The Border & Illegal Aliens, And What We Are Doing About It.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions said.

“We are not going to let this country be invaded!

We will not be stampeded!

We will not capitulate to lawlessness!

This is NOT business as usual.

This is the Trump era!," the Attorney General said.
 

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NFL To Dallas Cowboys:   Shut The Hell Up About The National Anthem.

 7/30/18 by: Matt Vespa

 The national anthem wars are not over at the National Football League, but they don’t want people talking about it, or at least—they don’t want the Dallas Cowboys talking about it.

 The NFC East team has reportedly been told by the NFL’s front office to more or less shut the hell up about the anthem.

 Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott said over the weekend that the anthem protests took away from the game!

This came after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said his team would have a mandatory stand policy for The Star-Spangled Banner last week. (via The Hill):

        https://youtu.be/A3tpQCepop8

Dak Prescott, the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys said Friday that team owner Jerry Jones's policy on standing during performances of the national anthem would not affect him because he would "never" protest during the anthem's performance.

 Dak Prescott told reporters that the performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before games was not the "time or venue" for player-led protests against police brutality and racism.

 “It has no affect to me because I do exactly what I’m doing and what I’ve said and what I stand by,” Prescott said of the policy. “Whether I was wearing the star or not, whether I was playing for Jerry Jones, Stephen Jones or any other owner. I believe in what I believe in, and that’s that. I’d never protest during the anthem, and I don’t think that’s the time or the venue to do so.," he added. “The game of football has always brought me such peace, and I think it does the same for a lot of people. When you bring such a controversy to the stadium, to the field, to the game, it takes away  from that. It takes away from the joy and the love that football brings a lot of people." he said.

 Yes, Prescott caught some heat for these remarks. 

 The NFL knows this is a bad issue for them. NFL ticket sales plummeted, as did network ratings last season with this nonsense.

 Of course, if you’re going to do this be prepared to be torched—big league.  Even in deep blue New England, Patriots fans thought it was a sign of disrespect.

 People view it as a desecration of those who have served, and especially those who have died defending our country—they're not winning this issue.

 The pervasive explaining for these protests was the big sign that the pro-taking a knee side had lost. Trump had won. And he will continue to win as long as he keeps forcing the Left into defending the indefensible with these culture battles.

 In October, The New York Times reported on the Trump effect over the NFL. The owners knew the stakes in this fight…and they knew they were not on the winning side:

 N.F.L. owners, players and league executives, about 30 in all, convened urgently at the league’s headquarters on Park Avenue in October, nearly a month after President Trump began deriding the league and its players over protests during the national anthem.  It was an extraordinary summit; rarely do owners and players meet in this manner.

   But the president’s remarks about players who were kneeling during the anthem and the level of public hostility that the N.F.L. had never experienced.

 In the spirit of partnership at the meeting, the owners decided that they and the players should sit in alternating seats around the large table, which featured an N.F.L. logo in the middle.

 “Let’s make sure that we keep this confidential,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said to begin the session.

The New York Times has obtained an audio recording of the roughly three-hour meeting, and several people in the room corroborated details of the gathering.

 The New England Patriots owner Robert K. Kraft pointed to another “elephant in the room.”

“This kneeling, The problem we have is, we have a president who will use that as fodder to do his mission that I don’t feel is in the best interests of America.,” said Kraft, who is a longtime supporter of President Trump. “It’s divisive and it’s horrible.”

 The owners were intent on finding a way to avoid President Trump’s continued criticism. The president’s persistent jabs on Twitter had turned many fans against the league.

 Lurie, who called President Trump’s presidency “disastrous,” cautioned against players getting drawn into the president’s tactics.

 “We’ve got to be careful not to be baited by President Trump or whomever else,” Lurie said. “We have to find a way to not be divided and not get baited.”

 The Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula sounded anguished over the uncertainty of when President Trump would take another shot at the league. “All President Trump needs to do is, start doing this again,” Pegula said. “We need some kind of immediate plan because of what’s going on in society. All of us now, we need to put a Band-Aid on what’s going on in the country.”

 The league then had a stand policy for the anthem prior to the 2018 season, which was then suspended because players didn’t like it.

 Overall, the NFL has tried to have it both ways in this debate, twisting into a pretzel, and leaving themselves bloodied and beaten in the process. 

 

[Bullheaded Texan]

5 Killed Including 2 Children and Their Great-Great Grandmother in Mexifornia Wildfires.

 7/28/18  by:  Timothy Meads 

 The United States federal government has approved aid for the state of Mexifornia to help battle a devastating blaze that has engulfed nearly 81,000 acres of land and has killed at least five people. 

