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President Trumps approach to illegal immigration appears to be working so far, if early numbers are any indication.

A story published Wednesday at the Washington Times highlights Homeland Security Secretary John Kellys announcement the same day that, only a month into Trumps new administration, illegal border crossings are plummeting at an unprecedented rate:

All told, 23,589 people were caught trying to enter without permission at the border in February. That was the lowest number for the month in years and a 40 percent drop from the 42,504 caught in January.

In fact, its the lowest number for any month dating back at least to 2012, when monthly statistics were first released.

Additionally, the numbers are also surprisingly low for a winter month, when desert border crossings are typically higher than the warmer months. The decrease in overland passage has, however, led to increased prices for black market coyote crossings, according to the same statement.

The early results show that enforcement matters, deterrence matters, and that comprehensive immigration enforcement can make an impact, Kelly went on, explaining the numbers drop. He echoed Obama critics objections to the previous administrations laissez faire demeanor on immigration enforcement.

It would appear that enforcing the law while making it know that the law will be enforced actually deters people from breaking it. Who knew?!

The numbers are just from the first few weeks of President Trumps term, but they serve as a stark rebuke to critics of the Trumps strong public stance on illegal immigration during and after the campaign.

They also serve to counter the protests of Obama boosters who held up the former presidents deportation stats as evidence of a viable policy to combat illegal immigration.

Sure, he sent millions back; but by failing to effectively communicate anything serious about immigration to his citizens and those that sought to enter the country without consent, he may as well have left out a great welcome mat along the southern border, begging people the world over to disregard our laws and our sovereignty.

If people think they can get away with breaking a law and benefit from it, some (many) are going to do it. Its that simple. In this specific instance, failing to enforce immigration policy in word perversely encourages people to put their lives and wellbeing at risk to cross a desert, all the while ticking people off and costing people national elections. The law has to be enforced, not only in deed, but in word.

For all the flak that Trump has gotten from the open borders Left about his tough talk on immigration, the numbers just dont lie. Republican legislators, take note.

Nate Madden is a Staff Writer for Conservative Review, focusing on religious freedom, immigration, and the judiciary. He previously served as the Director of Policy Relations for the 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative. A Publius Fellow, John Jay Fellow, Citadel Parliamentary Fellow and National Journalism Center alumnus, Nates writing has previously appeared in several religious and news publications. Follow him @NateMaddenCR and on Facebook.

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Trump's proposal to curb illegal immigration is justified The San Luis Obispo Tribune Regarding the recent Day Without Immigrants, marked with rallies locally and throughout the United States, I believe that all people are equal and should be treated equally. Nevertheless, all people must follow rules and laws created to promote ... and more »

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Taxpayers funded eight nonprofits that serve, protect or advocate for illegal immigrants with more than $291 million between 2012 to 2016, according to an analysis of federal spending data and tax documents by the Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group.

The eight groups including at least one that endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016 provide a variety of support to illegal aliens, ranging from legal and social services to political advocacy.

Ninety-four percent of the public funds or, nearly $274 million came from the federal government, according to data obtained from USAspending.gov and 990 tax forms.

The $291 million total in publicfunding, however, is almost certainly an underestimate, since the respective 990s of each implicated nonprofit for all five years were not always available. Additionally, those groups only represent a small sample of publicly-funded pro-illegal immigrant nonprofits.

At least 684 nonprofits nationwide provide some form of legal aid to immigrants, a 2013 Urban Institute study said. More than half of these had budgets bigger than$1 million, but a more detailed breakdown is necessary to reveal how much support comes from government agencies.

The Urban Institute study also claimed there were too few charitiesat the time to serve the growing unauthorized population and that additional taxpayer-funded support was necessary. The study estimated that Californias 111 nonprofits then providing legal aid toimmigrants could serve as many as 22,973 illegal immigrants each.

The Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) received the most in government grants of the eight charities TheDCNF analyzed, raking in nearly $255 million or 87 percent of the total funding, data shows. A largeportion of that money was awarded to assist refugees.

And government grants accounted for 92 percent of the LIRS budget between 2013 and 2015.

LIRS wants to ensure all migrants and refugees are protected, embraced and empowered, and seeks to end detention centers, according to its website. Instead, the group advocates for community-based alternatives to immigration detention to house individuals as they await a final decision on their immigration status.

