The Department of Homeland Security is still without funding.  While the Republican majority is in favor of the funding, their efforts are being stymied by  Democratic leadership in the Senate who's refusing to allow such legislation to advance.  Despite the lack of funding, the DHS continues to report on apprehensions.  You'd think that the nation would respond in gratitude for these efforts to rid the country of those who commit heinous crimes.  Unfortunately, the opposite is taking place with the mainstream media fanning the flames. 

Returning to Crosstalk to discuss these and other related issues was Mark Krikorian.  Mark is a nationally recognized expert on immigration issues, serving as the Executive Director of Center for Immigration Studies.  They're an independent, non-partisan research organization examining and critiquing the impact of immigration on the United States.  He has testified numerous times before Congress and has published articles in many outlets.

Mark began by noting that while it's bad enough that we had the earlier shutdown fights, this isn't a tantrum over a policy issue.  Instead, he believes the Democrats are trying to fix Biden/Harris-style immigration policies into law that were soundly rejected by voters when Donald Trump was voted in as president.  He also noted that Democrats need to realize the Republicans could do something similar and have a shut-down over something like the EPA. 

Several other points that Mark commented on include:

• Why the media is so reluctant to talk about killings by illegal aliens.
• Was Mark surprised that Secretary of State Marco Rubio terminated the lawful, permanent resident status of Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter? 
• New DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin is courting the idea of removing Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents from international airports in sanctuary cities. 
• Will the Trump administration win on birthright citizenship?
• What's the latest on the Somali fraud situation?
• Can Representative Ilhan Omar be legally deported?
• Do illegal immigrants sometimes receive preferential treatment?

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