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Elon Musk & Twitter, Biden Nixing ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy, Kamala’s Voter ID Nonsense

April 4, 2022 by GregC

Listen to “Elon Musk & Twitter, Biden Nixing 'Remain in Mexico' Policy, Kamala's Voter ID Nonsense” on Spreaker.
Join Greg and Rob Long as they’re glad to see Elon Musk becoming the largest shareholder of Twitter and they analyze how it will shake up the social media landscape. They also cover the Biden Administration’s decision to rescind the “Remain in Mexico” policy which would more than double the number of illegal immigrants entering America each month. And Vice President Kamala Harris struggles with boilerplate Democrat talking points in an interview with BET, adding to the lengthy list of verbal mishaps that have plagued her term.

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Biden’s Border Wall? Infrastructure Bill Gets Big Boost, Biden’s MLB Walkback

April 6, 2021 by GregC

Listen to “Biden’s Border Wall? Infrastructure Bill Gets Big Boost, Biden’s MLB Walkback” on Spreaker.

Join Jim and Greg as they welcome the Biden administration’s grudging concession that there needs to be upgrades to our physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. They also groan as the Senate parliamentarian, as expected, will allow the Democrats to pursue one more bill by a simple majority during this fiscal year. That means the $2 trillion “infrastructure” bill can become law without a single GOP vote in Congress. And they get a kick out of President Biden trying to pretend he wasn’t a major catalyst in getting the all-star game moved out of Atlanta.

 

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Filed Under: congress, Economy, Elections, History, Immigration, Journalism, News & Politics, Sports Tagged With: Biden, border, georgia, infrastructure, Mayorkas, MLB, National Review, reconciliation, Three Martini Lunch, wall

What Can Trump Do about the Border?

April 4, 2019 by GregC

Listen to “What Can Trump Do about the Border?” on Spreaker.

President Trump is backing away from threats to close the U.S.-Mexico border but a former federal immigration official says Trump certainly has that authority but other steps might make more sense.

Trump made the threat in response to the tide of illegal immigration and illicit drugs pouring into the U.S.  But after pleas from both Texas senators and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to keep the border open or risk massive economic repercussions, Trump says he will revisit the issue in a year and see if Mexico is living up to its responsibilities to interdict migrants and drugs.

But a former immigration official says Trump does have the authority to close the border.

“The president does seem to have extensive powers and other presidents have actually used those powers on various occasions to close the border,” said Temple University School of Law Prof. Jan C. Ting, who served as assistant commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the George H.W. Bush administration.

He says other presidents have closed the border, most recently George W. Bush for a brief time in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

But while Trump could close the border, Ting says whether that’s a good idea is another question.

“I don’t think anyone has seriously questioned the ability of the president to exercise that power.  The only objection questions have been raised about the advisability of doing so and the economic consequences of doing so.

“Some of those arguments have been found persuasive by the administration, at least to the point of holding off immediate action,” said Ting.

Ting says it’s not clear if closing the border would achieve Trump’s goals, although he believes it would put a lot more pressure on the Mexican government to cooperate with American efforts rather than playing a two-faced game of cooperating in certain situations while also facilitating the passage of Central American caravans to the U.S. border.

So what would be more effective?  Ting says Congress could make a huge difference by mandating all employers use -E-Verify to check the validity of the Social Security numbers used by prospective employees.  The practice is mandatory in Arizona but not nationwide.

He also says Trump’s prized goal of a border wall would be effective.

“It’s a force multiplier.  You can only afford to put so many border patrol agents on the border.  Having fencing up or a wall makes those agents more useful,” said Ting.

Listen to the full podcast to hear more of Ting’s analysis on closing the border and alternative methods of achieving greater control over the influx of people and drugs into the U.S.  Ting also explains why he believes President Obama greatly exacerbated the crisis at the border, and he details the remarkably swift evolution of Democrats from border hawks in the 1990’s to most presidential candidates in the party today recoiling at the idea of stopping virtually anyone from coming into the U.S.

