January 5, 2024

Sooner or later, Chicago Democrat leaders will send their illegals to your county, township, municipality, and school district. Those illegals want/need/demand massive government assistance. Are you ready to pay for providing them with housing, food, clothing, health care, transportation, education, etc.?

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Filing begins for presidential candidates and delegates vying for spot on March primary ballot – Jeremy Gorner and Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-presidential-candidates-filing-20240104-wez6sfvkirhhndp4dahwsdprjy-story.html
— New York City is suing charter bus companies for transporting migrants from Texas – Jake Offenhartz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/new-york-charter-bus-migrants-20240104-pzqzt2yabzgbzmumw5lmgnd4la-story.html
— Stellantis pulls out of Chicago Auto Show, ending the long run for Camp Jeep test track – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-stellantis-pulls-out-chicago-auto-show-20240104-lzrltvtnyfe35fzfs5miifxb6y-story.html
— Migrants dropped at Elgin Metra stations en route to Chicago haven’t posed a problem for Elgin, mayor says – Gloria Casas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/ct-ecn-migrant-plan-elgin-st-0105-20240104-xyehx4ng7bfvjd3z6asj5ltooe-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— The long-awaited FAFSA form for college aid is finally here. Here’s why you should hurry up and fill it out. The Department of Education soft-launched its simpler application for federal student aid that’s also supposed to help families get more money for college. – Medora Lee (COMMENT: Where did the money come from to pay for your bachelor’s degree? All the money to pay for my bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and for a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 and for a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 came from what I earned working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. My parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home while I completed courses at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/2/24022887/long-awaited-fasfa-form-college-financial-aid-illinois-finally-here-should-hurry-fill-out
— Stellantis brands Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler and others skipping Chicago Auto Show. The car show, which considers itself the nation’s largest, is trying to pull together a last-minute arrangement with local dealerships to still exhibit some of the brands. – David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/4/24025324/stellantis-jeep-dodge-chrysler-ram-chicago-auto-show

ABC7
— Group files objection to remove Donald Trump from 2024 ballot in Illinois
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-illinois-2024-ballot-objection/14274066/
— NYC mayor announces $708M lawsuit against bus companies carrying migrants to city
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-nyc-texas-migrant-new-york/14274734/
— Hundreds call for Israel-Hamas ceasefire at Chicago Union Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93-TmcX3QBQ
— Chicago migrants: Mayor Johnson to meet with Illinois congressional delegation, seek federal funds (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-lockport-migrants-news-texas/14274932/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhOLCHyuFNA
— DuPage County home invasion suspect beat victim, later returned with knife, police say. DuPage County Sheriff’s Office hoping to ID man who targeted same home twice. – Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/willowbrook-dupage-county-home-invasion-timberlake-subdivision/14276742/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anyUlIMYALA

NBC5
— Illinois to launch new intake center, shelter site for migrants arriving in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-to-launch-new-intake-center-shelter-site-for-migrants-arriving-in-chicago/3318040/

CBS2
— Stellantis pulls out of Chicago Auto Show – Natalie Goldstick, Ellie Coatar
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/stellantis-pulls-out-of-chicago-auto-show/

WGN9
— Amid race to finish to migrant intake center, Chicago food bank seeks to help – Julian Crews (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/amid-race-to-finish-to-migrant-intake-center-chicago-food-bank-seeks-to-help/
— Stellantis pulls out of Chicago Auto Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1uTQbnoKUE

FOX32
— Stellantis withdraws from Chicago Auto Show, marking first absence in almost a century
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFCY3fzBfUg
— Chicago-area activists call for humanitarian aid for loved ones in Gaza
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-palestine-ceasefire

WTTW
— Chicago Paid At Least $138M to Care for Migrants in 2023 – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/04/chicago-paid-least-138m-care-migrants-2023-far-less-projections-data
— With Private Housing in Uptown, Migrants Build Community While Learning to Navigate Life in New Country
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/04/private-housing-uptown-migrants-build-community-while-learning-navigate-life-new-country
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kaira Estrada, 28, is a Venezuelan asylum seeker. She initially stayed at the largest Chicago-funded migrant shelter, but said she encountered dangerous circumstances. In Spanish, Estrada shared her concerns. “We live surrounded by danger outside the refugee shelter, because there is a lot of people doing bad things,” she said. “So they look for conflict and that brings conflict. So you kinda live with fear.” Estrada now lives at Casa Monarca in Uptown. “We live more calm (here),” Estrada said. “No one is smoking or drinking. It’s important because I feel safe. It’s a big part of the comparison.”)