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) was the second most publicly-funded charity among the eight analyzed nonprofits, receiving more than $17 million between 2013 and 2015, data shows. Government grants accounted for only a small portion of its revenue.

The groups 2012 and 2016 990s wereunavailable, but NCLR received an average of more than $5 million each year. La Razas political action committeeendorsedClinton for president during the 2016 campaign. It was the groups first-ever presidential candidate endorsement.

La Razas president and CEO Janet Murguia is an outspoken critic of President Donald Trumps immigration enforcement strategies, comparing his promise to deport illegal immigrants to both the Africanslave trade and the predominantly Japanese internment camps established in the U.S. following Japans surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Americans For Immigrant Justice received nearly$8 million in government grants between 2012 and 2014 (its 2015 and 2016 990s were unavailable) the third largest amount among the eight charities reviewed by TheDCNF. Public money accounted for nearly 91 percent of its total revenue, and it annually received $2.6 million on average.

The nonprofit legal defense fund has represented detained illegal immigrants, and cases often involve the conditions of the facilities.

I dont have our financials in front of me, but those numbers are not direct government funding, Americans for Immigrant Justice Deputy Director Michelle Ortiz told TheDCNF in an email. TheDCNF pulled the numbers from a line in the groups 990 labeled: government grants (contributions). Ortiz did not respond further after TheDCNF inquired about the 990 data.

Below are the five remaining publicly-funded nonprofits TheDCNF analyzed.

TheDCNF was highly selective when deciding which charities it would sample. Ultimately, only groups with a national scope and focus that overtly assisted illegal immigrants and dealt exclusively in immigration matters were included.

Nonprofits operating at local or state levels,thosemore covert about dealings with illegal immigrants, andgroups that handle a variety of issues in addition to immigration were excluded.

One group awarded significantpublic funding that TheDCNF excluded was the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Migration and Refugee Services, since its funding is lumped together with other services it provides.

The Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. (CLINIC) was the only nonprofit analyzed that responded to requests for comment, besides Americans for Immigrant Justice.

CLINICinitiated its text4refugees project with a federal grant of $525,000. Anonymous subscribers receive up to two texts per month from CLINIC about the citizenship application process.

The group also used a $550,000 federal grant to provide training for its affiliates regarding legal protection for female immigrants who faceddomestic violence and sexual assault and are often fearful to access legal services or law enforcement because of their legal status, according to information provided by CLINIC spokeswoman Pat Zapor.

Our affiliates, the local nonprofit immigration service agencies, are the ones who deal directly with immigrants, Zapor told TheDCNF. So, indirectly, some subset of undocumented women who are victims of violence may benefit from the funding. But they do not get any direct benefit beyond a better-trained legal representative.

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House Republicans have unveiled their replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act. The plan differs from Obamacare in various ways. Time

In Gov. Mike Pence answers a question at a news conference earlier this year.(Photo: Darron Cummings, AP)

Less than one day after saying President Donald Trump is not coming to the city, White House officials confirmed on Thursday that Vice President Mike Pence will be in Louisville Saturday to discuss health care and the economy.

Vice President Pence will travel to the Louisville area on Saturday for an appearance with Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, according to his office. More details about the visit are expected to be released later Thursday.

On Wednesday, a Louisville Regional Airport Authority spokeswoman said officials were told that Trump was preparing a trip to Louisville. A White House source said later that night that the president wasnot planning a trip to Kentucky at that time and that more details of his schedule would be released later this week. The Tennessean is reporting that Trump will be in Nashville Wednesday.

At an event in Lexington on Thursday afternoon, Bevin confirmed he would meet with Pence on Saturday but declined to provide details about the visit. The governorhas said the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has been a disaster in Kentucky, saying many counties only have one insurer available under the plan.

More than 500,000 Kentuckians gained health coverage in Kentuckyafter it was implemented by former Gov. Steve Beshear, who gave theDemocratic response to Trump's first addressto Congress last week.After the implementation, Kentucky dropped from about 20 percent of its 4.3 million residents with no health coverage to about 7 percent.

Bevin and Trump: Stars 'perfectly aligned' Pence used personal email for state business and was hacked Beshear responds to Trump speech: 'This isn't a game'

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is among the conservative lawmakers who have criticized the House GOP bill to overhaulthe Affordable Care Act, saying it doesnt do enough to dismantle the law.