 Today, President Donald Trump "ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from a wildfire beginning on July 23." 

 Because of this, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) "is authorized to identify, mobilize and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency." 

 The state is actually battling several blazes! The largest fire began in Carr, CA and has doubled in size during the past week.

 According to the AFP, "Two young children and their 70-year-old great-grandmother Melody Bledsoe died in the Carr Fire, their family confirmed to US media. The blaze also killed two fire workers, Cal Fire said, while another -- the Ferguson Fire -- killed another firefighter." 

 The scene in northern Mexifornia is horrific. "We are seeing fire whirls - literally what can be described as a tornado," Mexifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) chief Ken Pimlott told media.

 "This fire was whipped up into a whirlwind of activity...uprooting trees, moving vehicles, moving parts of roadways!" 

 Carr native, Liz Williams, described the terror she felt as she attempted to evacuate her home.  "I've never experienced something so terrifying in my life. I didn't know if the fire was just going to jump out behind a bush and suck me in."   Wiliams was attempting to leave via car with her two children but, like many others, was forced to leave on foot because of traffic.

 A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged with 15 arson counts, though it is still unclear if he started the Carr fire.

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                                 **** DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS! ****

UPDATE: All Suspects Arrested, No Shots Fired.

 7/28/18  Timothy Meads 

Early reports of a shooting in McAllen have been dismissed by the McAllen police department.

 CBS reports that,  four suspects have been taken into custody following an attempted robbery at a jewelry store at La Plaza Mall in McAllen Saturday afternoon and the sound of "gunshots" was actually just the sound of shattering glass.

 The police department issued a statement via Twitter saying there are no injuries.

Congressman Vincente Gonzalaez thanked department and Chief Rodriguez for their quick response today.

Original post:

BREAKING: Active Shooting Underway in Texas Shopping Mall;

 CBS reports that police are responding to an active shooter at La Plaza Mall in McAllen, Texas.

"Active Shooter at the McAllen Plaza Mall Stay Away from the area! Several law enforcement agencies heading to the scene," Hidalgo County Constable Precinct 4 said on a Facebook post. 

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GOP Rep's Family Threatened in Vile Attack.

 7/27/18  by: AAN Staff

Republican representative Jason Lewis felt scared enough to alert Capitol Police over threats against him and his daughters in the wake of reexamined comments he made as a radio show host. (Fox News)
  The Minnesota congressman said his daughters were threatened in sick messages received by his office. It marks the latest in a wave of threats against not just Republican lawmakers themselves but their families. 
  Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., also revealed threats against his daughters this month, telling Todd Starnes that “some of the stuff that has been said has been quite sick” and the number of threats has increased dramatically since the last election.
 Total reported threats against congressmen doubled from 2016 to 2017, according to the House Sergeant at Arms. 
 Last month, police arrested a man after he allegedly told Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) that if the administration would continue to separate children at the border, he would "kill his kids."

 It's time for the left to unequivocally denounce the irresponsible rhetoric fueling this dangerous environment.

 

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                         **** HOW IS IT LEGAL FOR THEM TO SUE ANYBODY? ****

Illegal Aliens Sue DHS in Massive Court Filing. 

 7/30/18  by: AAN Staff

By US Border Patrol - Department of Homeland Security, United States Border Patrol. 

 Multiple illegal alien families are outraged at the treatment they received after being temporarily restrained at the border, specifically complaining of bad burritos, cold soup, and a more serious charge – contagious disease outbreaks that allegedly ravaged ICE's immigration detention facilities. (WorldNetDaily)

*The complaints are detailed in a massive court filing on behalf of illegal alien children that claims the government is breaking its promise to provide quality care for juveniles who end up in the custody of the Homeland Security Department.
*“We had to drink the water from the toilet to keep hydrated,” said one mother, identified only by her first name, Yojana, who was nabbed in Texas.

  As the report indicates and the accompanying court filing reaffirms, illegal alien families claimed to have suffered from U.S. food, chilly conditions, and disease.

      *** ANOTHER WAY TO GET MONEY FROM US TAX PAYERS! *** 
Read more at http://americanactionnews.com/articles/illegal-immigrants-sue-dhs-i...

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Here’s Why obuma and Co. Didn’t Lose Their Security Clearances When They Left Office.

 7/26/18  By: Tore Lindeman

FIVE EYES ON YOU:

 When you leave office why aren’t Security Clearances terminated?

