National Populist Newsletter
March 16th-23rd
United States
Immigration
Migrants being deported to Panama on their way to countries that refuse American deportees, like Russia, China, Iran, and Afghanistan, have been in a mad rush to seek asylum at various embassies and consulates. More than 300 illegal aliens from the United States are residing in Panama until they face deportation back to their native country. It wouldn’t be surprising if the Trump Administration began enforcing the “first country rule,” which means migrants who don’t declare asylum in the safe first country they arrive in will be denied asylum into the United States. (Associated Press)
The mayor of Denver and 14 of his close associates may have broken the law when they used Signal. This encryption app automatically deletes messages after they’re read to discuss immigration policy. The team used the messaging app to communicate how they could respond to President Trump’s immigration policies. (CBS News)
The New York State Appeals Court, the highest court in the land, ruled that a 2021 law allowing noncitizens to vote is unconstitutional. The ruling was 6-1 in a court entirely appointed by Democratic judges. The state constitution explicitly states that noncitizens cannot vote, which wasn’t shocking. (The New York Times)
Despite having a $3.4 billion shortfall in the state’s Medicaid program, Gov. Newsom announced that California will not end their program to provide healthcare for illegal immigrants. (KCRA)
Education
Republican Rep. John Moolenaar, who chairs the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, sent a letter to six universities, including Stanford and Carnegie Mellon, requesting information about their policies on Chinese nationals. “The Chinese Communist Party has established a well-documented, systematic pipeline to embed researchers in leading US institutions, providing them direct exposure to sensitive technologies with dual-use military applications,” he said. “America’s student visa system has become a Trojan horse for Beijing.” (South China Morning Post)
NYU’s website was hacked over the weekend, and three graphs featuring student’s SAT, ACT, and GPA divided by race were on the university's website. Asian students had the highest SAT and ACT scores, significantly higher than black students - indicating the DEI was used when deciding which students to accept. White students had a slight advantage when it came to GPA. (The New York Post)
Columbia University announced that it would concede to President Trump’s demands and ban masks, empower 36 campus police officers with new powers to arrest students and appoint a senior vice provost with broad authority to oversee the Department of Middle East, South Asian, and African Studies and the Center for Palestine Studies to secure $400 million in federal funding. (The Wall Street Journal)
The University of Maine system announced they are backing down from a fight with Trump over women’s sports, no longer allowing biological men to play on girls’ teams. The school could have lost $30 million in federal funding if they continued to allow trans athletes to play in female sports. (NBC News)