Nations across the planet have been transformed - not for the better - but for the worse - all because of corrupt politicians.

 

Ceuta should be a warning for Spain, America, and the entire West

If there was one thing that embodied the West's mass migration crisis, it would be the invasion of Spain's Ceuta in North Africa by tens of thousands of military-aged illegal migrant men. 

Pawel Styrna | August 11, 2026 www.americanthinker.com

If there was one thing that embodied the current mass migration crisis of the West, it would be the invasion of the Spanish city of Ceuta in North Africa by tens of thousands of military-aged illegal migrant men from Morocco and other North African countries.

 The images of these illegal aliens literally breaking into, terrorizing, and wreaking havoc in Ceuta – akin to ancient armies storming besieged cities – shocked both Europeans and Americans.

 But the Ceuta incursion should not have been at all surprising.

 Given the illegal migrant amnesty forced upon Spain by the left-wing government in Madrid, coupled with a reckless ruling by the country’s Supreme Court, it was completely predictable and only a matter of time. And it should be treated as a five-‘til-twelve warning to the entire Western world.

 Earlier this year, Spain’s socialist anti-borders prime minister rammed through a massive amnesty via royal decree.

 The original estimates were that “only” about 500,000 migrants would be “regularized.” Mission creep quickly set in, and the real numbers exceeded those projections more than twice over. Police in Spain also claim large-scale fraud. Both FAIR and European experts easily predicted this outcome.

 Similarly, we predicted that the amnesty would not fix the illegal migration crisis, but would make it even worse by incentivizing more illegal migrants to try their luck.

 And, in Ceuta, they did just that.

 These common-sense predictions came true not due to any special clairvoyance. Anyone not blinded by anti-borders ideology and the accompanying “suicidal empathy” complex could have foretold the obvious outcome.

 A poorly thought-through ruling by Spain’s Supreme Court earlier in July poured jet fuel onto the Sanchez amnesty fire. The court decided that illegal border crossers could only be summarily deported if they had crossed a physical land barrier. If they swam in or otherwise circumvented a border fence or barrier, they would have the right to so-called “due process,” asylum applications, etc. (which, in Europe, so often means “catch and release”).

 Human smugglers were clearly paying attention and immediately issued a clarion call.

 As both Americans and Europeans know well, irresponsible rulings by activist judges can have profoundly negative immigration consequences, including incentivizing mass illegal migrant influxes trying to exploit the resulting loopholes.

 Commenators have pointed out other factors as well, including “hybrid warfare” by Morocco against Spain, or political propaganda by Islamists within Morocco.

 Either way, the migrants simply exploited a wide gaping hole left open for them by amnesty and the courts.

 Had Spain practiced deterrence, like the U.S. under Trump or Poland in recent years, hostile actors would have had a much harder time deploying weaponized migration against it.

 “After this unprecedented migrant invasion, Spain remains plunged into shock and disbelief,” EU expert and native of Spain, Rodrigo Ballester, told FAIR. “Too many questions remain unanswered after this unprecedented aggression, and trust in Pedro Sanchez and his government, already severely damaged, is at its lowest point.”

 Spain’s government attempted to act tough, as if they had everything under control, but Ballester adds: “After this disaster, how can anyone believe that 49,000 people were dispersed the very next day? ‘Move along, nothing happened,’ that’s the line the government is trying to make us swallow.” And there is nothing preventing yet another rush on the border from happening again.

 And again.

 Meanwhile, in the U.S., we suffered under a four-year Ceuta-like border crisis under Joe Biden. Upon returning to office, Donald Trump quickly ended that crisis, secured the border, and began deporting illegal aliens rather than rewarding and inviting them in. However, in spite of the lesson of the Biden Border Crisis, the 1986 amnesty, or the current Ceuta debacle, some – including those who should know better – continue to call for amnesty for illegal aliens.

 And, of course, anti-borders radicals are fanatically chomping at the bit to regain power so they can dismantle border security and interior enforcement and open us up to a large-scale Ceuta, New-World-style.

 The sad reality is that – in spite of sudden tough talk by the likes of Mr. Sanchez – the anti-borders left sees Ceuta - or Biden-style mass illegal border rushes not as bugs, but as features.

 As difficult as it may be for normal Americans and Europeans to grasp it, the anti-borders extremists want exactly what is going on. Mass migration crises are not a problem (only those who notice them and complain are!), but an opportunity to further undermine Western nation-states, abolish borders, and usher in a globalist utopia (in reality, a dystopia).

