[LAUREN TAYLOR]

THERE’S A MICROSCOPIC WORLD INSIDE YOUR BODY WITH *TRILLIONS* OF MICROORGANISMS LIVING IN IT – AND FOR BETTER OR WORSE, THEY IMPACT YOUR HEALTH. 

NOW – A NEW STUDY IS LINKING THE BACTERIA IN YOUR GUT… TO BINGE EATING AND WEIGHT GAIN.

EVERYONE HAS ABOUT 200 DIFFERENT SPECIES OF BACTERIA, VIRUSES, AND FUNGI IN THEIR DIGESTIVE TRACT – AND WHILE MANY ARE GOOD FOR WHAT MEDICAL EXPERTS CALL YOUR “GUT MICROBIOME”… NOT ALL ARE. 

RESEARCHERS STUDIED BOTH MICE AND HUMANS WHO HAD A TENDENCY TO BINGE EAT. 

THEY FOUND SIMILAR LEVELS OF AT LEAST TWO TYPES OF BACTERIA IN THEIR MICROBIOMES – ONE GOOD FOR YOU, THE OTHER BAD.  

THEY ALSO FOUND INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF THAT “GOOD” BACTERIA COULD PREVENT COMPULSIVE EATING IN MICE. 

THAT PART OF THE STUDY WASN’T DONE ON HUMANS – BUT RESEARCHERS ARE ALREADY PLANNING HUMAN EXPERIMENTS. 

RESEARCHERS SAY THIS EXPERIMENT FUTHERS THE NOTION THAT THE GUT TALKS TO THE BRAIN – BUT DOENS’T EXPLAIN *HOW* BACTERIA PROTECT AGAINST DEVELOPING COMPULSIVE EATING HABITS. 

AND DESPITE THESE FINDINGS – THEY SAY A LOT MORE FACTORS GO PLAY INTO BINGE EATING, LIKE GENETICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. 

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

MIGRANT FAMILIES SHELTERING AT BOSTON’S LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED TO SLEEP THERE STARTING JULY 9.

MIGRANT FAMILIES HAVE BEEN SLEEPING AT BOSTON LOGAN SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2023 – AFTER TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT BUSSED THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS WHO HAD CROSSED THE SOUTHERN BORDER TO SANCTUARY CITIES ACROSS THE U-S.

IN NOVEMBER, THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE EMERGENCY SHELTER SYSTEM HIT CAPACITY AT 7,500. 

THE STATE’S EMERGENCY SHELTER SYSTEM HELPS PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN POVERTY, PREGNANT WOMEN UNDER THE AGE OF 21, AND THOSE WHO LOST HOUSING BECAUSE OF FIRE OR NO-FAULT EVICTION, AMONG OTHER QUALIFICATIONS.

MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR MAURA HEALY SAID SHE  HOPES THIS SENDS A MESSAGE TO THE U.S. SOUTHERN BORDER THAT THE STATE IS OUT OF SPACE.

IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT LATE LAST WEEK – THE ADMINISTRATION SAID THIS DECISION COMES AS THE STATE WORKS TO MOVE MIGRANT FAMILIES OUT OF THE AIRPORT AND TO THE NEW SAFETY-NET SITE. 

FAMILIES ON THE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SHELTER WAITLIST WILL BE OFFERED TRANSFERS TO THE NEW STATE SITE – LOCATED AT A FORMER PRISON IN NORFOLK WHERE ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE TO STAY FOR UP TO NINE MONTHS, ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE.

GOVERNOR HEALEY SAID MIGRANTS LOOKING TO COME TO MASSACHUSETTS WILL NEED TO HAVE THEIR OWN SHELTER ARRANGEMENTS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE EITHER SLEEPING AT LOGAN AIRPORT OR STATE RUN SHELTERS.

(GOVERNOR HEALEY / D-MASSACHUSETTS)

“I THINK WE’VE GIVEN ENOUGH LEAD TIME TO WORK WITH CASE MANAGERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN FINDING NEW LOCATIONS FOR PEOPLE AND WE’VE ALSO MADE CLEAR TO THOSE WHO MIGHT THINK ABOUT COMING TO MASSACHUSETTS THAT WE’RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE HOUSING NOR ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE TO STAY AT LOGAN AIRPORT ANYMORE.”

