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Promoting open border and amnesty policies is increasingly tricky business for the left. After all, illegal immigration is a major issue for most voters, a concern thats apparently deepening as shown by a new CBS News poll revealing that 62 percent of Americans support, in principle, a new government program to deport all undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.illegally.

Mindful of mounting public resistance and hoping to soften it, mass immigration advocates long ago modified their tactics by conflating legal and illegal immigration, and euphemizing the term illegal alien with an assortment of mushy alternatives undocumented immigrant, undocumented worker, and more recently, New American. Now, a new sleight-of-hand is emerging in the form of local ordinances that permit private groups to create shelters for homeless people when in fact, they are designed to become overflow shelters for illegal aliens further displacing legitimately needyAmericans.

Its deceptive and offensive. According to a U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report, 650,000 Americans were experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2023, a 12 percent increase from 2022. HUD also reports nearly 40,000 veterans are living on the streets, a 7.4 percent increase from 2022 to 2023. Substance abuse, escalating home prices and soaring mortgage rates, inflation, and a shortage of housing are contributing factors. Hundreds of thousands of Americans need a helping hand to turn their lives around. Short-term and affordable housing might offer that opportunity, but they cant find it; down-and-out Americans are foreclosed by migrants dominating occupancy at taxpayer-supported shelters and housingunits.

Not surprisingly, most of those municipalities have sanctuary policies, ironically peddled as compassionate when originally put in place, but which now displace Americancitizens.

Westbrook, Maine, is one such example. The city resides within Cumberland Countyheartily endorsing its sanctuary policiesand lays adjacent to the City of Portland which has become the migrant hub of Northern New England. As a result, Westbrook is suffering collateral impact from its neighboring city, and from its own illegal alien welcoming policies. Its recent solution to large numbers of loitering migrants has been to pass an ordinance that allows private groups to create homeless shelters in empty buildings, offices, churches, and single family homes that can operate a shelter as long as they dont exceed 12 people.

What could possibly gowrong?

The recent City Council debate over the ordinance was a farce, sugar-coated with hoorays for community spirit and welcoming neighborhoods, while lacking of any substantive discussion of the citys illegal alien sanctuary policies that have created a migrant housing shortage. Jennie Franceschi, Westbrooks director of planning and code enforcement, glossed over concerns about existing zoning requirements, property values, and public safety issues inherent in creating ad hoc migrant shelters by explaining just how simple everything will be under the new ordinance: A church that has a room that they utilize for the purposes of baked bean suppers or educational or social needs could then take that room and make it into a shelter if the needs of the community necessitatedit.

While the City Council avoided mentioning the word migrants in their push to justify more shelters, a few local residents did recognize the elephant in the room. Westbrook resident Martin Malia, sent an email that was read during the hearing expressing concern that the new ordinance would attract more migrants, and criticized the measure for the potential tax burden it could impose on property owners in the city. I do not believe the homeless shelter proposal is beneficial to the property taxpayers and residents of the city of Westbrook. Last year, the property taxpayers were burdened with an 8.8 percent tax increase. He added the current proposal would result in a cumulative hike property taxes of 11.4percent.

Mr. Malia knows something local leaders know, but wont widely acknowledge: 90 to 95 percent of those applying for general welfare assistanceincluding housingin Westbrook aremigrants.

Dubious that anyone but illegal aliens will occupy the new shelters, Malia continued while offering a perfect description of how sanctuary policies incentivize endless flows of migrants. Word will soon spread that resources are available in Westbrook. Then the calls for shelter expansion will ensue to meet thedemand.

Westbrook citizens can count onthat.

Despite lack of transparency, the new semantics are clear: For mass immigration advocates, homelessness and efforts to address it really mean accommodating and expanding illegal immigration, hiding that agenda, and tossing aside the needs of destituteAmericans.

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FAIR Take | June2024

The issue of mass illegal immigration has risen to the top of Americans list of concerns, and for good reason: It impacts every aspect of life in this country. One of those areas that often falls under the radar is the impact it is having on Americanschoolchildren.

Last week, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing to examine both the tangible costs of mass illegal immigration on American schools and the intangible but no less important impact it is having on the quality of the education. Wreaking havoc, was the succinct and disturbing conclusion of Rep. Aaron Bean (R-Fla.), who chairs the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and SecondaryEducation.

