ANTI-GUN GROUP ATTACKS GOA!
They’re attacking us because they know we’re winning. And we want to make them even angrier…

The billionaire funded gun-control lobby is once again attacking us at Gun Owners of America because we’re standing up for the Second Amendment.

They’ve called us “extremists” with insane ideas.

Well, if standing up for the Second Amendment seems insane…

Then maybe the real extremists are the ones who’ve strayed far from the Constitution.

Here’s the thing the anti-gun lobby doesn’t understand.

GOA is fully supported by the grassroots.

That means real people.

Our members don’t want a gun lobby that makes backroom deals with politicians.

They don’t want a gun lobby that will compromise with the political establishment, then sell it to their membership as a win.

They want a gun lobby that is No Compromise.

They want Gun Owners of America.

The billionaire funded gun control lobby is going to have to come up with better scare tactics than simply calling us extremists if they think for one second that we’re going to stop overturning gun control.

GOA is working on your behalf to restore the Second Amendment nationwide.

If you aren’t already, please consider becoming a GOA member so that we can fight on your behalf!

Birth rates in the U.S. continue to fall, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control.

U.S. birth rates have been steadily declining for more than a decade now, and the total fertility rate (the number of births a woman is projected to have over her lifetime) has continued to hit new lows for several years.

The preliminary data released this month from CDC suggest the downward trend in fertility continued in 2025. The birth rate dropped from 53.8 births per 1,000 women in 2024 to 53.1 in 2025, and the total number of births declined by 22,534.

Some media outlets and scholars say the drop in birth rates is good news, and that it is driven by declining teen births as well as by women in their 20s delaying relationships and motherhood until they are more financially and emotionally prepared. They argue births will be made up for down the road.

The reality is not so rosy though. Teen births did decline, but the overall drop in the birth rate is driven mostly by a declining share of Americans marrying and forming families at all. Declining births among women in their 20s are not being made up for later on either, as marriage is delayed ever further into the life course.   

Examining the change in birth rates by age: 

• Birth rates among teen-aged young women dropped, particularly among older teens (ages 18-19);
• The largest decreases in birth rates were among women in their 20s; and
• Birth rates among women age 30 and over increased, or in some cases remained steady (among women ages 45-54).

Yes, it is true that teen birth rates fell, which is good news, particularly when we are talking about minor-aged teens. But teen births are too small a share of total births these days to move the needle of the overall birth rate much at all. This is especially the case if you look only at births to minor-aged teen women, the group we should be most concerned about.

Teen births peaked in the early 1990s, after rising for several years. Since then, they have declined drastically, a positive and remarkable reversal. Today, teen births are a small fraction of U.S. births.

In fact, if we had only seen the declines in teen births while the birth rates among other women had remained stable (no decreases among women in their 20s and not even increases among women ages 30 and above), the overall birth rate would have remained nearly stable. 

What is happening is that an ever-increasing share of people are failing to marry and have children when they are in their prime childbearing years. With every passing year, the age of marriage increases, fewer people are marrying, and that leads to fewer children born. Delayed marriage reduces the likelihood of ever marrying. Researchers project that roughly one-third of Gen Z will not have married by age 45 and may never marry at all. 

Married couples are much more likely to have children. The average number of children born to married couples has been steady for about three decades, although with some dip in the last few years. The drop in the birth rate is primarily driven by a decline in marriage rates.

While there has been a bump in births among women ages 30 and older—indicating that some of the decline in births to young women are delayed births rather than births foregone—the increase in births among women 30 and older are not enough to make up for the declines in births among younger women.

There are more consequences to declining marriage than fewer births, too.

Marriage is a good in itself. Marriage is one of the strongest factors associated with adult happiness and is also connected with increased household income, better health, and greater psychological well-being for adults.

Children raised in married-parent families also do better on these outcomes, as well as several others: greater educational attainment, lower delinquency rates, reduced likelihood of abuse.  

While there are some silver linings in the new birth rate data then, including declining teen births, the underlying story is much bleaker. It’s a story of declining marriage and family formation. This comes at great cost—including a shrinking future generation.

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Members of the House Freedom Caucus are urging colleagues to oppose extending Temporary Protected Status for Haitian migrants ahead of a final House vote Thursday, citing concerns about public safety.

