By Melanie Arter | May 3, 2021 | 4:05pm EDT
Migrants scale a cattle fence on private property after arriving on the American shores of the Rio Grande River on April 24, 2021 in Roma, Texas. (Photo by Benjamin Lowy/Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) – DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas could not say Monday whether the reduction in the number of unaccompanied minors in custody at the border was the result of fewer children crossing the border or the result of the Border Patrol more quickly transferring them into the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services.
During an interview with “CBS This Morning,” Mayorkas was asked whether there was also a record in the number of unaccompanied children crossing the border in April as there had been in March and whether he sees his message of “do not come” making a difference.
Mayorkas Could Not Say Whether Drop in Unaccompanied Minors in Custody Is Due to Fewer Children Crossing the Border
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By Melanie Arter | April 30, 2021 | 10:50am EDT
Guided by coyotes piloting an inflatable raft, migrants cross the Rio Grande River and arrive on American soil on April 23, 2021 in Roma, Texas. (Photo by Benjamin Lowy/Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) – President Joe Biden said Friday that the U.S. has gotten control of the U.S.-Mexico border and apprehensions are “way down now.”
When asked whether what’s happening at the border is a crisis, Biden told NBC’s “Today Show” that “it is getting urgent action now. For example, a month ago, we had thousands of young kids in custody in places they shouldn t be, and controlled by the Border Patrol. We have now cut that down dramatically.
By Melanie Arter | April 30, 2021 | 3:29pm EDT
Migrants scale a cattle fence on private property after arriving on the American shores of the Rio Grande River on April 24, 2021 in Roma, Texas. (Photo by Benjamin Lowy/Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday that he has deployed 1,000 Department of Public Safety troops and the National Guard to the southern border to secure it from illegal aliens coming across.
During an appearance on Fox News’s “Red State Trailblazers” town hall event in Orlando, Fla., which featured a host of Republican governors, host Laura Ingraham asked Abbott what his message is to the Biden administration about the number of COVID-positive migrants being released into communities.
Landmen are going through a dramatic career change
As oil cools down and renewables heat up, landmen are looking to pivot.
By:
Jacob Cohen
|
@ImJacobCohen
If you’re thinking, “
Landmen
are a part of a geographically niche industry that might ring a bell if you’re from an oil-rich part of America. But today, as oil demand cools and renewables heat up, these workers are facing new challenges.
What do landmen do?
Traditionally, landmen track down landowners whose properties sit on oil-rich land and offer them payments for drilling rights.
As recently as 2018, rights were going for
$17kper acre and landmen were rewarded with 6-figure paychecks for their work.
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