Rep. Bean estimates that about 500,000 school-age children have entered the United States illegally since President Biden took office and, presumably, are in classrooms all across the country. But shockingly, even the U.S. Department of Education cannot provide a firm number. Under questioning at another hearing in early May, Secretary Miguel Cardona could not provide concrete numbers.Nor would Cardona say whether there is a point at which the Biden administration would agree that the numbers exceed our educational systems ability to manage theinflux.

Under a 1982 Supreme Court ruling, Plyler v. Doe, local schools are obligated to provide illegal alien children with a taxpayer-funded K-12 education. The cost is staggering. According to a 2022 FAIR report, the price tag for educating children of illegal aliens was $70.8 billion a year. The report examined data from 2020, which pre-dated the unprecedented surge of illegal immigration that began when President Biden took office in 2021. Based on Rep. Beans estimate of 500,000 new illegal aliens in U.S. public schools and the average per-child cost in a U.S. public school, the recent influx has added at least $9.7 billion in new costs totaxpayers.

The committee heard from educators from all across the United States, all of whom reported that their school systems cannot provide the resources necessary to meet the needs of the illegal alien children, much less those of their American classmates. School officials told the committee that they cannot even prepare for the new burdens that are being heaped upon them, as newly arriving illegal aliens often show up overnight. Predictably, educators from sanctuary jurisdictions complained about lack of federal funding, but money alone cannot magically produce new teachers, administrators and service providers, proficient in dozens of languages, to meet the needs of kids showing up from all across theglobe.

Nowhere in the country is the impact being felt more acutely than in New York City, where the per-student cost for the school year just ending was about $38,000. The city had to accommodate 21,000 new migrant students when the school year began last September (a figure that continues to grow as new illegal aliens show up), adding about $800 million to thetab.

The recent congressional hearings focused not only on how much the influx of illegal alien students is costing American schools, but also on the impact it is having on the education of their classmates. For a variety of reasons, American students are lagging behind our economic competitors in educational attainment. In 2022, only 36 percent of American fourth-graders and 26 percent of eighth-graders were considered proficient in math. For reading comprehension proficiency the figures were 33 percent and 31 percent,respectively.

The problems of American education go much deeper than immigration, but the massive influx of illegal alien students who arrive with special educational needs can only exacerbate the situation. The impact of unchecked illegal immigration on our schools may not have the same headline-grabbing effect as crime or threats to national security, but in the long-term it could play an outsized role in determining whether we remain a prosperous and competitivenation.

When, as Rep. Bean asked, Does there come a numberthat you would say, we just cant take any more, its causing our kids to suffer? our Secretary of Education and other administration officials should have an answer. They dont, of course, which is why so many Americans are so deeplyconcerned.

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In just a two-week span, fugitive operations officers from the federal Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations in Houston and the ERO Waco office successfully apprehended five illegal immigrants who are currently wanted for murder or homicide in the United States or abroad.

According to a press release from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), agents were able to arrest a Honduran wanted in Mexico for "multiple murders," a Honduran wanted in Charlotte, NC for homicide, and three Mexican nationals wanted for murders in Mexico.

Following the string of arrests, ERO Houston Field Office Director Bret A. Bradford commended officers for all that they do to enforce the nations immigration laws and enhance public safety.

ARRESTS OF EIGHT ISIS-TIED MIGRANTS SHOULD BE WAKE-UP CALL FOR BIDEN ON BORDER CRISIS, SENATOR SAYS

House Bill 370 would require sheriffs in North Carolina to fulfill ICE detainer requests, which can be used to hold criminal suspects up to 48 hours. These holdings currently aren't mandatory. (AP Photo)

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE OFFERED AN ARRAY OF TAXPAYER FUNDED BENEFITS, ENTICING MORE TO COME: 'PULL FACTOR'

ERO Houston Assistant Field Office Director John D. Linscott echoed similar sentiments and credited their success to the professionalism and pride that they take in executing their mission.

AUTHORITIES NAB 8 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS WITH TIES TO ISIS IN MULTI-CITY STING OPERATION

"The professionalism of the officers from ERO Houstons fugitive operations teams is showcased in these arrests," said Linscott. "The quick response to locate, arrest and remove these threats from the community exhibits the pride and importance that these men and women take in their job every day."