BLP exposed in our “Hurricane Electric” expose and our Facial Recognition expose that the Intelligence Community (specifically the FBI) collects, exchanges, shares and disseminates private identifying information on a global platform. As aforementioned in the articles, this information is how dossiers are created for any citizen of the United States and citizens of countries that partner with the Intelligence Community through various MOUs in place for such exchanges.

 During the House Oversight Committee hearing in March of 2017 they explored privacy issues concerning the use of facial recognition technology and discussed the need to put forward legislation to limit some of its use. 

 Jason Chaffetz was very concerned by the FBI representative as a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) was not properly done before this Next Generation Identification (NGI) Interstate Photo System was deployed. The concerns raised were based on privacy issues, violation of the Privacy Act of 1974 and how to monitor access to the NGI systems the Intelligence Community has deployed since 2008.

 Chaffetz grilled Ms. Del Greco, whom the FBI and DOJ sent to represent them. Del Greco refused to answer the questions posed.

 Dan Coats who is now the Director of National Intelligence made concerning and alarming statements this past week in regards to privacy and information sharing in addition to mocking our President’s olive branch extension to President Vladimir Putin. This clearly indicates that he either did not know about the invitation (inferring he is not in President Trump’s close circle of trusted advisers) or that he blatantly and so unprofessionally shows his disagreement.

 Specifically he said “The first recommendation I want to make is that we must improve information sharing between the government and the private sector. Only if we do this can we blend the needed information to both inform government decision-making and private sector that is dealing with cybersecurity issues.”

 The FBI is responsible for policing crimes and executing investigation on a FEDERAL level. Officially, internationally, we have other Intelligence Elements that we use so how is it that the FBI software successfully helped identify Mohamed Abrini as the third suspect in the terror attack at Zaventem airport as reported by L’ Echo on April 15, 2016?

 Sarah Sanders said President Trump is investigating HOW to revoke their clearances.

Why is he investigating? If Comey was fired why does he still have clearance?

 The answer is : FIVE EYES. Five Eyes is how the Deep State operates.

“Five Eyes is a surveillance arrangement comprised of:

1.United States’ National Security Agency (NSA), the

2.United Kingdom’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the

3. Australian Signals Directorate (ASD),

4.Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSEC), and

5.New Zealand’s Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB)” as per Dailey’s article.

  “The Intelligence Club: A Comparative Look at Five Eyes,” published in the Journal for Political Sciences and Public Affairs in June 2017.

 Not a lot of people were paying attention but killary clinton, james comey (after he was fired), barry hussein obuma, huma abedin and many others traveled to New Zealand in 2017-2018. Why? It’s possible that they still hold their clearance.

 In New Zealand, to access the system you have to be an Agent of a Foreign Power. Hence, the above named persons, can access the database of the Intelligence Community of the United States without being monitored freely from New Zealand.

 This is why their clearances have NOT been revoked which should be automatic once they resign, get fired or retire.

 “When I resigned from my Army Intelligence Unit after my wife had our fourth child, my TS/SCI clearance was terminated instantly as my new post did not demand it” said retired Intel Analyst for the US Army.

 **** DID I MISS SOMETHING?  'WHY' WASN'T THEIR CLEARENCES TERMINATED INSTANTLY? ***

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Footage of Senior obuma Official Taking Photos Up Women's Skirts Released.  

 7/30/18 by: AAN Staff

Surveillance footage caught William Mendoza, the obuma administration's executive director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education, taking pictures up women's skirts at a D.C. Metro station. 

 William Mendoza was caught on security cameras carrying out the vile act while he was executive director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education.
 As a result of his actions, the married father pleaded guilty to attempted voyeurism and resigned from his $140,000-a-year Department of Education post in obuma’s White House.
 His arrest and conviction were never made public until DailyMail.com acquired the report of the investigation and the footage through a Freedom of Information Act request.
 The video footage taken on July 5, 2016, contains five segments, put together as part of the Metro Police Transit Department (WMATA) investigation into Mendoza’s conduct. 

 Authorities only arrested and charged Mendoza after four different women complained about his behavior to police. 
 His arrest and conviction were never made public until DailyMail.com acquired the report of the investigation and the footage through a Freedom of Information Act request.
 The video footage taken on July 5, 2016, contains five segments, put together as part of the Metro Police Transit Department (WMATA) investigation into Mendoza’s conduct. 

       https://video.dailymail.co.uk/preview/mol/2018/07/27/66709342765916...