WBEZ
— What’s That Building? Chicago buildings housing migrants. Several of the city’s migrant shelters have distinguished histories, either because of their architecture or ties to noteworthy figures. – Dennis Rodkin
https://www.wbez.org/stories/buildings-housing-migrants-in-chicago/84869dc9-325e-4e63-9073-b5daef3962f9
— Chicago Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn “Chicago suburbs” for not providing illegals with housing, food, clothing, health care, transportation, education, etc.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-suburbs-are-cracking-down-on-buses-dropping-off-migrants-unannounced/c8fb78ee-e678-4046-85f3-44d8d2d55222

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Johnson and Illinois’ D.C. delegation set refugee crisis strategy session – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-migrant-crisis-brandon-johnson-meets-illinois-congressional-delegation
— Voters file to remove Trump from Illinois ballot
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/voters-file-remove-trump-illinois-ballot-report
— A new migrant intake center at Chicago bus landing zone is under construction – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/state-begins-construction-new-migrant-intake-center

STATELINE
— Chicago suburb leaders meet to discuss, restrict migrant drop-offs – Blake Dietz
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/chicago-suburb-leaders-meet-to-discuss-restrict-migrant-drop-offs/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois elections 2024: What to know before heading to the polls
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/01/05/illinois-elections-2024-what-to-know-before-heading-to-the-polls/72089790007/
— Trump candidacy challenged as presidential candidates file nomination papers – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/presidential/2024/01/04/presidential-candidates-file-for-illinois-pritrump-biden-file-nomination-papers-for-illinois-primary/72101050007/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Bailey flaunts noncompliance with assault weapons ban; Bost debuts first campaign ad – Brenden Moore
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/bailey-flaunts-noncompliance-with-assault-weapons-ban-bost-debuts-first-campaign-ad/article_7665b676-aa61-11ee-b7f7-0b5f52ff53e7.html

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Filing begins in Illinois for presidential candidates and delegates – Jeremy Gorner and Rick Pearson
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/filing-begins-in-illinois-for-presidential-candidates-and-delegate/article_177f58ca-ab50-11ee-994d-43506b20561c.html
— Full cost of illegal immigration catastrophe still not fully recognized – Mark Glennon
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/columns/mark-glennon-guest-columnist-full-cost-of-illegal-immigration-catastrophe-still-not-fully-recognized/article_c1489c0c-ab43-11ee-91e1-3b3c4394a4ae.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Migrants pass though Wheaton without incident, city says. 14 busloads of migrants have arrived at city Metra stations over past two weeks.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2024/01/04/asylum-seekers-pass-though-wheaton-without-incident-city-says/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois State Board of Elections to decide whether former President Trump will remain on primary ballot following petition – Carson Gourdie (COMMENT: Which of the eight Illinois State Board of Elections members (SEE: https://www.elections.il.gov/AboutTheBoard/BoardMembers.aspx ) will vote against Trump and which will vote for Trump? What criteria will they use?)
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-state-board-of-elections-to-vote-jan-30-on-whether-former-president-trump-will-remain-on-primary-ballot
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This January, the SBE will have a hearing officer conduct hearings with the petitioners and the candidate’s legal team. The officer will then provide a recommendation to SBE’s general counsel. The general counsel will then provide their own recommendation to SBE’s eight-person board, which consists of four appointed Democrats and four appointed Republicans. On January 30th, the board will meet. (SEE: https://www.elections.il.gov/AboutTheBoard/BoardMembers.aspx ) It would take five votes to remove Trump from the ballot. A 4-4 tie means Trump can stay. But that may not settle the situation. Redfield said he expects the United States Supreme Court to issue a ruling by March’s Super Tuesday Primary, which would settle whether Trump would remain on the ballots for both the primary and general election. We reached out to both the Illinois Democratic and Republican Party for statements but only heard back from the GOP. “The Illinois Republican Party is strictly neutral in the Republican presidential primary,” said Don Tracy, Illinois Republican Party Chairman, in a statement. “We believe the people, not activist courts, should choose who represents them in the White House. This attempt to remove President Trump from the ballot without due process is an anti-democracy attempt to limit the voting rights of Illinois citizens and should be dismissed outright.” The Illinois State Board of election begin formal proceedings on the petition starting on January 17th.)

