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"Cato has become synonymous with a reproach to the irrational identitarianism that now typifies large parts of the political spectrum. As this feelings-over-fact politics exposes itself as a failure, we can only hope that we can move from fake apologies to real ones" www.cato.org/blog/sorry-c...

“Sorry to the Cato Institute…”

Keeperman’s comment highlights how Cato has become synonymous with a reproach to the irrational identitarianism that now typifies large parts of the political spectrum.

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"Sorry to you people at the Cato Institute or wherever. I don't owe you an explanation for this. I just prefer this. However impolitic Bo French's tweet is... they no longer care about moral and social pieties that prevented them from expressing a preference" for homogeneity

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When conservatives like L0m3z declare that they need no reasons for backing policies to enforce ethnic homogeneity in America, they feel the need to spontaneously fake-apologize for it to the Cato Institute. Why? Because Cato stands for reason. www.cato.org/blog/sorry-c...

“Sorry to the Cato Institute…”

Keeperman’s comment highlights how Cato has become synonymous with a reproach to the irrational identitarianism that now typifies large parts of the political spectrum.

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They can't be honest about this anti-American policy bsky.app/profile/did:...

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As I point out in my article, the real reason is absolute bans on all arrivals, not "tough vetting." Several of these bans have already been found illegal, yet the administration refuses to comply with court orders. www.cato.org/blog/legal-i...

Legal Immigration from Majority-Muslim Nations Was Cut 96% Since 2024

In 1965, Congress explicitly prohibited discrimination based on national origin in issuing immigrant visas, but it should go further to protect Americans’ right to associate freely with people born in...

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Mullin is lying. These were not identified as "high-risk" nations, and it was not "tougher vetting" that cut entries. The absolute number of denials is LOWER now than under Biden. They just aren't even processing applications, and you owe every American sponsor an answer.

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The White House closely follows my work. You should too!

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I remember when conservatives used to call liberals "snowflakes" for demanding that we care about how people's words make them feel. What's the word for demanding that we care about how people's colors make conservatives feel?

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Most of the targeted nationalities have never had anyone from their country carry out a deadly terrorist attack in the United States, and they are over 80% less likely to have committed crimes in the United States for which they are serving time here. www.cato.org/blog/legal-i...

Legal Immigration from Majority-Muslim Nations Was Cut 96% Since 2024

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Immigrants from majority-Muslim countries are more highly educated, work in higher-skilled occupations, and have reduced federal, state, and local deficits by $1.1 trillion over the last 30 years. cato.org/blog/legal-i...

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Every month, the US government is forcibly separating more than 3,000 spouses and children from their US citizen spouse or parent. The way that they don't care about our rights is evident every day. cato.org/blog/legal-i...

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About 28% of refugees from these countries were Christians or other non-Muslim religions. cato.org/blog/legal-i...

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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Trump has cut legal immigration from majority-Muslim countries by 96% from 21,096 legal immigrants and refugees in Dec. 2024 to 808 in Feb. 2026. Far more severe than anything in his 1st term, falling disproportionately on spouses of US citizens and skilled immigrants... www.cato.org/blog/legal-i...

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OH! I didn't think about that!

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28 U.S. Code § 2680 - Exceptions

The Federal Tort Claims Act explicitly bars damages claims arising out of "libel, slander, misrepresentation, deceit". So DHS can slander people, and there's nothing anyone can ever do about it. Shouldn't federal agencies be held to a higher standard? law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

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Did you know that DHS is authorized by Congress to intentionally defame private individuals all day, every day and it cannot be sued for defamation? Now that you know that, does it make you more or less likely to believe anything it says? (Oh, he didn't illegally enter)

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Massive win for liberty! Great job IJ. The footnote is deadly to DHS. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The District Court stays 3 illegal and unconstitutional DHS policies targeting Hispanic Americans: 1) warrantless entry to private construction sites without warrants, 2) preemptive detention of employees without suspicion, and 3) guilty-until-proven innocent detention

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NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.

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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...

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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Fox News interviewed me about the public charge rule. "That's going to result in arbitrary denials. It's not possible to do this type of assessment and not result in people who would be self-sufficient being denied status."

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mre3s.bsky.social @mre3s.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hook Global stream of @davidjbier.bsky.social testimony challenging the #TrumpRegime immigration crackdown, @raskin.house.gov presses him on #ICEGestapo enforcement priorities, detention practices, & the claim that #KingOfLies is targeting the ‘worst of the worst.’ 🙄👌🏼 www.youtube.com/live/AkcoXWc...

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‘What Exactly Is Going On?’: Raskin Questions Witness as He Reveals the Real Record on Trump’s ICE

YouTube video by Hook Global

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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Listen to this American truck driver thank these ICE agents for protecting his job from immigrants. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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Charles wants to meet me on the street...

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House Judiciary Republicans also didn't like this tweet and read it into the hearing record because they want Border Patrol to be loose in the interior, stopping American citizens without probable cause.

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House Judiciary Committee Republicans decided to read this tweet into the hearing record yesterday, I guess, because they hate work or something.

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"Subsidized immigration enforcement insurance? Is that something crazy California cooked up to help out ICE targets?" Nope! It's a new federal welfare program by ICE to cover criminal and civil liability for local cops who violate rights while helping ICE 🤯 www.insurancejournal.com/news/nationa...

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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I testified yesterday at a hearing, again about immigrants and crime. Nothing makes the Republicans more infuriated than pointing out that immigrants lower the crime rate.

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Talk constantly about how we're going to let the peaceful deportees return legally. Make it common sense by 2029. Good on the merits, and it'll prevent a border crisis when they try to get back to their families. Bonus: it really undermines all their celebrating big #s.

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Trump's DHS has released 2,225 convicted violent offenders since Jan. 2025. In my post, I get into some of the reasons for the releases, but the main point is that DHS could, if it wanted to, devote vastly more resources to targeting criminals, but it is choosing not to www.cato.org/blog/ice-rel...

ICE Is Releasing 23% More Convicted Criminals Than Under Biden

DHS should reprioritize serious criminals and stop wasting resources on immigrants who are seeking lawful status or simply want to contribute to the United States.

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ICE is booking into custody 41 times as many noncriminals as in December 2024, while releasing 50% more people with criminal convictions or charges. What could be a better illustration of their priorities than that?

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Releases of immigrants convicted or charged with crimes were higher under both Trump administrations and lower under Biden. www.cato.org/blog/ice-rel...

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 26/08/2026

Under Trump, ICE has not stopped releasing immigrants from custody. It has cut releases of noncriminal immigrants, while actually releasing 50% more immigrants convicted of or charged with crimes than in December 2024. Trump's priorities are clear. www.cato.org/blog/ice-rel...

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Had not seen this, but amazing work @davidjbier.bsky.social www.cato.org/sites/cato.o...

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Nativist eugenicists have raised fears about disabled immigrants for over a century, fearing that they will poison the blood of the country. Hopefully, they can sleep easier tonight. www.cato.org/blog/immigra...

Immigrants Are 24% Less Likely to Be Disabled Than US-Born Citizens

Immigrants are 24% less likely to be disabled than US-born citizens, and nearly half as likely to collect disability benefits even when they do become disabled.

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Immigrants receive about half as much disability income as the average US-born citizen, which means that disabled immigrants are receiving significantly less disability income than the US-born disabled population.

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This is not an age effect: Immigrants, legal and illegal, are less likely to be disabled at nearly every age than the US-born. Immigration lowers the US disability rate. www.cato.org/blog/immigra...

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