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Tucker Carlson criticized Democratic presidential candidate Joe BidenThursday for promising to admit twomillion "poor" immigrants if elected president and increase that number throughout his tenure.

"Biden's view is that our chief mission as a nation is to admit as many poor people as we possibly can. The less impressive their country of origin, the less they're able to contribute to this country, the more we want them," the"Tucker Carlson Tonight" host said."You are rich, they are poor. Therefore, you must give them money, the right to vote, a permanent home and once you've done that, repeat."

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Biden made his declaration at a campaign stop in Iowa this past August,

"We could afford to take, in a heartbeat, another two million people. The idea that a country of 330 billion people could not absorb people who are in desperate need and who are justifiably fleeing oppression is absolutely bizarre. Absolutely bizarre," Biden told the audience. "I would also move to increase the total number of immigrants able to come to the United States."

Carlson ripped Biden for not recognizing the issues caused by immigration.

"Biden claims it's our moral duty, and that Donald Trump and anyone else who shirks that duty is a racist," Carlson said. "Illegal immigration is worse than it has been in a long time. But for Joe Biden, it's still not enough."

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The host also highlighted the cost of illegal immigrants giving birth in the United States.

"These illegal immigrants are tethering themselves here ...372,000 children of illegal aliens were born in this country just last year," Carlson said. "Every one of them is now an American citizen and their parents are benefiting from a whole suite of benefits, food stamps, Medicaid, other programs."

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NEW YORK CITY Unless undocumented New Yorkers came to the city by way of Mars, they are human beings, not aliens, a new bill says.

Queens City Council Member Francisco Moya pitched a new bill Thursday that would replace the words "alien" and "illegal" immigrant" with "noncitizen" in official documents, records show.

"'Alien' is an outdated, politically loaded euphemism for 'noncitizen'a clear and unambiguous word," Moya, a Democrat, explained on Twitter. "It's time we remove 'alien' the City Charter and Administrative Code and bar referring to human beings as 'illegals' in future laws or city materials.

Moya's bill, first introduced in December, is not the first to address the loaded language around U.S. citizenship.

City Council passed legislation in 2019 to threaten to call immigration officials or use "illegal alien" as a slur.

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By Ted O'Neil |The Center Square

Of all the public policy issues the top-tier Democratic presidential hopefuls have addressed, health care most likely stands out as the one that separates them the most.

While they agree on expanding health insurance coverage for more Americans, they remain split on how to accomplish such a goal, in particular over the issue of "Medicare For All."

Two candidates in particular, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, have been the most vocal in wanting to establish a single-payer system in which everyone would automatically be enrolled in an insurance plan where all medical expenses are paid for by taxpayers.

Their vision is to basically eliminate all private health insurance.

Former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg has taken the stance that private insurance should remain in place but eventually be discontinued, while former Vice President Joe Biden prefers to see private insurance remain in place but wants to make improvements to the Affordable Care Act. The ACA, often referred to as Obamacare, was a major policy victory during Biden's time in office as President Barack Obama's vice president.

With the Iowa caucuses scheduled to kick off the Democratic presidential nomination process on Feb. 3, followed by the New Hampshire primary on Feb.11, The Center Square summarizes the top four candidates' views on health care below.

Bernie Sanders

Sanders has long advocated for what many have referred to as "socialized medicine" and the elimination of private insurance.

"Yes, we should essentially eliminate private health insurance," Sanders said. "Private insurance as it exists today is nothing more than confusing morass designed to make people jump through hoops before they can get the care they need."

Sanders also supports creating a public option to allow people to buy into state Medicaid programs regardless of income, saying "Until we manage to Medicare For All, we should be giving states the tools they need to provide affordable, comprehensive coverage to their residents."

On the question of illegal immigrants receiving government-run health care, Sanders said in a tweet last June that "If you are a human being, regardless of your immigration status, you have a right to health care."

Sanders also supports increasing paid time off beyond 12 weeks under the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act, allowing the government to produce and sell generic drugs and allowing prescription drugs to be imported from other countries.

