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BREAKING: Trump Just Dropped BAD NEWS On Every Anti-Gun Marcher Today!
Adolf Hitler once stated that "to conquer a nation, first disarm its citizens."
It seems the Democrats and even some Republicans are intent on doing just that, willing to
trade in liberty for security and clearly doing a brain dump of what history shows is
the result of disarming a people over and over and over and over again.
One would think that given the plethora of examples of the genocides that have occurred
as a result of disarmament and the success of armed teachers and school resource officers
as evidenced by the recent school shooting in Maryland, this would be a no-brainer.
Yet here we are being confronted by the gun control crowd protesting in Washington demanding
their version of safer schools in what has been dubbed as the March for Our Lives in
Washington DC.
Some are even screeching about the Omnibus spending bill signed by President Trump on
Friday amid much backlash from both sides of the aisle.
Instead of being concerned about the more than a trillion dollars added to the National
Deficit and the multitude of American taxpayer dollars going to fund other countries, leftist
progressives like David Brock are claiming President Trump did not do enough.
One of the few cuts made in the Omnibus bill was cuts to funding for two safety initiatives
implemented after the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012.Known as the Comprehensive School
Safety Initiative (CSSI) and Research and Evaluation of Technologies to Improve School
Safety, the measures were both canceled as a result of cuts to funding.
According to a message on the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) website – "With the enactment
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, the funding planned for these solicitations
is no longer available for research and evaluation," noting that the funding would be "used for
other purposes under the Stop School Violence Act of 2018."Brock's media publication
– ShareBlue, whines about the funding cuts and lack of gun-control legislation found
in the Omnibus stating – "It doesn't even have any provisions related specifically
to guns.
Instead, it focuses on training students, teachers, and law enforcement to respond to
mental health issues.
And it provides funding for measures meant to "harden" schools, like metal detectors.Brock
also attempts to draw some sort of correlation between the fact that the Trump administration
made the initial request to Congress to cancel funding for these two programs on February
12 and just two days later on Valentine's Day, Nikolas Cruz went on his rampage through
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, leaving 17 people dead, as well drawing
some correlation regarding the rise in school shootings.Except a recent study published
by Northeastern University shows that school shootings are actually fewer, demonstrating
there is no growing trend, with findings showing shooting incidents involving students has
been declining since the 1990s.
However, the timing was merely coincidental and funding ceased on these programs because
they were unsuccessful.
These programs have been in place for years and it is certainly clear something needs
to be done.
The new spending accord actually raises overall federal school safety funding.
It also shifts funds from these two current and existing programs into what is known as
the STOP School Violence Act or STOP.
STOP is included as part of the omnibus and allows for funding to be used for physical
security measures, like metal detectors.
The $75 million that was previously appropriated to fund the CSSI has also been rerouted to
help fund STOP.
The CSSI was a program in the Department of Justice that funds research and implementation
of a wide range of evidence-based safety programs that range from bullying prevention to innovative
approaches to school policing.
This policy gave birth to programs such as the PROMISE program – a program that allowed
Cruz to effectively escape arrest, indictment, and conviction which potentially could have
blocked him from purchasing the firearms used to take the lives of his 17 victims.
What is the PROMISE program?
American Thinker describes the program and its effect on Broward County Public Schools
like this –
"In the 2011-2012 school year, Broward County Public Schools had the highest number of school-related
arrests statewide at 1,062.
Newly hired Superintendent Robert Runcie, with strong connections to the Obama administration,
teamed up with community organizations like the NAACP, local law enforcement, and government
agencies to sign the Collaborative Agreement on School Discipline to eliminate the "schoolhouse
to jailhouse pipeline" through programs such as PROMISE (Preventing Recidivism through
Opportunities, Mentoring, Interventions, Support, and Education).
One of the program's participants, Juvenile Court judge Elijah Williams, speaking at a
2013 signing ceremony for PROMISE, made it clear it was all about the stats:
We already bought the ticket.
We are waiting for our numbers to come in.
We know we have hit the jackpot when our school-related arrests go down, down down.
The collaborative agreement, signed by Runcie; Sheriff Scott Israel, now fully embroiled
in his agency's failure to get Cruz off the streets; state's attorneys; the president
of the Broward chapter of the NAACP; and many others, has the fundamental goal of keeping
minority students involved in various "transgressions" away from law enforcement and out of the courts.