Several House Republicans, along with now-independent Rep. Kevin Kiley of California, joined Democrats in voting to bring a bill to the floor extending TPS for Haitians. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., secured 218 signatures to force consideration of the bill.

The Department of Homeland Security in November 2025 announced that it would terminate Haiti’s TPS designation. The move revoked legal protections for more than 350,000 Haitians to ?live and work in the U.S., Reuters reported.

“It is outrageous that six Republicans joined all Democrats to advance a vote extending Temporary Protected Status for illegal alien Haitians by another three years,” Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal.

Republican Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar and Carlos Gimenez of Florida, Reps. Mike Lawler and Nicole Malliotakis of New York, Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania all joined Democrats on the vote.

Heritage Action, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization who champions conservative members like Roy, told The Daily Signal, “It’s unacceptable to see some Republicans breaking ranks to advance this Democrat-led bill, betraying the mandate voters gave them and delivering de facto amnesty.”

Roy pointed to the case of Rolbert Joachin, a Haitian national who entered the United States under the Biden administration. He applied for and was granted TPS after receiving a final order of removal in 2022, but was recently charged in the killing of a Florida gas station worker. Joachin pleaded not guilty to charges of homicide and property damage, the Fort Myers News-Press and Naples Daily News reported Wednesday.

The alleged attack, which Roy said was a byproduct of a “reckless decision” from the Biden administration, was captured on surveillance video.

”Americans are still grappling with the devastating consequences of the Biden border crisis, including the brutal murder of a Florida mother allegedly by a Haitian illegal alien reportedly allowed to remain here under TPS on President Biden’s watch,” Roy added.

Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., said the push to extend TPS reflects a broader pattern of prioritizing illegal immigrants over American citizens.

Roy and Brecheen also argued that repeatedly renewing Temporary Protected Status undermines the program’s original intent as a temporary humanitarian measure.

“TPS was first granted to Haitians following an earthquake in 2010, and today, 16 years later, it is still in place,” Brecheen told The Daily Signal. “Sixteen years is not temporary.”

“Temporary should mean temporary, and it is long past time these illegal aliens return to their home country for good,” Roy added.

Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., told The Daily Signal he opposes any congressional effort he views as granting amnesty, including the Haitian TPS bill.

“I will never vote for amnesty,” Fine said. “I don’t care if you got here last week, last month, last year, or 30 years ago.”

In a prior interview with The Daily Signal, Fine argued that enforcing immigration laws would lower costs for Americans.

“It’s not just about political values or reducing crime,” Fine said. “It’s about making housing more affordable, reducing health care costs, shrinking the size of our education system, and making insurance affordable.”

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WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Lebanon and Israel had agreed on a 10-day ceasefire, as optimism grew that the Iran war may be nearing an end.

Trump said in a social media post that the ceasefire would start at 5 p.m. EST, aiming to halt a conflict between Israel and the Iran-aligned Lebanese group Hezbollah that was reignited by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

He said he had held “excellent conversations” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.

“These two Leaders have agreed that in order to achieve PEACE between their Countries, they will formally begin a 10 Day CEASEFIRE at 5 P.M. EST,” he said. “Both sides want to see PEACE, and I believe that will happen, quickly!”

Trump said he had directed Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine to work with the two countries to achieve lasting peace.

The war with Iran spilt into Lebanon on March 2, when Hezbollah opened fire in support of Tehran, prompting an Israeli offensive in Lebanon just 15 months after the last major conflict.

BREAKTHROUGH ON ‘STICKY ISSUES’ BETWEEN U.S. AND IRAN

Hopes of a deal between Iran and the United States have also been growing after nearly seven weeks of war.

A security source said a Pakistani mediator had made a breakthrough on “sticky issues,” although Tehran said the fate of its nuclear program had not been resolved.

The United States and Pakistan have been talking up prospects for a deal after nearly seven weeks of war, with Trump saying the accord would open the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supply flows. 

Closure of the strait has caused the worst oil price shock in history and forced the International Monetary Fund to downgrade its outlook for the global economy, warning prolonged conflict could push the world to the brink of recession. 

