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The newly re-drawn Third California Congressional district is big. It is bigger in square-milage than nine states and, if on the other side of the country, would length-wise stretch from Baltimore to Boston.

While the local concerns may vary widely from one end to the other, certain overall issues are important for everyone in the district, from Shoshone to Tahoe and beyond.

Hence this two-part series in which we asked the candidates to chat un-edited about their views on a number of subjects.

Two candidates Kevin Kiley and Scott Jones took us up on the offer. A third, Dave Peterson, may have vanished into the luminiferous ether, while a fourth, Kermit Jones, at first agreed to participate but then backed out.

Note to Kermit: Putting Peterson aside, this may be a close race come the June vote and, considering party affiliation and your bankroll and such, you may have stood a chance of getting into the runoff. However, if you are going to ignore opportunities to talk directly un-edited to your potential constituents, then you may not have thought this decision through.

All that being said, here we go with the questions and answers of the candidates who had the common sense, courtesy, and cared enough about their constituents to respond:

Illegal immigration particularly since the Biden administration has rolled back certain previous restrictions remains a significant topic of discussion. What is your stance on border protection issues- is it currently too little, enough, or too much?

JONES The situation at our southern border is an unmitigated disaster, a humanitarian crisis, and a threat to public safety. In 2014, I had a deputy murdered by an undocumented criminal who had been removed from this country at least four times without suffering any consequences for continuing to enter our country illegally. This issue is very personal for me, and one I refuse to stop fighting to fix.

Securing the border is the first step and the single most important facet of any immigration reform plan. President Trump made serious progress to increase Americas border security by building miles of new border wall, empowering ICE and CPB, and enforcing a remain in Mexico policy for people claiming asylum, but we must do more, now! We must finish the wall, employ technological measures to help maintain security, ensure that CPB has sufficient staffing and resources to carry out their mission, and return to the remain in Mexico policy.

We all know the truth securing the border will help us put an end to human trafficking, drug and arms smuggling, illegal immigration and help prevent terrorists and criminals from entering our country. It will help ensure criminals who have been deported do not return to commit more mayhem. A combination of beefed-up border patrols, increased fencing and technology, and certain consequences for illegal entry will help us keep America safe.

As I said, I take fixing our border seriously, and as a testament to my commitment, I am honored to have earned the endorsement of President Donald Trumps Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Thomas Homan.

KILEY The Biden Administrations reckless border policies have caused great harm to our country and must be reversed. In the Legislature, I introduced a bill to repeal the Sanctuary State. In Congress, I will fight to retain Title 42, restore the strong border policies of the Trump Administration, and end sanctuary policies across the country.

The Department of Homeland Security recently announced the creation of a disinformation working group. Do you believe it is appropriate for the federal government to in any way, shape, or form to determine what is true?

KILEY The Biden Administrations proposed Ministry of Truth is chilling and un-American. One of our nations Founding principles is that the government is not the arbiter of truth it is rather for us, as citizens, to discern the truth for ourselves through a free exchange of ideas.

JONES I have grave concerns with the Department of Homeland Securitys disinformation working group. We dont have to look in the all-too-distant past to see what happens when unelected bureaucrats start dictating whats best for us, without allowing for any input, counterbalance, or debate. Further, I question whether this or future Presidential Administrations might weaponize this panel in an effort to silence their critics. America was founded on many ideals, including freedom of speech. It is critical for the future of our Country to not stray from our founding principles.

Around the nation and in California in particular, the crime rate has risen of late, with examples of organized smash and grab looting incidents throughout the state being broadcast worldwide. Why, do you believe, crime has recently increased, do you support such notions as defunding the police and/or restorative justice, and what role, if any, should the federal government play in the matter?

JONES Its obvious to everyone that crime is on the rise nationwide. Having spent 33 years in law enforcement and the last 12 years as Sheriff, I know a thing or two about keeping people safe, but also making sure people feel safe. It is possible, but you have to have the experience and courage to make it happen, and to stand up to those that are trying to dismantle our criminal justice systems.