An analysis by the Mercatus Center of a 2017 Medicare for All bill filed by Sanders found that the plan would increase federal spending by at least $32 trillion over 10 years, from 2022 through 2031.

Elizabeth Warren

Warren holds many of the same views as Sanders, and tweeted last year: "Yes, I would support government-run insurance. Health care is a basic human right, and we fight for basic human rights. We need #Medicare For All."

Warren also supports expanding the public option and similarly co-sponsored a bill introduced by Sanders that would provide government-run health care for illegal immigrants.

Warren also said she is a co-sponsor of the FAMILY Act which guarantees 12 weeks of paid leave in certain circumstances.

"I also have a plan to require federal contractors to extend a $15 minimum wage and benefits - including paid family leave, fair scheduling and collective bargaining rights - to all employees."

Like Sanders, Warren also favors the government manufacturing and selling generic drugs and allowing prescription medication from other countries.

Warren said her plan would cost an additional $20.5 trillion over 10 years and would be paid for by a wealth tax.

Joe Biden

As mentioned earlier, Biden wants to improve the Affordable Care Act, "instead of starting from scratch and getting rid of private insurance."

Biden has also said he supports a public option for buying insurance through state Medicaid programs.

"Whether you're covered through your employer or on your own, you should have the choice to buy into a public option plan for Medicaid," he has said. "If the insurance company isn't doing you right, you should have another choice."

Biden also supports government-run health care for illegal immigrants.

"You cannot let people who are sick, no matter where they come from, no matter their status, go uncovered," he said during the very first Democratic debate last year.

Biden, calling on personal experience, has said he favors 12 weeks of paid family leave.

"When I lost my first wife and baby daughter in a car accident, I became a single parent to my two young sons. I've taken care of an aging parent. I know how hard it is to raise a family and take care of a sick family member."

Biden's health care plan does not explicitly support the government making and selling generic drugs, but it does propose giving samples to private generic manufacturers.

Biden also supports importing prescription drugs from other countries "to create more competition for U.S. drug corporations ... as long as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has certified that those drugs are safe."

Pete Buttigieg

Buttigieg has not come out in favor of ending private insurance, but he also has not ruled it out under a Medicare For All plan.

"I don't see why it requires that," he said.

Buttigieg also supports a public option for Medicaid regardless of income, but wants to see caveats placed on the ability of illegal immigrants to obtain insurance.

"Undocumented immigrants should be able to buy coverage through the public option," his campaign has said. "I would expect that you'd have to be a citizen to qualify for subsidies."

The candidate also said his plan would "provide subsidies to everyone who is eligible for them under the ACA, including U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents."

Buttigieg is on the same page as Biden in calling for 12 weeks of paid family leave, saying "Caregiving responsibilities for grandparents, grandchildren, siblings and other chosen family members will be included."

Buttigieg does not support the government making and selling generic drugs, but is OK with importing them "in a way that ensures safety and quality."

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KOTA KINABALU: An illegal immigrant was arrested after trying to escape from a Road Transport Department (JPJ) roadblock at KM23 of the Lahad Datu-Sandakan road at around 10.30am on Friday (Jan 10).

The 20-year-old had tried to ride his motorcycle through the roadblock, but the attempt failed when the suspect lost control and hit the JPJ vehicle before landing up in a ditch.

Lahad Datu police chief Asst Comm Nasri Mansor said the suspect became aggressive with JPJ personnel, and a brief struggle took place before he was captured.

"The suspect did not have any valid travel or identity documents and did not have a licence," he said,

He confirmed that the JPJ had lodged a police report on the incident and added that the police were investigating the suspect for restricting a government officer from carrying out his duties and for acting in a manner that could have caused injury to the government officers under Section 186 and 323 of the Penal Code.

ACP Nasri also said the suspect would also be handed over to the Immigration Department for further action as he had entered the state illegally.

In a 43-second video that went viral on social media, two JPJ personnel were seen trying to overpower the suspect in a drain.

