Tuesday, January 12, 2021

DUMB SHIT!!! - Richard Barnett, of Gravette, Arkansas ID'd as speaker's office invader appears before judge

 

Man ID'd as speaker's office invader appears before judge

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The man identified as the rioter photographed sitting in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office chair during last week’s Capitol insurrection made his initial federal court appearance Tuesday.

Richard Barnett, 60, of Gravette, Arkansas, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Erin Wiedemann in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to hear the charges against him. Among them is a charge that he unlawfully entered a restricted area with a lethal weapon — in this case, a stun gun.

Barnett also is charged with disorderly conduct and theft of public property. If convicted on all charges, including the new lethal weapon count, he could be sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison.

Barnett’s conceded the validity of the arrant against him, said his attorney, Anthony Siano of White Plains, New York. Siano offered no further comment.

This undated photo provided by the Washington County, Arl., Sheriff's Office shows Arkansas resident Richard Barnett, who was taken into custody Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, and is being held in the county jail after he was charged by federal prosecutors with three counts for storming the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in Washington. Barnett was in a viral photo where he could be seen inside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office. (Washington County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Barnett will remain in federal custody at the Washington County Detention Center in Fayetteville pending a Friday virtual detention hearing, at which time a judge will decide whether to grant him bond.

Barnett surrendered himself voluntarily Friday to FBI agents at the Benton County Sheriff’s Office in Bentonville, Arkansas, and has remained in the Washington County jail since then.

Authorities say Barnett was among supporters of Trump who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday. Five people died because of the protest and violence, including a Capitol police officer.

Authorities said in court documents that they were able to identify Barnett in part through photographs taken by news media when he was inside the building. Authorities also used video surveillance from inside the Capitol and a video interview Barnett gave to a New York Times reporter in which he said, “I didn’t steal (an envelope). ... I put a quarter on her desk, even though she ain’t (expletive) worth it.”

Barnett is from Gravette in northwest Arkansas. He has identified himself on social media as a Trump supporter and gun rights advocate.

HOW MANY MILLIONS SHOULD THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAND OVER TO HONDURAS? - Honduran President Took Millions from Cartel Lords Like El Chapo, Say U.S. Feds

 

Honduran President Took Millions from Cartel Lords Like El Chapo, Say U.S. Feds

CBP officers seized nearly 40 pounds of cocaine and heroin at the Lincoln-Juarez International Bridge. (Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Laredo Sector)
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Honduras’s current president reportedly received millions of dollars from drug traffickers like Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, according to U.S. authorities. The politician also stands accused of embezzling millions in foreign aid from the United States.

The explosive revelations surfaced last week in a U.S. court filing as part of the trial of Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez. President Juan Orlando Hernandez and his brother, Tony Hernandez, allegedly received millions from drug traffickers–including $1 million from El Chapo in 2013–in exchange for official protection. The allegations also mention some top leaders within the Honduran military who are listed as unnamed parties in the case.

While the case against Ramirez dates back to 2015, days ago, federal prosecutors filed a motion noting that CC-4 or co-conspirator #4 (Juan Orlando Hernandez) and his brother wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.”

Allegations mentioned by other parties in the case illustrate widespread corruption within the National Party in Honduras, which Hernandez served as its leader for a time. Hernandez is also accused of embezzling millions in foreign aid through corrupt NGOs.

In response to the allegations, the President’s Office in Honduras issued a statement on social media calling the case “opportunistic” and baseless. The statement claimed that Hernandez is internationally recognized for fighting the war on drugs.

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Migrant Caravan Heading to U.S.A.

Security forces block the way to Honduran migrants in Poptun, Guatemala, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. Guatemala vowed to detain and return members of a new caravan of hundreds of migrants that set out from neighboring Honduras in hopes of reaching the United States, saying they represent a health threat amid …
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Guatemalan officials announced the deployment of 4,000 soldiers to patrol its southern border to stop another group of caravan migrants from making their way north. U.S. Customs and Border Protection warned the migrants about the risks associated with the perilous and often deadly journey that will not lead to successful entry into the United States.