WBEZ & WGLT
— Trump’s candidacy is challenged by a group of Illinois residents. Five people working with a voting rights organization filed a formal objection, making Illinois the 18th state challenging Trump over his ties to the 2021 insurrection. – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/stories/trumps-candidacy-is-challenged-by-a-group-of-illinois-residents/6fd7f8c7-36cb-47bd-b278-f42333d3c0e5
https://www.wglt.org/illinois/2024-01-04/trumps-candidacy-is-challenged-by-a-group-of-illinois-residents

WREX
— DeKalb approves plan to prepare for possible migrant arrivals – Samantha Soto (COMMENT: When will the leaders of your country, township, municipality, and school district vote on this? Who will argue for sending them to Chicago? Who will argue for keeping them in your country, township, municipality, and school district? What arguments will they make?)
https://www.wrex.com/news/dekalb-divided-on-how-to-handle-arrival-of-possible-migrants-buses/article_f617dff4-ab81-11ee-baf8-0761c860a33f.html

WJOL
— Didn’t Register Assault Weapon? ISP Won’t Pursue Charges.
https://www.wjol.com/didnt-register-assault-weapon-isp-wont-pursue-charges/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Illinois Won’t Enforce Law Targeting Misleading Anti-Abortion Centers, But People Can Still Report Fraud. The law would have strengthened Illinois’ ability to prosecute and fine pregnancy centers that provide false information to discourage abortions. – Kayleigh Padar (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I send out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to spread false information. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/01/04/illinois-wont-enforce-law-targeting-misleading-anti-abortion-centers-but-people-can-still-report-fraud/

NORTH SHORE RECORD
— Migrants board trains in Wilmette after bus drivers reportedly refuse to go to Chicago – Joe Coughlin
https://www.therecordnorthshore.org/2024/01/04/migrants-board-trains-in-wilmette-after-bus-drivers-refuse-to-go-to-chicago-according-to-officials/

JOLIET PATCH
— Joliet A Sanctuary City? Council Must Declare It Is Not: Clement Vows In the coming days, Clement wants Joliet’s City Council to vote on the topic. His suggestion drew a long and loud ovation from the audience. – John Ferak
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/joliet-must-declare-it-not-sanctuary-city-councilman-clement

CITY OF WHEATON
— Information on the Arrival of Asylum Seekers at Wheaton Train Stations
https://www.wheaton.il.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=1030

ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
— Candidate filings
https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/CandidatesFiled.aspx#

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Want to Read Petition Filed by “Non-Partisan” Group to Keep Trump Off the Illinois Ballot?
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/05/want-to-read-petition-filed-by-non-partisan-group-to-keep-trump-off-the-illinois-ballot/

WIREPOINTS
— It’s good that murder is down in Chicago, but other major crimes are way up
https://wirepoints.org/its-good-that-murder-is-down-in-chicago-but-other-major-crimes-are-way-up-wirepoints-on-with-wjols-scott-slocum/
— Why Illinois/Chicago’s paid leave laws are a bad idea – Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/why-illinois-chicagos-paid-leave-laws-are-a-bad-idea-wirepoints/
— Why Chicago has been the nation’s murder capital for 12 years straight.
https://wirepoints.org/wvons-perri-small-and-ted-dabrowski-discuss-why-chicago-has-been-the-nations-murder-capital-for-12-years-straight-wirepoints-on-wvon/