The soft-on-crime policies promulgated by liberal politicians and bureaucrats have led to this drastic rise. Weve gotten to a place where we treat criminals like victims, and victims like criminals. Its upside down. We MUST restore law and order in our society, it is the bedrock of everything else that is important. In Congress as Ive done for my entire adult life Ill work to ensure those who prey on our society face justice, and that victims of crime ALWAYS have a voice.

It should come as no surprise that I have been an outspoken critic of the Defund the Police movement. Whether its been at the Federal, State, or County level, I have consistently spoken against any such efforts.

I am a firm believer that the closer to the people authority is, the better. The Federal government should play a limited role in police reform and regulations, since what is best for individual communities is better decided by local and state entities. With that being said, Congress can and should play a role in ensuring representation and funding opportunities are allocated in a fair manner.

KILEY California has seen rising crime because of radical policies that have removed the consequences for criminal conduct. We need to make crime illegal again. I will use my experience as a former prosecutor to fight for strengthening our criminal laws and supporting our law enforcement.

How would you rate the governmental locally, regionally, statewide, and federally response to the recent COVID pandemic?

KILEY Californias response to COVID-19 has caused incalculable harm. We had the strictest lockdowns of any state and kept schools closed the longest. I have fought Newsoms mandates and lockdowns in the Legislature, even taking him to court and winning a trial where a judge found he abused his emergency powers. Joe Biden pursued much the same approach at the national level. Fortunately, we had some parts of our state, such as my home of Placer County, where local leaders placed trust in citizens. The result was considerably better outcomes across the board than the state as a whole.

JONES From the very beginning of the pandemic, I made one thing abundantly clear: my Sheriffs Office would not be an enforcement mechanism for the guidelines coming down. We would educate, we would provide service 24/7 to those in need, but my deputies would not be arresting individuals, shutting down businesses, or breaking up household gatherings. The one-size-fits-all approach that we saw at the Federal and State level did not always factor in localized trends and measures.

Thanks again to the candidates the readers and commenters.

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What the Third Congressional District Candidates Are Saying, Part 2 - California Globe

The first group of illegal migrants have been told they will be sent to Rwanda within a fortnight under the government's controversial new immigration plans.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said 50 "illegal entrants into this country" have been served notice and will be relocated as part of a deal new signed by Home Secretary Priti Patel in April.

Successful applicants will be granted asylum or given refugee status in Rwanda. Those with failed bids will be offered the chance to apply for visas under other immigration routes if they wish to remain but could still face deportation.

The prime minister also said he was ready for a fight with "leftie lawyers" who are seeking to challenge the government's plan.

He told the Daily Mail: "There's going to be a lot of legal opposition from the types of firms that for a long time have been taking taxpayers' money to mount these sorts of cases, and to thwart the will of the people, the will of Parliament. We're ready for that.

"We will dig in for the fight and you know, we will make it work. We've got a huge flowchart of things we have to do to deal with it, with the leftie lawyers."

The controversial Rwanda policy is facing a number of legal challenges by charities questioning its lawfulness.

Several 'pre-action' letters - which pave the way for a legal challenge - have been sent to the Home Office.

Campaigners have labelled the plan "cruel and nasty" and have questioned the government's safety assessment on Rwanda.

While the country has been deemed "safe", the assessment found that LGBTQI+ migrants could be "at risk of discrimination".

Read more:Why are migrants being sent to Rwanda and how will it work?Asylum seekers 'willing to go into hiding' to avoid Rwanda planFirst glimpse inside the centre that could house Channel migrants

Ms Patel has said it will "take time" to deal with the legal challenges being mounted.

When asked if he might respond with a review of the European Convention on Human Rights, Mr Johnson said: "We'll look at everything. Nothing is off the table."

The government has said those sent to Rwanda will be given support, including up to five years of training to help with integration, accommodation, and healthcare.

Mr Johnson has said tens of thousands of asylum seekers could end up being sent under the new scheme, with no cap on numbers.

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At least 7,739 people have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel this year so far, according to PA news agency analysis of government figures.

This is more than three times the amount that had arrived in the same period in 2021 (2,439).