In one feature of PROMISE, Judge Williams circumvents the criminal justice system by
participating in a simulated court hearing called "The Juvenile Justice System of Care,"
where he encourages the delinquent student to participate in the program rather than
risk arrest.
The Obama administration's Department of Education was also involved in implementing
PROMISE.
Obama, who routinely dangled carrots in the form of matching federal grants to local districts
for their participation in Common Core and Race to the Top, doled out millions to Broward.
With the promise of federal monies, it's no surprise that Superintendent Runcie (annual
salary: $335,000) was happy to oblige his friends in D.C.
Within a year of Runcie's arrival, student arrest rates were down 66 percent, and Broward
County Schools were about to hit the federal jackpot.
On October 5, 2016, the School Board of Broward County Public Schools and its community partners
signed the PROMISE agreement for the second time.
After the 2016 signing, it was announced a couple of weeks later on October 18, BCPS
was the only large urban district in the country to receive a Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF)
grant from the U.S. Dept. of Education totaling $53,808, 909.
One of the TIF's grant priorities is listed as "improved life for students in poverty/students
of color."
The February 14 Parkland school shooting is shedding light on PROMISE, and now some officials
in Broward are speaking out about the school district's push to keep police out of the
loop when crimes occur in schools.
"
Yet very few people seem to grasp the gravity of exactly what was done in Broward County.
Many are advocating for more and continued and ever more intrusive government involvement.
In a move straight out of 1984, many have even spoken of asking the FBI and local law
enforcement to begin charging people with what they MIGHT do instead of actual crimes.
Why would anyone want to give an agency that has shown repeatedly to have a significant
political bias, no concept of human rights, or the Constitution the task of predicting
future events?
This leads to exceedingly bad places if one knows their history even slightly.
That is in effect what is being advocated for when those such as Brock and even Parkland
students such as David Hogg demand disarmament or refuse to allow teachers to be armed in
the classroom.
Rather than recognizing that Parkland is an example of an epic failure of home, family,
church, community, school, law enforcement, and others, many of these people are blaming
inanimate and nonsentient objects.
It never seems to occur to many of these people that playing pass the buck can have dire consequences.
People mean something and they are not garbage to be thrown away.
The horrific events in Parkland, Florida demonstrate one thing loudly over and over and over again
– WE HAVE FAILED!
You and me, WE have failed a person, allowing him to be thrown away with no means or mechanism
to cope and no mental capacity to deal with all life threw at him.
Murderers are not born.
They are created, created by hundreds of failures over the course of a 19-year-old boy's life
where a mother noted that her son needed mental health assistance, yet did nothing.
A school resource officer named Scott Peterson noted that Cruz should be involuntarily committed
for a mental health evaluation due to the danger he posed and many others.
Yet no one did a thing.
Everyone thought it was someone else's problem.
Perhaps had someone taken the time to care, to make Cruz their problem, to follow through
17 people would still be here and a 19-year-old boy would not be facing the end of his life
so early and Brock would find something else to fuss about.
But I guess it is easier to let people down, pretend they are nothing, and simply walk
away – safe in your sanctimonious outrage that "well it's not me or mine….it doesn't
affect me or mine" and never stop to consider the long-reaching ramifications.
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China fights back: Beijing poised to hit Trump with tariffs as USA trade war tensions SOAR
CHINA is set to launch a fightback against US President Donald Trump's tariffs by proposing
levies on 128 US imports as trade war tensions soar.
The Chinese government warned that Beijing might place tariffs on $3 billion of US goods
such as pork, apples and steel pipes.
China also wants to place a 15 percent tariff on US fresh fruit and wine.
Taking a hardline against the US, the Chinese government made it clear the penalties were
in response to Mr Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium imports that he announced earlier
this month.
He Weiwan, a trade expert told the FT: "China's overall attitude was that it didn't want
a trade war.
But now tariffs have been announced it's purpose is to stop a trade war from continuing."
Zhang Zhaoxiang, senior vice president of China Minmetals Corp, said that while the
state-owned mining group's steel exports to the US are tiny, the impact could come indirectly.
He said: "China's direct exports to the U.S. are not big.
But there will be some impact due to our exports via the United States or indirect exports."
