News and Views: January 11, 2025
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Immigration is now being discussed. Whether this is enough to change the legal immigration influx, and reverse America’s drift to demographic destruction—and whether President Trump will be true to his deportation promises—remains to be seen.
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In LA fire horror, California elites face the consequences of blue misrule The vivid, heartbreaking images from this week’s Los Angeles wildfires called urgent attention to California’s longtime decline.
But this time, those affected by its bad policies and bad governance include a demographic rarely touched by them: the rich.
LA water chief 'was aware of broken hydrants' months before fires On Mayor Karen Bass's orders, the city maxed out its budget to 'attract private-sector talent', hiring Department of Water and Power (LADWP) CEO Janisse Quiñones on a $750,000 salary in May – almost double that of her predecessor.
Now, Quiñones is being blamed by LA Fire Department (LAFD) insiders for leaving a nearby reservoir disconnected and fire hydrants broken for months, DailyMail.com can reveal, leading to firefighters running out of water as they battled the devastating Palisades Fire this week.
Gov. Newsom cut fire budget by $100M months before lethal California fires The budget, signed in June and covering the 2024-25 fiscal year, eliminated $101 million from seven "wildfire and forest resilience" programs, according to a report from Newsweek.
The California fires, responsible for destroying more than 10,000 buildings in the Los Angeles area, are still not contained.
Los Angeles city leaders called in the National Guard to help control the havoc wreaked by the fires as looting and possible civil unrest loom in the distance. LA District Attorney Nathan Hochman warned residents of looters and vowed to hold them accountable. Looters have reportedly tried taking advantage of the increasingly fragile environment, which is said to have cost the city $150 million in damage and economic loss.
“While the community rallies to support one another, we are also aware of the individuals who are targeting vulnerable victims to preying on this misfortune, seeking to exploit the vulnerability of those who have already endured so much,” Hochman said. “Let it be clearly known that those who seek to illegally profit from the pain and suffering of others—whether through looting, fraud, theft, burglary, or any other form of criminal activity—will not go unpunished.”
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Chicago Dems Push to Undo Sanctuary Law, Aid Trump in Deporting Criminals In a surprising shift, two Chicago Democrats have introduced new legislation aimed at rolling back the city’s sanctuary policies, signaling a growing willingness to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement under the incoming Trump Administration. The proposed changes would allow local authorities to assist in the deportation of illegal immigrants, particularly those with criminal records, reversing years of resistance to federal immigration laws. This move, though controversial within the city's progressive circles, reflects mounting pressure to address public safety concerns and curb the increasing number of violent crimes linked to illegal immigration in Chicago.
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Minnesota may deny licenses if teachers don’t affirm LGBT identities Minnesota’s new “Standards of Effective Practice” require teachers to “[foster] an environment that ensures student identities,” including “sexual orientation,” are “historically and socially contextualized, affirmed, and incorporated into a learning environment where students are empowered to learn and contribute as their whole selves.”
The standards, supported by the state’s Democrat Gov. Tim Walz, have drawn religious liberty concerns from a leading Supreme Court litigation group.
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