The Central American migrant “caravan” arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border over the weekend after a month-long journey from Honduras, through Mexico, leading to 11 arrests and charges filed by the DOJ.
Republican Lawmaker Makes Final Effort For Sanctuary Cities Bill
After Governor Northam struck down a measure that would have prohibited the establishment of sanctuary cities in Virginia, one Republican lawmaker made one last effort to see it through.
Roanoke Times: Is Appalachia An American Version Of East Germany?
An editorial posted by The Roanoke Times expounds upon the questions raised by The New York Times about the economic stagnation in Appalachia.
Comstock, DEA Discuss Tackling Opioid Epidemic in NOVA
As the opioid epidemic is now contributing to deaths more than car accidents, Congresswoman Barbara Comstock has been working for solutions.
Northam: Banning Virginia Sanctuary Cities “Unnecessary”
After he supported it during his 2017 gubernatorial campaign, Ralph Northam has vetoed a bill that would ban sanctuary cities in Virginia.
The Political Argument Surrounding The Census Was Already Debated
Although the outrage over the citizenship question on the census seems to be relatively new, this argument was debated decades ago.
Taylor Believes A Deal Can Be Made On Border Security, DACA
As the White House pushes for immigration reform and funding for border security, Congressman Scott Taylor believes a deal can be made on DACA.
State Department Announces Extreme Vetting With Social Media History
President Donald Trump’s campaign promise of “extreme vetting” is now being forwarded by the State Department as they will check traveler’s social media.
Northam 2007: Abusive Driver Fees Should Target Illegal Immigrants
Just to get a sense of how much embattled Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ralph Northam has changed since his 2007 state senate run, here’s an advertisement he ran against then-Republican State Senator Nick Rerras.
The topic? Abuser fees embedded within the Virginia transportation tax bill. Northam’s caging of the topic? Demonizing undocumented immigrants (back when calling out illegal immigration was cool, we suppose?)
Probably an advert the Democrats would rather have you ignore as they sell Northam as a Clinton-era “mainstream” liberal. Along with this:
…and the ill-fated Cooter for Congress campaign of 2002, where the Confederate flag was prominently displayed by Virginia Democrats in Ben Jones’ failed attempted to defeat Eric Cantor.
Northam’s leveraging of illegal immigrants to drive home opposition to “abuser fees” were perfectly acceptable campaign tactics back in 2007.
What changed?
Braunlich: Ending DACA Will Harm Virginia, U.S. Economy
Ending the lawless executive order from the Obama era was going to be a tough call when 700,000 effective hostages were held in limbo.