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First group of illegal migrants will be sent to Rwanda within a fortnight - Sky News

Make no mistake: The idea that apparently inspired a white supremacist who is accused of killing and injuring more than a dozen people last Saturday at a supermarket in Buffalo that nefarious elites are using immigration to replace white Americans with pliant foreigners is virtually indistinguishable from mainstream Republican rhetoric.

This administration wants complete open borders, said Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin in an interview last month. And you have to ask yourself, why? Is it really [that] they want to remake the demographics of America to ensure that they stay in power forever?

The media calls us racist for wanting to build Trumps wall, said J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Ohio, in a campaign ad. They censor us, but it doesnt change the truth. Joe Bidens open border is killing Ohioans, with more illegal drugs and more Democrat voters pouring into this country.

Hours after the shooting, a Republican Senate candidate in Arizona, Blake Masters, said on Twitter, The Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens thats their electoral strategy. And on Monday, the No. 3 Republican in the House of Representatives, Elise Stefanik of New York, tweeted that it was a FACT that DEMOCRATS have been explicitly pushing for amnesty for years specifically for political and electoral purposes.

Republican politicians aside, theres also Tucker Carlson, whose Fox News program is a direct conduit for white nationalist ideas, including the idea of the great replacement. There are more than 400 episodes of his show, according to a recent Times investigation, in which Carlson has either amplified or promoted the theory that Democrats and other members of the liberal elite (like the billionaire philanthropist George Soros) are using immigration to replace the native-born majority with a new, foreign-born electorate.

The reason Joe Biden has not ended illegal immigration to the United States, Carlson charged in a monologue last year, is that he wants to change the racial mix of the country and reduce the political power of people whose ancestors lived here, and dramatically increase the proportion of Americans newly arrived from the third world. This policy, Carlson continued, is sometimes called the great replacement the replacement of legacy Americans with more obedient people from faraway countries.

The point of making the connection between this rhetoric and that of the accused shooter is not to say that Carlson or Republican politicians are directly responsible for the ideas in his manifesto or for the slaughter itself. But the shooting in Buffalo is only the latest in a series of mass shootings inspired by this particular racist conspiracy theory. In the United States, there have been at least two others: the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh that killed 11 people and the 2019 shooting in El Paso that killed 23 people. And abroad, there was the shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019 where a gunman attacked a mosque, killing 51 people. (The accused killer in Buffalo singled out the Christchurch shooter for praise in his manifesto.)

The Republican politicians and conservative media personalities who traffic in this rhetoric did not create the idea of the great replacement, but they have adopted it. They have chosen to swim in the same ideological waters as the people responsible for these shootings and have chosen to amplify the great replacement theory to the world even as it poisoned minds and produced violence.

It is clear that some of these politicians have made a cynical decision to adopt this rhetoric for the sake of gaining power. Six or seven years ago, Vance and Stefanik were critics of Donald Trump and the movement that put him in office. Stefanik condemned his rhetoric I think he was insulting to women, she said in 2015 while Vance once analogized Trumpism to a narcotic. Trump is cultural heroin, he wrote in 2016. He makes some feel better for a bit. But he cannot fix what ails them, and one day theyll realize it. When Trump appeared to be a threat to their ambition, they stood against him. When it became clear that they could not reach their goals without his assistance, they fell in line and bent the knee.

But in American politics, this rhetoric is not just a signal for politicians who want the support of Trump or a way for television hosts to find viewers and make money for themselves and the corporations that employ them. It serves a purpose.

We are living through a time of social and political tumult. Our society is more than a little unsettled, and as a result there are many new opportunities for change and transformation. One way to try to foreclose the most expansive and progressive possibilities to secure capital and hierarchy against equality and democracy is to weaponize divisions and anxieties and received prejudices, to play to the fear of loss in hopes of overcoming a call for solidarity.

Its not as if this comes out of nowhere. It would not be the first time in this countrys history that reactionaries fanned violence in order to win a favorable settlement for themselves.

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Opinion | The Slaughter in Buffalo Hasnt Quieted the Great Replacement Caucus - The New York Times

There are many problems associated with illegal immigration and illegal immigrants, which is why America has existing immigration and border laws designed to protect our citizens.

The main problems caused by illegal immigration are lost jobs, depreciated wages, stolen taxpayer resources, and increased numbers of crimes and domestic terrorism. Each of these problems harms Americans in many ways.

