois-primary-january-6-insurrection/14364007/
— City council members urge mayor to extend Feb. 1 shelter eviction deadline – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrants-city-council-governor-jb-pritzker/14363628/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvtczBPMQmw
— Fake explicit Taylor Swift images: White House is ‘alarmed’ – Karen Travers and Emmanuelle Saliba
https://abc7chicago.com/fake-explicit-taylor-swift-images-white-house-is-alarmed-/14364105/
— 2 students killed in Loop shooting outside of high school ID’d, Chicago police say – Evelyn Holmes, Tre Ward
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-loop-washington-street-wabash/14363148/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh4CUFp1GcM
— Rally at University of Chicago calls for ceasefire in Gaza – Leah Hope
https://abc7chicago.com/university-of-chicago-rally-ceasefire-gaza/14363448/

NBC5
— Markham holds fundraising event to help migrants in Chicago. “This should not just be a city of Chicago problem” – Regina Waldroup (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will ever-increasingly do more to promote illegal immigration.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/markham-holds-fundraising-event-to-help-migrants-in-chicago/3339361/
— Gunmen opened fire as students exited school in Chicago’s Loop, killing two students
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gunmen-opened-fire-as-students-exited-school-in-chicagos-loop-killing-two-students/3339210/
— Mayor releases statement after shooting in Loop in downtown Chicago. The shocking scene unfolded just before 12:30 p.m. outside Innovations High School on North Wabash Street.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mayor-releases-statement-after-shooting-in-loop-in-downtown-chicago/3339367/

CBS2
— Two teens dead in shooting in downtown Chicago. – Suzanne Le Mignot, Marybel Gonzalez, Elyssa Kaufman, John Dodge, Rebecca McCann
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/police-investigation-downtown-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWPk6MAtbv8
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/for-migrants-in-chicago-who-want-to-legally-stay-and-work-a-complicated-legal-process/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-migrants-work-permits/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yCaV9Ydfwg
— Chicago Scholars program helps first-generation and low-income students achieve college dreams – Audrina Sinclair (COMMENT: What if Affirmative Action had been only for those whose parents did not have college degrees?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-scholars-program-helps-first-generation-and-low-income-students-achieve-college-dreams/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-scholars-program-helps-students-achieve-college-dreams/

WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://wgntv.com/news/deans-list/chicago-native-vic-mensa-cast-of-the-chi-helps-feed-unhoused-asylum-seekers/

FOX32
— First evictions scheduled under Chicago mayor’s 60-day migrant shelter policy
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1401778
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qib_m3Uaos
— Texas holds strong in barbed wire approach at border
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1401841
— Disruption erupts as Chicago alderwoman addresses Holocaust Remembrance Day resolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRxrEf4m-6I

WGN RADIO
— Councilman Josh McBroom says zero Naperville residents would volunteer to help house migrants – Pete Zimmerman
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/councilman-josh-mcbroom-says-zero-naperville-residents-would-volunteer-to-help-house-migrants/
— Should volunteers in Naperville house migrants? – Pete Zimmerman (COMMENT: How many empty bedrooms do you have in your home? Anticipate/expect that the more empty bedrooms that you have, the more pressure that you will be under from Democrat and RINO leaders to take illegals into your home and to provide them with housing, food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc. Anticipate/expect that at least initially, Democrat and RINO leaders will give you lots of money to do that.)
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/newsclick/the-john-williams-newsclick-should-volunteers-in-naperville-house-migrants/#/questions

WBEZ
— Will Mayor Johnson evict 2,000 migrants next week? – Hunter Clauss (COMMENT: How many illegals are headed for your county, for your township, for your municipality, and for your school district?)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-rundown-will-mayor-johnson-evict-2000-migrants-next-week/8b4298a3-f06f-4df2-8a90-1587d2f30696

