National Populist Newsletter

June 2nd - 9th

News:

United States

• Immigration

President Biden signed his long-awaited executive order on the border, which he swore he couldn’t do without Congress. The media has described it as Biden’s efforts to shut down the border, but that’s untrue. The EO will temporarily shut down asylum requests once the average number of daily encounters tops 2,500 between official ports of entry. According to Fox News’ Bill Mellugin, “It does not stop or slow the up to 1,500 migrants per day released into the U.S. via CBP One app at ports of entry and does not stop or slow the up to 30,000 migrants per month flying directly into the U.S. and being released into the country via Biden’s controversial mass parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans. Unaccompanied children/minors are exempt from the order - which will lead to concerns about child trafficking, and migrants can still claim fear in an attempt to avoid deportation. Also, asylum has already been banned for most migrants who cross illegally since the end of Title 42 last year - and that hasn’t stopped them from coming—highest numbers in recorded history by the end of 2023. Left-wing groups said they will sue the Biden Administration over the EO. (NBC News)

According to Mellugin, the EO had no effect at the border on its first day of being enacted.

Dozens of Somali immigrants are on trial for stealing from a federal program, Feeding Our Future, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prosecutors have accused them — and dozens of others — of stealing $250 million by claiming to have served nonexistent meals to nonexistent children. So far, 18 defendants have pled guilty, and the federal government has recovered about $60 million. Seven of the defendants have also been accused of trying to bribe the jury. (The New York Times)

An 18-year-old Rwandan refugee was arrested in Indiana after threatening to shoot 1,000 students at Brownsburg High School. (Border Hawk)

An Indian software developer on an H-1B visa has filed a federal lawsuit against JP Morgan, claiming that the company violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and Section 1981 of the 1866 Civil Rights Act after firing him. (Bloomberg Law)

New York City’s Common Sense Caucus, comprised of six Republicans and three Democrats, has proposed a bill to end the city’s “sanctuary city” law. (News 12)

• Education

MIT and Harvard announced that they would no longer mandate diversity statements as a part of their hiring process for faculty posts. Several other major universities, including the University of California system, face lawsuits against their diversity statements. “While it has value, I also believe that value is limited,” said Paulette Granberry Russell, president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. (The New York Times)

• Economy

The Financial Times wrote how the illegal immigration crisis has led to the rise in foreign-born workforce. Since September 2020, the native-born workforce has decreased by nearly three million people, while the foreign-born workforce population has increased by about six million.

The House Budget Committee released a report finding that half of all new jobs are going to immigrants, including those in the country illegally. This explains why unemployment ticked up last month despite an increase in the number of jobs created. Asian, Hispanic, and black Americans all saw their unemployment numbers increase. (The Washington Times)