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By Neil Munro Poor people have a right to migrate to the United States, and migrants should not be stopped by force, according to a letter from Mexico’s president to U.S. President Donald Trump. President López Obrador’s May 30 letter,  provided  by the  Wall Street Journal , claimed a migrant’s “right for justice,” saying: President Trump. Social problems are not resolved by taxes or coercive measures. How do you transform the country of fraternity for the world’s migrants into a ghetto, a closed space, where migrants are stigmatized, mistreated, persecuted, expelled and the right for justice is canceled to those who tirelessly seek to live free of misery? The letter also suggested that poor Mexicans have a right to migrate into the United States: “It is worth remembering that, within a short period of time, Mexicans will not need to migrate into the United States and that migration will become optional, not compulsory.” Al presidente Donald Trump en ...

By Bob Price and Brandon Darby A U.S. Marine was attacked while working on the California-Mexico border by three unknown persons. The Breitbart Border Team spoke with multiple sources operating under the umbrella of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Department of Defense (DOD), and reviewed an official document detailing the matter. Authorities are expected to publicly confirm the incident now that it has been made known to the public. Trusted sources working under the umbrella of CBP and the DOD told Breitbart News that a group of three unknown individuals approached a Mobile Surveillance Camera (MSC) vehicle, opened the door, and attempted to pull the Marine from the vehicle. The Marine pulled his firearm and fired one shot during a struggle with an attacker, according to a source and an official document obtained by Breitbart News. The Marine was patrolling the border in the El Centro Sector, Station Zone 2, on May 29 when the vehicle developed a problem with...

We Build the Wall founder talks about donations Brian Kolfage, We Build The Wall founder, speaks at a press conference Thursday, May 30, in Sunland Park, New Mexico. A non-profit group touted the progress on a privately funded border wall Thursday, two days after the Sunland Park mayor said the barrier was being built illegally.  The We Build The Wall group held a press conference Thursday to officially unveil the “first ever privately built border wall on US-Mexico border." On Tuesday, Sunland Park Mayor Javier Perea claimed that the wall was built illegally after the property owners did obtain the necessary permits to erect the fencing. Sunland Park city officials sent the property owners and the group a cease and desist letter to halt the construction. Construction stopped Tuesday, but quickly began again Thursday after the group got the go-ahead from the city. “We actually applied for permits last week and we were told we were set a...

By Matthew Boyle Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher was released from pre-trial confinement late Thursday after a contentious pre-trial hearing in which Navy prosecutors’ alleged misconduct came under serious scrutiny. BREAKING!!!! Military Judge, Captain Rugh just released U.S. Navy SOC Chief Eddie Gallagher from pretrial confinement. @timparlatore #MarcMuksaey outstanding work!!! — Bernard B. Kerik (@BernardKerik) May 31, 2019 Gallagher’s release comes just a few hours after he celebrated his birthday with family in confinement. Just a few hours after celebrating his 40th birthday with friends and family in confinement, Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher has been released from pre-trial confinement. #thankGod #freeEddie pic.twitter.com/AhkCHKzAFk — Gregg Phillips (@JumpVote) May 31, 2019 Breaking: Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher has been released from pretrial restraint by order of Navy Judge Capt. Aaron Rugh. His motions hearing is continued to Friday. — Andrew Dyer...

By Tex (Tx Army Vet) President Trump just tweeted that new tariffs will be imposed on Mexico starting June 10th to thwart illegal immigration..... On June 10th, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP. The Tariff will gradually increase until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied,.. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2019 ....at which time the Tariffs will be removed. Details from the White House to follow. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2019 This is developing news. Stay tuned for updates....... Here's the latest from Fox.....  Trump announces escalating tariffs against Mexico, starting at 5 percent, until illegal immigrants 'STOP' Thanks for visiting Tex's Place ! Please be sure to subscribe to my blog to get all the latest posts and updates, and you can also follow me...

By Joshua Caplan The man who set himself ablaze near the White House grounds on Wednesday has died, authorities have confirmed. Arnav Gupta of Bethesda Maryland self-immolated near 15th Street and Constitution Ave., located south of the White House around 12:20 p.m. EST, U.S. Secret Serice officials said. National Park Service and U.S. Park Police provided first aid to the individual and was rushed to a nearby hospital shortly after. U.S. Park Police announced in an earlier Thursday morning statement that Gupta succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday evening. pic.twitter.com/duIDwIVFyl — USPPNEWS (@usparkpolicepio) May 30, 2019 The Montgomery County Police Department said in a Facebook post that Gupta was last seen by members of his family when leaving his residence at 9:20 a.m. EST. Police spokesman Sgt. Eduardo Delgado said police have not identified a motive. Social media users shared footage of the incident with one showing law enforcement scrambling to the scene of ...

By  Michael Saltsman New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez  will return to her restaurant roots this Friday , tending bar in the 14th Congressional District (location TBA) to raise support for a campaign to change how tipped employees are paid. The problem: The approach she’ll champion helped to close at least one joint AOC used to work at. AOC’s watering hole for the working class might succeed as a media stunt. But the policy she is promoting has drawn opposition from an unexpected interest group: tipped servers and bartenders. Start with a quick primer on restaurant industry wages. In all but seven states, tipped employees can be paid a lower base wage so long as their hourly wage equals at least the required minimum when tips are included. If employees’ tips fall short of this mark, employers are legally required to make up the difference. This is rarely a problem; federal data show that tipped employees in New York report earning $17 an hour upstate and $20 ...

By  Brian C. Joondeph President Donald Trump has been sailing into the wind, against the tide, dragging an anchor, for the first two years of his presidency. And despite these hindrances, he is presiding over a booming economy and record low unemployment, circumstances that were said to be unattainable without a magic wand, according to the last president. Yet look at the forces arrayed against Trump. Not only as president, but ever since that fateful day when he descended the escalator at Trump Tower in June 2015 announcing his candidacy. And perhaps before that. The wind against him has been the virtually nonstop negative media coverage each and every day. Not just anti-Trump spin, but actual fake news. Media outlets bristle when accused of peddling fake news, but one has to only look to last weekend for the latest example.  Time  columnist Ian Bremmer  fabricated  a Trump quote and set it loose in the Twitterverse, only to be immediately retweeted ...