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Park Ridge Takes Compassionate Approach Should Any Migrants Arrive – Todd Wessell (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you if you do not take illegals into your home and provide them with food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc.)
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/park-ridge-takes-compassionate-approach-should-any-migrants-arrive/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While no known arrivals of asylum seekers have occurred in Park Ridge, the city has put together a plan that would become effective if a bus load of migrants are suddenly dropped off in the city. Park Ridge leaders have decided not to enact an ordinance that would impose fines on bus companies and their drivers for allowing migrants to disembark in the city without prior notice. Instead, City Manager Joe Gilmore said, an “Emergency Management Plan” has been put together that directs that Park Ridge will “compassionately facilitate transportation (of migrants) to the city of Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications.” The plan lays out procedures the city and police department will follow should a drop off occur. In cases where migrants have been dropped off in Park Ridge without the city’s knowledge, “they should be sheltered at either the Dee Road or Uptown Metra station (whichever is closest).” From there, local police will contact the Metra Police Department and assist in getting people on the next inbound train to Chicago. In instances where a bus carrying migrants has not yet dropped off their passengers, the police “should request that the passengers remain on the bus for routing to the city of Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications.” According to Gilmore, city officials have studied the migrant issue for a lengthy period of time which for many suburbs has triggered ordinances that penalize bus companies and drivers that arrive in their communities unannounced. Most of those towns say they do not have the resources to shelter and feed asylum seekers. Local ordinances have been approved in neighboring Des Plaines and Rosemont. “The plan is high-level and fluid, and discussed frequently by city staff,” continued Gilmore. He explained that the city’s staff has communicated with other suburbs about their experiences. He added that a recent survey of the Northwest Municipal Conference revealed that a majority of its 46 members have not adopted ordinances that restrict unscheduled bus stops within their borders. “Park Ridge staff discussed this option, and engaged the city attorney, and staff concluded that this is not an effective option, at this time. We continue to monitor the situations and options.” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott about two years ago implemented the program of transporting asylum seekers, most of whom have entered the U.S. through Texas, to Northern locations that have declared themselves sanctuary cities. The city of Chicago considers itself a sanctuary city. Many people believe that Abbott created the program to dump migrants in cities as a way of showing the problems his state is wrestling with. In its Emergency Plan, Park Ridge police will provide “address, guidance, and/or escort to the Chicago location where migrants are given food and shelter. “The city of Park Ridge, like every Chicagoland municipality facing this crisis, does not have the resources or infrastructure necessary to accommodate individuals on a long-term basis,” said the city’s Emergency Plan.)

WAND TV
— Illinois election leaders hear oral arguments over Biden, Trump appearing on primary ballot – Mike Miletich
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois-election-leaders-hear-oral-arguments-over-biden-trump-appearing-on-primary-ballot/article_ed61096c-bc93-11ee-9574-471ea1501ba1.html

WTAX
— Biden challenge fizzles
https://wtax.com/news/101101-biden-challenge-fizzles/

WJBC
— Objections to President Biden’s presence on the Illinois primary ballot have failed to convince the State Board of Elections to disqualify him. – Dave Dahl
https://www.wjbc.com/2024/01/26/presidential-candidacies-facing-objection-in-illinois-with-little-success/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Tensions grow between city, state and federal government over influx of migrants – ANDREW ADAMS
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/tensions-grow-between-city-state-and-federal-government-over-influx-of-migrants