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— 49th House District candidate Garcia: ‘Lots of great conservative candidates attended running for positions across Kane County’
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/653485387-49th-house-district-candidate-garcia-lots-of-great-conservative-candidates-attended-running-for-positions-across-kane-county

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP Solicits “Grassroots Leaders” for Donations After Year of Belittling, Mocking Powerful Conservative-Voter Base
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/il-gop-solicits-grassroots-leaders-for-donations-after-year-of-belittling-mocking-powerful-conservative-voter-base.html
— Pritzker’s Epic Failure: Inside Illinois’ Startling Gun Registry Stats
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/pritzkers-epic-failure-inside-illinois-startling-gun-registry-stats.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegal immigrants should not vote in the United States. D.C. officials’ move makes the concept of citizenship meaningless. – Newt Gingrich
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/4/illegal-immigrants-should-not-vote-in-united-state/
— The Civil War: Democrats wanted to expand slavery and Republicans opposed it. The facts on what started the battle are clear. – Scott Walker
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/4/civil-war-republicans-and-freedom/
— White House responds to weak EV sales with misleading statistic – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/4/white-house-responds-to-weak-ev-sales-with-mislead/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois becomes 18th state weighing Trump ballot access challenge – Kaelan Deese
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/illinois-voters-sue-keep-trump-off-election-ballot
— DC to follow California’s ambitious electric vehicle mandate – Eden Villalovas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-environment/dc-follow-california-electric-vehicle-mandate
— White House points at GOP when pressed on record border crossings – Haisten Willis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/white-house-points-gop-pressed-record-border-crossings
— There’s no such thing as free parking in Biden’s America – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/no-such-thing-free-parking-bidens-america
— Americans purchased nearly 16 million firearms last year, a solid rejection of President Joe Biden’s gun control agenda. – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/americans-rejected-biden-gun-control-15-8-million-times-in-2023

NEW YORK POST
— Phil Murphy shipping migrants out of NJ proves Democrats hypocrisy on the border – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/01/04/opinion/phil-murphy-shipping-migrants-out-of-nj-proves-democrats-hypocrisy-on-the-border/

AMAC
— Illegal Immigration Nightmare – Robert B. Charles
https://amac.us/newsline/society/illegal-immigration-nightmare/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Once sanctuary cities run out of space, Hometown USA is next – Parrish Alford (COMMENT: Sooner or later, Chicago Democrat leaders will send their illegals to your county, township, municipality, and school district. They all want/need/demand massive government assistance. Are you ready to pay for providing them with housing, food, clothing, health care, transportation, education, etc.?)
https://afn.net/national-security/2024/01/04/once-sanctuary-cities-run-out-of-space-hometown-usa-is-next/
— Just a few questions … then you’re free to roam the country – Chad Groening
https://afn.net/national-security/2024/01/04/just-a-few-questions-then-you-re-free-to-roam-the-country/
— Gay’s liberal defenders circle the wagons, play race card, redefine plagiarism
https://afn.net/education/2024/01/04/gay-s-liberal-defenders-circle-the-wagons-play-race-card-redefine-plagiarism/
— New York City suing charter bus companies for transporting illegals from Texas – AP
https://afn.net/ap/politics/new-york-city-suing-charter-bus-companies-for-transporting-illegals-from-texas/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Can Trump paint blue states red? – Silvio Canto, Jr. (COMMENT: To defeat Trump, anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly send their illegals to battleground states including Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. In those state, those illegals will use their false identifications to vote for Biden.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/can_trump_paint_blue_states_red.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump vows to ‘terminate every open borders policy’ on day one, mass deport illegals – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/04/trump-vows-to-terminate-every-open-borders-policy-on-day-one-mass-deport-illegals-1424808/

