In a much smaller scale.

the US prepares to start building portion of Texas border wall

" Congress last March approved more than $600 million for 33 miles (53 kilometers) of new barriers in the Rio Grande Valley. While President Donald Trump and top Democrats remain in a standoff over Trump's demand for $5.7 billion in border wall funding, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has pushed ahead with building what's already funded".

http://www.apnews.com/e653d5a305114835bb399e480ac44ab8

Since the powers that be know that the great majority of voters are against building this wall, they know they better listen to the majority. That is if they really want to be re-elected come the next election cycle. And that isn't very far off.



Kettle, meet black.

READ THIS GENIUS(sarcasm) in case you didn't figure that out either Charles


Sensible nations are rejecting the disastrous UN Migration Pact — the full name of which is the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration — a UN scheme to make the hijrah seem to be controlled and orderly, all the while stripping away the border controls of sovereign countries and putting them in the hands of the United Nations, which will also influence “diversity” measures and work to curtail free speech within Western nations under the pact.
Slovakia is now “the latest nation to follow U.S. President Donald Trump’s lead in withdrawing from the United Nations.” The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Peter Pellegrini, has called the Pact harmful and a dangerous security risk, warning that the document describes mass migration as “inevitable, necessary, and desirable” while failing to distinguish between legal and illegal migration.
Although there are arguments that the migration pact would not be legally binding, it is politically binding. It is presented in much the same deceptive manner that the Liberal Government of Canada presented the anti-blasphemy Motion M103, which was passed in Parliament. Its proponents argued that a motion is not a law, but motions provide the framework for possible future laws, as well as influence the interpretation of existing laws. Of course, M-103 further armed the already weaponized Canadian human rights commissions and tribunals, enabling them to terrorize and ruin the lives of citizens, as was recently shown in a Jihad Watch article: “Landlord loses appeal to overturn order to pay Muslims $12,000 for wearing shoes in their prayer room.” M-103 also resulted in followup action to systematically “monitor citizens for compliance” in a 23-million-dollar program — money stolen from Canadian taxpayers — that will supposedly help fight discrimination, including “Islamophobia.”

So while many continue to insist that the UN Pact on Migration is not legally binding, it is deemed to be politically binding, and sets up a “legal framework” that can be used to interpret the law. It is no irony that Canada plans to “lead the charge” on the UN Migration Pact.
The world is being divided into two camps: globalists and populists. Despite the name-calling by globalists against so-called “populists” — names including “racist,” “far right,” “xenophobic,” and “Islamophobic” — reasonable people of all races and creeds are starting to wake up to the Leftist-Islamic supremacist alliance, and to globalist leaders’ aim to fling open the doors of Western nations to the hijrah, with no concern for the safety of Western citizens or for their economic futures, even as many of them are nearing pension age. The plan is socialism, which will heap the burden of rising taxation upon the backs of the hardest-working taxpayers. The riots that are now exploding in France over fuel prices are just the tip of the iceberg as more and more people begin to feel the economic pinch. Where do citizens who support globalism think the money is going to come from to support a multitude of migrants from mostly anti-Western countries, all too many of whom have no interest in working? Globalist Sweden is already preparing to raise its retirement age to accommodate “migrant-driven population growth.”.
It has just been revealed that globalist Angela Merkel’s government “deceived the public… as internal documents from the Federal Foreign Office reveal that Angela Merkel’s government has been the main architect of the controversial UN migrant pact.” The co-leader of Germany’s “populist” AfD party, Alexander Gauland, has vowed: “We will do everything we can to avert this disaster in the making.” Merkel is stepping down soon, as her party is deeply divided over Germany’s handling of migration. It has also come to light in France that the “globalist poster boy” Emmanuel Macron‘s polls have just plunged to “historic lows,” while populist Marine Le Pen has climbed in the polls above Macron.



President Trump pulled America out of the agreement in December last year, commenting that the compact appeared to demand a “no borders, everyone can come in!” approach to managing migration flows.
Advocates argue the document is not legally binding and so would have no impact on national sovereignty, while the governments of Sweden and Germany claim signing up will benefit their countries and even reduce illegal immigration flows.
Experts have warned that the agreement, which requires signatories “commit to eliminate all forms of discrimination” with measures including state promotion of “diversity”, prevention of “hate speech” and opening up of welfare systems to illegal immigrants, was written in such a way that it would create a legal framework…


And when you couple the UN Migration Pact with agenda 21 ..why would anyone want to believe anything the UN has in store for them regarding these two ideologies

They sure make it sound so nice almost lulls one to sleep with visions of unicorns and lollipops..except for the fact there are those of us who are WIDE AWAKE..and can see right through their BS rhetoric



try as you may..with all your bashing..you still got it WRONG as expected and

as usual

..WWG1 WGA

Being a Leftist takes little knowledge.N Pelosi and all that think like her.