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— How Many People Experience Homelessness In Chicago? Annual Count Aims To Boost Services. City staffers and volunteers connected with hundreds of unhoused Chicagoans during the annual point-in-time count Thursday night. Meanwhile, thousands of migrants face homelessness as the city’s shelter stay limit approaches. – Colin Boyle (COMMENT: As limousine liberal Democrats take over DuPage County, Chicago Democrat leaders send fewer of their homeless people to DuPage County. Democrat leaders have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned traditional marriage and family and painted homeless people as being products of many failed traditional families.)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/01/26/johnson-touts-administrations-efforts-for-homeless-amid-looming-migrant-eviction-deadline/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-23/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Programs based on Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness undermine merit in America – William O. Lipinski (COMMENT: My critics/opponents a) reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision and b) use DEI to get rid of Republicans like me who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2024/01/26/right-from-the-middle-programs-based-on-diversity-equity-and-inclusiveness-undermine-merit-in-america/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago mayor not on board with blocking DNC in exchange for federal funding for migrants – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_bc6cd8d0-bc76-11ee-bc5d-9785b7e51aae.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Raucous Pro-Gaza Hecklers Interrupted Incumbent Democrats Bill Foster and Sean Casten Marks DuPage Debate
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/27/raucus-pro-gasa-hecklers-interrupted-incumbent-democrats-bill-foster-and-sean-casten-marks-dupage-debate/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— The Migrant Crisis is Driving the U.S. Economy Deeper into Debt
https://www.illinoisreview.com/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Texas attorney general rejects Biden demands over border standoff – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/26/ken-paxton-texas-ag-rejects-biden-demands-over-bor/
— DHS reports worst border numbers in history as House moves to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/26/dhs-reports-worst-border-numbers-in-history-as-hou/
— Jury awards E. Jean Carroll more than $83M in additional damages over Trump remarks – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/26/jury-awards-e-jean-carroll-over-83m-additional-dam/
— Biden vows to get tough on border security if Congress will pass a ‘bipartisan bill’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/26/joe-biden-vows-get-tough-border-security-if-congre/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Nikki Haley hits Trump over cognitive health after E. Jean Carroll confusion – Mabinty Quarshie (COMMENT: How negative will Haley and her supporters go against Trump and against those who share his demographics? Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2820142/nikki-haley-hits-trump-cognitive-ability/
— Liberal Chicago mayor’s move to the right on crisis issue sets off fight with allies – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2821460/liberal-chicago-mayors-move-right-crisis-issue-fight-allies/
— Why does Chicago hate illegal immigrants? – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2821354/why-does-chicago-hate-illegal-immigrants/
— Send the migrant buses to the rich white liberal suburbs – Jeremiah Poff (COMMENT: To cast a Democrat ballot in the March 19, 2024 primary is to volunteer to take illegals into your home and to provide them with food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2820189/send-the-migrant-buses-to-the-rich-white-liberal-suburbs/
— Senators reach deal to shut down border when migrant crossings surge. – David Sivak (COMMNET: Absolutely no one believes that Democrat or RINO leaders would ever “shut down” the border. Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/2821875/senators-reach-deal-shut-down-border/
— Migrant encounters at border surpassed all-time record in December: 371,000 people. – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2819005/immigrant-encounters-border-surpassed-all-time-record-december/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Joe Biden’s Senior Moment of the Week (Vol. 78)
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/watch-joe-bidens-senior-moment-of-the-week-vol-78/

NEW YORK POST
— Texas refuses to back down in border standoff with feds, as record 302K migrants illegally cross US-Mexico border in December. – Megan Palin and Selim Algar
https://nypost.com/2024/01/26/news/texas-refuses-to-back-down-in-border-standoff-with-feds-as-record-302k-migrants-illegally-cross-us-mexico-border-in-december/
— NASCAR looks to diversify audience despite anti-DEI backlash as viewership falls – Shannon Thale
https://nypost.com/2024/01/26/business/nascar-looks-to-diversify-audience-despite-anti-dei-backlash/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Law firm launches ‘hot line’ to report DEI’s damage to your career ladder. – Chris Woodward (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who had a) less work experience than I had, b) less education than I had, c) fewer or no professional certifications than I had, and/or d) no professional license. Virtually all of them were minorities and/or females. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://afn.net/legal-courts/2024/01/26/law-firm-launches-hot-line-to-report-dei-s-damage-to-your-career-ladder/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Texas won’t give up its right to defend itself – Michael Letts
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/texas_wont_give_up_its_right_to_defend_itself.html
— Conservatives vote for policies, but all Democrats have is personal attacks – Molly Slag
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/conservatives_vote_for_policies_but_all_democrats_have_is_personal_attacks.html
— Biden hates working people – John Conlin (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who look down on/despise/hate past/present/future working people the most. I was a working person 1962-1997.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/biden_hates_working_people.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Migrants invade the beaches of La Jolla, California – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/26/migrants-invade-the-beaches-of-la-jolla-california-1431252/
— Boston mayor announces reparations task force teams after hosting racist holiday party – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/26/boston-mayor-announces-reparations-task-force-teams-after-hosting-racist-holiday-party-1431121/