“Control will be strengthened with the borders we share with Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador and on the area of ​​adjacency with Belize,” Guatemalan military spokesman Rubén Téllez told Reuters, according to CubaNet.org. He said his government will deploy up to 4,000 soldiers. The Salvadoran Air Force will also participate in the effort to stop the northward migration.

Guatemalan officials reported they would only allow Hondurans with a valid passport and a negative Coronavirus test to cross their southern border.

Honduran General Tito Livio Moreno said his country will also deploy soldiers to aid in stopping illegal border crossings from that country into Guatemala.

CBP Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan warned migrants not to attempt the dangerous trek.

“This is a deadly journey – the U.S. Border Patrol recovered more than 250 bodies along the U.S.-Mexico Border last fiscal year,” Morgan said in a written statement on Friday. “These smugglers are reckless with human life – they do not care for the safety of migrants or law enforcement.”

“Do not waste your time and money, and do not risk your safety and health,” the commissioner warned. “The dangerous journey both puts you in harm’s way and endangers the lives and health of those in the U.S. and regional countries through the potential spread of COVID-19.”

“COVID-19 compounds the risk of their activities, not only to migrants but also to healthcare workers, frontline officers, and agents, and to the communities that migrants pass through on their journey,” he explained.

The commissioner praised the efforts of our “partners in Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, and the rest of the region” for their commitment to the rule of law and public health.

“I am proud to stand in solidarity with friends and partners throughout the region who are committed to uphold the rule of law, manage safe, orderly, and legal migration, and prevent a humanitarian and health crisis,” Morgan wrote. “Our message is clear – if you enter a country illegally or violate public health orders, you will face immediate action, including being returned home immediately, detained, or prosecuted.”

Under Title 42 Coronavirus protection protocols put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 90 percent of migrants apprehended after illegally crossing the border into the United States are expelled to Mexico within two hours of their apprehension.

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BLACK LIVES LOOT - Carjackings More than Doubled During 2020 in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago - Nightengale reportedly shot people at random as he entered an apartment building, stole a car, and attempted a robbery.

 

Carjackings More than Doubled During 2020 in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks to reporters after visiting preschool classrooms at Dawes Elementary School in Chicago, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Monday was the first day of optional in-person learning for preschoolers and some special education students in Chicago Public Schools after going remote last March due to the coronavirus pandemic. …
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Carjackings during 2020 rose to more than double what was witnessed during 2019 in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.

The Chicago Tribune reported carjackings surged 135 percent, with 1,415 carjackings in 2020 versus 603 in 2019.

The report noted that police indicate mask mandates played a role in the higher carjackings, suggesting the wearing of masks for coronavirus “[enables] criminals to conceal their faces without raising alarm.”

On December 3, 2020, retired Chicago firefighter Dwain Williams was shot and killed while trying to stop suspects from carjacking his vehicle. The Daily Mail reported 65-year-old Williams was trying to prevent his Jeep Cherokee from being stolen when he was shot in the abdomen. Four suspects fled the scene, at least three of whom have since been apprehended.

Expressway shootings were also up in 2020, as compared to 2019. On December 7, 2020, NBC 5 indicated that the number of expressway shootings in Chicago had reached 115, whereas there were a total of 52 expressway shootings in Chicago in 2019.

Shootings in general were up in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago as well, with over 4,100 people shot during 2020. The Tribune noted 4,115 people were shot January 1, 2020, through December 27, 2020, which was 1,412 more than in 2019.

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Chinese PhD Student Among Those Killed in Chicago Mass Shooting

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The University of Chicago expressed sadness over the death of Yiran Fan, a 30-year-old Ph.D. student from China who was killed by a gunman during a shooting spree on Saturday afternoon. “Random” victim: Fan, who was shot as he was sitting inside his car in an East Hyde Park parking garage, is among at least three victims who were gunned down that day by the shooter, who was later identified as 32-year-old Jason Nightengale, reports WGNTV.

