Americans Are the Real Casualties of the Trump-‘Squad’ Showdown

Plus: Murder, Rape, Assault, Burglary: 6 Examples of California's Sanctuary Policies Leading to More Crimes

Jul 17, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where the left smears immigration officials for doing their jobs. And yet Californians are the victims of more crimes because local police release illegal immigrants rather than allow ICE to deport them, Fred Lucas reports. The president doesn't understand how hurtful his "go back" comments are, Kay Coles James writes. On the podcast, Rachel Greszler explains why a $15 minimum wage is bad for us. Plus: Justin Bogie and Ben Paris on how the government wastes tens of billions in "improper payments." On this date in 1955, Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California.     Commentary Americans Are the Real Casualties of the Trump-'Squad' Showdown When President Trump said four members of Congress should "go back" to the "places from which they came," he was wrong. His words conjured up unpleasant memories for so many black people like me and immigrants alike who have been targets of the "go back to your country" taunt throughout their lives. More News Murder, Rape, Assault, Burglary: 6 Examples of California's Sanctuary Policies Leading to More Crimes Serious crimes could have been prevented if sanctuary jurisdictions had turned over those accused to federal immigration officials for deportation, a new report suggests. More News Deceased Navy Veteran, Jailed for Digging Ponds, Finally Gets His Name Cleared After being convicted, fined, and imprisoned under the Clean Water Act for digging ponds to protect his Montana home from forest fires, Joe Robertson gets his name cleared. More Commentary Improper Payments Are Costing Taxpayers a Fortune As Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., recently explained, the government annually wastes hundreds of billions in taxpayer dollars through "improper payments." More Commentary Podcast: What's Wrong With the $15 Minimum Wage? House Democrats are poised to pass a $15 minimum wage this week. But would it actually help workers? What effect would it have on the economy? Rachel Greszler, a labor expert at The Heritage Foundation, weighs in. More Commentary Things Haven't Always Been This Way In 1954, I graduated from Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin High School, the city's poorest school. During those days, there were no school policemen. Today, close to 400 police patrol Philadelphia schools. More Commentary Hiking the Minimum Wage Will Hurt, Not Help, Low-Income Americans Although a $15-an-hour minimum wage would lift some 1.3 million out of poverty, 1.3 million jobs would be lost in the mid-range scenario and 3.7 million jobs would be lost in the worst-case scenario. 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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