On Tuesday, TrumpadviserKellyanne Conway appeared on840 WHAS radioand criticized Paul for his opposition to the proposed repeal-and-replace effort, which he says doesn't go far enough. Later that day, a tweet from Trump's account said, "I feel sure that my friend @RandPaul will come along with the new and great health careprogram because he knows Obamacare is a disaster."

Paul spokeswoman Kelsey Cooper said Thursday morning that Paul is happy to welcome Pence to the state. This week, thesenator on Thursday reintroduced legislation from the last Congress to fully repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

The Republican Party is unified on Obamacare repeal, Paul said. We can honor our promise right away by passing the same language we acted on in the last Congress. Then, we can have a separate vote on replacement legislation that will deliver lower costs, better care, and greater access to the American people.

Republicans have a slim margin in the Senate and will have a difficult time crafting health care legislation that can satisfy both conservatives and moderates. If three Republican senators oppose the bill, aunited Democratic opposition can stop it.

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In the past two weeks, Pence has made similar visits to discuss the repeal-and-replace measure, including invite-only appearances with small business leadersinSpringdale, Ohio, andJanesville, Wisconsin.

Larry J. Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, said Thursday he think's Pence's Kentucky visit serves multiple purposes, including to buildsupport for the bill and going to the Beshear's home state.

But he thinks it's mainly directed at Paul.

Sabato said it's common for politicians to make appearances in the backyard of key legislators they want to pressure.

"There is a lot of resistance" to the repeal-and-replace proposal,Sabato said. "They got a lot of work to do, and this is one of the things that Trump's been willing to put his stamp on."

But Sabato said he doesn't expect Paul to back down becauseof the visit.

"Whether you like him or not, you've got to call him principled," he said. "I don't think he's gonna change his mind on this."

The repeal-and-replace measurewould phase out Obamacare's expansion of Medicaidandwould also end the open-ended match states receive for all other Medicaid beneficiaries, which is about 70 percent in Kentucky. Instead, states would be given a set amount of money based on the number of enrollees they had in 2016 in various categories, including children, disabled adults and the elderly.

The bill also changes the private insurance subsidies available under the ACA for those who arent covered through an employer and dont qualify for a government program like Medicare and Medicaid.

The change could help people who are younger, higher-income or live in areas where premiums are lower, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Those who are older, lower-income or live in high-premium areas such as Alaska and Arizona benefit more from the current subsidies.

Information from the USA TODAY was used in this report. Reporter Justin Sayers can be reached atjsayers@gannett.com or 502-582-4252. Follow him on Twitter at @_JustinSayers.

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Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that the Trump administration would use "the full force of the law to hold all of those accountable" in hacking of documents that were released this week by WikiLeaks.

"Trafficking in national security information, as is alleged WikiLeaks has done here, is a very serious offense," Pence told Bret Baier on Fox News. "It represents a compromise of the security of the American people.

"This president and this administration will take that very seriously and use the full force of the law and resources of the United States to hold all of those to account that were involved," he said.

"If proven to be true and confirmed publicly, I can assure you that no resource will be spared in holding those [to] account that have leaked information that could well constitute a compromise of methods and a compromise of national security."

WikiLeaks published nearly 9,000 documents Tuesday purporting to contain details of CIA hacking operations, including claims that the spy agency could record information from Apple, Google and Samsung smartphones and televisions.

Federal officials were investigating the latest dump and Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions Thursday if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had broken the law or might face prosecution.

"Does the Department of Justice believe Julian Assange has broken the law and is the department aggressively pursuing his detention and prosecution?" Sasse asked in a letter to Sessions.

"Frankly, it is amazing that I even have to ask this question of the administration in light of the intelligence community's formal assessment that Mr. Assange's website is a known outlet for foreign propaganda and in light of Mr. Assange's history of recklessly endangering the lives of Americans through his illegal disclosures," he said.

Assange also said Thursday that WikiLeaks would help technology companies find and fix software vulnerabilities in their everyday products.

In an online news conference, he said that some companies had sought out more details about the alleged CIA toolkit that was revealed in the latest document drop.

"We have decided to work with them, to give them some exclusive access to the additional technical details we have, so that fixes can be developed and pushed out," Assange said.

The digital blueprints for what he described as "cyberweapons" would be published to the world "once this material is effectively disarmed by us."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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