  • Fan was studying at the University of Chicago via a joint program of the Booth School of Business and the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics.

  • Prior to his death, Fan was on track to defend his dissertation later this year. In a statement that mourned Fan’s loss, the university said his family in China has been notified of his death.

  • “Yiran came from China to study in the United States, and he previously earned an MS degree from the University’s Financial Math program,” noted the statement from President Robert J. Zimmer and Provost Ka Yee C. Lee.

“Random” shooting: The shooting, which began in Chicago and ended in nearby Evanston, left four victims critically injured and at least four dead, including the suspect.

  • Nightengale reportedly shot people at random as he entered an apartment building, stole a car, and attempted a robbery.

  • He then drove to Evanston, tried to do a second robbery and took a woman hostage at an IHOP. He was eventually fatally shot by police officers during a gunfight at around 5 p.m.

  • Another victim was East Hyde Park doorman Aisha Newell, 46, who was shot and killed by Nightengale after asking to use the phone.

  • Meanwhile, Nightengale shot 20-year-old customer Anthony Faulkner in the head as he tried to rob a store.

  • The woman who was taken hostage at IHOP was initially listed to be in critical condition, but the New York Times noted that she had since died, citing "some news outlets."

  • The other victims who sustained injuries remain in critical condition in various hospitals in both Chicago and Evanston.

  Feature Image via CBS Chicago

U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - WE ARE RELYING ON BIDEN'S PROMISE TO FLOOD AMERICA WITH ENDLESS WAVES OF 'CHEAP' LABOR AND PASS ALONG THE TRUE COST TO MIDDLE AMERICA

 

Chamber of Commerce to Work with Joe Biden on Expanding Legal Immigration as 18M Americans Jobless

A naturalization ceremony for new citizens in Los Angeles. President Trump has recently indicated that the country would benefit from more legal immigration.CreditCreditMario Tama/Getty Images
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Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue says the business group “will work cooperatively” with President-Elect Joe Biden to expand legal immigration levels to the United States in order to fill American jobs with foreign workers as 18 million Americans remain jobless.

At an annual event this week, Donohue outlined the group’s plans to work hand-in-hand with incoming Biden administration officials to expand legal immigration levels beyond their already historic rates, where more than 1.2 million green cards are allotted every year and 1.4 million foreign visa workers are admitted to take American jobs annually.

Donohue claimed that despite 18 million jobless Americans and another 6.2 million Americans who are underemployed — all of whom want full-time work — the U.S. still has “significant labor shortages” and prided himself on suing President Trump in order to continue importing foreign workers during a mass unemployment crisis. He said:

We also have to confront the reality that we have people without jobs and massive amounts of jobs without people. Even if we successfully employed every American willing and able to work, we would still face significant labor shortages—in construction, agriculture, health care, retail, manufacturing, and tech.

Donohue continued:

We fought vigorously and successfully against actions by the Trump administration to severely limit legal immigration, and we will work cooperatively with the Biden administration to reform our immigration system to meet the needs of our modern economy. [Emphasis added]

Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise … allowing the world’s most talented and industrious people to contribute to our economy drives growth, which in turn creates more jobs for Americans. This urgent priority should draw bipartisan support. [Emphasis added]

Building consensus on immigration reform, workforce development, and infrastructure investment this year will help accelerate the widespread recovery and deliver economic relief to the businesses and workers whose resilience has been put to the test. [Emphasis added]

That “consensus on immigration reform” is likely not only to include more legal immigration but also some form of an amnesty for illegal aliens living in the U.S. — both longtime priorities of corporate interests who see their profit margins grow when the cost of labor is crushed.

One particular study by the Center for Immigration Studies’ Steven Camarota revealed that for every one percent increase in the immigrant portion of an American workers’ occupation, Americans’ weekly wages are cut by perhaps 0.5 percent. This means the average native-born American worker today has his weekly wages reduced by potentially 8.75 percent, since more than 17 percent of the workforce is foreign-born.