BLAZE
— Biden challenges GOP to pass border security deal and gets immediate blowback: ‘Extraordinary dishonesty’ – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-border-deal-blasted-online

BREITBART
— Illegals Dock Boat at California Beach, Then Flee into Neighborhood – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/26/suspected-illegal-migrants-dock-boat-california-beach-flee-neighborhood/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Texas Gov. Sends Border Warning to White House. Biden’s ‘broken the compact between the United States and the States’ in not securing the border, and 25 other Republican governors agree. – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/Texas-Gov-Sends-Border-Warning-White-House

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— How Joe Biden Starts The American Civil War 2.0 – George Rasley (COMMENT: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/how-joe-biden-starts-the-american-civil-war-2-0

DAILY CALLER
— Three federal judges are facing a judicial conduct complaint for establishing policies to grant oral arguments based on the attorney’s race and sex. America First Legal (AFL) filed complaints Thursday against three judges on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel, Judge Staci M. Yandle and Judge David W. Dugan for orders issued in 2020 that prioritize granting oral arguments for “newer, female, and minority attorneys.” The policies “intentionally discriminate, evidence judicial bias, and undermine public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary,” the complaint argues. – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/26/federal-judges-female-minority-attorneys/
— Number Of Chinese Migrants Who Crossed Border In December Surpassed Previous Year Totals – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/26/number-of-chinese-migrants-who-crossed-border-in-december-surpassed-previous-year-totals/

DAILY SIGNAL
— No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: The Cost of Unchecked Illegal Immigration on Americans – Simon Hankinson (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders make Republicans pay for providing illegals with housing, food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/26/thing-free-lunch-cost-unchecked-illegal-immigration-americans-borderline/

DAILY WIRE
— Texas National Guard Continues Building Razor Wire Border Barriers, Defies Biden Admin. Texas state authorities are continuing to refuse Border Patrol agents access to the contested swath of border in Eagle Pass, Texas. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-texas-national-guard-continues-building-razor-wire-border-barriers-defies-biden-admin
— 25 Republican Governors Band Together To Support Texas In Its Fight To Secure The Border – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/25-republican-governors-band-together-to-support-texas-in-its-fight-to-secure-the-border
— Speaker Mike Johnson: House Republicans To Impeach Mayorkas As Soon As Next Week. (COMMENT: Mayorkas is an operative for Biden.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-mike-johnson-house-republicans-to-impeach-mayorkas-as-soon-as-next-week
— Anti-Semitism, Wokeness, And Why A Strong America Is Essential To Israel’s Survival – Vitaliy Katsenelson
https://www.dailywire.com/news/anti-semitism-wokeness-and-why-a-strong-america-is-essential-to-israels-survival-part-1-a-small-country-with-a-big-story