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Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: border, e-verify, illegal, immigration, news, Trump, wall

Battle Over the Border: What’s in the Bill and the Emergency Declaration?

February 14, 2019 by GregC

Listen to “Battle Over the Border: What’s in the Bill and the Emergency Declaration?” on Spreaker.

President Trump says he will sign the bipartisan budget bill providing almost $1.4 billion for border security but he will also declare a national emergency to give himself greater latitude for addressing the issue.

The legislation is expected to pass both chambers of Congress as very few lawmakers have a stomach for another government shutdown, but some of the president’s strongest allies are not happy with the contents of the bill.

“This certainly is not as acceptable as was advertised or previewed as recently as Tuesday. There are a number of concerning provisions,” said Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.

Vaughan is fine with less money than Trump wanted. She is not OK with local governments having the power to prevent wall construction in their jurisdictions or providing legal protection to many smugglers because of language designed to shield those responsible for unaccompanied alien children at the border.

As for Trump’s emergency declaration, Vaughan expects a limited expansion of executive power.

Listen to the full podcast to hear Vaughan explain why Trump really has no choice but to sign the bill and what this deal means for the next round of the immigration debate.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: amnesty, emergency, funding, immigration, legislation, news, wall

Inside the Koch Confab, We’re Not Getting A Wall, Covering Up Kamala’s Cronyism

January 30, 2019 by GregC

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America review Jim’s trip to the Koch Seminar Network and how the billionaire brothers that Democrats and the media like to describe as evil are pouring money into charities so struggling Americans don’t have to depend solely on the government.  They also sigh as reports make clear that Senate Republicans have no intention of allowing another government shutdown, meaning they aren’t prepared to play hardball over border wall funding.  And they take aim at a Washington Post opinion column arguing that it’s somehow sexist to question whether Kamala Harris got help in launching her political career due to prominent appointments she received from a man she was having an affair with at the time.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: Brown, Harris, Koch, National Review, Senate, shutdown, Three Martini Lunch, Trump, wall

GOP Leaders Condemn King, Emergency Declaration Downsides, Acosta’s Grandstanding

January 11, 2019 by GregC

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America are glad to see Republican leaders denounce the latest controversial comments from Iowa Rep. Steve King and argue that while it’s worth defending the greatness of Western Civilization, there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it.  While being perfectly fine with a wall at various points along our southern border, they offer multiple reasons why an emergency declaration to move it forward would be a bad idea now and an even worse precedent for when a Democrat eventually becomes president.  And they get a kick out of CNN’s Jim Acosta intending to make an argument against the need for a border wall but accidentally demonstrating why a wall works.  And Jim explains how Acosta has become the Hollywood caricature of an arrogant reporter.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: Acosta, emergency, GOP, King, National Review, Three Martini Lunch, Trump, wall

Low Energy Trumps ‘American Gothic’, Radical Dem Agenda, Immigration Insanity

January 9, 2019 by GregC

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America think President Trump did alright in his speech and agree that his presentation was better than the stiff stares of Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi.  They also shake their heads in wonder as more Democrats embrace huge tax increases and government-run health care and Jim breaks down the truly radical ideas contained in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal.  And speaking of the new congresswoman, Jim unleashes a fantastic rant after Ocasio-Cortez suggests on national television that the people trying to enter the U.S. illegally are more American than people who want a border wall.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: border, Harris, Healthcare, immigration, National Review, Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi, Schumer, taxes, Three Martini Lunch, Trump, wall

Cuccinelli: GOP Emboldened on Border Wall Fight

January 3, 2019 by GregC

Listen to “Cuccinelli: GOP Emboldened on Border Wall Fight” on Spreaker.

Democrats now control the House of Representatives, but former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says Republicans appear more committed than ever to funding the border wall demanded by President Trump.

A partial government shutdown has been in effect since Dec. 22 over a stalemate between Republicans and Democrats over funding the border wall.  Prior to Thursday, the stagnation was due to the Senate’s inability to find 60 votes for the funding.

The House Democratic majority has no plans to even consider a bill with money for the wall, but Cuccinelli says the GOP seems much more resolute than usual.