As Breitbart News has reported, Biden has said he will “immediately” send an amnesty for illegal aliens to the U.S. Senate after taking office.

John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter at @JxhnBinder.


Border Apprehensions Jump to Highest Level Since Year 2000

Migrant Apprehension in Q1 FY21 hit highest level since Clinton Administration. (Photos: U.S. Border Patrol)
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U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 208,000 migrants during the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2021 who illegally crossed the southwest border between ports of entry. This is the highest first-quarter figure since Fiscal Year 2000.

Border Patrol agents assigned to the nine southwest border sectors apprehended 207,968 migrants who illegally crossed the border during the first three months of this fiscal year, according to the Southwest Land Border Encounters report published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Thursday evening. Historic reports indicate this is the largest first-quarter apprehension rate since the Clinton administration in FY2000.

“We’re already seeing the negative impacts of the proposed policy changes,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan said in a press conference on January 5. The commissioner said the Mexican cartels and other human smugglers are spreading the word to migrants that our borders will be open to them.

“In this case, they’re correct,” Morgan said. “They’re right — it’s not just the perception.”

Apprehensions in December 2020 reached 70,630 — a jump from 32,853 in December 2019 (a 115 percent increase). This also marks the highest number of December apprehensions since FY2000.

During the first quarter of this fiscal year, Border Patrol agents expelled 183,434 of the 207,968 migrants under Title 42 Coronavirus protection protocols established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CBP reports indicate. Commissioner Morgan previously told Breitbart News that most of these expulsions occur within two hours of their arrest to prevent further exposure to Border Patrol agents, CBP employees, and the American public.

During the January 5 press conference, Morgan said these Q1 numbers would be another immigration crisis but for the policies put in place by the Trump Administration. Those policies include the Remain in Mexico Program and the Title 42 CDC programs that allow the near-immediate return to Mexico of apprehended migrants.

“You take that ability away and that 2,500 [arrivals] a day becomes a crisis overnight,” Morgan told reporters. “That’s what concerns us.”

The demographics of the migrants being apprehended are reported to be overwhelmingly single adults in Fiscal Year 2020 and the first quarter of FY21. This is a shift from FY19 when Family Unit Aliens and Unaccompanied Minors dominate the apprehension figures.

During the first quarter, agents apprehended 180,633 single adults (two-thirds of total apprehensions for the quarter). This represents a 178 percent increase when compared to the same period one year ago (65,085).

The Rio Grande Valley Sector continues to be the busiest of the nine southwest border sectors. This is followed by the Tucson and El Paso Sectors.

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Biden’s choice to lead DOJ Civil Rights is an open anti-white racist

On his Monday night show, in addition to commenting on the terrors of a new tech oligarchy in America, Tucker Carlson revealed the shocking truth about Kirsten Clarke, who is Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Department of Justice’s extremely powerful Civil Rights division. When Clarke was an undergraduate, she wrote such a vile anti-white screen that even the hard-left Harvard Crimson pushed back. In addition, she invited to campus a black speaker whose claim to fame was his Hitlerian anti-Semitism, and showered him with praise.

Clarke attending Harvard as an undergrad. Right there, of course, you can see just how oppressed this woman has been. Harvard! For God’s sake, what an insult to be forced to go that tawdry pile of bricks.

While at Harvard, Clarke became president of the Black Students Association. She thought it would be a good thing to explain her scientific views about race. These are the quotations that Tucker read on his show:

“Please use the following theories and observations to assist you in your search for truth regarding the genetic differences between Blacks and whites.

“One: Dr. Richard King reveals that at the core of the human brain is the ‘locus coeruleus,’ which is a structure that is Black, because it contains large amounts of neuro-melanin which is essential for its operation.

“Two: Black infants sit, stand, crawl and walk sooner than whites.

“Three: Carol Barnes notes that human mental processes are controlled by melanin–that same chemical which gives Blacks their superior physical and mental abilities. “

Four: Some scientists have revealed that most whites are unable to produce melanin because their pineal glands are often calcified or non-functioning. Pineal calcification rates with Africans are five to 15 percent, Asians 15 to 25 percent and Europeans 60 to 80 percent. This is the chemical basis for the cultural differences between Blacks and whites.

