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Joni Ernst Supports Deployment of National Guard to Mexican Border

April 4, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Joni Ernst Supports Deployment of National Guard to Mexican Border

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said that she supports President Donald Trump’s announcement on Tuesday that he would deploy the National Guard to the Mexican Border to assist in securing the nation’s porous southern border.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Border Patrol, border security, Donald Trump, Illegal Immigration, Joni Ernst, National Guard, National Security

Chuck Grassley Criticizes “Gang of Six” Amnesty Proposal

January 18, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Chuck Grassley Criticizes “Gang of Six” Amnesty Proposal

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on the floor of the U.S. Senate criticized the “gang of six” amnesty proposal that six U.S. Senators are threatening to shut down the government over if the U.S. Senate does not vote on their proposal.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: border security, chain migration, Chuck Grassley, Cory Gardner, DACA, David Perdue, Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals, diversity visas, government shutdown, immigration law enforcement, immigration reform, Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham, Michael Bennett, Richard Durbin, Robert Menendez, Tom Cotton, U.S. Senate

Steve King is Wrong on DACA

September 14, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Steve King is Wrong on DACA

Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) wrongly believes that those whose parents brought them into the United States illegally are criminals as well.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: border security, Chuck Schumer, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Donald Trump, Illegal Immigration, Nancy Pelosi, Steve King

Cruz’s Proposed Bill Would Make El Chapo Pay for Border Wall

April 28, 2017 By Kelvey Vander Hart

Cruz’s Proposed Bill Would Make El Chapo Pay for Border Wall

Kelvey Vander Hart: Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced a bill this week based on a radical idea: getting El Chapo to fund the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: border security, border wall, El Chapo, Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán, Mexican drug cartels, Sinaloa cartel, Ted Cruz

Are We Morally Obligated to Take In Refugees?

February 11, 2016 By Brian Myers

Are We Morally Obligated to Take In Refugees?

Brian Myers: It seems beyond debate that Scripture supports the duty of a nation to see to the security of its citizens and the right to govern its borders.

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Barack Obama, border security, National Security, Syrian refugees, Welfare

Why Mexico Should Build The Wall (But Won’t)

February 5, 2016 By John Gustavsson

Why Mexico Should Build The Wall (But Won’t)

John Gustavsson explains how illegal immigration harms Mexico, and how Donald Trump could win the Hispanic vote.

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: border security, Donald Trump, emigration, Hillary Clinton, Illegal Immigration, Mexican Politics, Mexican stability, Mexico, U.S. Immigration Policy

Illegal Immigration Crisis Demands We Care For Their Kids, But What About Our Kids?

July 14, 2014 By Matthew Ung

Illegal Immigration Crisis Demands We Care For Their Kids, But What About Our Kids?

How about this? We take care of Central America’s kids, and Central America pays off our national debt… For OUR kids.  What?–Too much fairness? We know the radical left will do anything for the kids in the name of fairness (except to protect them in the womb). But in my opinion, the debate shouldn’t just […]

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: border security, Illegal Immigration, national debt

Democratic Members of Congress: President Obama Should Visit Border

July 9, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Democratic Members of Congress: President Obama Should Visit Border

President Barack Obama is being sharply criticized for his decision not to visit the U.S.-Mexico Border while on a trip to Texas where he will participate in Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) fundraisers.  Texas Governor Rick Perry had invited President Obama to go to the border so he could see the crisis first hand.  Perry […]

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Barack Obama, Border Crisis, Border Kids, border security, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Donna Edwards, Illegal Immigration, Raul Grijalva, Rick Perry

Rick Santorum Discusses His Economic Revitalization Plan

November 21, 2011 By Shane Vander Hart

Late last week Senator Rick Santorum’s campaign released his “Made In America” plan to revitalize the American economy through empowering families and building economic freedom.  Prior to this his economic plan primarily focused on the manufacturing sector.  This plan includes manufacturing, but is considerably broader and goes into more specific taxes and plans. Over the […]

Filed Under: Election Central Tagged With: block granting to states, border security, capital gains tax, corporate income tax, dividend tax, domestic energy production, Federal Reserve Audit, fiscal conservatism, immigration reform, manufacturing jobs, Medicaid, Medicare, national defense, National Labor Relations Board, National Security, Obamacare, personal income tax, research & development tax credit, social security, spending cuts, subsidies

Interview with Rick Santorum: A Champion for the Family, Manufacturing Jobs

October 19, 2011 By Shane Vander Hart

Interview with Rick Santorum: A Champion for the Family, Manufacturing Jobs

Former Senator Rick Santorum met me at Baby Boomers Café in the East Village area of Des Moines, IA on Monday to discuss his character, convictions, values and thoughts on a variety of issues that have been present in this campaign. We discussed the toll campaigning has taken on his family and how he protects […]

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Barack Obama, border security, broken families, Common Core State Standards, gold standard, Iowa Caucus, monetary policy, National Security, prolife agenda, Race to the Top, Rick Santorum, troops in Uganda

Sarah Palin: An Open Letter to Republican Freshmen Members of Congress

November 13, 2010 By Caffeinated Thoughts

Sarah Palin: An Open Letter to Republican Freshmen Members of Congress

By Sarah Palin Welcome to all Republican Freshmen and congratulations! Congratulations to all of you for your contribution to this historic election, and for the contributions I am certain you will make to our country in the next two years. Your victory was hard fought, and the success belongs entirely to you and the staff […]

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: border security, Bush Tax Cuts, cutting the deficit, earmarks, entitlement spending, foreign policy, Freshman Members of Congress, House Republican Caucus, Islamic extermism, National Security, Obamacare, Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin, START treaty, U.S. Constitution, War on Terror

Twenty Items of Interest (v.48)

March 2, 2009 By Shane Vander Hart

Twenty Items of Interest (v.48)

1.  I’m concerned about what is going on in Mexico with drug cartels and their overall instability.  A few links for you to check out:  Disorder on the border over at Intellectual Redneck, Tracy Karol posted on Texas’ role regarding what is happening in Northern Mexico, a post on Mexican security at Alamo City Pundit […]

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Alaska abortion laws, bank bailout, Barack Obama, being an ambassador, being dependent on God, Big Government, border security, C is for Cookie, church leadership, Communism, conscience clause for healthcare providers, Cookie Monster, CPAC 2009, DC gun laws, Discipleship, Education, engaging our culture, fiscal responsibility, Following Jesus, gun control, guns and crime, help, love one another, Mark Steyn, Mexican drug cartels, Mexican stability, Nikita Khrushchev, Northern Mexico, Obama/Lincoln comparison, parental notification laws for abortion, Pro-life, rebellious bumperstickers, reducing abortions, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Sesame Street, snow storms, snowed in, socialism, taxpayer prize patrol, using business models in church

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