I must have missed where anything was 'shown' if by 'shown' we mean actual facts and data.

Mrs H, I know that you know better than that. Many Republican Trump followers + facts and data = Lies, Fake news wild conspiracy theories, It's Obama's fault or "Hillery" caused the sun not to rise. And a whole host of other fantasies.

State of the Union: Politically wounded from the shutdown, Trump faces a tough time with his agenda

"WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump hinted last week that one theme of his State of the Union address on Tuesday will be unity".

The current state of his presidency: turbulence and uncertainty.

Trump will deliver his call for harmony in a new era of divided government and at a time when he has been weakened politically by a just-ended government shutdown – the longest in U.S. history – and by other factors that have driven his approval ratings to near the lowest of his presidency".

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/04/state-union-donald-trumps-agenda-faces-stiff-political-headwinds/2703469002/

Trump may say the word "unity", but it is beyond his thought process. Everything I have seen is that one must agree with him, then agree with him when he changes his mind, agree with him no matter how bad he lies when it is obvious that he is lying. McConnell is no better - he even actually said that his most important job is to do whatever necessary to derail Obama - did not even allow his supreme court pick be interviewed.

“It is in her and her party’s best interest to make Trump look lost, to make the government look broken and to deprive the country of meaningful progress on issues like immigration. The shutdown fiasco tells me the Democrats want political wins more than policy concessions.”

This is just the position that Republicans took during President Obama's terms. Once again, Republicans are trying to make Democrats look like they are creating this strategy when it was the Republican playbook for years.

When are Republicans going to stop accusing the Democrats of the very practices they have been using themselves? And even if Democrats did act this way, who could honestly blame them? They would only be fighting fire with fire at this point and frankly, Republicans deserve a bit of obstructionism from Democrats. The GOP has played too many games for far too long to complain about Democrats supposedly using the same tactics.

State of the Union? Trump's border demand lacks key details


"At Tuesday night's State of the Union address, President Donald Trump is expected to make yet another pitch for his southern border wall, having failed to secure $5.7 billion in funding despite partially shutting down the government for five weeks.

"By having the shutdown, we’ve set the table for where we are now," Trump told reporters last week. "If I didn’t do the shutdown, people … wouldn’t understand the subject. Now they understand the subject."

It's hard to understand the subject, however, when so many key details are lacking".

http://mingle2.com/topic/reply/566410?quote=12726127

Well than since you can't remember here's the article again...MS.H
.WASHINGTON EXAMINER.
The swelling population of illegal immigrants and their kids is costing American taxpayers $135 billion a year, the highest ever, driven by free medical care, education and a huge law enforcement bill, according to the the most authoritative report on the issue yet.

And despite claims from pro-illegal immigration advocates that the aliens pay significant off-setting taxes back to federal, state and local treasuries, the Federation for American Immigration Reform report tallied just $19 billion, making the final hit to taxpayers about $116 billion.
State and local governments are getting ravaged by the costs, at over $88 billion. The federal government, by comparison, is getting off easy at $45 billion in costs for illegals.

President Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and conservatives in Congress are moving aggressively to deal with illegals, especially those with long criminal records. But their effort is being fought by courts and some 300 so-called "sanctuary communities" that refuse to work with federal law enforcement.

The added burden on taxpayers and the unfairness to those who have applied to come into the United States through legal channels is also driving the administration's immigration crackdown.

The report, titled "The Fiscal Burden Of Illegal Immigration on U.S. Taxpayers," is the most comprehensive cost tally from FAIR. It said that the costs have jumped about $3 billion in four years and will continue to surge unless illegal immigration is stopped. It was provided in advance exclusively to Secrets.