China's state-run Global Times said Beijing was only just beginning to look at means to
retaliate.
"We believe it is only part of China's countermeasures, and soybeans and other U.S. farm products
will be targeted," the widely-read tabloid said in a Saturday editorial.
Wei Jianguo, vice chairman of Beijing-based think tank China Centre for International
Economic Exchanges, told China Daily that Beijing could impose tariffs on more US products,
and is considering a second and even third list of targets
Today China's Vice Premier Liu He declared the US has flouted trade rules with an inquiry
into intellectual property and China will defend its interests.
In a phone call with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Chinese state media reported,
Liu said China still hoped both sides would remain "rational" and work together to keep
trade relations stable.
The call between Mnuchin and Liu, a confidante of President Xi Jinping, was the highest-level
contact between the two governments since Mr Trump announced plans for tariffs on up
to $60 billion of Chinese goods on Thursday.
The deepening rift has sent a chill through financial markets and the corporate world
as investors predicted dire consequences for the global economy should trade barriers start
going up.
Stocks sagged at the start of this month after the tariffs on aluminium and steel were announced,
but they quickly recovered as the administration said the tariffs would not be as severe as
they first looked.
The losses this week were worse, and investors are hoping for hints the sanctions on China
are more of a negotiating tactic.
In Geneva, officials from the EU, Japan, China and Russia, gathered at the World Trade Organisation
and criticised the US tariffs.
This week, the S&P 500 index dropped 55.43 points, or 2.1 percent, to 2,588.26.
The index skidded 6 per cent this week, its worst since January 2016.
The Dow Jones industrial average lost 424.69 points, or 1.8 per cent, to 23,533.20.
The Nasdaq composite fell 174.01 points, or 2.4 per cent, to 6,992.67.
Banks also took steep losses as interest rates decreased.
Lisa Erickson, chief investment officer at US Bank Wealth Management said: "There could
be a possibility of a bounce back if, as this progresses, both sides look like they're
negotiating.
"There could be further decline if people get a sense there could be more trade restrictions
in place."
If the tariffs and counter-tariffs reduce economic growth in the US, the Fed is likely
to raise rates at a slower pace.
Alex Wolf, a former US diplomat, who works for Aberdeen Standard Investments warned that
Beijing could retaliate further by targeting US multinationals outside China.
He told the FT: "Apple, Microsoft, Starbucks and Nike could be in the firing line."
Apple's Tim Cook called for "calm heads" amid the dispute.
The sparring has cast a spotlight on hardware makers such as Apple, which assemble the majority
of their products in China for export to other countries.
Electrical goods and tech are the largest US import item from China.
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Beijing poised to hit Trump with tariffs as US a trade war tensions soar China is
set to launch a fight back against US President Donald Trump's tariffs by
proposing levies on 128 US imports as trade war tensions soar the Chinese
government warned that Beijing might place tariffs on three billion dollars
of US goods such as pork apples and steel pipes China also wants to place a
15 percent tariff on u.s. fresh fruit and wine taking a hard line against the
US the Chinese government made it clear the penalties were in response to mr.
Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium imports that he announced earlier this
month he women a trade expert told the FT China's overall attitude was that it
didn't want a trade war but now tariffs have been announced its purpose is to
stop a trade war from continuing Zhang Xiao yang
senior vice president of China min metals Corp said that while the
state-owned mining group steel exports to the US are tiny the impact could come
indirectly he said China's direct exports to the US
are not big but there will be some impact due to our exports via the United
States or indirect exports China's state-run Global Times said Beijing was
only just beginning to look at means to retaliate we believe it is only part of
China's countermeasures and soybeans and other US farm products will be targeted
the widely read tabloid said in a Saturday editorial dot wei jia guo vice
chairman of beijing based think tank china center for international economic
exchanges told china daily that beijing could impose tariffs on more US products
and is considering a second and even third list of targets today China's vice
premier Liu he declared the US has floated trade rules with an inquiry into
intellectual property and China will defend its interests in a phone call
with US Treasury Secretary Steven Oken chinese state media reported Liu said
China still hoped both sides would remain rational
and work together to keep trade relations stable the call between Nokia
and Lu a confident of President X AI Jinping was the highest level contact
between the two governments since mr. Trump announced plans for tariffs on up
to sixty billion dollars of Chinese goods on Thursday dot the deepening rift
has sent a chill through financial markets in the corporate world as
investors predicted dire consequences for the global economy should trade
barriers start going up stocks sacked at the start of this month after the
tariffs on aluminium and steel were announced but they quickly recovered as
the administration said the tariffs would not be as severe as they first
looked the losses this week were worse and investors are hoping for hints the
sanctions on China are more of a negotiating tactic in Geneva officials
from the EU Japan China and Russia gathered at the World Trade Organization
and criticized the u.s. tariffs this week the S&P 500 index dropped fifty
five point four three points or two point one percent to two comma 588 point
twenty six dot the index skidded six percent err this week its worst since
January 2016 the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost four hundred and twenty
four point six nine points or one point eight percent to twenty three thousand
five hundred and thirty three point two zero the Nasdaq Composite fell one
hundred and seventy four point zero one points or two point four percent to six
thousand nine hundred and ninety two point six seven banks also took steep
losses as interest rates decreased Lisa Erikson chief investment officer at US
bank wealth management said there could be a possibility of a bounce back if as
this progresses both sides look like they're negotiating
there could be further decline if people get a sense there could be more trade
restrictions in place if the tariffs encounter tariffs reduce economic growth
in the u.s. the Fed is likely to raise rates at a slower pace
Alex wolf a former US diplomat who works for Aberdeen standard investments warned
that Beijing could retaliate further by targeting US multinationals outside
China he told the FT Apple Microsoft Starbucks and Nike could be in the
firing line Apple's Tim Cook called for calm heads amid the dispute the sparring
has cast a spotlight on hardware makers such as Apple which assemble the
majority of their products in China for export to other countries electrical
goods and tech are the largest u.s. import item from China thanks for watch
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The time is now, raise up your trump card.
This future belongs to you!
Burning dazzlingly, like I'm dreaming an endless dream.
My body yearns for the place where the strong are.
Swaying dizzily, because there's nothing here for certain.
So I only yearn, for a place overflowing with power.
The next battle is waiting for me.
I can hear the signal of the new days!
The time is now, raise up your trump card.
This future belongs to you!
If you can shake the world with your smile.
What comes next is up to you.
Write out this story.
You're the main character, after all!
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BREAKING! Trump Just Signed It! It's LAW! - Duration: 5:59.
BREAKING! Trump Just Signed It!
It's LAW!
Earlier under President Trump's administration, there was debate over whether LGBT individuals
would be able to continue to serve in the military.
However, the subject was pretty much dropped and has not been spoken of since.
But a recent action by President Trump could change this result, and very quickly.
This past Friday the President authorized the Pentagon to prohibit transgender American
citizens from joining the military.
The President gave leeway in a limited exception.
After the announcement, the White House press office released a memo detailing the reason
behind the decision in the following statement,
"Among other things, the policies set forth by the Secretary of Defense state that transgender
persons with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria — individuals who the policies
state may require substantial medical treatment, including medications and surgery — are
disqualified from military service except under certain limited circumstances."
While this might be concerning for some a Pentagon spokesman, Maj. David Eastburn, noted
to the media that this announcement will have no practical effect on the military as of
now.
Furthermore, he indicated that the military will continue to recruit American citizens
who identify as LGBT in accordance with federal and state law.
In addition to the White House and Pentagon, the Department of Justice issued a statement
of their own where they defended the Pentagon saying,
"After comprehensive study and analysis, the Secretary of Defense concluded that new
policies should be adopted regarding individuals with gender dysphoria that are consistent
with military effectiveness and lethality, budgetary constraints, and applicable law.
The Department of Justice will continue to defend DOD's lawful authority to create
and implement personnel policies they have determined are necessary to best defend our
nation.
Consistent with this new policy, we are asking the courts to lift all related preliminary
injunctions in order to ensure the safety and security of the American people and the
best fighting force in the world."
Last year, Trump tweeted out some statements of his own regarding the issue on his social
media page, Shortly after the announcement, Congressional
Democrats and some non-profit organizations came out in opposition to the recent announcement.
The Human Rights Campaign, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic National Committee,
and high profile members of the Democratic National Committee all vehemently spoke out
against it.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez, DNC Treasurer Bill Derrough, and DNC
LGBT Caucus Chair Earl Fowlkes released a joint announcement in regards to the news
saying,
"This decision is an insult to our brave transgender service members and all who wear
our nation's uniform.