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

ACCORDING TO STATE OFFICIALS – THERE’S BEEN INCREASED EFFORTS TO PROVIDE MIGRANTS WITH “WORK AUTHORIZATION APPLICATIONS, JOB PLACEMENTS, ENGLISH CLASSES, AND RETICKETING OPTIONS” WHICH HAS RESULTED IN 300 FAMILIES LEAVING STATE RUN EMERGENCY SHELTER SYSTEM IN THE MONTH OF MAY – AND THEY’RE EXPECTING THIS NUMBER TO CONTINUE INCREASING IN THE COMING MONTHS. 

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[KARAH RUCKER]

IT’S OFFICIAL – A TEENAGER KNOWN AS “GOD’S INFLUENCER” WILL BECOME THE CATHOLIC CHURCH’S FIRST MILLENNIAL SAINT. 

CARLO ACUTIS – WHO DIED FROM LEUKEMIA AT 15 YEARS OLD IN 2006 – WAS KNOWN FOR USING HIS COMPUTING SKILLS TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH. 

HE ALSO SET UP A WEBSITE THAT DOCUMENTED MIRACLES. 

TO BECOME A SAINT, A PERSON HAS TO HAVE TWO MIRACLES ATTRIBUTED TO THEM. 

HIS FIRST MIRACLE WAS IN 2020 – WHEN A BRAZILIAN BOY WITH A PANCREATIC BIRTH DEFECT HEALED AFTER HIS MOTHER PRAYED TO ACUTIS. 

THE SECOND WAS IN 2022 – WHEN A MOTHER SAYS SHE PRAYED AT ACUTIS’ TOMB AND HER DAUGHTER RECOVERED FROM A SEVERE BRAIN INJURY DOCTORS DIDN’T THINK SHE’D SURVIVE. 

A DATE HAS NOT YET BEEN SET FOR THE CANONIZATION CEREMONY – BUT THE VATICAN SAYS IT WILL LIKELY BE DURING THE 2025 JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS. 

EUROPEAN UNION REGULATORS ARE ACCUSING FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM PARENT COMPANY META – OF VIOLATING THE NEW DIGITAL MARKETS ACT. 

THE EU SAYS META FORCED USERS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN SEEING ADS… OR PAYING TO NOT HAVE TO. 

META STARTED THE SO-CALLED “PAY OR CONSENT” OPTION FOR EUROPEAN USERS IN NOVEMBER – AFTER THE EUROPEAN UNION’S TOP COURT RULED META HAD TO GET CONSENT TO SHOW ADS TO USERS. 

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION –  THE EU’S EXECUTIVE ARM – SAID PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF ITS INVESTIGATION SHOW META’S “PAY OR CONSENT” MODEL WAS IN BREACH OF THE DIGITAL MARKETS ACT. 

THE COMMISSION OPENED THE INVESTIGATION NOT LONG AFTER THE DIGITAL MARKETS ACT WENT INTO EFFECT IN MARCH. 

IF E-U REGULATORS FIND META DID BREAK THE RULES – THE COMPANY COULD FACE A FINE OF UP TO 10 PERCENT OF ITS WORLDWIDE REVENUE. 

THIS MAKES META THE SECOND COMPANY TO BE HIT WITH CHARGES UNDER THE NEW DIGITAL MARKETS ACT. 

LAST WEEK – THE E-U ACCUSED APPLE OF FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW BY PREVENTING APP DEVELOPERS FROM FREELY DIRECTING CUSTOMERS TO CHEAPER WAYS TO MAKE PURCHASED THAN ITS OWN APP STORE. 

[KARAH RUCKER]

THE FALLOUT FROM LAST WEEK’S PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE CONTINUED TO MAKE HEADLINES OVER THE WEEKEND – WITH PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S FUTURE AS A CANDIDATE BEING QUESTIONED FOLLOWING HIS DEBATE PERFORMANCE.

NBC NEWS RELEASING A REPORT ON SATURDAY – THAT THE BIDEN FAMILY WOULD DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE PRESIDENT’S RELEECTION CAMPAIGN DURING A PREVIOUSLY PLANNED WEEKEND FAMILY GATHERING AT CAMP DAVID.

BIDEN’S CAMPAIGN SAYING THE REPORT WAS FALSE —  CALLING IT “100 PERCENT MEDIA-FABRICATED” AND THAT BIDEN WILL BE THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.

