March 15, 2018
Good morning from Washington, the intended audience of nationwide student "walkouts" demanding safer schools. John Malcolm and Amy Swearer offer some truth about guns for adults and kids alike, while Rachel del Guidice talks with a Utah teen whose high school tries a different approach. Some supporters fear President Trump is about to do something for illegal immigrants that President Reagan regretted doing, Fred Lucas reports. Plus: Lucas on lessons of a special election showdown in Trump country, Star Parker on what's happened to the young American working man, and Michelle Malkin on the situation student protesters should be upset about.
Fact No. 6: There is no clear relationship between strict gun control legislation and homicide or violent crime rates.
While students across the country protest school shootings Wednesday with walkouts, one senior says her high school in Utah is encouraging students to "walk up, not out" and show an act of kindness.
"The president's party usually suffers in midterm cycles," says Geoffrey Skelley of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. "We have seen Democrats all over the country outperforming Hillary Clinton by eight or nine points in generic polls."
Chances are, the adults closest to you—those most directly responsible for your security—have been shirking their primary duties, squandering scarce resources, and deflecting blame.
President Reagan offered legal status to some 2 million illegal immigrants in exchange for stronger border security. However, in part because of chain migration, more than 1 million more gained amnesty than initially estimated.
Almost 5 million prime-age working men have disappeared from the workforce.
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