Instead of fulfilling his oath to protect the American people, Donald Trump and Mike
Pence are putting our nation's security at risk and shoving real American patriots
back in the closet."
Minority Leader Pelosi further said,
"This latest memorandum is the same cowardly, disgusting ban the President announced last
summer.
No one with the strength and bravery to serve in the U.S. military should be turned away
because of who they are."
The American Civil Liberties Union also took issue with the announcement and released comments
of their own where they denounced the administration and called for the elimination of this prohibition
saying,"What the White House has released tonight is transphobia masquerading as policy.
This policy is not based on an evaluation of new evidence.
It is reverse-engineered for the sole purpose of carrying out President Trump's reckless
and unconstitutional ban, undermining the ability of transgender service members to
serve openly and military readiness as a whole."
Despite this announcement being made just this past week the Department of Defense had
been researching the issue for months.
A month ago, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sent the President a memorandum where he discussed
his stance on allowing LGBT individuals into the military, specifically transgender individuals.
The memorandum read,
"Based on the work of the Panel and the Department's best military judgment, the
Department of Defense concludes that there are substantial risks associated with allowing
the accession and retention of individuals with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria
and require, or have already undertaken, a course of treatment to change their gender.
Furthermore, the Department also finds that exempting such persons from well-established
mental health, physical health, and sex-based standards, which apply to all Service members,
including transgender Service members without gender dysphoria, could undermine readiness,
disrupt unit cohesion, and impose an unreasonable burden of the military that is not conducive
to military effectiveness and lethality."
Fox News reported,
"Trump's push for the ban has been blocked by several legal challenges and the Pentagon
began allowing transgender recruits to seek enlistment in January.
A 2016 study by the Rand Corp. estimated that nearly 4,000 transgender troops were on active
duty and in the reserves, Politico reported.
But LGBT advocacy groups in the military put the figure at around 15,000, the report said."
Since military agencies have indicated they will continue to recruit transgender individuals
in accordance with federal and state law it is unclear what this announcement from the
White House will actually do in the long run.
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Trump's Latest Move Restores Obama's Weak Military Back to GREATNESS
The White House issued a memorandum on Friday, that states 'Transgender people are disqualified
to serve in the military with limited exceptions."
"This new policy will enable the military to apply well-established mental and physical
health standards—including those regarding the use of medical drugs—equally to all
individuals who want to join and fight for the best military force the world has ever
seen," Sanders said.
Trump's move once again, unravels yet another Obama-era policy.
From The Hill
President Trump is moving ahead with his plan to ban most transgender people from serving
in the military, with limited exceptions, following up on a proposal he called for last
summer.
The White House issued a memorandum late Friday on policies determined by Defense Secretary
Jim Mattis, stating that transgender people are "disqualified from military service
except under limited circumstances."
The memo, filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, states that "transgender persons
with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria — individuals who the policies state may
require substantial medical treatment, including medications and surgery — are disqualified
from military service except under certain limited circumstances."
Mattis will have some leeway in implementing the policy, the memo states, as will Homeland
Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen when it comes to the Coast Guard.
The ban is something Mattis "concluded should be adopted," it notes.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a statement saying that the
decision to implement the ban came after "extensive study by senior uniformed and civilian leaders,
including combat veterans."
"This new policy will enable the military to apply well-established mental and physical
health standards—including those regarding the use of medical drugs—equally to all
individuals who want to join and fight for the best military force the world has ever
seen," Sanders said.
LGBT advocates quickly denounced the move, which they say is expected to be constrained
by existing court orders unless there is further court action.
There is simply no way to spin it, the Trump-Pence Administration is going all in on its discriminatory,
unconstitutional and despicable ban on transgender troops," Human Rights Campaign president
Chad Griffin said in a statement.
"The Trump-Pence administration's continued insistence on targeting our military families
for discrimination is appalling, reckless, and unpatriotic," added American Military
Partner Association president Ashley Broadway-Mack.
The Palm Center, a group that promotes the study of LGBT people in the military, accused
the Pentagon of having "distorted the science on transgender health to prop up irrational
and legally untenable discrimination that will erode military readiness."
