Immigration/Border
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Florida Rep. Carlos Giménez (R) backs the sweeping tariffs, applauding the "bold action" from the president.
During an appearance on Fox News, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds (R) slammed Democrats for allegedly using kids “as pawns.”
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to deport upwards of 10 million illegal aliens who have entered the country under the Biden-Harris Administration, a task Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) said would not be as difficult as it sounds in a recent appearance on Fox News's Sunday Morning Futures. Rep. Donalds began by emphasizing that President-elect Trump […]
With incidents involving Tren de Aragua making headlines across the country, Florida and Texas are making efforts to curb any influence the gang could develop.
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) criticized President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D) after reports showed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could be loosening its restrictions at the southern border through an app. According to The New York Post, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will release an app in December […]
President-elect Donald Trump has made border security a day-one priority of his incoming administration, promising massive deportations that Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) said he had "the greatest presidential mandate" to carry out in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Kudlow, chastising blue state governors and mayors for their plans to oppose Trump's border agenda. "Donald Trump […]
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) appeared on “Hannity” on Wednesday to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s (R) victory and how it rearranged the demographics of the Republican Party. The former president increased his voter share with nearly every demographic in the nation, especially Latinos. The Florida senator praised President-elect Trump’s energy and attributed it to his enthusiasm […]
Part of what allows the border crisis to continue are the non-government organizations (NGOs) that help bring illegal aliens into the country, which Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has sought to halt by introducing legislation removing these organizations' tax-exempt status. Rep. Gaetz named the bill the "Helping Americans by Restricting Resources to Immigrant Services (HARRIS) Act," […]
The discussion, featuring scholars on the subject, explored the implementation of sanctions against Venezuela and the unintended consequences that might result.
Scott Rasmussen, the veteran pollster, is under the impression that President Donald Trump (R) could win the 2024 presidential election. In the latest polling average from RealClearPolitics, President Trump has a lead over Vice President Kamala Harris (D) in 7 battleground states. Despite recent controversy, and despite star studded appearances for Vice President Harris, polling […]
The Mexican drug cartels are stronger than ever, their power heightened by the ongoing border crisis. Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL), as a former Green Beret, called for the use of military intelligence to "start putting the cartels on their back foot" in a recent appearance on Fox News, especially as these syndicates are working with […]
The Mexican drug cartels and other criminal organizations, such as Venezuela's Tren de Aragua, are making hefty profits off of the border crisis, which Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) discussed in a recent appearance on Fox News's Faulkner Focus, calling it "a cash cow" and deriding soft-on-crime policies in American cities where the gangs operate almost with […]
Human trafficking has been a plague exacerbated by the ongoing border crisis, with women and girls prime targets for sexual slavery, prompting disgust from Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) during a recent appearance on Fox Business's Bottom Line, saying Vice President Kamala Harris "needs to have a talk with God" for the continued enabling of the […]
For years, the ongoing and deadly drug trade has been glamorized in many social circles, and on television, as Netflix and other entertainment channels have highlighted the intricacies of the drug world, including how islands like Puerto Rico are at the heart of the narcotics transit world and could play a pivotal role in U.S. […]
The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus announced that it endorses the Dignity Act.
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) is taking a shot at his challenger, former Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL), for her support of Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan (D) after she compared former President Donald Trump’s (R) plan to deport all illegal immigrants to concentration camps. When asked about the majority of Americans supporting the mass deportation of illegal […]
Last week, the FBI arrested an Afghan refugee plotting a terror attack on Election Day, which reignited concerns about potential terrorists in the country due to the open-border policy of the Biden-Harris Administration. Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) recently said in an appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria that chaos or even a terror attack could […]
Responding to the mayor's assessment, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters derided her comments, backing President Trump's immigration policy.