BREITBART
— Republicans Rebuke Nikki Haley’s 2015 Remarks Defending Illegal Aliens: ‘She Is Not Fit to Be Commander in Chief’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/04/republicans-rebuke-nikki-haleys-2015-remarks-defending-illegal-aliens-she-is-not-fit-to-be-commander-in-chief/
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams Sues Texas Bus Companies, Not Joe Biden, for Crippling Costs of Illegal Immigration – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/04/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-sues-texas-bus-companies-not-joe-biden-for-crippling-costs-of-illegal-immigration/
— TX Gov. Abbott: Sanctuary City Mayors ‘Should Be Embarrassed Because It Is Utter Hypocrisy’ – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/01/04/tx-gov-abbott-sanctuary-city-mayors-should-be-embarrassed-because-it-is-utter-hypocrisy/
— New Jersey Officers Direct Wave of Migrants to NYC amid Crisis – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/04/report-f-this-new-jersey-officers-direct-wave-of-migrants-to-nyc-amid-crisis/
— Mayorkas: Illegal Crossings Increased Despite More Legal Paths, But It Takes Time for That to Work, Migration ‘Dynamic’ – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/01/04/mayorkas-illegal-crossings-increased-despite-more-legal-paths-but-it-takes-time-for-that-to-work-migration-dynamic/

EPOCH TIMES
— 14 Potential Running Mates for Trump, Including 2 Wildcards. Political chatter is shifting to a new topic amid President Trump’s dominance as the GOP frontrunner: Who will be his running mate? – Janice Hisle
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/14-potential-running-mates-for-trump-including-2-wildcards-5554749

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— CBP Goes Light on Illegal Border Crossers From China
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/01/04/cbp-goes-light-illegal-border-crossers-china

FOX BUSINESS
— White House wants open borders and are ‘getting exactly what they want – Brandon Judd
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6344215272112
— Democratic Party has been hijacked by the ‘woke’ far-left – Ayaan Hirsi Ali
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6344294020112

FOX NEWS
— Abbott calls out blue cities’ hypocrisy on migrants: ‘They’re for illegal immigration as long as it’s Texas’ Governor hits back at Democrat-run sanctuary cities for not supporting border states overrun with migrants. – Elizabeth Heckman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/abbott-calls-blue-cities-hypocrisy-migrants-illegal-immigration-long-texas
— NYC Mayor Adams sues Texas bus companies for transporting migrants to sanctuary city, seeks $700 million. New York City has feuded with Texas over the busing of migrants to the city. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nyc-mayor-adams-sues-texas-bus-companies-for-transporting-migrants-sanctuary-city-seeks-700-million
— DEI is like a drug addiction without the benefit of getting high – Greg Gutfeld
https://www.livetube.tv/news/video-greg-gutfeld-dei-is-like-a-drug-addiction-without-the-benefit-of-getting-high

GOPUSA
— Border Residents To Congress: ‘Stop Holding Press Conferences, Shut Down The Border’
https://www.gopusa.com/border-residents-to-congress-stop-holding-press-conferences-shut-down-the-border/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Defund the Smithsonian’s Latino Museum—A Woke Indoctrination Factory – Miike Gonzalez
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/defund-the-smithsonians-latino-museum-woke-indoctrination-factory

HOT AIR
— Sixty House Republicans Went to Eagle Pass, Texas and They Got an Eyeful of Illegal Aliens – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/01/04/sixty-house-republicans-went-to-eagle-pass-texas-and-they-got-an-eyeful-of-illegal-aliens-n602585