"There is no evidence to support a policy that bars from military service patriotic
Americans who are medically fit and able to deploy.
Our troops and our nation deserve better," the group said.
Trump first called for a ban on transgender troops in a series of tweets last summer,
and followed up in August by issuing a memo banning transgender people from enlisting.
The ban has since been battled over in court, with Mattis in February giving Trump a final
recommendation.
It was expected that he would recommend Trump allow transgender troops to remain in the
military.
A Pentagon spokesman declined to comment on Mattis's recommendation in February, only
confirming that the Defense chief had advised the president on the subject.
In a court filing to dissolve an injunction, however, Mattis's unclassified memo to the
president states that the Defense Department concluded there were "substantial risks
associated with allowing the accession and retention of individuals with a history or
diagnosis of gender dysphoria and require, or have already undertaken, a course of treatment
to change their gender."
Mattis went on to say that exempting transgender individuals from mental fitness tests undergone
by other service members would have a negative effect on overall troop readiness.
"Furthermore, the Department also finds that exempting such persons from well-established
mental health, physical health, and sex-based standards, which apply to all Service members,
including transgender Service members without gender dysphoria, could undermine readiness,
disrupt unit cohesion, and impose an unreasonable burden on the military that is not conducive
to military effectiveness and lethality," Mattis wrote.
Several federal courts blocked Trump's initial ban, with one ruling in November that the
military would be forced to resume accepting transgender recruits starting this year.
In February, the Pentagon confirmed that one transgender recruit had joined a branch of
the military after the ban was lifted due to the court order.
That individual passed all tests including medical, officials said.
While the exact number of transgender individuals in active duty service is unknown, a 2016
Rand Corporation study commissioned by the Pentagon estimated the number to be anywhere
from 1,320 and 6,630, with 830 to 4,160 others serving in the reserves.
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BREAKING: Trump Unleashes Brutal Surprise On United Nations: "We Simply Cannot…
Another win for the America First crowd!
Under Barack Obama, America was steadily becoming a slave to globalism.
Pacts like the Paris Climate Accord required the U.S. to submit to rules crafted by outsiders.
Every America would be forced to follow rules we had no say in.
The accord was not brought to the America people.
Congress wasn't allowed to vote.
It was tyranny, plain and simple.
But that was only one move by Obama to force globalism onto America.
He pushed the country to agree to ridiculous rules from the U.N.
Again, not rules decided by Congress or the American people.
Rules crafted by bureaucrats from other countries.
Of course, the rules dictated America's policy on immigration.
From CNN:
The United States notified the United Nations that it will no longer take part in the global
compact on migration, saying it undermines the nation's sovereignty.
The US has been a part of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants since it was formed
last year.
The declaration aims to ensure the rights of migrants, help them resettle and provide
them with access to education and jobs.
It calls for the negotiation of a global compact on migration, which is expected to be adopted
next year.
"While we will continue to engage on a number of fronts at the United Nations," Secretary
of State Rex Tillerson said in a statement Sunday, "in this case, we simply cannot
in good faith support a process that could undermine the sovereign right of the United
States to enforce our immigration laws and secure our borders."
The US supports "international cooperation on migration issues," the statement added,
"but it is the primary responsibility of sovereign states to help ensure that migration
is safe, orderly, and legal."
In explaining its withdrawal Saturday, the US said the pact contains provisions that
are inconsistent with the nation's immigration policies.
While the US is proud of its leadership on migration and refugee issues, the global approach
is not compatible with the nation's sovereignty, according to Nikki Haley, the US ambassador
to the UN.
CNN and other liberal outlets make this seem like a drastic measure.
Keep in mind the "compact" was formed last year.
It was hardly a pillar of the United Nations.
This compact was a scheme to force the United States and other nations to accept refugees
and other migrants.
It would force us to face the crisis Europe is enduring.
Millions of strangers would flood our country, all because George Soros or some other globalist
says so.
Our migrant policy should be decided by our leaders, plain and simple.
Those leaders—members of Congress—answer to the American people.
If we don't like the laws they write, we can vote them out.
We can't do that with members of the U.N.
We might not even know who is writing these rules!
It was necessary to pull the U.S. from this compact.
Our policies must reflect our values and concerns.
We cannot allow rogue nations, corrupt bureaucrats, and foreign interests to control
our country.
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