DACA Is Not What the Democrats Say It Is. Here Are the Facts.

Dec. 6, 2017
Good morning from Washington. Hans von Spakovsky has some inconvenient facts for liberals about the "Dreamers," and James Gattuso explains why ending net neutrality make sense, contra the left's narrative. Following the case of the Christian baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple? Emilie Kao has analysis of the Supreme Court hearing yesterday, and Rachel del Guidice covers a rally of supporters. Plus: Nolan Peterson on how Ukraine is distancing itself from Russia culturally, and Matt Anderson on how President Trump listened to the grassroots on a land issue.
Commentary DACA Is Not What the Democrats Say It Is. Here Are the Facts. The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that "perhaps 24 percent of the DACA-eligible population fall into the functionally illiterate category and another 46 percent have only 'basic' English ability." Read More
Commentary 4 Highlights From Christian Baker's Wedding Cake Case at Supreme Court "Tolerance is essential in a free society. And tolerance is most meaningful when it's mutual. It seems to me that the state in its position here has been neither tolerant nor respectful of Mr. Phillips' religious beliefs," Justice Anthony Kennedy told the Colorado solicitor general arguing against Jack Phillips. Read More
Commentary Trump Is Rolling Back Obama's Last-Minute Land Grab. Here's What Must Come Next. Recently designated national monuments were not about protecting specific historic and cultural sites as outlined in the Antiquities Act. Instead, political gamesmanship, presidential legacies, climate change, and other motivations drove the designation process. Read More
News Wedding Cake Baker's Backers Say Fight Is for Everyone's First Amendment Rights, Not Just His "No one deserves to be marginalized or driven out of their profession because of their faith," said former Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran, speaking about Jack Phillips, pictured. Read More
Feature In Ukraine It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, and a Lot Less Like Russia Oleksandr Turchynov, secretary of Ukraine's Security and Defense Council, reportedly described the new Dec. 25 Christmas holiday legislation as a "historic" way for Ukrainians to "distance ourselves from Moscow's calendar and Russian imperial standards." Read More
Commentary Debunking the Left's Myths on Net Neutrality Americans should ignore the Chicken Little squawking of neutrality supporters. The real threat to the internet comes not from too little government interference in its management, but from too much. Read More
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