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Libs Let Homeless Person Move in, Then Something Goes Horribly Wrong!
7/30/18 by: AAN Staff
An elderly couple from Bellevue, Washington is expected to survive after being stabbed multiple times by a house guest at their home.
The 83-year-old husband and 76-year-old wife took in their attacker after seeing her homeless and in distress at a city park. (The Seattle Times)
Bellevue police spokesman Seth Tyler had initially referred to the alleged attacker, an unidentified 40-year-old woman, as homeless and noted the home had a tent in the backyard. He later said a neighbor had told investigators that the woman was living in the couple’s garage.
On Sunday, Tyler said it was still unclear how the suspect came to live with the couple, although he expected more information to be released Monday morning.
He noted that the suspect had permission from the couple to stay on the property and that they were not related.
“But as far as how they met her, what the context is, the prior relationship, I don’t know, and we’re trying to determine how they knew each other and how she came to be staying on the property,” Tyler said.
He did note, however, that the couple had taken in at least one other person to live with them before housing the woman now under arrest.
Besides finding the grievously injured – but alive – couple, first responders were able to extinguish small fires set by the attacker throughout the house, in an attempt to burn the structure to the ground.

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VP Pence Hits “Inhumane Immigration Law” In Mexifornia.

  5/2/18

Our immigration system invites inhumane results This week, the “caravan” from Central America began arriving at the U.S. border. Vice President Pence traveled to El Centro Station in Mexifornia Monday to address the situation with American Border Patrol officials. “We’re grateful to each and every one of you,” the Vice President said.

 This situation is a direct result of our weak immigration laws, President Trump said. “The truth is our immigration laws today are ineffective, and they invite inhumane results, we call on the Congress to close deadly immigration loopholes that are exploited by terrorists, traffickers, and criminals.”

 11:58 A.M. THE VICE PRESIDENT:

"Well, thank you, Chief. Thank you for those kind words of welcome. And why don’t you all join me in congratulating Chief Chavez for her new assignment right here. I’m just — I’m grateful for a 22-year veteran of Customs and Border Protection now being the Chief Patrol Agent here in this vitally important sector. And to Acting Chief Carla Provost, thank you for your extraordinary leadership as the Acting Chief of this vital agency in the life of our nation. Would you join me in thanking Chief Provost for her great leadership? 

  To Director Pete Flores, Director Sylvia Carrizoza, and to all of you — to the brave men and women of Homeland Security, from Border Patrol, Air and Marine Operations, Office of Field Operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, Enforcement and Removal Operations — is my great honor to stand with so many great and brave American heroes in California’s Imperial Valley here at El Centro Station. Give yourselves a round of applause. 

  And as I begin today, allow me to bring greetings from a great champion of America’s law enforcement in the United States, but someone who is a great, great admirer for everyone who sees to the security of the homeland and the border of this nation. I bring greetings from a tireless champion of border security for all of the American people, the 45th President of the United States of America, President Donald Trump. I know the President’s commitment to the men and women of Border Patrol was on full display when he visited Southern Mexifornia not too long ago. As the President said on that day, and many times I’ve heard him say again and again, we recognize you’ve got a tough job. In many respects, you’ve got a dangerous job.

  And the American people understand it, and this President and I understand it, as well. We’re grateful to each and every one of you. The President has called all of you heroes who inspire our country with your courage and your patriotism every single day. And I want to assure you, from the President on down, we’re going to keep standing strong with the men and women who defend the border of the United States of America!

 As I stand before you today, much of the nation’s attention has been focused on the so-called “caravan,” which has made its way up from Central America, and now, with some 150 people, has arrived at the American border. As President Trump said on Saturday night, this situation is a direct result of our weak immigration laws and our porous border. This caravan, like those who have gone before, is also rightly understood as a deliberate attempt to undermine the laws of this country and the sovereignty of the United States.

 Thanks to the cooperation of the Mexican government, the caravan has been reduced from thousands to less than 150 that are at our border today. And make no mistake about it — and I say this from my heart: Every American should understand these people are invaders!. They widh to exploit our open-border.

  And in far too many cases, on this day and every day that’s preceded it, men and women and children, like those gathered at our border today, are exploited by human smugglers and criminal and drug cartels who seize of their hardship and difficulty to undermine our laws and to profit for themselves.

  All of this cries out for action. And thanks to the leadership of President Donald Trump, we are protecting the American people by securing our southern border, and we are building a wall on the southern border of the United States of America. And let me make you a promise: When it comes to the border wall, we’re going to build it all. 

