News
Greensboro facility for unaccompanied minors set to open
Tillis and Hudson respond to the announcement that Greensboro ICF is to become operational.
Opinion
New Hanover Schools shouldn’t replace special-needs school with migrant center
Like many other New Hanover County citizens, I was blindsided when New Hanover County Schools Superintendent Dr. Charles Foust and his administrative staff made a sudden announcement immediately after last Thanksgiving that the Career Readiness Academy at Mosley (commonly called “Mosley”) is being closed and the students enrolled there will be forced to transfer to...
Opinion
Diversity, tolerance, and liberty in NC
“That peace, safety, and concord may be the portion of our native land, and be long enjoyed by our fellow citizens, is the most ardent wish of my heart, and if I can be instrumental in procuring or preserving them, I shall think I have not lived in vain.” — Thomas Jefferson North Carolina is...
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New report asks who should pay for slavery reparations
Charles Fain Lehman, fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor to City Journal, discusses his report, “Who Pays For Reparations? The Immigration Challenge in the Reparations Debate.” Lehman offered these comments during an interview with Mitch Kokai.
Opinion
Rising to the challenge of solving our complex border crisis
The people working to reform the US immigration system are as multi-faceted as the problems we face. That is one of the key takeaways from my time hearing — and learning — from so many of those whose lives are affected by the issues on our southern border. When I visited with border patrol agents,...
News
More than 1,400 foreign nationals found on NC voter rolls
According to documents obtained by the Public Interest Legal Foundation , 1,454 foreign nationals on the voter rolls had not obtained naturalization before Election Day 2014, necessitating a challenge at the polls. Out of those 1,454 registrants, 89 attempted to vote, with 24 of them challenged. Of those 24 challenges, 11 were sustained. Leading up...
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Carolina Journal’s Donna King visits southern border wall
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses her trip to the southern border crossing at McAllen, Texas. King offered these comments on April 26, 2023.
News
Hall introduces bill forcing sheriffs to cooperate with ICE
On Wednesday, Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, introduced a bill to require N.C. sheriffs to contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) if they cannot confirm the citizenship status of someone in their custody accused of serious felonies and violent crimes.
News
Tillis at southern border this week, calls it a “humanitarian and security crisis”
On Monday and Tuesday this week U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, is at the southern border in El Paso, Texas and Yuma, Arizona. While there, N.C.'s senior senator is meeting with U.S. Border Patrol and Customs agents. It follows a visit from President Joe Biden that local law enforcement called a "photo op."
News
Tillis-Sinema immigration deal falls short
The U.S. Senate will not address a proposed immigration deal brokered by Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and former Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, now an independent. CBS News cites “congressional officials familiar with the matter” who confirm no vote will take place before the current Congress wraps up work this year.
News
Nickel stresses bipartisanship in farewell to the NCGA during press conference
Sen. Wiley Nickel, D-Wake, reflected on his time representing the 16th District in the North Carolina General Assembly and his plans for the future as a newly elected U.S. senator in the 13th District Tuesday at a farewell press conference.
News
Tillis, Sinema working out bipartisan immigration deal in U.S. Senate
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Democratic colleague Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona have outlined an “11th-hour immigration deal” on Capitol Hill, according to the Washington Post.