"Clearly, the cost of doing nothing to stop illegal immigration is far too high," said FAIR Executive Director Dan Stein. "President Trump has laid out a comprehensive strategy to regain control of illegal immigration and bring down these costs," said Stein. "Building the wall, enhancing interior enforcement and mandating national E-Verify will go a long way in bringing these ridiculously high costs under control," he added.
Over 68 often shocking pages, FAIR documents the average $8,075 in state, local and federal spending for each of the of 12.5 million illegal immigrants and their 4.2 million citizen children.
Broadly, the costs include $29 billion in medical care, $23 billion for law enforcement, $9 billion in welfare, $46 billion for education.

Just consider the cost of teaching an illegal alien child who doesn't speak English. FAIR estimates an average cost of over $12,000 a year, and that can reach $25,000 in New York. Add to that welfare, health care, school lunches, and the per student price soars.
In state costs alone, California leads the list at $23 billion per year, followed by Texas at $11 billion, and New York at $7.4 billion.
And it also documents the taxes paid and how they don't come close to offsetting the costs. What's more, FAIR noted that 35 percent of the illegal population operate in an underground economy hidden from tax collectors. And worse, employers hire illegals and either pay them cheaply or under the table.
"The United States recoups only about 14 percent of the amount expended annually on illegal aliens. If the same jobs held by illegal aliens were filled by legal workers, at the prevailing market wage, it may safely be presumed that federal, state and local governments would receive higher tax payments," said FAIR.
Key findings pulled from the report:
The staggering total costs of illegal immigrants and their children outweigh the taxes paid to federal and state governments by a ratio of roughly 7 to 1, with costs at nearly $135 billion compared to tax revenues at nearly $19 billion.
The nearly $135 billion paid out by federal and state and local taxpayers to cover the cost of the presence of 12.5 million illegal aliens and their 4.2 million citizen children amounts to approximately $8,075 per illegal alien and citizen child prior to taxes paid, or $6,940 per person after taxes are paid.
On the federal level, medical ($17.14 billion) is by far the highest cost, with law enforcement coming second ($13.15 billion) and general government services ($8 billion) third.
At the state and local level, education ($44.4 billion) was by far the largest expense, followed by general public services ($18.5 billion) and medical ($12.1 billion).
The top three states based on total cost to state taxpayers for illegal immigrants and their children: California ($23 billion); Texas ($10.9 billion), and New York ($7.5 billion).


..You wanted facts and data MS.H..consider it a gift..


In answer to when you all were complaining paying for the wall was too much ...

Al lresearch is not facts, especially coming from a Leftist news media.

Truth comes in ways you can see like growing Economy, new jobs, stock market up. Trump is productive. for the US .

Get real, all the websites and Old charts ! Democrats still in Obama mode.

If Obama mode is reading for understanding and understanding fact from opinion, then OBama mode is pretty great.

Its not good to just label a source 'leftist' or whatever if it doesnt report what we wanna read. IF WE READ, we will find most of the sources archives will report some things we like and some we dont, kind of invalidating an argument that the source must be flawed.


If it is correct reporting what we agree with, it is most likely just as correct reporting what we dont.

Unless one is in Trump mode, when if it is not what Trump claims it is not fact.

Multiple Patriots players not interested in White House trip, would rather celebrate with Obama

"Multiple New England Patriots players have already made it clear they’re not interested in visiting the White House should President Donald Trump extend an invitation after their Super Bowl win on Sunday".

http://www.yahoo.com/sports/multiple-patriots-players-not-interested-white-house-trip-rather-celebrate-obama-033958010.html

Trump inaugural committee suspected of conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud and money laundering, subpoena indicates


Donald Trump’s inaugural committee has received a subpoena for documents from prosecutors, who are reportedly probing the group for crimes including conspiracy to defraud the US, mail fraud, false statements and money laundering.

“We have just received a subpoena for documents. While we are still reviewing the subpoena, it is our intention to cooperate with the inquiry,” a spokesperson for the committee said in a statement".

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-inaugural-committee-investigation-president-mueller-fraud-money-laundering-a8763526.html

This week, Mueller’s investigation revealed in a court filing that it has accused Manafort of providing internal polling data from Trump’s campaign to suspected Russian intelligence operative Konstantin Kilimnik, another figure in Mueller’s investigation. According to the report, various officials attended big-ticket events hosted by Trump’s inauguration committee, using the opportunity to meet with Republican lawmakers and Trump allies, including by holding some meetings at Trump’s hotel in Washington. Several of the officials reportedly hoped to gauge how they could become influential in the eyes of the new administration, in order to boost issues favorable to Russia — such as lifting U.S. sanctions imposed after Russia’s seizure of Crimea — or land business deals.

