April 5, 2018
Good morning from Washington, where border security is again the focus of policymakers. Mexico's action to intercept a "caravan" of illegal immigrants shows that President Trump enjoys a better relationship with that country than foes claim, Ana Quintana writes. In an exclusive interview, HUD Secretary Ben Carson tells Fred Lucas that critics of reform won’t drive him out. Why do liberals so detest the head of the EPA? Genevieve Wood tells. Plus: Sen. Ted Cruz on the heroism of the Border Patrol, Kelsey Harkness on the barricade that transformed San Diego, and Jamie Jackson on the enduring vision of Martin Luther King Jr.
No. 1: He has led the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle President Obama's expensive and ineffective climate legacy piece by piece.
"When you go about change, some people don't like change," says Ben Carson, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. "Some people are comfortable with the system and will demonize you."
This caravan saga should reinforce two important facts: (1) the U.S.-Mexico relationship is strong under President Trump, and (2) Mexico is an invaluable partner for U.S. national security.
The Daily Signal's Jamie Jackson talks with a panel of guests about the legacy of the slain civil rights leader, and where progress has (and hasn't) been made since his death.
The sense of duty to our fellow Americans, respect for the laws of the land, and boundless spirit of self-sacrifice shown by the heroic men and women of the Border Patrol is who we are, writes Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
In 1986, the Border Patrol's San Diego sector accounted for approximately one-third of all apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border. Today, it accounts for only a small fraction.
"This isn't going to be top-line news for the media for much longer than 24 hours. It would've been top-line news if this had been an NRA activist," says Ben Shapiro.
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