Millions of American citizens are out of work or unable to find a job because we have 12-20 million illegal aliens in America due to politicians like Obama supporting illegal immigration instead of protecting Americans.

A historic number of Americans have lost their jobs and lost their homes due to foreclosure because of illegal immigration. Less desirable jobs that Americans would take to provide for their families are either held by illegal immigrants or the flood of illegals have depreciated wages so low that an American cannot make ends meet working in those lost jobs!

ALIPAC estimates that illegal immigrants are stealing over 125 Billion dollars worth of American taxpayer resources each year. Illegal immigrants are in our country against the wishes of American citizens. They are breaking our laws and yet as taxpayers we are forced to pay for their education, their healthcare needs, increased infrastructure to handle their presence in our land, and increased costs in our courts and prisons.

And when American citizens need these taxpayer resources, we find illegal immigrants filling our emergency rooms, classrooms, and courthouses demanding that we speak their language and provide free interpreters for them!

All across America, our suffering citizens are standing in lines in grocery stores trying to make ends meet and barely able to feed their children while watching illegal immigrants use food stamps and welfare to benefit their families ahead of us! While Americans welcome legal immigrants at more traditional immigration levels it is clear we are being abused.

And then there are the terrible crimes that are committed by illegal aliens on American soil.

If you want to know who in America is politically responsible for all of the death and destruction caused by illegal immigration and amnesty for illegal immigrants then visit ALIPAC's illegal alien amnesty supporter list page for the names of the traitors, documentation of their role, and their contact information.

You will need to dig into the extensive archives here at http://www.ALIPAC.us to learn more about these crimes because the major media in America like Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times, Associated Press, etc. are constantly running stories about how wonderful illegal aliens are and how they are suffering. They censor the stories about the hidden thousands of Americans who are being killed by illegal immigrants each year!

While not all illegal immigrants are involved in crimes beyond breaking into America, stealing American identities, and engaging in document fraud as most of them do, many do go on to worse crimes than those. And 99% of illegal alien crimes would be prevented if America would enforce our existing immigration laws as ALIPAC's platform advocates!

Illegal immigrants come from lawless third world countries where the gangs rule, not laws or Constitutions or elected officials. Many of them retain that "rape and pillage" mentality once they enter the US, and to make the problem worse, our own government shows illegal immigrants that they can violate our laws and get away with it!

That is why many illegals also drive drunk, burglarize homes and cars, molest children, join violent gangs, deal drugs, etc. They know that the US Government will turn a blind eye or only slap them on the wrist if they are caught, or if they become wanted for a serious crime, they can simply escape justice forever by returning to their home nation.

Each year in America thousands upon thousands of our innocent citizens lose their property, security, health, or lives because our own government refuses to honor its most basic and important role of protecting us from people outside of our nation who would come into our nation illegally and do us harm!

Crimes committed by are a big problem caused by illegal immigration and the nonenforcement of our laws, and how do you put a price tag on our losses from murder, rape, and theft?

From coast to coast, Americans are reporting illegals or illegal immigrants, and our Department of Homeland Security will not arrest or deport them until after an American has been severely injured, raped, or killed by an illegal.

Another problem with illegal immigration is the terrorists among the illegal immigrants coming into America. If there is a terrorist on planet Earth that wants to harm Americans who has not already illegally immigrated to our nation, then they are probably too stupid for us to worry about.

How many thousands of terrorists are now here waiting to strike because our own government has turned against Americans?

And then you have these gangs like MS-13 and Mexican Mafia that are shooting up neighborhoods and police stations, and having their initiates murder and gang rape people at random to join.

The 9/11 hijackers broke our immigration laws and were in America illegally, and received their student visas from our government after they had already attacked us on September 11, 2001!

One of the DC Snipers that killed so many people in Washington, DC, and Virginia was an illegal immigrant whom immigration agents had picked up from local police and then let go!

Another big problem with illegal immigration that the media won't talk about is how many illegal immigrants are voting in US elections stealing votes from Americans. ALIPAC believes that so many illegal aliens voted in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2010 they were able to save the campaign of US Senator Harry Reid from Tea Party challenger Sharron Angle!