Pakistan’s army chief and Field Marshal Asim Munir, an important figure in mediation efforts, arrived in Tehran on Wednesday to try to prevent a renewal of the conflict after talks in Islamabad that ended without a deal.

A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday the trip had led to greater hopes for a second round of talks and an extension of a two-week ceasefire, but said fundamental differences remain over its nuclear program.

The war began with U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28, triggering Iranian attacks on Iran’s Gulf neighbours and reigniting the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.

Thousands of people have been killed, mostly in Iran and Lebanon. Soaring energy costs have rattled investors and policymakers globally.

Originally published by Reuters.

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The news that Rachael Rollins has filed to run for Suffolk County district attorney again should send chills down the spine of anyone concerned with the safety, integrity, and future of Boston’s communities.

Rollins’ tenure as district attorney was marked not by justice, but by a radical prosecutorial philosophy that prioritized ideology over public safety, culminating in a disgraceful resignation after a damning federal report.

As Boston faces the prospect of Rollins’ return, it is critical to examine her record, her policies, and the grave implications for the city and the nation if we ignore the lessons of her past.

Rollins Tenure as DA

When Rachael Rollins first assumed office as Suffolk County District Attorney in 2018, she immediately made waves by publishing “The Rachael Rollins Policy Memo,” an unprecedented document that listed 15 crimes for which prosecution would generally be declined.

The memo was a blueprint for radical non-prosecution, fundamentally altering the role of the district attorney from enforcing the law to selectively ignoring it.

Among the offenses Rollins chose to overlook were trespassing, shoplifting, larceny, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, receiving stolen property, driving offenses, breaking and entering, malicious destruction of property, threats, minor in possession of alcohol, drug possession, resisting arrest, and even resisting arrest if the underlying charge was one of the other 14 listed crimes.

This sweeping policy sent a message: accountability for criminal behavior was optional, not mandatory, in Suffolk County.

Rollins’ approach wasn’t merely a departure from tradition—it was a rejection of the very purpose of prosecution.

The memo’s rationale, couched in the language of social justice, ignored the tangible consequences for victims and communities. Instead of deterring crime, it emboldened offenders, fostered lawlessness, and undermined the public’s confidence in the justice system.

Her memo was not a nuanced exercise in prosecutorial discretion—it was a wholesale abdication of responsibility.

By refusing to prosecute crimes like shoplifting and larceny, Rollins effectively gave a green light to petty theft and property crime. The decision to decline prosecution for breaking and entering and malicious destruction of property signaled to would-be criminals that they could violate the sanctity of homes and businesses with impunity. Even offenses like drug possession, resisting arrest, and threats were swept under the rug, eroding the deterrent effect of the law and leaving victims without recourse.

The consequences were predictable. Businesses faced soaring losses from theft, neighborhoods wrestled with rising disorder, and police officers found themselves demoralized and constrained by policies that made enforcement futile.

Rollins’ memo wasn’t just misguided, it was dangerous. It demonstrated a fundamental misunderstanding of the district attorney’s role: to protect the public, not to experiment with unproven theories that put communities at risk.

Biden Makes Her U.S. Attorney

The radical prosecutorial philosophy embodied by Rollins didn’t end with her tenure as district attorney.

In a move that should have alarmed anyone paying attention, President Joe Biden nominated Rollins to serve as U.S. attorney for the district of Massachusetts.

This was a clear signal that the administration favored the George Soros-backed model of rogue prosecution—a model that prioritizes non-enforcement, ideological activism, and disregard for the rule of law.

The Senate confirmation process was contentious, with many senators raising concerns about Rollins’ record and suitability for federal office.

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., gave a seven-minute speech at her Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, essentially echoing what we had been saying for years about Rollins. 

Ultimately, Rollins was confirmed only after Vice President Kamala Harris broke a 50-50 Senate tie, underscoring the divisive nature of her nomination.

This episode was not just a political drama but a warning. When the highest levels of government are willing to embrace radical prosecutors, whose records are marred by controversy and failure, the consequences for American justice are profound.

Egregious Ethical Lapses and Resignation

Rollins’ tenure as U.S. attorney was short-lived, but not before she became the subject of one of the most damning ethics investigations in recent memory.