FOX NEWS
— Illinois governor criticized for promoting record-breaking cannabis sales – Garrett Tenney (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6345658448112
— GOP lawmaker moves to defund ‘sanctuary’ cities, slams ‘hypocrisy’ as they seek federal aid for migrant crisis. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-lawmaker-moves-defund-sanctuary-cities-slams-hypocrisy-they-seek-federal-aid-migrant-crisis
— Biden is pitting law enforcement against law enforcement in border crisis – SEAN HANNITY
https://www.foxnews.com/media/sean-hannity-biden-law-enforcement-border-crisis
— Every great nation had great walls. Democrats must not want America to be great. – Jesse Watters
https://www.foxnews.com/media/jesse-watters-every-great-nation-had-great-walls
— Politicians’ promises to enforce the border are really amnesty plus gargantuan foreign worker increases. Ingraham exposes the ‘dark comedy.’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/laura-politicians-promises-enforce-border-amnesty-gargantuan-foreign-worker-increases
— Laura Ingraham: Are Republicans giving Biden political cover?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5lABrTNuDk
— Haley’s grassroots fundraising soars, but a top-dollar liberal donor wants to see ‘path to victory’ Billionaire LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman pauses Nikki Haley funding after her New Hampshire GOP presidential primary loss to Donald Trump. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/haley-grassroots-fundraising-soars-top-dollar-donor-wants-see-path-victory

HANNITY
— INVASION! Shocking Footage Captures Boat Full of Migrants Arriving at La Jolla Beach in San Diego
https://hannity.com/media-room/invasion-shocking-footage-captures-boat-full-of-migrants-arriving-at-la-jolla-beach-in-san-diego-watch/
— Biden Has Encouraged Lawlessness and Asylum Abuse
https://hannity.com/media-room/hannity-biden-has-encouraged-lawlessness-and-asylum-abuse-watch/

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Border escalation: 25 state governors support Texas; 10 states have deployed troops and law enforcement officers. – Matthew Holloway
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/border-escalation-25-state-governors-support-texas-trump-calls-for-natl-guard-deployment
— A wall could’ve cost less: Biden’s DHS shells out over $20 BILLION on ‘asylum seekers’ – Matthew Holloway
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/a-wall-wouldve-cost-less-biden-dhs-shells-out-over-20-billion-on-asylum-seekers

MRC TV
— It’s a Border Showdown For Abbott – and That’s Bad News For Biden – BRITTANY M. HUGHES
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/its-border-showdown-abbott-and-thats-bad-news-biden

NTD
— ‘Invasion’ Provisions in Constitution Have Never Been Interpreted by Courts – Tiffany Meier
https://www.ntd.com/invasion-provisions-in-constitution-have-never-been-interpreted-by-courts-former-immigration-judge_969230.html

NEWSMAX
— Democrats are using migrants to control districts – Carl Higbie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLEgYWROOa4

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Black Chicago Residents Fed Up With Illegals – Mark Carter
https://www.oann.com/video/real-america-video/black-chicago-residents-fed-up-with-illegals/
— Biden Admin. Spent $20B On Illegal Migrant Resettlement In Two Years – John Hines
https://www.oann.com/video/oan-contribution/watchdog-biden-admin-spent-20b-on-illegal-migrant-resettlement-in-two-years/

TED CRUZ
— SEN. CRUZ LEADS COMMERCE GOP IN DEMANDING ANSWERS FROM CHICAGO MAYOR ON MISUSE OF FEDERAL AIRPORT DOLLARS TO HOUSE ILLEGAL ALIENS
https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-leads-commerce-gop-in-demanding-answers-from-chicago-mayor-on-misuse-of-federal-airport-dollars-to-house-illegal-aliens

TOWNHALL
— The ‘Comprehensive Immigration Reform’ Scam – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/columnists/katiepavlich/2024/01/26/the-comprehensive-immigration-reform-scam-n2634244
— On the Brink of a Constitutional Crisis – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2024/01/26/on-the-brink-of-a-constitutional-crisis-and-regime-media-is-dying-n2634242
— Reversing the Damage Biden has Done. Now entering his fourth year in office, Joe Biden represents the worst president and worst administration in the last 76 years. – Jeff Davidson
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2024/01/27/reversing-the-damage-biden-has-done-n2634265

