SecurityCommentary
A Report on Terrorism That Falls Short on Useful Details
A new government report on terrorism uses data selectively to produce skewed conclusions on the percentage of acts of terrorism committed in the U.S. by… Read More
SocietyNews
Powerful Republican Caucus Wants Vote on Rep. Bob Goodlatte’s Conservative DACA Bill
An influential caucus of conservative Republicans is pushing House Speaker Paul Ryan to hold a vote on an immigration reform bill that has emerged as… Read More
SocietyNews
Following End of Government Shutdown, Lawmakers Look to Continue Immigration Negotiations
Lawmakers in the Senate are poised to continue immigration negotiations after voting 81-18 to advance a bill to fund the government through Feb. 8, ending… Read More
SocietyNews
White House Switches Up Voicemail to Blame Democrats for Shutdown
The White House revealed a new voicemail recording Sunday, this one blaming Democrats for shutting down the government over immigration. The public line to the… Read More
SocietyNews
Trump Administration Wants Supreme Court to Review DACA Decision Immediately
In a remarkable filing, the Department of Justice formally asked the Supreme Court to overturn a federal judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to continue… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Podcast: The Facts About Immigration and Terrorism
A new report from the Trump administration shows that three-quarters of terrorists are foreign-born. Should that affect our immigration policy? The Heritage Foundation’s David Inserra… Read More
SocietyNews
Incoming New Jersey Governor Wants to Create an Entire Agency to Protect Illegal Immigrants
Newly inaugurated New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy plans to establish the Garden State as a bastion of far-left policies, including a first-of-its-kind government agency devoted… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We Hear You: DACA, Illegal Immigration, Sanctuary Cities, and Voter Fraud
Editor’s note: It’s helpful to know what’s on the minds of The Daily Signal’s audience. Here’s a sampling of recent emails to letters@dailysignal.com.—Ken McIntyre Dear… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Wild Overreaction to the Ending of a ‘Temporary’ Immigration Status
Se acabó el tiempo. Seventeen years after granting “temporary protected status” to nearly 200,000 Salvadoran citizens who had fled earthquakes in 2001 or who were… Read More
SocietyNews
House Republicans Roll Out Immigration Bill Packed With Border Security and Other Reforms
A group of Republican lawmakers Wednesday unveiled a bill that pairs granting legal status to younger illegal immigrants with a laundry list of conservative immigration… Read More
SocietyNews
Trump: Immigration Deal Has ‘Got to Include the Wall’
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would not sign an immigration bill without funding for a border wall—clarifying some doubt left over from a… Read More
Health CareNews
Conservative Group Urges Trump, GOP to Fight Obamacare, Illegal Immigration
President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress should support and prioritize conservative policies this year, including killing off Obamacare and standing tough on illegal immigration,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Q&A: Black Activist Says Trump Policies, Unlike Obama’s, Create Jobs for Black Americans
Project 21’s Horace Cooper joined The Daily Signal’s Genevieve Wood to discuss the historic low unemployment rate for black Americans and how the left is… Read More
SocietyNews
Who ‘Dreamers’ Really Are and Why They Cost $26B Over 10 Years
Giving amnesty to “Dreamers”—young adults brought to the U.S. illegally as children—would create a deficit of about $26 billion over 10 years, according to a… Read More
LawNews
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Maintain DACA
A federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to maintain the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program late Tuesday, an Obama-era amnesty policy… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Wall Is Not Enough. Here’s How to Solve Illegal Immigration.
President Donald Trump held talks with leaders of both political parties on Tuesday to discuss a major agenda item for this year: immigration. This issue,… Read More
SocietyNews
In DACA Talks, Trump Hints of Being Open to ‘Comprehensive’ Immigration Deal
In deciding what to do about the looming DACA deadline before March, congressional leaders and President Donald Trump agreed Tuesday to address border security, chain… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Podcast: New Fight Brewing Over DACA and Border Security, and Oprah 2020?
With government spending soon to run out, some lawmakers want to attach a Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals “fix” to must-pass legislation. Heritage legal expert… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Acting ICE Director: Let’s Charge Sanctuary Cities for Violating Federal Law
Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Thomas Homan spoke to Fox News host Neil Cavuto Tuesday about California’s decision to become a “sanctuary state.” Watch… Read More
The ‘Dreamers’ Have No Right to Demand Anything
Nearly 200 protesters were arrested on the steps of the Capitol at a rally in December. The occasion? Thousands had gathered there to demand that… Read More
SocietyNews
California Is Officially a Sanctuary State
A sweeping immigration law took effect Monday in California, officially making it the country’s largest sanctuary state. The controversial law, SB 54, passed the state… Read More
SocietyNews
New York Governor Pardons 18 Illegal Immigrants
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo mimicked California Gov. Jerry Brown’s approach to immigration, pardoning 18 convicted illegal immigrants who faced deportation. Cuomo, a Democrat, praised himself… Read More
SocietyNews
‘First Stop to Hell’: Father of Son Killed by Illegal Immigrant Slams Sanctuary States
The father of a young man killed by an illegal immigrant slammed California’s sanctuary state law on “Fox & Friends,” and said Gov. Jerry Brown… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Cutting Through the Media’s Falsehoods About ‘Dreamers’
When members of Congress battled over the budget, some threatened to block funding unless Congress provided amnesty to illegal alien Dreamers who benefited from President… Read More
SocietyNews
Trump Administration Releases Final 2017 Report on Incarcerated Illegal Immigrants. Here’s What It Found.
More than 1 in 5 of all federal inmates in the U.S. Bureau of Prisons are immigrants, as of the end of the fiscal year… Read More
SocietyNews
Democrats’ Favored DACA Amnesty Bill Would Cost $26 Billion
The legislative replacement for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program favored by most Democrats would add billions to the budget deficit, according to an… Read More
SocietyNews
Arrests of MS-13 Members, Associates Up 83% Under Trump
President Donald Trump called Friday for reforming and strictly enforcing immigration law, in light of the failed terror attack in New York and increased crime… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Unmoved by Terror Attack, Congress Is Doing Nothing to Scrap the Diversity Visa Lottery
Capitol Hill’s national security priorities are screwier than a Six Flags roller coaster. Instead of immediately shutting down one of America’s stupidest visa programs, which… Read More
SocietyNews
Latest ICE Operation Snaps Up 101 Illegal Immigrants, Mostly Criminals, in New Jersey
Federal agents arrested more than 100 foreign nationals wanted for immigration violations in a five-day operation in New Jersey, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Tuesday…. Read More
SocietyNews
As Immigration Arrests Increase Under Trump, So Do Border Crossings by Unaccompanied Minors
The Trump administration counts the overall successes in curbing illegal immigration as “another success,” but since May there has been an increase of families and… Read More