The JPJ has since said that it is carrying out an internal investigation into the incident.

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The minds behind the Fox series Party of Five didnt want to revive the show for the usual reasons.

Nostalgia sells, of course, and new versions of Will & Grace, Veronica Mars, and Roseanne scored (again) with audiences. Amy Lippman, who created the 90s hit Party of Five with Chris Keyser, told the TVs Top 5 Podcast that she needed a better reason to bring the story back to primetime TV.

The nations immigration crisis, and a hearty case of Trump Derangement, gave her team all the rocket fuel required.

Party of Five, debuting Jan. 8 on Freeform, doesnt feature five children whose parents die in a car crash as in the original version. This familys children are separated from their illegal immigrant parents when ICE agents deport them back to Mexico.

Lippman broke down the shows creative process, vowing that the series wouldnt be as political as it sounds. Her own words clashed with that description throughout the interview.

She said the genesis of the project began before President Trumps shocking 2016 election day victory. In the early stages, the story morphed from the car accident leaving the kids without parents to an immigration-based drama.

That gave the reboot a fresh coat of creative paint. Still, she worried the show wouldnt get on-air quickly enough to mirror reality.

We kept saying, lets get going on it because the situation may resolve itself in some way that means were sort of writing after the fact, were behind on it. And we wanted to be relevant, Lippman says.

I dont think any of us anticipated we would find ourselves debuting the show right in the middle of this crisis, she says of the current immigration battle.

Lippman concedes the show has a strong viewpoint on illegal immigration, but reveals the president wont be part of the conversation, at least not directly.

That, she confirms, was by design.

We dont mention the president or the administration throughout the [first] season, she says, a measure taken as an ideological olive branch. Wed like to reach everyone with the show because we think it has something to say regardless of where you are on the political spectrum.

Obviously were on the side of families, and families staying together seems very important to us, she says. Does that imply Americans who support border enforcement are anti-family?

Lippman also described the diversity of her writers room, including one colleague who made a dramatic change following Trumps victory.

After the election, one of the writers in our room went out and became a dual citizen of the country that her parents were born in, Lippman explains.

I said, why? I dont understand.Youre an American. You have a passport. Youre not even a naturalized citizen. You were born in this country. Why would you do that?

She said, I dont feel safe.

Lippman continues the writers thoughts on the dual citizenship decision.

I feel like even though Im completely here legitimately, in this climate it feels like it could all go away. Maybe people would begin to investigate how did my parents come over, or my grandparents? And that that could all unravel for me, Lippman recalls.

And thatfeeling of insecurity, and a feeling that prejudice and bias against you, is not my experience, Lippman says. I couldnt have done the show this season without beingsurrounded by people who had that perspective.

Early Party of Five reviews strain to describe the show as apolitical. Thats the line peddled by the liberal siteVulture.com.

Until it doesnt.

Make no mistake: All of this is political. But Party of Five humanizes the political and makes the audience see the deeply personal impact that the decisions made by the administration have on the lives of young people who are trying their best to do the right thing every day.

The Washington Post quotes lines from the first few episodes as preachy as a Michael Moore screed. Heres what an ICE official says to the parents as they round them up for deportation.

You think the rules dont apply to you? Things have changed, Mr. Acosta. I need to see your papers, the man growls.

Naturally, this critic frames the story as a welcome plea for open borders.

The show gives American viewers a solid, up close experience of how easily U.S. immigration policy (and its blunt enforcement) can tear apart a good, law-abiding family.

They broke the law by entering the country illegally, a point the critic clearly ignores.

The WaPo critic also contends the show isnt overly political and then quotes the family saying the immigration officials dont care who we are.

Nothing political or incendiary there. Never mind that these officials are just doing their jobs and enforcing the law.

Lippmans podcast interview eventually gives away the game.

She admits to wanting the shows audience to care so deeply for the family in question that they reconsider their views on immigration

If you embrace the family, maybe thats a path to understanding the political situation from a different perspective, she says.

A version of this article is also published on HollywoodInToto.com.

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