“Five: Melanin endows Blacks with greater mental, physical and spiritual abilities — something which cannot be measured based on Eurocentric standards.”

The funniest thing about this ignorant eugenicist screed, which is the mirror image of the effluvia that flowed from the KKK crowd at the height of Jim Crow, is that it’s apparent that Clarke herself is the product of mixed genetics. This photo suggests that her share of the evil Caucasian gene is somewhere around 50%:

Clarke wasn’t done. A short time after penning that garbage, she invited Tony Martin to the campus. That’s not Tony Martin, the 20th century Jewish singer with the romantic voice. No, it’s Tony Martin, the former Wellesley professor so famed for his vile anti-Semitism that he ended his life speaking to Holocaust Daniel groups. After his openly anti-Semitic speech at Harvard, Clarke praised him as “an intelligent, well-versed black intellectual who bases his information on indisputable fact.”

To give Clarke credit, she’s an equal opportunity hater. She also supports Ivy League schools discriminating against Asians. When Trump tried to stop this, she called the federal government’s efforts “madness.”  

With Clarke on at the top of his list to lead the DOJ's Civil Rights division, no wonder Joe Biden felt comfortable announcing that his new administration will have race-based priorities:

Our priority will be Black, Latino, Asian, and Native American owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and finally having equal access to resources needed to reopen and rebuild.

While Clarke will probably quibble with giving Asians any advantage, we already know that, all federal laws to the contrary, she’ll be fine with a government that discriminates based on race.

The coming years aren’t going to be pretty. What we must hope is that American institutions are sufficiently strong that, when the American people manage to vote this crew out of office, there still remains a “nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men [read: people] are created equal.” (And you'll have to pardon me for quoting from that evil president who keeps receiving credit for freeing the slaves, when everyone knows the slaves freed themselves through their own agency.)



Wall Street Banks Freeze Political Donations After Capitol Hill Riots, Threaten Pro-Trump Politicians with Blacklisting

The headquarters of Goldman Sachs is pictured on April 17, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Wall Street is slamming the lid shut on the coffers of its corporate political action committees and threatening pro-Trump politicians on Capitol Hill with blacklisting.

Following a week in which major social media companies cut of President Donald Trump and began excluding some of his biggest advocates in the wake of the Capitol Hill riot, some of the nation’s largest financial institutions have announced that they are halting donations to their political action committees and considering permanently cutting off politicians accused of attempting to “overturn” the 2020 election.

J.P. Morgan Chase, the nation’s biggest bank by assets and market capitalization, said it is halting donations through its PAC for six months. Citigroup, the third-largest U.S. bank by assets, is reportedly pressing pause on political donations for the first quarter of 2020.

Goldman Sachs put the kibosh on donations pending a review of “how people acted during this period,” according to the New York Times, with the likely result that it will exclude Republican politicians who challenged the 2020 election results. Morgan Stanley also said it is stopping political contributions. It is considering withdrawing support for any politicians who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s electoral college win.

Bank of American and Wells Fargo are still considering their response but are likely to follow the path chosen by their competitors.

Typically, bank contributions to political action committees and politicians are considered by the Americana public some of the worst intersections of money and politics. The current situation has given the banks a rare opportunity to pose as do-gooders, even while implicitly pressuring politicians to win back their favor by adopting pro-Wall Street stances.

Corporate America is also freezing donations. So far, Marriott, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Boston Scientific have said they will close their political purse strings.

The reaction to the Capitol Hill riot by supporters of President Trump stands in stark contrast to the response of banks and corporations to the Black Lives Matter anti-police riots and protests of last year. In response to those events, corporations pledged over a billion in support of Black Lives Matter and related causes.