BIDEN ADVISERS TELLING CNN AT CAMP DAVID THE PRESIDENT’S FAMILY INCLUDING THE FIRST LADY AND SON HUNTER ENCOURAGED HIM TO STAY IN THE RACE.

THOSE ADVISERS SAY THERE WERE TALKS ABOUT WHETHER THE campaign staffers WHO HELPED THE PRESIDENT prepare for the debate SHOULD BE FIRED —

some democrats shifting the blame to biden’s campaign team.

SOUTH CAROLINA CONGRESSMAN JAMES CLYBURN SAYING IT WAS A CASE OF “PREPARATION OVERLOAD” AND THE PRESIDENT SHOULD CONTINUE TO RUN HIS RECORD.

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN JAMIE RASKIN MEANWHILE HAS ADMITTED THERE ARE ONGOING SERIOUS CONVERSATIONS IN THE PARTY FOLLOWING THE DEBATE.

REP. JAMIE RASKIN | D-MD

“I MEAN, THIS IS WHAT A REAL POLITICAL PARTY LOOKS LIKE AND THIS IS WHAT A REAL POLITICAL PARTY DOES. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH JOE BIDEN’S DEBATE PERFORMANCE, AND THERE IS ALSO JUST A TREMENDOUS RESERVOIR OF LOVE FOR JOE BIDEN IN OUR PARTY. SO THIS MAKES IT A DIFFICULT SITUATION FOR EVERYBODY, BUT THERE ARE VERY HONEST AND SERIOUS AND RIGOROUS CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING AT EVERY LEVEL OF OUR PARTY, BECAUSE IT IS A POLITICAL PARTY AND WE HAVE DIFFERENCES IN POINT OF VIEW.”

[KARAH RUCKER]

RASKIN SAYs WHATEVER BIDEN DECIDES – THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WILL BE UNIFIED.

BIDEN HIMSELF HAS SPOKEN OUT ABOUT HIS DEBATE PERFORMANCE – FIRST AT A RALLY IN NORTH CAROLINA ON FRIDAY — SAYING HE DOESN’T DEBATE AS WELL AS HE USED TO —

— AND THEN TELLING SUPPORTERS DURING A CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISER IN NEW JERSEY OVER THE WEEKEND:

“I understand the concern after the debate. I get it. I didn’t have a great night, but I’m going to be fighting harder.”

[KARAH RUCKER]

U.S. MILITARY BASES ACROSS EUROPE ARE ON A HEIGHTENED TERROR ALERT.

THEY’VE BEEN PUT ON an ALERT LEVEL called “CHARLIE” — THE SECOND HIGHEST STATE OF ALERT — WHICH ACCORDING TO THE ARMY “APPLIES WHEN AN INCIDENT OCCURS OR INTELLIGENCE IS RECEIVED INDICATING SOME FORM OF TERRORIST ACTION OR TARGETING AGAINST PERSONNEL OR FACILITIES IS LIKELY.”

ONE U-S OFFICIAL TELLING FOX NEWS THAT INTELLIGENCE POINTS TO A POTENTIAL ATTACK ON U-S BASES OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.

OFFICIALS HAVE NOT SAID WHAT INTEL LED TO THE HEIGHTENED SECURITY PROTOCOL.

{KARAH RUCKER]

WE WILL GET A RULING ON WHETHER FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS IMMUNITY FROM CRIMINAL PROSECUTION MONDAY. 

THAT IS ONE OF THE OPINIONS LEFT AS THE SUPREME COURT WRAPS UP ITS CURRENT TERM  — EXTENDING ITS RULINGS INTO JULY. 

CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY – THAT THE HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED DECISION CONCERNING THE FORMER PRESIDENT AND ALL REMAINING OPINIONS WILL COME DOWN STARTING AT 10 A.M. MONDAY. 

THE COURT DECIDING IF THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS IMMUNE FROM BEING PROSECUTED IN THE FEDERAL ELECTION INTERFERENCE CASE WHERE HE’S ACCUSED OF CONSPIRING TO OBSTRUCT THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. 

TRUMP HAS ARGUED HE SHOULD BE IMMUNE FROM ANY OFFICIAL ACTS TAKEN WHILE IN OFFICE – SAYING FUTURE PRESIDENTS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FUNCTION WITHOUT IMMUNITY.  

A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT REJECTED TRUMP’S CLAIM BACK IN FEBRUARY – WITH THE SUPREME COURT AGREEING TO HEAR THE CASE A FEW WEEKS LATER.   