On May 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General and the Office of Special Counsel released a report detailing Rollins’ serious ethical lapses and violations of the Hatch Act. The report described Rollins’ conduct as “among the most egregious ever investigated,” highlighting her misuse of official resources, improper political activity, and flagrant disregard for federal ethics rules.

The findings were unequivocal.

Rollins had abused her position, undermined the integrity of the office, and violated the trust placed in her by the public.

The report was not just a critique—it was an indictment of her judgment, temperament, and fitness for public service. The severity of the violations left no room for ambiguity: Rollins was unfit to serve as a prosecutor, let alone at the highest levels of federal law enforcement.

In the wake of the DOJ and Office of Special Counsel report, Rollins resigned in disgrace, leaving a legacy of controversy and ethical failure. Her departure was met with relief by those who had witnessed the erosion of prosecutorial standards under her leadership. For the citizens of Massachusetts and Boston, the episode was a painful reminder of the risks posed by radical prosecutors who place ideology above law, and ambition above integrity.

Public reaction was swift and critical. Community leaders, law enforcement officials, and policy advocates called for a return to prosecutorial standards that prioritize safety, accountability, and ethics. The damage done by Rollins’ tenure was not easily repaired, but her resignation offered an opportunity to restore trust and reaffirm the principles that should guide the office of the district attorney.

Suffolk County—and Boston—deserves a real district attorney, not more of the same failed soft-on-crime polices. The citizens of Suffolk County deserve a prosecutor who puts their safety first, who respects the rule of law, and who embodies the integrity the office demands.

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The Justice Department under President Joe Biden didn’t just target pro-lifers for prosecution—it outsourced much of the detective work to pro-abortion activist groups, and even appears to have agreed to help them raise money.

These groups acted like deputized secret police, compiling dossiers on pro-life activists—including personal details like addresses and the names of their children—reporting on their activity to the DOJ, and laying out the roadmap for legal charges against them.

These eye-opening revelations come from the Justice Department under President Donald Trump, which released an exhaustive report Tuesday outlining the way the previous administration weaponized the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act to target pro-life protesters. The revelations build on the research from my book, “The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government,” fleshing out the exact way in which far-left activist groups dictated policy in the Biden administration.

The report doesn’t just reveal the previous administration’s extreme bias against pro-lifers, but also how abortion activist groups effectively carried out law enforcement functions on the government’s behalf, without any democratic accountability.

The National Abortion Federation

As I noted in “The Woketopus,” the Biden Justice Department appears to have adopted the mindset of the National Abortion Federation, which tracks threats, violence, and incidents of “stalking” at abortion facilities across the country. Little did I know, the federation hadn’t just inspired the Biden administration’s mindset but fed information on potential targets to a federal task force.

Attorney General Merrick Garland resurrected the National Task Force on Violence Against Reproductive Health Care Providers, which he charged with investigating potential FACE Act violations. The task force, mostly staffed by career attorneys from the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, developed a close working relationship with the National Abortion Federation.

Sanjay Patel, the task force director, worked with NAF’s security team, and he described the team’s director, Michelle Davidson, as an “MVP” in bringing incidents to his “attention, often in real time, which usually result in an investigation/ prosecution.” Patel regularly communicated with NAF, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the Feminist Majority Foundation.

By contrast, Patel and his task force mostly kept pro-life groups at arm’s length. According to the report, the Biden DOJ even refused to hand over evidence to pro-life defendants, evidence the office shared with pro-abortion activists.

Dossiers on Pro-Lifers

According to the report, Patel “monitored” pro-life activists for years before charging them. The National Abortion Federation sent him “security reports” or “dossiers” on pro-life activists.

For instance, NAF sent the Justice Department a 135-page report on an Operation Save America convention in June 2021, complete with a conference schedule, lodging, and multi-page dossiers on “anti-choice individuals,” many of whom President Trump would pardon after the Biden DOJ brought FACE Act charges against them. The dossiers contained personal information, such as addresses, photographs of the pro-lifers with their spouses and minor children, names of associates and affiliated ministries, and even driver’s license numbers.

The guide’s information about prior arrests ultimately formed the basis for later FACE Act charges.

The National Abortion Federation informed Patel “in real time” about ongoing protests, “often before local law enforcement could fully respond,” the report states. “At his request, NGOs compiled evidence that ultimately gave rise to search warrants and charges.”