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— Migrant crisis overwhelms Denver hospital, schools (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, sooner or later, if not already, illegals will overwhelm the hospitals and schools where you live.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFo2ePAqs8U

CBS NEWS
— Texas attorney general refuses to grant federal agents full access to border park: “Your request is hereby denied” – Camilo Montoya-Galvez
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-refuses-federal-agents-access-shelby-park-eagle-pass-border/

CBS COLORADO
— Growing number of migrants offer to clean windshields at Denver intersections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyKRpdI-RMQ

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden fought on Friday to save a bipartisan immigration deal from collapse in Congress, vowing to shut down the border if the plan became law even as the Republican speaker Johnson pronounced it dead on arrival in the House. – Karoun Demirjian (COMMNET: Absolutely no one believes that Democrat or RINO leaders would ever “shut down the border.” Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/us/politics/johnson-opposes-border-deal.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Haley.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/us/politics/nikki-haley-trump-unhinged.html
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to destroy Republicans like me who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/21/opinion/diversity-equity-inclusion-dei.html

NEW YORK SUN
— Trump, Wading Into Texas Border Dispute With Biden, Calls on ‘All Willing States’ To Send ‘Guards’ The former president’s remarks come amid a growing constitutional debate as Democrats call for President Biden to take over Texas’ National Guard forces due to the governor’s refusal to abide by a Supreme Court ruling. – RUSSELL PAYNE (COMMENT: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.nysun.com/article/trump-wading-into-texas-border-dispute-with-biden-calls-on-all-willing-states-to-send-guards

HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-vigilantism-invasion-immigrants-greg-abbott_n_65b3f960e4b0d407294f09d9

THE HILL
— Executive order will expand race preferences throughout the federal government – ALISON SOMIN (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders a) reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision and b) continue to use DEI to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/3883986-new-executive-order-will-expand-race-preferences-throughout-the-federal-government/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Individuals should be treated as individuals and not on the basis of their membership in racial groups, especially by our government. Unfortunately, a new executive order encourages federal agencies to focus on racial group identity rather than the character and qualifications of employees and contractors. It will result in racial quotas in hiring, procuring, and even using artificial intelligence throughout the government. The executive order’s stated goal is advancing racial equity throughout the federal government. The word “equity” appears 21 times. The order brims with talk about “new action plans to advance equity,” “extending and strengthening equity-advancing requirements for agencies,” and requires agencies to convene “Equity Teams” charged with ensuring that their agencies are “delivering equitable outcomes.” While equity sounds similar to “equality,” the two concepts are quite different. A Biden campaign video narrated by Vice President Kamala Harris nicely sums up the difference, indicating that the administration uses “equality” to mean that each individual is given the same opportunities. “Equity,” on the other hand, seeks to achieve equal outcomes.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Willing to ‘Shut Down’ Border During Migrant Surges if Deal Passes. House Speaker Johnson moves ahead with plans for impeachment vote on Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. – Siobhan Hughes (COMMNET: Absolutely no one believes that Democrat or RINO leaders would ever “shut down” the border. Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/mike-johnson-takes-dim-view-of-border-talks-plans-mayorkas-impeachment-96700991
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Haley.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nikki-haley-should-go-for-broke-veteran-speechwriter-gives-advice-to-beat-trump-ae68c70c
— FRONT PAGE: Get Ready for the Longest Presidential Campaign Ever, Featuring the Oldest Candidates. If GOP primary contest ends quickly, the Biden-Trump face-off would present an endurance challenge for both candidates. – Annie Linskey, Alex Leary, Suzanne Vranica
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/biden-trump-campaign-longest-ever-age-7e849b34

FORBES
— GOP Senator: ‘When We Have Illegal Immigration, It Hurts Legal Immigration’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFm4mmxTMEg