  Now, for years, you Border Agents have recognized the need for a physical barrier on the southern border. You’ve been asking for a tall, strong wall system to fortify the nearly three-mile stretch of border that runs through Calexico, because this region channels so much of the illegal immigration, criminal activity, and illicit drugs that flow into Southern California and spread across the nation. This afternoon, it will be my privilege to travel to Calexico to see the 30-foot high wall that’s being built there. I’m told the crews are working around the clock to finish this new wall, installing as many as 50 new panels every single day. I look forward to seeing the progress firsthand.

 With President Trump in the White House, I know you all know you have a leader who not only is listening to each and every one of you, and standing with each and every one of you, but he’s also standing on the conviction that walls work. And we will prove it when we complete this section again. But let’s be clear — as we think about the hardship of those families gathered at our border in the so-called caravan, this wall is not only necessary to support you men and women who are on the frontlines of our homeland security, but it’s also a physical manifestation of the determination of the American people to protect our borders and protect our sovereignty. And we will complete it.

 But as we all know — and you better than me — it’s not just about building the wall. The truth is our immigration laws today are ineffective, and they invite inhumane results. As the President said earlier today in the Oval Office, we call on the Congress to close deadly immigration loopholes that are exploited by terrorists, traffickers, and criminals. And we do so again today. Whether it be the catch-and-release program or asylum policies that don’t require people to stay in the first safe country in which they arrive, we’re calling on Congress to work with us to bring about change. 

  And it’s change that recognizes the hardship that is placed not just on the American people, but by those who by virtue of these lax immigration laws are emboldened to make a long and dangerous journey to come to the American border. The truth is these laws create an incentive for vulnerable families, and those who would exploit them, to make that long journey up the peninsula.

 Let me make you a promise: Under this President, this administration, we will not rest until Congress passes legislation that will modernize our immigration laws and remove the message and the incentive of people to the south to try to enter our country by any means.  That means cracking down on catch-and-release. It means ending chain migration and the visa lottery. It means cracking down on sanctuary cities and closing those dangerous loopholes. And it also means fully funding that border wall system so that all of you have the resources that you need to protect our families and go home safe to yours.

 The President and I both know the challenges you face every day are enormous! Every day, our Border Patrol agents apprehend more than 1,100 people illegally entering our country. And here in the Imperial Valley, in the last fiscal year alone, you apprehended more than 18,000 illegal aliens. Many of them come from all over the world to exploit the gaps in our southwest border and to get on America's "Gravy Train!

  Weak and unprotected borders also provide easy access for violent criminal organizations and drug cartels trying to infiltrate our country and threaten our families and our communities. Every single day, across all of America’s borders and ports of entry, the Department of Homeland Security, I’m also told, refuses entry to seven individuals who are known or suspected to be connected with terrorist organizations. And the dangers are only growing.

 In Fiscal Year 2017, we’re informed that attacks on our Border Patrol agents actually increased by 73%. And this very sector has the highest number of assaults on agents anywhere on our southern border.

    **** And they expect us to welcome them in with open arms! ****

Last year alone, across the Imperial Valley, El Centro agents seized 3.8 tons of illicit drugs in the midst of that rising violence against them. But let me say, the assaults on our Border Patrol agents must end. The assaults and the violence on our agents will end!  

 The American people respect each and every one of you, the frontline officers and agents who secure our borders, are heroes. You deserve the support of the nation. I’m pleased that, last year, President Trump signed into the law the largest increase in border security in nearly 10 years, investing new resources in detention facilities, new technology, and more. And under our administration, thanks to the President’s leadership and the courage of all of you gathered here and all you represent, I’m pleased to report that illegal crossings at our southern border have fallen by more than 40% in the past 12 months. Job well done, men and women. 

  But we’re just getting started; I can assure you of that. And we’re going to keep the pressure on leaders in both parties in the Congress to do their job. And we’re going to take every step necessary to protect our border. A few weeks ago, as you all are aware, President Trump sent National Guard units to provide vital assistance to those of you on the frontlines of border security in the air and on the ground that our Border Patrol agents will have the support that you need to focus on the immediate job at hand.

 To date, we’re pleased that nearly 1,000 Guardsmen have deployed across Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, and more are on the way. In the days ahead, we’re informed that upwards to 250 Guardsmen will be deployed across Southern Mexifornia to help secure the border, improve operational readiness, and strengthen your ability to respond to security threats across the Imperial Valley.