In other words, NAF provided surveillance of pro-life activists, tipped the DOJ off to their activities, and even provided roadmaps for charging documents.

The report even notes that, in the Biden administration, federal prosecutors tried to screen out jurors based on religion. In one email, a prosecutor complained of “a very Catholic magistrate on duty this week” who “was very particular about the bond conditions and not infringing on [defendants’] First Amendment rights.”

Helping Activists Raise Money

Even before Patel worked with abortion groups to target pro-lifers, he had agreed to serve as a reference to help the National Abortion Federation raise money.

In December 2020, NAF’s Security Director Tara Gannon asked Patel if one of his colleagues would agree to be a reference, as the federation was seeking a grant from the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund. While Patel first asked his colleague if she would be a reference, he later agreed to do so himself.

NAF sought the grant to “help cover the costs of security activities within our department,” including “travel costs to provide member training—active shooter, bomb threats, domestic violence in a reproductive health setting, etc.”

The fund awarded NAF a $100,000 grant in 2022 for the “Security and Safe Access Program, to help reproductive health clinics and providers counter anti-abortion harassment and violence.”

What Does This Mean?

While law enforcement can and should receive and investigate tips from the public, this report shows that Biden’s Justice Department went much further than following up on reports about wrongdoing.

Throughout its four years, the Biden administration outsourced much of its thought work to the infrastructure of the Left, deputizing radical activist groups that occasionally acted like agents of the state. These activist groups, bankrolled by the Left’s dark money network, called many of the shots in the federal government. This vast influence campaign acted like an octopus, weaving its woke tentacles to control the levers of the federal bureaucracy.

While President Trump has done yeoman’s work to dismantle this influence network, the Left’s infrastructure remains. In fact, many of the woke bureaucrats I exposed in The Woketopus have moved from government back to the leftist NGOs from whence they came. In other words, the Woketopus remains a threat, and a potential future Democrat administration may seek to resurrect the same cozy relationship with the Left.

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A recent report that police were called to the home of gubernatorial candidate Amy Action during a 2019 “domestic dispute” is raising questions as the election race heats up in Ohio.

Over the weekend, NBC News reported that Ohio’s former health director shattered a mirror pulled off the wall during a “verbal argument” with her husband.

Acton, who ran the Ohio Department of Health at the time, admitted to Bexley, Ohio, police that she had been drinking. The police report stated the verbal argument was over “her extended work hours” and that there was no evidence of physical violence.

That incident is sparking chatter in Ohio and elsewhere as she runs for governor.

Ohio Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou told The Daily Signal it’s a story that will “be in the minds of the voters.”

The story not only attracted the attention of many Ohioans, but also Donald Trump Jr., who referred to Acton on X as a “Leftwing psychopath.”

Vivek Ramaswamy, who is running for governor as a Republican, reposted Trump’s comment to his account, as did his pick for lieutenant governor, state Sen. Rob McColley.

NBC News reported that Acton’s campaign “disputed and sought to clarify several elements of the police report,” pointing out that she had one drink at dinner. During the incident, Acton “bumped into a wall hanging which fell,” the campaign told NBC News.

ABC News 5 spoke with Acton’s pick for lieutenant governor, David Pepper, who called the public reaction “sort of a desperate attempt to try and tear Amy Acton down.” Pepper characterized the situation as “a simple argument.”

Matt Dole, a crisis public relations consultant, told The Daily Signal that the Acton campaign so far has delivered “a brutally bad crisis communications response.”

He specifically took issue with the lack of transparency from the Acton campaign, noting that Pepper is taking the one responding.

“The first rule of crisis communications is to be transparent, because the cover-up becomes worse than the original crime,” Dole said.

He added that he would have advised Acton to share the story on the day she was announcing her run for governor, so “when it came out, it wouldn’t have been a big deal.”

Gov. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, whom Acton worked under as health director, apparently did not know about the incident prior to the news report.

“Governor DeWine was unaware of both the 2019 incident and associated police report involving Dr. Acton,” Dan Tierney, the governor’s spokesperson, said in a statement. “The governor holds his staff to the highest standards of conduct. Given that the allegations in the report are deeply troubling, Governor DeWine would have expected Dr. Acton to have at that time promptly disclosed this to him, and he is very disappointed that it did not occur.”