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Here’s the hidden truth about how they’re going to take over the US through illegal immigrants – Pat Droney
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/bidens-anchor-babies-will-eventually-lead-to-the-great-replacement-weve-been-warned-about
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A report from the Center for Immigration Studies paints a chilling picture of the abuses being perpetrated by illegals entering the United States. While illegal aliens are restricted from many welfare programs, their “anchor babies”–children born in the United States–face no such restrictions. And they are taking advantage. The study shows that households headed by illegal aliens are more likely to use welfare than those headed by US-born citizens. Some 59.4 percent of households led by illegals use one or more welfare programs, while 39 percent of households headed by a US-born citizen use such programs, the report says. The report states that those high rates of welfare use primarily reflect their generally lower education levels and their resulting low incomes, coupled with the large share of those who have U.S.-born children eligible for all welfare programs from birth. More than half of all illegal immigrant households have one or more U.S.-born children.” The term “anchor baby” comes from the Fourteenth Amendment, which establishes “birthright citizenship,” which grants citizenship to anyone born within the United States or its territories, no matter the citizenship of the parents. The Supreme Court has yet to rule on the provision, although such a loophole would appear counterproductive to the country’s security. That provision has been used (and abused) by illegals entering the country. Once they have a U.S.-born child, deporting them back to where they came from is challenging (although not impossible). Once a child reaches 21, they can seek immigrant visas for their parents and extended families to enter the U.S. It’s a loophole that has anti-illegal immigration activists upset. Many of those activists believe that illegals enter the country and have children deliberately, thereby “anchoring” them to the United States. According to the CIS report, illegals and their “anchor babies” cost the American taxpayers $150.6 billion annually. “The American welfare system is designed in large part to help low-income families with children, which describes a large share of immigrants,” CIS stated in the report. Currently, a dozen states offer Medicaid to all low-income children regardless of immigration status. Those children also have access to many government food and meal programs. The CIS report used the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2022 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) data. “The reality is that illegal immigrants are included in the SIPP, a large share of them are poor, and they or their U.S.-born children have welfare eligibility, and many take advantage of this eligibility,” CIS stated. “A very large share of immigrants come to America, have children, struggle to provide for them, and so turn to taxpayers for support. This can be seen as especially problematic given that there is already a large number of Americans who are also struggling to provide for their children.” The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) published data that showed the total number of U.S.-born children of illegal aliens in the United States as of June 2023 stood at 5.78 million, or two times the population of Chicago. In reporting the financial impact on the American people over the past five years, the annual cost has risen by almost $35 billion. “This burden will only continue to grow as a result of the Biden administration’s open-border policies,” CIS warned. It is currently unknown how many anchor babies have been born in the United States since the Biden-facilitated invasion began. But if even only ten percent of those who have entered the country illegally have had children, the Great Replacement Theory will come to bear before you know it. Of course, anchor babies are but one small part of the issue facing the United States when it concerns illegal immigration. It has been reported that as of October 2023, at least 169 illegal aliens on the terror watch list tried to enter the United States illegally. Law Enforcement Today sources tell us that number is exponentially higher counting so-called “gotaways.” It has been reported that some of those caught included members of ISIS, which is a sworn enemy of the United States. Moreover, it isn’t only illegal aliens that are a concern to the United States. According to The PIE News, the State Department issued over 393,000 F-1 visas in FY-2023 through August last year. The number is expected to exceed the 411,131 issued in FY-2022 when final data is released. In the UK, an engineering student at the University of Birmingham was sentenced to life in prison for designing and building a so-called “kamikaze” drone for ISIS, The National News reported. Al Bared, a doctoral student at the university, began constructing the drone in July 2022. Officials say Bared built the weapon using a 3D printer after speaking to ISIS online. The outlet reported the Birmingham Crown Court heard notes found where Bared said the idea for the drone was “inspired by the design of the Tomahawk missile.” The court heard testimony that Bared intended to make a drone capable of transmitting live video for terrorism purposes and planned to travel to West Africa via Turkey. In September, he was found guilty by a jury that heard testimony that Bared planned to put together a prototype drone that he hoped would be capable of delivering a bomb or chemical weapon. He was convicted on a single count of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts to benefit a proscribed terrorist organization. Last week, the sentencing judge said Bared sought to lend his support to the “terrorist agenda” of ISIS. “I have no doubt that you intended your design to be used as a single-use weapon with a range of up to 5 kilometers,” the judge said. “Your preparations were undertaken with a view to endangering multiple lives.” The judge also noted that Bared’s design of the drone was “at best suspect and at worse [sic] fundamentally flawed. This was a work in progress.” The judge continued, “You are a manipulative individual. You are a committed extremist. I have no doubt that you are still today a supporter of ISIS. It is impossible to say whether you will ever surrender your extremist views. You are a dangerous offender for whom the public requires protection. “The seriousness of offending justifies a sentence of life imprisonment.” When Al Bared was arrested last January, officials seized the drone and a mobile phone, where encrypted online chats and other digital material exposing Bared’s support for ISIS were found. Over ten million illegals have entered the United States since Biden’s January 2021 installation. Well over two hundred terrorist suspects entered the United States under Biden. Over 400,000 F1 student visas were handed out last year. Is it possible that within that number that, there are perhaps a few hundred ISIS, Hamas, or Hezbollah sympathizers? A thousand? Maybe more…much more.)

