Monday, October 9, 2017

ICE Thickens

   Headline news: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross wants more immigration officers, more federal prosecutors and more physical barriers to further reduce the "influx of illegal aliens."
   "That will be money well spent!" his press release says.
   Never mind that illegal immigration has dropped sharply on its own, beginning long before the new guy took office.
   Sounds like a full employment act for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, lawyers and wall builders.

   Another headline: EPA Fights Clean Power
   Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, says he will repeal the climate policy set forth by President Barack Obama that encourages power plants to reduce carbon and air pollution by using less coal.
   
   Also: Children Become Bargaining Chips
   The president wants to trade easier rules on refugee children for more money to build a bigger wall.
   Meanwhile, the medical care program for youngsters, known as CHIP, is about to run out of money unless the program is renewed.

   Fake News Faker
   The president claims he coined the term "fake news."
   To the extent that he invented the practice thereof, he may be right.

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