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Homeland Security secretary won't call border situation a "crisis" From CNN's Geneva Sands Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Source: Committee Webstream Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declined to call the situation along the Southwest border a "crisis" during his first congressional testimony since taking office.  In response to the top Republican on the committee, Rep. John Katko, Mayorkas said, "I'm not spending any time on the language that we use." The use of the word "crisis" has become a sticking point for the administration, as the White House has als...

John SextonPosted at 3:05 pm on March 17, 2021 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Biden administration’s current policy at the border is to reject all people coming in on health grounds with the exception of unaccompanied minors. I suggested yesterday that this policy was probably leading to family members deciding to send kids across the border alone, knowing they would not be deported. Here’s another thing which I’d bet is true but which I don’t see anyone saying in print or on TV. Some of these young kids, especially the ones under 10, did not travel 1,000 miles from Central Am...

The scene on the banks of the Rio Grande reflects a surge in immigration, particularly children, that is challenging the new administration of President Joe Biden, who entered office promising to reverse the hardline policies of his predecessor.

More than 30 Harvard workers and supporters called for contracted employees idled by the pandemic to receive paid leave in the spring during a rally in Harvard Yard Thursday. 32BJ Service Employees International Union, the union representing approximately 1,000 Harvard custodians and security guards, and Local 26, the local chapter of UNITE HERE that represents Harvard dining workers, organized the rally. The rally occurred one day before some contracted workers at the University will become ineligible to receive emergency pay if their jobs are suspended due to the pandemic, while idled worke...