CNN Accidentally Proves Why Walls and Fences Work

Plus: 2 Democrats Are Standing Up to Anti-Christian Bigotry in Their Party

Jan 11, 2019   Happy Friday from Washington, which President Trump left behind for a day to go to the U.S.-Mexico border again as part of his fight with congressional Democrats for secure barriers. Fred Lucas reports on the president's visit, and Kelsey Harkness shows how the San Diego experience makes his point. Conservative lawmakers see the merits of Trump's case, Rachel del Guidice reports. Plus: Lucas on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's message to Iran in Cairo, and Jarrett Stepman and Daniel Davis on the left's fear of the Knights of Columbus. Have a great weekend.     Commentary CNN Accidentally Proves Why Walls and Fences Work Here's what CNN isn't reporting: After building a wall, the San Diego sector went from a peak of over 600,000 illegal border crossers in 1986 to 26,290 in 2015. More Commentary These 2 Democrats Are Finally Standing Up to Anti-Christian Bigotry in Their Party The charge against the Knights of Columbus, and a judicial nominee affiliated with them, seems to be that their true religion is Catholicism and not progressivism. More News During Trump Visit to Border, Families of Slain Officers Call for Border Wall "The way he was killed, what my family's going through right now, I do not want any other family ... to go through," says Reggie Singh, whose police officer brother allegedly was killed by an illegal immigrant. More News What 3 Conservative Lawmakers Want Trump to Do on Wall, National Emergency "If Democrats can get past this position they've taken, which is they're more concerned about stopping the president than they are with helping the country, we can get to a solution and address the terrible things that are going on" at the border, says Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. More Commentary Tell Us What You Think About The Daily Signal How do you think we're doing? We want to know—and also understand more about how you get your news, so that we can serve you better. If you're interested in helping us, we'd love it if you could take this reader survey. More Analysis Podcast: House Conservatives Weigh in on the Wall, Shutdown, and National Emergencies Does President Trump have the authority to declare the situation at the border a national emergency? What should happen at the border? Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Mark Green of Tennessee, and Chip Roy of Texas join us to share their views. More News In Egypt Speech, Pompeo Repudiates Obama's Mideast Policies "America is a force for good in the Middle East," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says in an address in Cairo. More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames@comcast.net. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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