DeWine told ABC News 5, “I don’t know what happened. I was not there. The only thing that I have said is that I wish she had reported that to us, just the police coming to a house, whatever the facts are.”

Pepper said he did not see a need for Acton to have made the dispute public. “I think most people, when they have a private personal argument with their spouse, aren’t necessarily telling their boss about that,” he said.

Dole said in not disclosing it, “she has now made it an issue in this campaign.”

“If she had disclosed it to DeWine or disclosed it on the day she announced, it would not be an issue in the campaign,” Dole predicted.

The Acton campaign has not responded to The Daily Signal’s request for comment.

Triantafilou told The Daily Signal that Acton “should have” told DeWine, and that “Ohioans should be very alarmed” she didn’t.

“The question is, what else is she hiding from Ohioans at this point,” he added.

Triantafilou also took the opportunity to praise the likely Republican nominee.

“We think we’ve got a far better candidate in Vivek Ramaswamy,” Triantafilou said. “Our candidate is working extraordinarily hard, is going to be very well-funded, and I think there ought to be a robust conversation here about who ought to lead Ohio.”

Dole said Acton’s response speaks to her experience: “All of this points to what we know of Amy Acton. She is not a politician, and she is not ready for prime time.”

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Another amnesty push is happening on Capitol Hill, yet the sponsors of the DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025 are attempting to market it as not an amnesty bill.

“America last” Republicans like Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla, the original co-sponsor of the bill and daughter of Cuban immigrants, refuse to recognize what the American people mandated the Trump administration to do—carry out mass deportations.

For starters, the acronym of the bill name is in Spanish, which is not the official language of the U.S.. Naming an amnesty bill in a foreign language is a slap in the face to Americans, and a Member of Congress legislating on behalf of the illegal immigrant population is disloyal to America.

The DIGNIDAD Act has been drafted to give legal status to at least 13 million illegal immigrants who have been in the U.S. for many years because removing them or encouraging them to self-deport is supposedly unkind and a threat to their dignity as a human person. However, the dignity of the American citizen was never accounted for as this bill was drafted (or, frankly, any time amnesty is considered).

Failing to mass deport is already tacit amnesty, but codifying amnesty in legislation is a direct contradiction of immigration law and only encourages the next wave of illegal immigration.

There are multiple types of amnesty in the DIGNIDAD Act. First, “DREAMer” amnesty would be granted to the estimated 2.5 million illegal aliens who entered the U.S. as minors. Under this amnesty, the person would be given 10 years of conditional status, then full permanent residence would be available to them, the precursor to U.S. citizenship.

Second, the act establishes the Dignity Program, which would give around 11 million illegal aliens who have been in the U.S. since before Dec. 31, 2020—prior to Biden’s border crisis—amnesty. Illegal aliens benefiting from this receive renewable legal status, work authorization, and the ability to travel in and out of the U.S. as they please. The only condition is that they check in every two years.

Third, amnesty is given to illegal alien spouses and children of U.S. citizens.

In addition to amnesty, the bill inhibits use of information provided in DIGNIDAD benefit applications from being used for immigration enforcement. This would repeat a terrible policy from the 1986 amnesty law that only fostered fraud.

The bill would prevent immigration enforcement actions from occurring in or near an overbroad list of “protected areas,” including places where children gather, where ceremonies like weddings occur, medical health facilities, and courthouses, among others.

The DIGNIDAD Act wouldn’t just gut immigration enforcement; it would also increase and expand legal immigration benefits. The bill would double employment-based visas and codify the foreign student-to-employee pipeline by allowing all “temporary” foreign students to remain permanently in the U.S.. It would codify the Optional Practical Training program, which incentivizes employers to hire foreign graduates instead of American graduates, and allow STEM Ph.D. and medical students to self-petition for both temporary and permanent visas.

America’s immigration system is for Americans, but the DIGNIDAD Act is for the rest of the world.

The current push for this bill is to put conservatives on defense, opposing amnesty, instead of being on offense, advocating for mass deportations and other, better legislation that would actually enforce our immigration laws and prevent noncitizens from voting in our federal elections.

The DIGNIDAD Act defies the will of the American people. That is undignified.

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