 Spain’s far-left amnesty supporter Irene Montero admitted just this, stating openly that it was her sincere hope that amnesty would allow the “replacement” of so-called “fascists and racists” (read: normal anti-mass-migration Europeans) with migrants.

On both sides of the Atlantic, it is thus time to wake up and secure the borders. And, as loud and obnoxious as the anti-borders extremists are, we should care not one iota for their boos and criticism, for we have seen repeatedly what they cheer and support.

 

States should not provide in-state-tuition to illegal aliens. It is against federal law.

 

Justice Department sues three states over tuition benefits for illegal migrants

The new lawsuit targets Connecticut, New York and Vermont, bringing the total number of states sued to 17.

By Misty Severi justthenews.com 8-10-26

The Justice Department filed complaints against three more states Monday for allegedly providing in-state tuition and other financial benefits to illegal migrants at public universities, despite a federal law banning them from doing so.

The Justice Department previously sued more than a dozen states over the issue, including California, Kansas, New Jersey and Texas, alleging they violated a federal law that bars states from making illegal aliens eligible for college benefits based on residency unless U.S. citizens or nationals are eligible for the same benefits regardless of whether they are state residents.

The new lawsuit targets Connecticut, New York and Vermont, bringing the total number of states sued to 17. 

“Congress long ago made clear that States cannot put illegal aliens over our Nation’s own citizens,” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said in a statement. “By granting illegal aliens in-state tuition, New York, Vermont, and Connecticut are doing just that … our efforts will not cease until President Trump’s promise is fulfilled: illegal aliens will not receive benefits denied to our Nation’s own citizens.”

The complaints also target the states for allegedly having policies providing financial aid and scholarships to illegal immigrants.

The filings come after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last month upheld a ruling that states are prohibited under federal law from offering in-state tuition to illegal migrants at public universities, a major win for states like Texas trying to fight the scourge of illegal migration.

Similar lawsuits are still pending in California, Colorado, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Virginia.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage. 

 

President Trump is doing the right thing; if only our corrupt, indifferent, useless Congress would do their job.

 

Executive Orders Mitigate the Damage on Birthright Citizenship

Nate Jackson patriotpost.us 8-7-26

The Supreme Court got the 14th Amendment dangerously wrong, so President Donald Trump issued two orders to tighten up enforcement of existing law.

President Donald Trump doesn’t take no for an answer, as he demonstrated yesterday with two new executive orders on birthright citizenship.

At the end of June, the Supreme Court ruled incorrectly in Trump v. Barbara that the 14th Amendment grants birthright citizenship to any newborn whose mother’s GPS coordinates are on U.S. soil, regardless of the status of the child’s parents or the circumstances of that birth. Illegal aliens? Citizens. Birth tourists? Citizens.

President Trump pushed back on that unconstitutional insanity. “We had a bad decision, very unfair decision,” he said in the Oval Office on Thursday. “Our country suffers because of it, and we’re ending it a different way.”

The order titled “Ending Birth Tourism” eloquently explains the value of American citizenship:

United States citizenship is among the greatest inheritances the Nation can bestow. It embodies a sacred bond between the American people and the Nation in which they live, and carries profound rights, privileges, and responsibilities reflective of the enduring allegiance of citizens to the United States and our Constitution. Citizenship is not a commodity to be acquired through calculated exploitation and evasion of the immigration laws, such as by entering the United States on a nonimmigrant visa for the purpose of giving birth within the Nation’s borders.

The order explains how foreign nations exploit our foolish system to ensure foreign children can enjoy the privileges of voting adults and have none of the loyalty. Though it’s unnamed, Communist China is a notable offender.

“There is no official data on ‘birth tourism,’” scoffs The Washington Post. “In 2024, fewer than 10,000 babies were born in the U.S. to people with foreign addresses, out of 3.6 million total live births, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed by the nonpartisan [read: left-wing] Migration Policy Institute.”

Well, if it’s only 10,000 annually, it must not be a problem. Is that the logic?

In any case, Trump’s order aims to address the problem by mandating tighter review of visa recipients. If the Supreme Court says any child born here is a citizen, the Trump administration will more tightly screen the mothers, either refusing to issue or revoking visas in certain cases. He’s not saying children born here aren’t citizens, as critics are already hyperventilating. He’s saying prospective moms can’t come here and give birth in the first place.

“The United States has a compelling interest in ensuring that each visa category is used only for the purpose for which it was established,” the order says. “It is therefore the policy of the United States to promote the integrity of its immigration system, to ensure that nonimmigrant visa classifications are used only for their lawful and intended purposes, and to prevent the exploitation of those classifications by persons engaging in birth tourism.”

