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    1. firmly rooted in the English language,

      Source?

      Also, not historically accurate. Spanish was the first European language spoken in the land that would become the US, as Spain was the first to colonize. French was the dominant language in the large French colony of Louisiana. Dutch was widely spoken in New York. German spoken by large populations in Texas.

    2. It seems to me that back in 1861 a war broke out over whose word counted more, the federal government’s or the state’s governor

      Reference to common conservative view that the American Civil War was over "state's rights" and not slavery. What does this have to do with the topic of illegal immigration?

    3. billionaire media owners like the Sulzberger and Newhouse dynasties, which long ago left their shtetl in Eastern Europe

      Context? Which media companies do they own? Also, antisemitic undertones -- choosing two Jewish media owners to single out, using Yiddish term.

      (Googling revealed Sulzberger controls the New York Times, and Newhouse family controls several publications such as Vogue, The New Yorker, partial owner of Reddit, etc)

    4. how much fun ghettos used to be back in the old countries.

      Another thinly veiled antisemitic comment, and again, relevance to the topic of illegal immigration?

    5. luxuriate in Somalia’s glorious past while learning American history before cashing their welfare checks

      Relevance to topic of illegal immigration? Almost 90% of the Somali population in MN are US citizens or permanent residents.

    6. Just as they have a right to question why we have to hear two national anthems before the start of the Super Bowl, one for black Americans, Francis Scott Key’s poem for the rest of us

      Relevance to topic of illegal immigration?

    7. those who need a translator in the voting booth

      Misleading implication - English proficiency is a requirement to become a US citizen, and only US citizens can vote. This article is about illegal immigrants, who are not eligible to vote.

    8. Mass migration has strained Italy, France, Germany, and Austria, not to mention a Sweden that once was the most peaceful nation in Europe, now totally racked by migrant violence, brutality, and crime. There is no use mentioning Britain, where an ever-surging influx of immigrants are replacing work-shy Brits who prefer to be on benefits, but are themselves ill-educated and unskilled and have led to the collapse of social cohesion.

      Sources? Extremely provocative language with no supporting evidence.

    9. Preening, scowling female Times propagandists report Berlin, 1936–like situations whenever ICE corners an illegal.

      Overtly sexist/misogynistic, inflammatory language. Again, source? What report/article is the author referencing?

    10. while lefty busybodies were pillorying Supreme Court Justice Alito’s wife for flying Old Glory)

      Source? Relevance to topic of illegal immigration?

      After researching, it seems that his wife briefly flew an upside down flag at their home in Jan 2021, and several democrats accused them of supporting the "stop the steal" movement, calling into question his ability to hear election fraud cases without bias.

    11. Still, things are much better than when Biden’s rules-based international order saw U.S. force-feeding radical woke ideas to foreign countries.

      What is this in reference to? Classic word-salad of liberal buzz words. Relevance to topic of illegal immegration?

    12. Southern Europe was immersed in laughter, especially when the rainbow flag was raised over U.S. embassies

      Source? Relevance to topic of illegal immigration?

      The only reference I could find of the US being mocked for flying the rainbow flag at embassies was of Putin mocking the US Embassy in Moscow.

    13. recently set free previously deported illegal immigrant, Gerardo Miguel Mora, accused of rape, strangulation, and crack possession among many other crimes. She let him go free despite being aware of a federal criminal warrant for his arrest.

      Source?

      After my own research, this appears to originate with a New York Post article, which the New York State Court system claims is full of errors, and sent a letter to the New York Post requesting they correct the errors (linked below), and the Post agreed to correct them, but doesn't seem to have followed through.

      https://www.nycourts.gov/legacyPDFS/press/pdfs/AV26_02.pdf

    14. and who lose jobs and wages to them

      Scapegoating - aside from the lack of evidence of this being a real issue, this shifts the blame in any situation where an illegal immigrant is employed to the immigrant, instead of where it belongs -- on the company exploiting cheap labor.

    15. illegal immigrants have no loyalty to the nation’s institutions, laws and customs

      Inflammatory - Source? Evidence? How does the author claim to know this?

    1. A POLITICO review of hundreds of cases brought by ICE detainees across the country shows judges increasingly furious and exhausted by the Trump administration’s tactics.

      General comment about the article as a whole:

      1. Cited sources are numerous, reliable, and relevant
      2. The article sticks almost exclusively to direct quotes and verifiable facts
      3. Descriptions of the judges are limited to which administration appointed them, which helps with transparency around potential political bias of the judges in the article.
      4. The article stays on topic all the way through.
    2. The reason: Her 1-year-old son, whom she was separated from while in detention, was badly burned and required emergency surgery.

      Detail included to increase emotional impact of this example.