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Changing America reports: The $15 billion border wall built under former President Trump is being scaled by people using $5 ladders, according to Texas Monthly. The report cites U.S. Border Patrol agents, who monitor the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border that crosses into southern Texas, who stated they often find ladders left behind by undocumented migrants who use them to …

The Hill reports: Former President George W. Bush said on Tuesday that today’s Republican Party is far from what it used to be. “I would describe it as isolationist, protectionist, and to a certain extent, nativist,” Bush said to host Hoda Kotb during an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show. “Well that’s not exactly my vision, but you know what I’m …

Axios reports: Former President George W. Bush (R) told “CBS Sunday Morning” that he wants the nation’s immigration debate to be “more respectful about the immigrant.” Why it matters: The Republican party has veered sharply to the right on the issue of immigration. “I do want to say to Congress: ‘Please put aside all the harsh rhetoric about immigration. Please …

“We’ve talked about California many times — where Republicans couldn’t lose, and now they can’t win. Where over 40% of the population is now Latino — much of it illegal. And the Latino population votes two-thirds to the three-fourths Democrat. It’s just the way it is. “We’ve talked here many times about how the Democrats, and the Democrat media, talk …

The Des Moines Register reports: U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Wednesday he supports Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision not to accept into the state migrant children who are in federal custody, adding that Iowa does not have the resources for “baby-sitting.” “Iowa has a long history of accepting refugees from Gov. Ray’s time in office, and I’m sure that we’re going …

The Argus Leader reports: South Dakota is home to an estimated 5,000 undocumented immigrants. But Gov. Kristi Noem says those people along with any migrants right now in custody of the federal government at the southern border are not welcome in South Dakota. “South Dakota won’t be taking any illegal immigrants that the Biden Administration wants to relocate,” the first-term …

Media Matters has the transcript: Demographic change is the key to the Democratic Party’s political ambitions. In order to win and maintain power, Democrats plan to change the population of the country. They’re no longer trying to win you over with their program. They are obviously not trying to improve your life. They don’t even really care about your vote …

The Washington Post reports: President Biden is preparing to nominate Tucson police chief Chris Magnus to be commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, selecting a critic of the Trump administration’s immigration policies to run the country’s largest federal law enforcement agency as it contends with the biggest increase in migrants arriving at the southwest border in two decades. Read …

“Let’s get right to it. We’ve reached the breaking point. The border has been flooded — overwhelmed. And the administration is overwhelmed with this crisis, which is of its own making. “My opinion — and this may sound harsh — I believe this is deliberate. This administration does not really want to stop the flow. “On this issue, with this …

Des Moines’s CBS News affiliate: Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday during a radio interview that she declined a request by the Department of Health and Human Services to take in immigrant children being held at the U.S. border with Mexico. The governor talked about the request during an interview with Jeff Angelo on WHO Radio. “We will not do that,” …

Oklahoma City’s ABC News affiliate reports: It was lunchtime at Prairie Vale Elementary School when cafeteria manager Yanet Vilamontes Lopez and her team were preparing chicken nuggets for the young students. An immigrant from Cuba, Lopez moved to Oklahoma from Houston a few years ago with her family for better job opportunities. It was a dream that was fulfilled Monday. …

Media Matters reports: They tell us there are 11 million foreign nationals living in the United States, when we know for a fact that the real number is closer to three times that — yet they keep lying. 11 million. The real number is higher, much higher. How high is it? It’s high enough to change this country forever in …

The Associated Press reports: President Joe Biden is thanking naturalized Americans for “choosing us” in his official video message to the nation’s newest citizens. In the brief remarks, Biden references the “courage” of immigrants coming to the U.S. and his own heritage as a descendant of Irish immigrants. He also praises the contribution they will make to American society. “First …

Media Matters has the transcript: We’re spending 86 million dollars for 1,200 families to get them hotel rooms, while we’ve got 10 million Americans out of work? We’ve got 10 million Americans who are going to be competing with people for jobs? It’s not about politics. When that sheriff said to me, “Jeanine, this is modern-day slavery.” The bringing of …

Austin’s ABC News affiliate reports: Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn trended nationally on Twitter Monday morning, after tweeting a quote from The New York Times saying that instead of stopping illegal immigration, President Joe Biden has “emphasized the humane treatment of immigrants, regardless of their legal status.” While some praised the statement, most others seemed to wonder what was wrong …

The Associated Press reports: On an invitation-only call with GOP state lawmakers last week, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz falsely claimed Democrats are working to give “illegal aliens” and “child molesters” the right to vote, according to a recording of the call obtained by the Associated Press. The call, which occurred amid an ongoing battle over voting rights, was organized by …

“The point isn’t to help the United States. In fact, the point is to punish the United States. Official Washington agrees with that. A surge of desperate, illegal immigrants is what you get when you vote for the other party. That’s the message. In fact, they’re telling us the last president is responsible for all you are seeing right now. …

The Washington Post reports: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday blamed the president and his administration for problems at the border, calling it the “Biden border crisis.” “The security of our nation and our border is first and foremost the responsibility of our president. I came down here because I heard of the crisis — it’s more than …

The Associated Press reports: The Biden administration is turning to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help managing and caring for record numbers of unaccompanied immigrant children who are streaming into the United States by illegally crossing the border with Mexico. FEMA will support a governmentwide effort over the next three months to safely receive, shelter and transfer minor children …

NBC News reports: The Biden administration notified the Supreme Court on Tuesday that it will no longer defend a government policy seeking to impose new limits on the admission of immigrants considered likely to become overly dependent on government benefits. The Department of Homeland Security announced in 2019 that it would expand the definition of “public charge” to be applied …