BOOKS
— Why People Participate in Politics (COMMENT: Far too many people participate in politics to get more preference for themselves and for those who share their demographics. I should write a book about that.)
https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/21st-century-american-government-and-politics/s12-02-why-people-participate.html

CORVETTE BLOGGER
— The Corvette Assembly Plant Built 222 New Corvettes on Tuesday – Keith Cornett
https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2024/01/24/the-corvette-assembly-plant-built-222-new-corvettes-on-tuesday/
— C7 Corvette Doused with Gas and Burned During LA Street Takeover – Keith Cornett
https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2024/01/23/video-c7-corvette-doused-with-gas-and-burned-during-la-street-takeover/

INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES
— Making Good Men Harder to Find: How Changing Wealth Inequality Affects Marriage Patterns – Rosemary L. Hopcroft (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Republicans who are White and/or male are ever-increasingly paid less than Democrats and RINOs who are minority and/or female. I am Republican, White, and male. I worked for Democrats 1964-1997. In today’s dollars, the most I was ever paid was $150,075/year. If I had been a Democrat, minority, or female, I would have been paid much more than that, at least $191,900/year in today’s dollars. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. All my coworkers who my superiors promoted over me were Democrats who had a) less work experience than I had, b) less education than I had, c) fewer or no professional certifications than I had, and/or d) no professional license. Virtually all of them were minorities and/or females. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://ifstudies.org/blog/making-good-men-harder-to-find-how-changing-wealth-inequality-affects-marriage-patterns
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lots of things affect how hard it is to find a spouse. Local sex ratios are an example. For instance, in Alaska, where there are many more men than women, it is harder for a man to find a wife than a woman to find a husband. Something else that affects how hard it is for someone to find a spouse are preferences. If a person will only accept someone as a spouse who has characteristics that few people have, then it will hard for that person to find a spouse. In a recent paper published in Evolution and Human Behavior, Robert Brooks and coauthors used computer simulation models to mimic how different wealth characteristics of individuals influence the outcome of marriage markets. Their models simulated a population of one million men and one million women encountering each other and pairing off if they met a partner who met their specification for wealth. All the simulated men and women had a wealth characteristic that was distributed normally in the population, with a certain mean and standard deviation. That is, some men and women were rich, some were poor and most were in between, with the amount of inequality measured by the standard deviation of wealth. The women had the greater requirements for a spouse—they would only pair with a man they encountered of equal or greater wealth than themselves. The men had the least requirements for a spouse—they would pair with a woman they encountered who was willing to pair with them.)

DAILY MAIL
— Frustrated Chicago Democrat Cata Truss calls for Windy City’s sanctuary city status to be scrapped because funds for low-income locals are being ‘divested’ into worsening migrant crisis. Truss wants Chicago to turn away migrants instead of paying for them. She successfully sued the city to block a local park becoming a migrant shelter. Chicago spent $156 million on the crisis and still has 14,200 in its 28 shelters. – NIC WHITE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13010405/democrat-chicago-lift-sanctuary-city-migrant-crisis.htmlL
— Just a fifth of Chicago voters think progressive Mayor Brandon Johnson is doing a good job only eight months after he was elected, as Windy City tackles migrant crisis and he refuses to end sanctuary city status. As many as 69 percent disapprove of the Democratic mayor’s performance. Johnson’s short tenure has been shadowed by the migrant crisis. – GERMANIA RODRIGUEZ POLEO
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13011547/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrants.html

GUARDIAN
— Roaches, rats and rotten food reported at Chicago shelter for asylum seekers. Public safety concerns about shelter housing more than 2,500 prompted in December after five-year-old boy died. – Alma Campos
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/26/chicago-asylum-seeker-shelter-rats-expired-food

TELEGRAPH
— Texas has started the fight to save the US from illegal migration. The Lone Star state’s governor is now taking on a federal government that refuses to control the borders. – DOUGLAS MURRAY
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/26/texas-has-started-fight-to-save-us-from-illegal-migration/

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.