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Academic Activists Want Critical Race Theory Taught to Children in Kindergarten. – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/01/academic-activists-want-critical-race-theory-taught-to-children-in-kindergarten/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Slamming Trump, DeSantis Promises to Overturn Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens – LUTHER RAY ABEL
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/slamming-trump-desantis-promises-to-overturn-birthright-citizenship-for-illegal-aliens/

NEWSMAX
— Anthony Scaramucci to Newsmax: Biden’s Border Will Expand Welfare – Nick Koutsobinas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/welfare-state-border-security/2024/01/03/id/1148145/

PJ MEDIA
— The Iowa School Shooter Was an LGBTQ+ Activist – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/01/04/school-shooter-in-iowa-was-lgbtq-activist-n4925227

POST MILLENNIAL
— James O’Keefe exposes secret migrant center bussing to illegals to Phoenix airport
https://thepostmillennial.com/james-okeefe-exposes-secret-migrant-center-bussing-to-illegals-to-phoenix-airport

TOWNHALL
— Resurfaced Footage Shows Nikki Haley’s Soft Spot for Illegals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyMVHpMR9Bw
— California School District Forces Children to Watch Films on Transgenderism and Puberty Blockers – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/04/california-school-district-pushes-lgbt-films-on-students-as-young-as-11-n2633193

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

UPI
— Ohio transgender candidate disqualified for not disclosing deadname – Ehren Wynde
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/01/04/trangender-woman-disqualified-from-running-Ohio/3341704400415/

CBS NEWS
— House Speaker Mike Johnson urges Biden to use executive action at the southern border – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-johnson-us-border-migrants-remain-in-mexico/

CBS NEW YORK
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use children to promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/children-caught-in-the-middle-of-political-battle-between-new-york-and-texas-over-asylum-seeker-crisis/

CBS COLORADO
— Denver Public School scrambles to educate surge of migrant students: “So many needs” – Anna Alejo
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/so-many-needs-denver-public-school-scrambles-educate-surge-migrant-students/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “There’s a very cute table over here where they’re all speaking Spanish with a couple of English translators,” Boylan described in the lunchroom nearly filled to capacity in the middle of the school day. McMeen has welcomed new students throughout this school year – sometimes as many as 15 new-to-country students a week – and it’s overwhelming teachers and staff. “These are children who have literally walked from Venezuela to get to Denver,” Boylan added. Lyly Zaragoza’s kindergarten class now has 32 students – almost the maximum allowed in the teacher’s union contract. “It’s a big number and it can get a bit overwhelming at times just because there’s so many needs,” Zaragoza said. “Some of them have never been at school before, so they don’t even know how to hold a pencil.” And many students have struggled to get through the school day. Zaragoza said, “I have kids that will spend most of the day crying and asking what time, what time do I go home? What time do I see my mom? And since they’re so stuck on that they can’t really learn.” “His integration process has been slow. It has been tough for him. He is the one who’s been most affected by the change,” describes Genesis Salloum in Spanish about her son Maikol who is in first grade at McMeen. Salloum says she and her husband and three children walked across seven countries to get here from Venezuela. She saw five dead people along the way, trying to shield her kids from seeing them. “Yes, the trip was hard, it was a little difficult, getting here was not easy,” Salloum said. Her baby Giancarlos has a seizure disorder. The family was granted a humanitarian parole at the border given the baby’s health. He’s been able to get treatment, but brother Maikol is struggling to adapt and misses the support of his large family back home. McMeen projected enrollment this year at 546 kids. It’s now serving 671.)

