Pope Leo XIV backed U.S. Catholic leaders’ recent rebuke of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and condemned the “extremely disrespectful” treatment of undocumented migrants in the U.S., in a rare public statement. https://t.co/Xi8gYpwxWq (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ...

Public Opinion & Political Landscape - American voters are deeply concerned about the state of democracy, rising extremism, and worsening race relations [1] - Approval of the Supreme Court has significantly decreased, dropping 19% [1] - 88% of those polled believe the nation is stronger because of diversity, across the political spectrum [2] - Support for immigration is at an all-time high [2] - There's a rising contempt among Hispanic voters for those perceived as hunting their family members [3] Societal Concerns - 71% of respondents are concerned that artificial intelligence will take jobs away [1] - Concerns about white supremacy are increasing, with more people explicitly identifying it as a major issue [1] - One in four Latinos report experiencing racism, up from 11% previously [1] Geopolitical & Technological Competition - The United States is falling behind China in the field of AI [4] - The US has fallen behind on drones [7] Policy & Governmental Issues - ICE's actions are viewed unfavorably by 56% of respondents, due to perceived violations of rights and freedoms [4] - There are concerns about the government's focus on issues other than the future, such as AI and technological advancement [5] - Research funding to universities, which are engines of innovation, is being reduced [7]

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RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)You should stick to history that you actually understand. No president since Eisenhower, including Trump, exceeded Eisenhower in his vigorous deportation of illegal aliens.The Hungarian refugees were, like the vast majority of Americans at the time, white and Christian. They were fighting against the communists in the middle of the Cold War, having been urged on to revolution by US propaganda outlets. There are few immigrants today who have that kind of close match to good foreign ...

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)Support for the Palestinians in their homeland doesn't hurt me or my family. Indeed, drawing attention to the sometimes extreme risks of mass immigration, for which the fate of the Palestinians being supplanted in their own homelands by immigrant Zionists is Exhibit A, helps safekeep my family's future. ...

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)@honestpollster The gap starts with the Immigration Act of 1965. Immigration, outsourcing, trade deficits -- cheap foreign labor one way or another substituting for American labor, driving down the wages paid to American workers. ...

RT Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13)🚨BREAKINGImmigration consultants in the USA have devised a planto bypass Trump's $100,000 H1B visaby first getting the employee a job in Canada for 1 yearthey call it "L1 parking"https://t.co/AMbC6771YR ...

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I think we have to look for ways of treating people humanely, treating people with the dignity that they have. If people are in the United States illegally, there are ways to treat that. There are courts.There's a system of justice. No one has said that the United States should have open borders. I think every country has a right to to determine who and how and when people enter.But when people are living good lives and many of them for 10, 15, 20 years to treat them in a in a way that is extremely disrespe ...

All right. Meanwhile, communities across the country are bracing for potential ICE raids as the Trump administration steps up operations targeting immigrants in several cities. Last night in Durham, North Carolina, members of the city council reaffirmed their city will remain a quote welcoming community for immigrants.Durham officials said they remain on alert after the Trump administration went after immigrants in Charlotte over the weekend with plans to expand operations to Raleigh in the near future. At ...