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Judges Revive Catch-and-Release For Migrants With Children

Administration officials are releasing thousands of migrants with young children into the United States, as required by judges, marking the partial return of catch-and-release policies for migrants with children.

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AG Sessions Reforms Asylum Rules to Exclude Gang-Violence, Abuse Claims

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has directed border officers to reject migrants’ asylum requests at the initial “credible fear” stage whenever migrants claim to fear non-political gang crime or spousal abuse, according to a CNN report. The asylum reform comes as tens of thousands

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Democrats Use Healthcare Worries Against Kavanaugh

Progressive leaders and top Democrats are using the public’s worries about healthcare to deep six President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. 

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DHS Prepares H-2B Reform Plan

The Department of Homeland Security is drafting recommendations for Congress to reform the H-2B cheap-labor program, according to a July 6 letter to Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the Senate’s judiciary committee. 

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Atlantic Magazine: Low Unemployment Raises Wages in Iowa

The tight labor-market in Iowa is delivering higher wages, better working conditions and more training programs to employees in Iowa, where unemployment has dropped to roughly 4 percent, according to a report in Atlantic magazine.

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College-Grad Salaries Cut by Hidden Army of 1.5 Million Visa-Workers

Salaries for American college-graduates are barely keeping pace with inflation, but the editor of an influential progressive website says the government should print an unlimited number of visas for foreign college-graduates so they can compete for white-collar jobs in the United States.

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WSJ: Wages for Interns Rise in Hot Economy

President Donald Trump’s “Hire American” economy is pressuring companies to raise wages for interns, create job-training programs, and open up opportunities for middle-ranking students, says a report by the Wall Street Journal. 

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Report: AG Sessions Is Rewriting Asylum Regulations

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is drafting a regulation that will narrow the asylum rules and likely deter many migrants from seeking asylum in the United States, according to Vox.com. 

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Ryan’s Business-First Amnesty Crushed, Gets Only 121 Votes

House Speaker Paul Ryan’s amnesty bill got only 121 GOP votes in the House, marking a huge defeat despite his earlier effort to gain votes from business-first legislators by offering to add two huge visa-worker programs.

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Democrats’ Identity Politics Defeats Establishment Joe Crowley

Democratic leader Rep. Joe Crowley scored 100 percent on a progressive scorecard, but he lost his seat in a racially-charged primary to a Latino candidate who touted her far-left economic pitch as often as she described herself as a Latino.

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Trump Tweet Deflates Ryan’s Amnesty Push

President Donald Trump deflated House Speaker Paul Ryan’s pending amnesty bill Thursday night with a Tweet saying that Democrats will block any amnesty deal.

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Ryan Pulls Amnesty, Promises Changes and Vote Next Week

House Speaker Paul Ryan cancelled the planned Friday vote on his amnesty bill, and will add some business-first and populist concessions to help win votes prior to a debate and vote next week, leaders announced just before 7:00 pm.

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