DURING ARGUMENTS IN APRIL – THE COURT FOCUSED IN ON DECIDING WHICH ACTS ARE PRIVATE AND WHICH ARE CONSIDERED PART OF THE ROLE OF PRESIDENT. 

IN A DECISION ON FRIDAY – THE SUPREME COURT LIMITED OBSTRUCTION CHARGES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT AGAINST JANUARY 6TH RIOTERS. THE CHARGE IS ALSO ONE OF THE FOUR BROUGHT AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IN THIS FEDERAL CASE.   

ALSO MONDAY – THE JUSTICES WILL ISSUE A RULING WHEN IT COMES TO STATES PASSING LAWS TO REGULATE HOW SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES REGULATE CONTENT ON THEIR PLATFORMS.  

THE FALLOUT FROM LAST WEEK’S PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE CONTINUED TO MAKE HEADLINES OVER THE WEEKEND – WITH PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S FUTURE AS A CANDIDATE BEING QUESTIONED FOLLOWING HIS DEBATE PERFORMANCE. 

NBC NEWS RELEASED A REPORT ON SATURDAY – THAT THE BIDEN FAMILY WOULD DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE PRESIDENT’S RELEECTION CAMPAIGN DURING A PREVIOUSLY PLANNED WEEKEND FAMILY GATHERING AT CAMP DAVID. 

BIDEN’S CAMPAIGN SAID THE REPORT WAS FALSE — CALLING IT “100 PERCENT MEDIA-FABRICATED” AND SAID BIDEN WILL BE THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. 

BIDEN ADVISERS TOLD CNN AT CAMPDDAVID THE PRESIDENT’S FAMILY INCLUDING THE FIRST LADY AND SON HUNTER ENCOURAGED HIM TO STAY IN THE RACE. 

THOSE ADVISERS SAYING THERE WERE TALKS ABOUT WHETHER THE AIDES WHO HELPED PREPARE THE PRESIDENT SHOULD BE FIRED AFTER OME DEMOCRATS BLAMING BIDEN’S PERFORMANCE ON HIS PREP FOR THE EVENT. 

SOUTH CAROLINA CONGRESSMAN JAMES CLYBURN SAID IT WAS A CASE OF “PREPARATION OVERLOAD” AND THE PRESIDENT SHOULD CONTINUE TO RUN HIS RECORD. 

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN JAMIE RASKIN MEANWHILE HAS ADMITTED THERE ARE ONGOING SERIOUS CONSERVATIONS IN THE PARTY FOLLOWING THE DEBATE. 

REP. JAMIE RASKIN | D-MD 

“I MEAN, THIS IS WHAT A REAL POLITICAL PARTY LOOKS LIKE AND THIS IS WHAT A REAL POLITICAL PARTY DOES. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH JOE BIDEN’S DEBATE PERFORMANCE, AND THERE IS ALSO JUST A TREMENDOUS RESERVOIR OF LOVE FOR JOE BIDEN IN OUR PARTY. SO THIS MAKES IT A DIFFICULT SITUATION FOR EVERYBODY, BUT THERE ARE VERY HONEST AND SERIOUS AND RIGOROUS CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING AT EVERY LEVEL OF OUR PARTY, BECAUSE IT IS A POLITICAL PARTY AND WE HAVE DIFFERENCES IN POINT OF VIEW.” 

RASKIN SAID WHATEVER BIDEN DECIDES – THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WILL BE UNIFIED. 

BIDEN HIMSELF HAS SPOKEN OUT ABOUT HIS DEBATE PERFORMANCE – FIRST AT A RALLY IN NORTH CAROLINA ON FRIDAY — SAYING HE DOESN’T DEBATE AS WELL AS HE USED TO — BUT KNOWS HOW TO GET THE JOB DONE. 

— AND THEN TELLING SUPPORTERS DURING A CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISER IN NEW JERSEY OVER THE WEEKEND: 

“I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN AFTER THE DEBATE. I GET IT. I DIDN’T HAVE A GREAT NIGHT, BUT I’M GOING TO BE FIGHTING HARDER.”   

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS GIVING BOEING THE CHANCE TO AVOID TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH TWO 7-37 MAX CRASHES — THAT LEFT A TOTAL OF NEARLY 350 PEOPLE DEAD. 