Just in case you weren't keeping track . . .

Hillary Clinton Benghazi "Investigation"
4 years
0 indictments
0 convictions

Hillary Clinton Email "Investigation"
2 years
0 indictments
0 convictions

Trump-Russia Investigation

15 months

34 Indictments/Charges (Individuals) (and counting)

3 Indictments/Charges (Companies)
5 GUILTY pleas (and counting)
4 CONVICTIONS (and counting)

Indicted: Roger Stone
Indicted: Paul Manafort
Indicted: Rick Gates
Indicted: George Papadopoulos
Indicted: Michael Flynn
Indicted: Michael Cohen
Indicted: Richard Pinedo
Indicted: Alex van der Zwaan
Indicted: Konstantin Kilimnik
Indicted: 12 Russian GRU officers
Indicted: Yevgeny Prigozhin
Indicted: Mikhail Burchik
Indicted: Aleksandra Krylova
Indicted: Anna Bogacheva
Indicted: Sergey Polozov
Indicted: Maria Bovda
Indicted: Dzheykhun Aslanov
Indicted: Vadim Podkopaev
Indicted: Irina Kaverzina
Indicted: Gleb Vasilchenko
Indicted: Internet Research Agency
Indicted: Concord Management

Guilty Plea: Michael Flynn
Guilty Plea: Michael Cohen
Guilty Plea: George Papadopolous
Guilty Plea: Richard Pinedo
Guilty Plea: Alex van der Zwaan
Guilty Plea: Rick Gates

Over 191 Criminal Charges (and counting):

Conspiracy against the USA (2 counts)
Conspiracy to launder money (2 counts)
Bank fraud (8 counts)
Bank fraud conspiracy (10 counts)
Subscribing to false tax returns (10 counts)
Making false statements (6 counts)
Failure to file reports of foreign bank accounts (14 counts)
Unregistered agent of a foreign principal (2 counts)
False FARA statements (2 counts)
Subscribing to false tax returns (10 counts)

Assisting in preparation of false tax documents (5 counts)
Conspiracy to defraud the United States (13 counts)
Conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud (2 counts)
Aggravated identity theft (24 counts)

White House denies Trump link to new corruption probe

Washington (AFP) - The White House said Tuesday that a new corruption investigation into President Donald Trump's inauguration has nothing to do with Trump himself.

Federal prosecutors in New York issued a subpoena Monday for financial and other records to the Trump Inaugural Committee, seeking information on the $107 million it raised for festivities to celebrate the billionaire developer's election victory as he took office on January 20, 2017.

http://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-inaugural-committee-ordered-hand-over-documents-prosecutors-063626419.html

Trump's total disrespect for the taxpayer.

Trump's early trips to Mar-a-Lago cost nearly $14 million: Watchdog report

"President Donald Trump's four trips to his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida over four weeks in March and February 2017, including his summit with the Japanese prime minister, cost the government nearly $14 million, according to the results of a nonpartisan government watchdog's investigation obtained by ABC News".

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-early-trips-mar-lago-cost-14-million/story?id=60853784

"The government also paid roughly $600,000 to Trump's Palm Beach property." The government, that is the people, just say it. How is he not personally profiting from his office again?

Republicans can be some of the most out of touch. Fox News, (Trump News Network) proves it.

Fox News Hosts Are Horrified to Learn Their Own Polls Show People Want to Tax the Rich

"The idea of raising taxes on anyone, even the obscenely wealthy who can most afford it, has been politically taboo for years, thanks to the dominance of junk ideas like "trickle-down economics." But apparently, outside of the world of pundits, politicians, and the super-rich, it's not that appalling a notion. Ever since Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reminded people that the top tax bracket in this country used to be as high as 70 percent for decades—a period during which there was still economic growth and rich people—more and more polls are showing that Americans across the political spectrum are in favor of returning to that norm".

http://www.gq.com/story/fox-news-tax-poll-fairness



Why do working people support the super wealthy and corporations that have kept their wages stagnant for decades? Boggles the mind. Remember in the old days when a family could make it on one income, afford to take a vacation and send their kids to college? Yeah, that was because the rich and corporations were paying their fair share.


Trump refuses to commit to making Mueller investigation into Russia ties public


"Donald Trump would not commit in an interview aired on Sunday to making public the results of the special counsel’s investigation into Russia’s ties to his campaign, adding that it was time to “get rid” of the inquiry.