WASHINGTON POST
— A quarter of Americans believe FBI instigated Jan. 6 – Tom Jackman, Scott Clement, Emily Guskin and Spencer S. Hsu
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/01/04/fbi-conspiracy-jan-6-attack-misinformation/
— Can’t keep younger workers? Try offering what they value. – Karla L. Miller (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government acted like their employees who were liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time wanted them to get rid of their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. Far too many leaders of Republican organizations act like their members who are liberal, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time want them to get rid of their members who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I should write a book about those leaders.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/04/work-advice-retaining-young-workers/

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump’s Massive Victory if Election Were Held Today – Katherine Fung (COMMENT: To defeat Trump, anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly send their illegals to battleground states including Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. In those state, those illegals will use their false identifications to vote for Biden.)
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-win-election-joe-biden-1857100
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To calculate the winner of the presidential contest, Newsweek began analyzing which candidate would win the electoral votes of each state using the most up-to-date projections from 270toWin, giving Trump the states that would be safe in GOP hands or likely/leans Republican and handing Biden the ones that would be safe/likely/leans Democratic. That left five battleground states up for grabs: Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. To determine the winner in each of those states, Newsweek then factored in the most recent averages from RealClearPolling (RCP) to calculate the total electoral vote count.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.wsj.com/business/how-the-push-for-diversity-at-colleges-and-companies-came-under-siege-036d4065

FORTUNE & HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/anti-dei-movement-fringe-mainstream-corporate-america-diversity-equity-inclusion-meaning-joelle-emerson/
https://hbr.org/2024/01/dei-is-under-attack-heres-how-companies-can-mitigate-the-legal-risks

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— IRS using ‘every tool available’ to ramp up agency recruitment, retention – Drew Friedman (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, they only wanted to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2024/01/irs-using-every-tool-available-to-ramp-up-agency-recruitment-retention/
— USPS workforce diversity grows, but doesn’t always reflect in leadership ranks – Jory Heckman (COMMENT: When I was 20 years old in 1969, my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors succeeded in forcing me to resign my part-time job by falsely arguing that I would not be available to work enough hours. I had been available to work and I had worked far more hours than any of their other part-time employees. I had worked full-time during the summer of 1969 and I would have available to work each and every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, holiday, and every day that NIU would not be in session. They would not have forced me to resign if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2024/01/usps-workforce-diversity-grows-but-doesnt-always-reflect-in-leadership-ranks/

POLITICO
— ‘The grassroots have left DeSantis’: Trump crushes Florida governor in Miami-Dade GOP straw poll. Trump won 82 percent of Miami-Dade grassroots Republicans, far more than DeSantis. – KIMBERLY LEONARD (COMMENT: I should write a book about the many straw polls that I conducted at Milton Township Republican Organization and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois fundraisers. I would focus on those candidates who lost those straw polls. I would focus on those losing candidates who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their losses. I would focus on those losing candidates who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/04/trump-wins-huge-majority-of-republicans-in-miami-dade-grassroots-straw-poll-00133822

PBS
— Chicago Paid At Least $138M to Care for Migrants in 2023
https://www.pbs.org/video/chicago-paid-at-least-138m-to-care-for-migrants-in-2023-mcmh/
— Chicago Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn “Chicago suburbs” for not providing illegals with housing, food, clothing, health care, transportation, education, etc.
https://www.pbs.org/video/chicago-suburbs-seek-to-curb-unannounced-migrant-drop-offs-z/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 41% of Americans Still See Crime Rising (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/social_issues/41_of_americans_still_see_crime_rising

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.