The problems being caused by illegal immigration are numerous and severe, and they will all get worse if any form of amnesty is passed allowing illegal aliens to stay in America!

More Problems Associated with Illegal Immigration

William Gheen President of Americans for Legal Immigration PAC

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Problems With Illegal Immigration - ALIPAC

Millions of Americans are paying taxes this week. What worsens the pain is to see President Joe Biden spending our tax money on hotel stays, debit cards and cellphones for illegal migrants crossing the southern border.

Biden is rolling out the welcome mat.

Illegal border-crossers will no longer be treated like criminals. More like customers. The presidents fiscal budget, presented March 28, cuts funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement by 8%, despite an expected surge in migrants, and reduces detention beds. Meanwhile, hes increasing funding a whopping 700% for noncitizen processing and care, speedier service and more flights and ground transportation.

Kind of like a travel agency.

As of late May,Customs and Border Protection officials will not be able to send back migrants using Title 42, a legal tool invoked to limit immigration during COVID-19.Illegal migration is predicted to surge to 18,000 people a day.

Biden isnt planning to deter it, only to accommodate it. There will be no punishment for sneaking into the country, or what the White House prefers to call irregular migration.

Migrants wont be detained in crowded facilities, sleeping under metallic sheets.The feds are phasing out these facilities.

After crossing and being apprehended, migrants are fingerprinted and handed an Order of Release on Recognizance, granting them a legal right to travel in the United States, so long as they report to an ICE officer when they reach their destination.

Then theyrewelcomed by Catholic Charities or other nonprofits, which help with travel instructions.Some are taken directly to bus stations or airports. But many others are checked into hotels for one or two days of R&R before continuing to the destination of their choice.

Call it the Catch and Concierge experience.

Over the last year, the Biden administration has contracted for hotel space in Scottsdale, Ariz., El Paso, Texas, and other sites to house migrants while theyre provided COVID screening, medical care, hot meals and a chance to shower and rest. Whats next? Mints on the pillow?

Hotels were used in the past, but only when detention facilities were full, not to replace them.

The California health department is also renting hotels in San Diego, including a Four Points Sheraton and a Ramada Inn, where Catholic Charities and Jewish Family Service of San Diego provide migrants assistance.

Dont think that because these charities are helping taxpayers are off the hook.The federal government is Catholic Charities largest source of funds,andJewish Family Servicegets its money largely from Catholic Charities. Illegal migration is funded in a tangled maze that invariably leads back to US taxpayers.

Thats whos paying for thesmartphones andtablets for migrants, the latest perk.White House spokeswomanJen Psaki claims the devices will make it easier to track migrants. Border officials,according to the Los Angeles Times, insist the smartphones are for safer travel, not tracking. Migrants can simply throw thedevices away.

Previous administrations used ankle bracelets, but immigration advocates complained they were uncomfortable andhumiliating,so the Biden administration discontinued them.

Even before migrants cross the border, the International Organization for Migration, a UN agency, distributes plastic debit cards worth about $400 to help tide over migrants waiting to enter. Where does IOM get its money? Partly from America, of course. Twelve House Republicans introduced a bill, No Tax Dollars for the United Nations Immigration Invasion Act, to bar funding these cash giveaways.

And what says luxe more than charter air travel?Unaccompanied minors and some adults are being flown on private jets to destinations across the country, including Florida, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and New York.The Post has reported on frequent charters landing late at nightat White Plains airport, where migrants deplane and board busesto their final destinations.

With Biden welcoming illegals and helping them settle wherever in the United States they choose, every state becomes a border state. Taxpayers in all 50 are clobbered with the cost of providing housing, emergency medical care and public schooling.Dems in New York,who have no mercy on taxpayers, are even extending Medicaid to illegals 65 and over.

Americans are generous people. But they have to provide for their own kids and neighbors first. Without warning, Biden is flying migrants into communities under the cover of night and expecting taxpayers to care for them.Its nothing short of an ambush.

Betsy McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New York.

Twitter:@Betsy_McCaughey

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Bidens welcome program for illegal immigrants - New York Post