White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller cited Section 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, saying, “Birth tourism is, by definition, a fraud on the American system, on the American taxpayer, on the American visa. If you’re … here as a tourist, but your true purpose and intent is to go to a baby mill, give birth, and try to mint an American citizen while you’re here, then you’re committing a fraud against the American government — and by definition that visa can, and should, and will be now denied.”

Again, the order doesn’t change anything about immigration law. It just says the administration will be very precise in enforcing it.

The other order is titled “Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” and it deals with illegal aliens bearing children. Again, it does not change the law but rather relies on categorization of entrants — especially “alien enemy” (from a country hostile to ours) or any “person engaged in a commercial transaction” for the purpose of gaining citizenship, including surrogacy.

Remember when Joe Biden lost his student loan bribe at the Supreme Court and then circumvented the Court to do it anyway? Trump isn’t doing that (this time). He’s carefully defining U.S. immigration law in ways that will minimize the damage done by the Court and are better designed to withstand inevitable legal challenges. The next administration is free to undo these orders, but President Trump has made incredible progress keeping his campaign promise to secure the border — all without passing a new law like Biden insisted had to be done.

The ideal solution now is for Congress to pass legislation defining the 14th Amendment for the purposes of immigration policy. Congress doesn’t do hard stuff like that anymore, though, so the best we’re going to get anytime soon is President Trump’s orders.

 

The willingness to believe, the determination to pursue, the satisfaction of accomplishment!

 

The pursuit of the American dream

We read or hear it from time to time: “the American Dream is dead.” 

Blaine L. Pardoe | August 7, 2026 www.americanthinker.com

We read or hear it from time to time: “the American Dream is dead.” It’s usually stated this way to feed some narrative or agenda. It is a lie told to manipulate the weak-minded in our society.

The concept of the American Dream is often confused. Most of that is because there is no single definition of what constitutes that ideal. For some, it is the opportunity for upward mobility in society. For others, it is raising a family. Others still believe the dream is having a home and being part of a friendly/safe community. Boomers tend to believe they are more successful and prosperous than the previous generation. The dream is personal, something that each one of us holds private and dear. 

Our forefathers came to this country to better themselves. They wanted to be part of something bigger; something incredible: the great American experiment. What sparked them was, and remains, a land of opportunity. They left behind nations where the chance to advance and grow was stifled. They fled countries where freedoms were not permitted. America is a place where a core set of rights exists, and the government cannot take them away.

The Left has tried to corrupt that dream. Leftists have attempted to redefine it as something that is owed by the nation. Their attempts to redefine the dream have made it about material things, like owning a house. The Left embraces the idea that the government is the source of the dream, that it is something to be distributed rather than earned. They claim it’s about equity; equal outcomes regardless of effort. While individuals are free to accept this definition, they are missing the point. It is this kind of thinking that fosters the taint of socialism and communism that is so prevalent. “It’s not fair that he or she is successful. I should have all the success they do.” This kind of thinking is flawed and lazy, the antithesis of what it is to want the dream. 

The dream was never about material goods, though that may come with achieving it. It was about the pursuit of the dream. Even in the Declaration of Independence, our Founders said that we have the right to pursue happiness. We don’t have a guarantee of that joy, simply a level playing field to quest for happiness. 

Achieving the American Dream was never supposed to be easy. Being an American means working, educating yourself, striving to be better. If it were easy, everyone would have it. It shouldn’t be easy. Working for it is a reward in itself. Those who sit by and expect success to be dropped in their laps are the most miserable souls in the nation. Working hard to obtain a goal, achieve an objective (financial or otherwise), gives a person a sense of pride. It establishes a work ethic. The accomplishment feeds the soul and helps us become better people and citizens. Having it handed to you with no effort simply makes you desire more.

Part of the American Dream is embracing your citizenship and being willing to defend it. Citizens have obligations to society, be it voting, jury duty, or simply following the laws. It is why when we hear of fraud, many of us take it personally. Those were our tax dollars, and the thought of someone stealing them is a violation of the contract of citizenship that we as a society embrace.

Achieving whatever definition of the American Dream is not an endgame. Once you achieve it, you set new goals, you work harder and smarter to continue to grow. That’s how we, as a nation, evolve. Most who accomplish their goals give back in some way to others. They help them rise and find their own American Dream. This can be through volunteer work, donations, churches, or any number of ways.

We don’t need a single definition of the dream; we simply need the willingness to believe in it. Each one of us needs to be ready to roll up our sleeves and work hard to embrace it. Those who claim the dream is dead don’t understand that it was never for the government to define or fulfill that dream, but for us individually to.