 On behalf of the President, I want to thank the governors who have stepped forward to be full partners with our administration to secure our border and give our frontline officers the resources and support you need and deserve. They’re putting America first, and we are grateful for these Guardsmen and their leaderships and their states for partnering with us in our national and homeland security.

 And lastly, we’re grateful to all of you. Our southern border is nearly 2,000 miles long. And here in El Centro Sector, you’re responsible for securing 71 miles stretching from Jacumba Mountains in the west to the Imperial Sand Dunes in the east. The vast territory you patrol is 940 square miles; it includes mountains and valleys, deserts, and farmland, the All-American Canal, and the New River. As a sign of the strong partnerships along our borders, the seamless integration of neighboring Border Patrol sectors, I’m pleased to report that we’re joined today by Border agents from Yuma Sector, who patrol an additional 126 miles of border.

 To the Yuma Sector team, thank you for being with us today to demonstrate the strong, strong partnership between sectors.

  Now, we all recognize you all, and our friends in the Yuma Sector, you supervise some of the toughest terrain in the country. But looking out at all of you, I know that tough terrain is only matched by the toughness of the men and women that I’m looking at today. The truth is America is safer and more secure because of all of you, because of the sacrifices that and your families make every day when you put on the uniform and you head to your assigned duties along our border. You are, in every sense, the men and women who stand on that rampart and protect the sovereignty of our nation. And you have our thanks. America is safer and more secure because of your courage and your dedication. 

  And President Trump, and every American family, is grateful for your service. As we continue to fight every day for an immigration system that puts America first, just know this: 

  We will always stand with the men and women who stand on the front lines to protect the homeland. You’ve answered the call to service. We’ll answer the call to stand with you. I promise you that. In the very words of Homeland Security’s Mission Statement, each and every one of you serve with honor and integrity to “safeguard the American people, our homeland, and our values.”

 And I promise you the American people are proud of you and grateful for you every day.

So let me just ask God’s blessings on each one of you, as you serve, that He might watch over you and protect you as you stand, too often, in harm’s way to protect this great nation. And let me make you a promise: With your continued courage and commitment, and that of your families, with President Donald Trump in the White House, with the strong support of the American people, and with God’s help, I know we will secure this border. I know we will stand with our sovereignty. We will make America safe again. And we’ll have all of you to thank. So thank you for your service to the United States of America. God bless and protect each and every one of you. And may God bless the United States of America. It’s an honor to be here with you." - Vice President Pence 

[Bullheaded Texan]

Vietnamese ‘Immigrant’ Guilty Of Murdering Two Firefighters In Kansas City.

 7/24/18

KANSAS CITY, MI  Thu Hong Nguyen was found guilty Monday of murder and arson in the deaths of Kansas City firefighters John Mesh and Larry Leggio.

 The 46-year-old Thu Hong Nguyen started a fire amid flammable liquids in a storeroom of her nail salon and it destroyed a three-story building in the 2600 block of Independence Boulevard on Oct. 12, 2015.

 Firefighters Mesh and Leggio were among more than 100 firefighters sent to battle the three-alarm blaze. The two men were in an alley when the east wall of the building collapsed, burying them in bricks. Two other firefighters were seriously injured.

 Jackson County Circuit Judge Joel P. Fahnestock found Nguyen guilty of two counts of murder in the second degree, arson in the first degree and two counts of assault in the second degree.

 “On behalf of the Leggio family and the Kansas City Fire Department, we just want to extend our thank you to the prosecution team, the judge — all the hours the ATF and the attorneys have put into this case,” said Missy Leggio, Larry Leggio’s wife.

 “It answers a lot of questions that we’ve all had deep down in our heart and has lifted a little bit of weight off our chest to where we can finally continue on with our healing process,” Missy Leggio continued outside the courtroom. “We still have a little bit of a way to go.”

 Missy Leggio sat in the front row of the gallery throughout the week-long trial. Other Leggio and Mesh family members and fire department members also attended the trial.

 “It’s been a long couple of years,” said Jim Mesh, John Mesh’s brother. “On behalf of the Mesh family we’d like to thank the prosecutor’s office and the ATF. We’re very happy with the verdict.”

 Nguyen was also found guilty of first-degree arson in a separate count for setting fire to a previous nail salon she operated in Lee’s Summit in 2013.

 Sentencing was scheduled for Sept. 14. The arson and murder charges are punishable by up to 30 years in prison.

 The prosecution painted a picture of Nguyen as someone who had a habit of burning her businesses for insurance money.

Nguyen listened to the trial with the help of interpreters who translated the proceedings into Vietnamese. She did not testify.