These latest arrests come amid heightened concerns surrounding border security after eight Tajikistan nationals with suspected ties to ISIS were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in conjunction with the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force in three major cities.

MIGRANTS CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO BOSTON AIRPORT AS MORE THAN 100 SLEEP ON THE FLOOR

Illegal immigrants seek entry to the U.S. at the southern border in Eagle Pass, Texas. (Fox News)

All eight Tajikistan nationals crossed the U.S. southern border illegally, and according to a federal source familiar with the sting, no derogatory information was initially flagged with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during processing.

This all comes as FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee last week that there is an increasing concern of a potential coordinated attack in the U.S., similar to the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) attack in March at aconcert hall in Russia.

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Wray told members of the subcommittee that when he met with them last year, he walked them through how the U.S. was already in a heightened threat environment, and since then, threats from foreign terrorists have risen to another level.

Fox News' Bill Melugin and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.

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Governor Abbott on Thursday highlighted Texas National Guard Boat Response Teams in Eagle Pass stopping a group of individuals attempting to cross illegally into Texas. Photo: Texas Military Department

Texas Border Business

AUSTIN, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry.

Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 513,700 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 44,000 criminal arrests, with more than 38,600 felony charges. In the fight against the fentanyl crisis, Texas law enforcement has seized over 489 million lethal doses of fentanyl, enough to kill every man, woman, and child in the United States and Mexico combined during this border mission.

Texas has also transported:

Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps created by the Biden Administrations refusal to secure the border. Every individual who is apprehended or arrested and every ounce of drugs seized would have otherwise made their way into communities across Texas and the nation due to President Joe Bidens open border policies.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS FROM OPERATION LONE STAR:

WATCH: Governor Abbott: President Biden Is Doing Nothing To Secure The Border

Governor Abbott joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox News earlier this week to discuss President Bidens new border executive order that will do little to stem the flow of illegal immigration into the country. The Governor criticized the new policy that invites more migrants to illegally enter rather than secure the border.

The people need to understand that what Biden has done is not do anything to actually secure the border, said Governor Abbott. In fact, its the opposite because [President Biden] is actually authorizing more people to cross the border illegally. As long as the Biden Administration refuses to provide any type of enforcement, any type of blockage, of people crossing illegally, all that this new Biden policy is going to do is to actually attract and invite even more people to cross the border illegally. Ever since the Biden order went into place, theres no slowing down of people crossing the border. In fact, its just accelerating.

Governor Abbott: President Bidens Open Border Policies Endanger American Lives

On X, formerly known as Twitter, Governor Abbott shared an article on Tuesdayreporting that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency arrested eight individuals who crossed the border illegallywith ties to the terrorist organizationISIS.

The Governor noted that President Bidens reckless open border policies are endangering American lives by allowing dangerous criminals and terrorists into our country.

Governor Abbott: Texas National Guard Repel Illegal Immigrants In Eagle Pass

Governor Abbott on Thursday highlighted Texas National Guard Boat Response Teams in Eagle Pass stopping a group of individuals attempting to cross illegally into Texas.

The Governor reaffirmed Texas ongoing mission to deter and repel illegal immigration into the state.

Governor Abbott: Texas Historic Border Mission Decreases Illegal Immigration In Texas

Earlier this week, Governor Abbott spotlighted an article reporting illegal border crossings in Texas have significantly deceased since the launch of Operation Lone Star in 2021.

Texas has seen a 74% decrease in illegal crossings due to the states unprecedented border security efforts.

WATCH: DPS Arrests Two Human Smugglers In Brooks County

Earlier this week, a DPS trooper stopped a Dodge Challenger on FM-755 in Brooks County. During the traffic stop, DPS troopers observed three individuals unrestrained in the back seat and determined that the driver and passenger, both from Rio Grande City, were involved in human smuggling. Additionally, DPS troopers discovered three more illegal immigrants in the trunk of the vehicle who were showing signs of dehydration.

The driver and passenger were both charged with six counts of smuggling of persons. Six illegal immigrants were referred to Border Patrol.