 

Joe Biden’s DHS Nominee Raked in Millions from Big Tech, Wall Street

President-elect Joe Biden's Homeland Security Secretary nominee Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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President-Elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alejandro Mayorkas, raked in millions over the last two years representing multinational corporations in Big Tech and on Wall Street as a corporate lawyer, financial disclosure reports reveal.

Since 2019, Mayorkas made more than $3.3 million as a corporate lawyer for a series of multinational corporations, financial disclosure reports show, including the tech firms Airbnb, Uber, and Cisco Systems, along with the Wall Street firm Blackstone.

Mayorkas also represented T-Mobile, Intuit, the aerospace corporation Northrop Grumman, Clorox, MGM Resorts International, and the engineering company Leidos.

Specifically while representing Uber, Mayorkas helped ensure that the tech giant was complying with federal immigration laws when it packs foreign workers into its driving jobs. While representing T-Mobile, Mayorkas advised the telecommunications corporation as they merged with Sprint to dominate more market power as a super conglomerate.

Mayorkas’ financial disclosure reports are the latest from Biden cabinet nominees, all showing their close ties to big business, Wall Street, and the Washington, DC beltway.

Biden’s Treasury Department Secretary nominee Janet Yellen, for instance, has raked in more than $7.2 million from Wall Street and corporations for “speaking fees.” In one case, Yellen took nearly $1 million to give nine speeches to Citibank, one of the largest banks in the United States.

Likewise, Biden’s nominee for Secretary of State, previously advised as a consultant to tech corporations like Facebook, Uber, and LinkedIn, as well as Wall Street firms like Bank of America and Blackstone.

The progressive wing of the Democrat Party has criticized Biden’s “corporate revolving door” of Washington, DC insiders and executives with close ties to big business and special interests.

“This is not just a revolving door of private industry, but it’s a revolving door of just the same people for the last 10, 20, 30 years … [there is] just an extreme disdain for this moneyed, political establishment that just rules Washington, DC no matter who you seem to elect.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has previously said of Biden’s transition team.

John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter at @JxhnBinder.


Report: Joe Biden Advisers Plot Immigration Agenda with House Democrats

Migrant Caravan Crosses Into Mexico
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President-elect Joe Biden’s advisers are reportedly meeting with House Democrats to discuss a swift immigration agenda for the incoming administration, which is almost certain to include some form of amnesty for illegal aliens living in the United States.

Sources familiar with the meetings told Politico that Biden’s policy advisers met with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA), as well as Reps. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Linda Sanchez (D-CA) to discuss an immigration agenda:

The president-elect says he plans to introduce an immigration bill “immediately.” It’s not clear if that will be a larger reform package or a more narrow bill targeted at Dreamers — undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. at a young age, according to our transition reporting team. [Emphasis added]

Biden’s immigration policy advisers also met with Reps. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) and Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.) about a week ago to discuss legislation, a source with knowledge tells Laura Barron-Lopez. [Emphasis added]

Last month, Castro and Sanchez joined a number of other House Democrats to introduce legislation that would permanently add millions of foreign workers to the U.S. labor market every year. Those foreign workers, here on temporary visas, would otherwise be asked to return to their native countries.

Biden and his advisers have repeatedly hinted at action to dismantle reforms implemented by President Trump to reduce visa abuse, illegal immigration, and asylum fraud.

For instance, Biden’s advisers have said they will work to end U.S. asylum agreements with Central America so as to reopen the “Catch and Release” policy whereby border crossers are often caught by U.S. Border Patrol and released into the interior of the country.

Likewise, Biden is considering ending Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy that has drastically reduced asylum fraud, and he has suggested providing amnesty to  “over 11 million” illegal aliens in his first 100 days in office.

As Breitbart News reported, border apprehensions at the southern border have jumped to the highest level for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2021 since the year 2000.

Between October and December 2020, nearly 208,000 border crossers were apprehended at the border, the highest number since the Clinton administration. Officials have previously said that about half of all border crossers successfully illegally enter the U.S., undetected by Border Patrol.

“We’re already seeing the negative impacts of the proposed policy changes,” said U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan.

John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter at @JxhnBinder.