To Get an Honest Immigration System, We Must Reverse Reaganism

"Biden Faces Growing Political Threat from Border Upheaval" reads the headline in the Washington Post. But why?

Republicans are attacking Biden, saying he has "opened" the southern border. That message is getting to people south of the border and they're showing up. They're showing up because the Republicans are creating a self-fulfilling prophecy in order to sabotage Biden. And, as is so often the case, this all started with Reagan (more on that in a moment).

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Wednesday's Daily Stack

Hour One: National Progressive Townhall Meeting
- Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District)

Article: "Saint Patrick's Day" by Wikipedia.

Article: "$1,400 stimulus checks and vaccine funds: what the Covid relief bill contains" by Lauren Gambino.

Article: "Pelosi, Democrats hope for bipartisanship on 'fiscally sound' infrastructure spending plan" by Hope Yen.

Article: "House to take up immigration reform bills amid border crisis" by Benjamin Siegel.

Article: "Child tax credit: What you need to know about the new stimulus benefit" by Tami Luhby.

Article: "House Democrats bring back Medicare-for-all, seeking to push Biden left" by Dan Diamond.

Article: "Trucking Industry Pushes CDC for COVID-19 Vaccines at Truckstops" by Heavy Duty Trucking.

Article: "Advocates Sound Alarm Over Quiet Trump Era Move That Could Further Privatize Medicare" by Jake Johnson.

Article: "The Ghost of the Trump Administration Is Haunting Medicare" by Diane Archer.

Article: "Medicare Advantage" (Medicare Part C) by Wikipedia.

Article: "What's Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap)" by Medicare.gov.

Article: "About Medicare Supplement (Medigap) Plans F, G, and N" by Medicare.gov.

Article: "The Medicare Part D Coverage Gap ("Donut Hole") Made Simple" by eHealthInsurance Services.

Article: "Violence Against Women Act" by Wikipedia.

Article: "House set to vote to reauthorize Violence Against Women Act" by Grace Segers.

Article: "UK crime bill 'a missed opportunity' to tackle violence against women" by Euronews with AP.

Bill: "H.R.5 - Equality Act" by Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1].

Bill: "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021" by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3].

Article: "Biden and Harris to go on the road to plug COVID aid package" by Tim Perry.

Article: "Senate Democrats plead with Biden to erase student debt with executive order" by Dartunorro Clark.

Article: "The Main Driver Of Immigrants & Refugees is the Republican Party Itself" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "GOP: Illegal immigrants taking minorities' jobs" by Suzanne Gamboa.

Article: "Congress tried to fix immigration back in 1986. Why did it fail?" by Brad Plumer.

Article: "Biden faces growing political threat from border upheaval" by Sean Sullivan and Nick Miroff.

Article: "Democrats blast Kevin McCarthy for claim terrorists are crossing southern border" by Tim O'Donnell.

Article: "No, Biden Hasn't Introduced 'Open Borders,' Despite Surge In Migrants" by Joe Walsh.

Article: "Foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan administration" by Wikipedia.

Article: "8 dead in Atlanta-area spa shootings, suspect arrested" by Phil Helsel and Rachel Elbaum.

Article: "Cagney & Lacey" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Incel" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Equal Rights Amendment: Federal judge rules deadline to ratify ERA 'expired long ago'" by Veronica Stracqualursi.

Article: "Donald Trump/Billy Bush leaked video: Full transcript - read the full sexist exchange here" by Melanie Ehrenkranz.

Article: "Puritans" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Matthew Shepard" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Shanghaiing" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Reports of Anti-Asian hate crimes rose nearly 150% in major U.S. cities last year" by Paulina Smolinski.

Article: "Constitution of the United States" Article 1 section 8 (Powers of Congress). "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States... To establish Post Offices and post Roads;"

Article: "Preamble to the Constitution of the United States".
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

Article: "Trump Just Admitted on Live Television He Will 'Terminate' Social Security and Medicare If Reelected in November" by Jon Queally.

Article: "Social Security Trust Fund" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Serbs 'enslaved Muslim women at rape camps'" by Ian Black.

Book: "The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger" by Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett.

Book: The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity, and Improve Everyone's Well-Being by Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett.

Article: "Celibacy" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Osama bin Laden" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Al-Qaeda" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Boko Haram" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Police raid Frank Artiles' home as they investigate his involvement in SD 37 race" by Ryan Nicol.

Article: "Republican's 'fixer' found dead in Ohio after being ensnared in sweeping bribery investigation" by Sky Palma.

Article: "Andrii Derkach" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Intelligence Community Assessment On Foreign Threats To The 2020 U.S. Federal Elections" by DNI.

Article: "U.S. Identifies Rudy Ally and Biden Dirt-Peddler as an 'Active Russian Agent'" by Noah Shachtman.

Article: "Konstantin Kilimnik" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Mueller Report (Redacted) Searchable Version (PDF)".

Article: "Russian interference in the 2020 United States elections" by Wikipedia.

Article: "'Everyone In, Nobody Out': Jayapal, Dingell Introduce Medicare for All Act With 112 Co-Sponsors" by Brett Wilkins.

Article: "GOP attorneys general want assurances relief bill doesn't prohibit state tax cuts" by Mark Moore.

Article: "2 States To Lose Highway Aid For Violations Of Speed Limit" by Reginald Stuart.

Article: "The Children of Pornhub" by Nicholas Kristof.

Article: ".xxx" by Wikipedia.

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Article: "President's Commission on Obscenity and Pornography" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Edwin Meese" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Meese Report" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Inside Deep Throat" by Wikipedia.

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