WATCH: DPS Arrests Teen Smuggler During Traffic Stop In Webb County

DPS troopers requested assistance from a Border Patrol K9 during a traffic stop on IH-35 in Webb County. The K9 alerted to the rear part of the vehicle, where DPS troopers discovered three illegal immigrants.

The driver, 17-year-old Jose Luis Garcia, from Laredo, was charged with smuggling of persons. All three illegal immigrants, from Guatemala, were referred to Border Patrol

DPS Arrests Jordanian National For Criminal Trespass In Maverick County

A 22-year-old Jordanian national, Mohammad Saher Mohammad Nofal, was among a group of 131 illegal immigrants arrested by DPS troopers in Maverick County for criminal trespass this week. In addition to Nofal, the group included 83 other males and 47 females from Columbia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.

All 131 illegal immigrants were transported to the Val Verde Processing Center.

WATCH: Texas National Guard Constructs New Barriers To Stop Illegal Crossings

Texas National Guard soldiers continue to utilize every available tool and strategy to deter and repel illegal border crossings. In El Paso, First Lieutenant Ronan Kelley with Task Force West highlighted a new, innovative cheval de frise style border barrier soldiers are utilizing along the border. The barriers are being placed in drainage areas by Texas National Guard soldiers to impede illegal access into Texas.

CDF stands for cheval de frise, said First Lieutenant Kelley. We picked [CDF] because its a large barrier. This will prevent the [concertina] wire from getting washed in the [Rio Grande River] while still providing an obstacle to slow down [illegal immigrants] from entering the United States.

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In the latest alarming national security incident, eight suspected terrorists with ties to ISIS were arrested on immigration violations in a joint U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in conjunction with the FBI Joint Terrorism TaskForce.

All eight are Tajikistan illegal aliens who crossed the southern border last spring, including at least one who used the CBP One app. The illegal aliens went through the screening process by U.S. officials, but nothing immediately turned up, and as typical under the Biden administration, they were released into thecountry.

After the suspected terrorists were already allowed to roam free in the U.S., derogatory information was flagged regarding potential terrorist ties. This incident echoes a similar story of an Afghan illegal alien who should have been detained by DHS but was released from custody twice. He had suspected ties to ISIS but was not flagged during screening at the border, and the information only came to light after he was released into thecountry.

Part of the investigation into the Tajikistan illegal aliens was a wiretap in which one of them could be heard talking about bombs, saying, Remember the Boston Marathon [bombing]? Im afraid something like that might happen again orworse.

The Tajikistani illegal alien is not alone in the feeling that a horrific attack may be imminent. Just last week, FBI Director Wray told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, Weve seen the threat from foreign terrorists rise to a whole nother level after October 7. Over the past eight months, Wray has repeatedly sounded the alarm about threats against the security of the United States that have seemingly fallen on deafears.

The Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) took responsibility for a terrorist attack at a concert hall in Moscow, Russia, and FBI Director Wray says, Increasingly concerning is the potential for a coordinated attack here in the homeland that issimilar.

The leadership of President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas has overseen a record number of terror watchlist encounters at our borders, and it is almost certain that an unknown number of national security threats are among the at least 1.8 million known gotaways who have entered the country without beingencountered.

Instead of using detention beds to detain these eight illegal aliens, they were released into the country in spite of the fact that they hailed from a country that is known to be a hotbed of Islamist terrorism. It seems almost weekly that Americans hear a story about illegal aliens who exploited open-borders policies getting busted inside the United States for terrorist ties, attempting to breach a military base or committing violent crimes.

The signs are there that something is going to happen, but our open-borders leaders are asleep at the wheel. The arrest of eight illegal aliens with ties to ISIS is precisely the kind of situation Director Wray has warned about. It seems this group knew each other before crossing the border, and the United States is incredibly fortunate no attack was carried out by them. It also raises questions about how many more potential terrorists have slipped through the net because the default policy is to release illegal aliens into the country unless officials find immediate evidence that they pose a threat to nationalsecurity.

The porous southern border is a national security threat. It may only be a matter of time before some horrific attack happens on U.S. soil, and if the attackers enter the country illegally under President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas, their policies will be responsible for allowing it to happen.Eight Illegal Aliens with Ties to ISIS Arrested Inside theU.S

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