Trump Seeks to Unify GOP Around Immigration Goals

Plus: Alabama Bans Most Abortions

May 16, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where President Trump is getting ready to announce immigration goals designed to rally Republicans. Fred Lucas reports. Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham offers a bill to ease the border crisis, which Rachel del Guidice summarizes. And the nation's former top immigration enforcer tells Rob Bluey what could be done right away. Sebastian Gorka, one of our favorite national security experts, visits the podcast. Plus: Rep. Debbie Lesko on how Democrats' Equality Act threatens women, and Jim Carafano on staying calm amid Iran's bad behavior.     News Trump Seeks to Unify GOP Around Immigration Goals President Trump hopes to unite Republicans behind new immigration goals that focus on border security and a merit-based system that keeps legal immigration at current levels. More News Alabama Bans Most Abortions "My goal with this bill … is to have Roe vs. Wade turned over, and that decision be sent back to the states so that we can come up with our laws," says Alabama state Rep. Terri Collins. More Analysis Ex-ICE Chief on 3 Things Trump Can Do Now to Secure the Border "This is not just about enforcing the law, it's about saving lives. What's happening on the border is not only a humanitarian crisis, it's a national security crisis," says former ICE chief Tom Homan. More Commentary Congresswoman Unpacks Damage the Equality Act Would Do to Women "The Equality Act, or [as] I call it the forfeiting women's rights act, ... takes away women's and girls' rights that we fought for for years," says Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz. More Commentary US-Iran Standoff Is No Cause for Alarm What this latest incident shows is that Trump is perhaps the first president to commit to dealing with the Iranian regime in a sustained and serious way. More News Lindsey Graham Proposes to Tighten Asylum, Immigration Procedures to Relieve Border The legislation would add 500 new immigration judges to handle the backlog of illegal immigration cases and expand from 20 days to 100 days the period during which migrant families may be held together. More Commentary Problematic Women: Alyssa Milano Accidentally Promotes Abstinence Plus: In light of PBS making a beloved "Arthur" character have a gay wedding, we talk about the LGBT themes in children's entertainment. More Analysis Sebastian Gorka Shares How He Thinks We Should Fight Socialism "The most powerful thing is ... people who have actually lived under these systems and escaped," says Sebastian Gorka. 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 johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. 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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