In the interview on CBS’ Face the Nation, Mr. Trump reiterated his belief that the attorney general would determine whether the public would see the results of the inquiry by special counsel Robert Mueller. But he would not say whether he would be comfortable with the results being made public".

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-mueller-investigation-russia-collusion-report-cbs-face-nation-interview-a8761771.html


Adam Schiff, the chairman of the house intelligence committee, has already said that if the AG doesn't release the Mueller report in full to the public, he will call Mueller in front of the committee and have Mueller read the full report in front of the committee, and then he would release the transcripts of the reading to the public. So, one way or another, we the people, will get to see the report.

Let's make this clear. Essentially what you are saying is, It doesn't matter how crooked he is. It doesn't matter that he cheated his way into the White House. It doesn't matter about all the lies he tells. It doesn't matter about all the people in his circle and their dealings with Russia. It doesn't matter that he gave a giant tax break to himself and his rich cronies. It doesn't matter that he is taking more money out of the little guys pocket to put in his pocket and his rich buddies. It doesn't matter that he has stuck us trillions of dollars in debt. It doesn't matter that he cost the taxpayer millions for his golf trips. It doesn't matter that he is the laughing stock of the world. World leaders laugh at him. And most likely Putin has made and continues to make a fool of him. It doesn't matter that Russia has penetrated our Government. It doesn't matter about Trump and his shady business with Russia.

I could go on. But just knowing these things is enough to make me question the moral compass of his followers. I don't mean to be insulting. But it's the truth. Many Trump followers have been bought with a few pieces of shiny gold. You're bought and paid for. All you have to do is turn a blind eye. And I thank God that only about 30% of you have. That means, hopefully around 70% see the man for what he is.

At least 70% refuse to turn a blind eye. At least 70% aren't morally bankrupt. Or stuck on far fetched conspiracy theories that make zero sense and with nothing to back it up.

I liked the part of Obama's speech to the Joint Session of Congress when Joe Wilson yelled "YOU LIE".


"BUILD THAT WALL"

** I have the right to remain silent but I don't have the ability.

Gosh, if congress members would shout 'you lie' every time Trump told one, we would never get through a state of the union.

but, you know ... pick and choose I guess.

Yes. Obama picked my pocket, so I choose Trump.


"BUILD THAT WALL"

** I have the right to remain silent but I don't have the ability.

Leftist lies are unlimited, nothing compared to Trump's lies.

They do NOTHING for the good of our USA.

that is interesting logic. Taxes going towards what an individual does not agree with, is equivalent to that individual having their pocket picked by a POTUS.

I guess every POTUS has been a pocket picker, since I doubt in any year, every tax dollar spent was spent in the way every individual taxpayer agreed with. Making the constitutional format for taking taxes a pickpocket policy.


interesting.

Obama was a huge spender. Thank goodness his time is up and his side kick
Crooked Hillary lost.

soundbytes and slogans ... predictably.

Thank you for proving my point. You just made it for me. Crazy, right-wing logic with nothing to back it up. A lie, is a lie, is a lie. No matter who tells it. And right now Trump is the King of lies with something over 5000 of them.

All False statements involving Donald Trump

http://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/statements/byruling/false/

Why Obama Is No Big Spender

"To the list of things that everyone knows is true … except for they’re not, add this one: President Obama’s been a big, huge, spender. His profligate spending, as Gov Romney puts it, created a “prairie fire of debt.”

"In fact, President Obama’s spending record is the lowest of any president since Eisenhower, according to a recent analysis by the journalist Rex Nutting for the website MarketWatch (MW)".

I’m sure that sounds surprising, and it has led to some reanalysis of Nutting’s work, which I’ll review in a moment. His critics made one reasonable correction (and some unreasonable ones), but either way, the qualitative result is the same: Obama is low spender; in fact, when I make some adjustments that I think make sense, real spending has actually declined under his presidency".

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/why-obama-is-no-big-spender-177920/

It seems the ignorance of many of the right knows no bounds.


Trump's campaign spent 7 times more than Obama did at the same point in his last election cycle — and nearly half of it is going toward one thing

"Throughout the first half of 2018, President Donald Trump's campaign is spending roughly seven times as much as former President Barack Obama's was during the same time in his last election cycle, Federal Election Commission filings showed".


http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-campaign-spending-7-times-more-than-obama-2010-2018-7