“You don’t hear me say this very often.  I was pleased to see (Senate Majority Leader) Mitch McConnell say we’re not going to pass along the House bill that doesn’t include this funding.  So he has expressly sided with the president.  And I think that’s a first on this issue,” said Cuccinelli.

“I think that show of unity between the new Senate Republican majority, which is bigger than the last one, and the president should be able to hold the line,” said Cuccinelli.

Cuccinelli expects Republicans to stand strong even as the post-holiday media pressure to end the partial shutdown intensifies.

“I don’t see a lot of the usual hand-wringing among Republicans, including establishment Republicans, that I’m used to seeing in circumstances like this.  I think, at least for now, they’re girded for a bit of a haul and to salvage some good policy at the border out of this,” said Cuccinelli.

Listen to the full podcast to hear Cuccinelli’s advice for how the GOP’s Senate majority and House minority ought to focus their time and energy over the next two years and how the Trump administration is doing far more to roll back regulations and limit new ones than any administration in recent memory.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: border, congress, house, news, regulations, Senate, shutdown, Trump, wall

Shifting Syria Logic, GOP Wilts on the Wall, Flake’s Final Insult

December 20, 2018 by GregC

Listen to “Shifting Syria Logic, GOP Wilts on the Wall, Flake’s Final Insult” on Spreaker.

Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America fume as President Trump says ISIS is defeated in Syria on Wednesday and Thursday he claims that Russia, Iran, and Syria can handle the fight.  They’re also disgusted as Trump’s insistence on $5 billion for a border wall seems to be shifting and congressional Republicans appear to have no interest in this fight despite promising one just before the midterm elections.  And they hold the door open for Sen. Jeff Flake to leave and never come back as the retiring Arizona lawmaker proposes a new carbon tax just days before leaving office.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: Flake, funding, immigration, National Review, Syria, tax, Three Martini Lunch, Trump, wall

Murdock: Trump Should Use Farm Bill to Force Wall Funding

December 19, 2018 by GregC

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President Trump is insisting on $5 billion to fund significant construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border and syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock says Trump should use the recently passed Farm Bill as leverage to get what he wants from Congress.

Known formally as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the bill has already passed the House and Senate but is awaiting Trump’s signature.  Many conservatives, including Murdock, already oppose the legislation.

“It contains $867 billion over ten years in farm subsidies, including brand new subsidies for barley, for hops, for hemp, ridiculous nonsense we don’t need.

“(It also has) food stamp money used to have work requirements that basically said, ‘If you want to get food stamps, you’ve got to work or take classes, or do something to get yourself out of poverty.  Those work requirements have been weakened if not removed…so this is welfare un-reform,” said Murdock.

Murdock says Trump should threaten to veto the Farm Bill if he does not get the funding he wants for the border.

“‘You give me money for the wall? Great, I’ll sign this bill.  You don’t give me money for the wall?  I veto this bill.’  Throw that right back in their faces,” said Murdock.

But there’s a limit to the effectiveness of that threat.  The Farm Bill passed the Senate 87-13 and cleared the House 369-47, meaning Congress could easily override a Trump veto.

Murdock says it can still be a useful issue for Trump as the funding debate plays out, both by taking the issue directly to the American people and by putting pressure on congressional Republicans to get something done on border security before the House flips to Democratic Party control in January.

“If he vetoes this thing and he gets his veto overridden, he can say, ‘Look, I tried.’  He needs to give Republicans and conservatives, including everybody left, middle, and right in this country the sense that he worked for this and pushed for this as hard as he could.  He needs to whip Republicans.  He needs to get Republicans to do their jobs,” said Murdock.

He says time is of the essence because Trump and Republicans will have an easier time “squeezing champagne out of a cinder block” than getting wall funding our of incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Listen to the full podcast to hear Murdock’s explanation of why congressional Republicans are so hesitant to fight for border wall funding and what he thinks President Trump must get in funding to avoid looking like he broke his promise.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: congress, funding, immigration, Trump, wall

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