THE D-O-J HAS OFFERED BOEING A DEAL — THAT WOULD INCLUDE THREE YEARS PROBATION… A FINE… AND A CORPORATE MONITOR TO ENSURE SAFETY COMPLIANCE IN EXCHANGE FOR A GUILTY PLEA TO CRIMINAL CHARGES. 

THE POTENTIAL PLEA DEAL COMES AFTER REPEATED SAFETY FAILURES AT BOEING THAT HAVE RESULTED IN MULTIPLE FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS — WHICH THE D-O-J SAID LAST MONTH WAS A BREACH OF THE TERMS OF A 20-21 AGREEMENT — IN WHICH THE COMPANY AVOIDED CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR TWO FATAL CRASHES. 

IF BOEING AGREES, A JUDGE WILL HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON THE DEAL. 

THE LAWYER WHO REPRESENTED 15 FAMILIES OF THOSE KILLED IN THE PLANE CRASHES CALLED THIS A “SWEETHEART DEAL” AND SAID THEY WILL OBJECT TO IT. 

U-S MILITARY BASES ACROSS EUROPE ARE ON A HEIGHTENED TERROR ALERT. 

THEY’VE BEEN PUT ON ALERT LEVEL “CHARLIE” — THE SECOND HIGHEST STATE OF ALERT — WHICH ACCORDING TO THE ARMY “APPLIES WHEN AN INCIDENT OCCURS OR INTELLIGENCE IS RECEIVED INDICATING SOME FORM OF TERRORIST ACTION OR TARGETING AGAINST PERSONNEL OR FACILITIES IS LIKELY.” 

ONE U.S. OFFICIAL TOLD FOX NEWS THAT INTELLIGENCE POINTS TO AN ATTACK ON U.S. BASES OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.  

HURRICANE BERYL IS NOW A MAJOR CATEGORY 4 STORM AFTER IT PICKED UP POWER AND SPEED ON SUNDAY OVER THE CARIBBEAN. 

BERYL IS NOW THE EARLIEST CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE IN THE ATLANTIC ON RECORD. 

THE STORM EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN THE WINDWARD ISLANDS MONDAY MORNING. 

THE HURRICANE’S EYE IS FORECAST TO TRACK JUST SOUTH OF BARBADOS WITH 130 MILES-PER-HOUR WINDS — BRINGING UP TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN 

AND WHILE IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW FOR SURE… BERYL, OR REMNANTS OF THE STORM, COULD REACH SOUTHERN TEXAS BY THE WEEKEND — BRINGING HEAVY RAIN TO THE AREA. 

SIMONE BILES HAS DONE IT AGAIN! 

THE REIGNING GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPION IS HEADED TO HER THIRD OLYMPICS. 

BILES CAME IN FIRST PLACE AT THE 2024 US OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS TRIALS IN MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY. 

BILES RETURNED TO COMPETITIVE GYMNASTICS LAST YEAR — AFTER WITHDRAWING FROM THE TEAM FINAL AND INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND AT THE 20-20 OLYMPICS… SAYING SHE WAS SUFFERING FROM THE “TWISTIES” — WHICH IS A MENTAL BLOCK THAT CAUSES GYMNASTS TO LOSE THEIR BODY POSITION — AND TAKING AN EXTENDED BREAK TO PRIORITIZE HER MENTAL HEALTH.

AT 27 YEARS OLD — THE FOUR-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST WHO’S ALSO THE MOST DECORATED GYMNAST *EVER* — WILL BE THE OLDEST FEMALE AMERICAN GYMNAST TO COMPETE AT THE OLYMPICS IN 72 YEARS. 

One caused despair and panic, the other had relentless attacks and falsehoods. 

The reviews are in, the critics have spoken and it’s clear that Americans did not like what they saw during the Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. 

Jon Stewart: “Both these men should be using performance enhancing drugs.” 

There was another event Thursday night that received less attention. Robert F Kennedy Jr. hosted what he called the real debate on X. He live streamed the CNN debate and paused it to answer the same questions the major party candidates were asked. Millions watched. 

Kennedy spoke about abortion: 

RFK Jr.: “I think abortion should be the choice of a woman and I worry about state involvement until the baby reaches viability, then the states have an increasing interest in protecting that child.” 

Immigration: 

RFK Jr.: “President Biden, when he became President, ordered a stop on the construction of the wall. That’s the problem.”

And foreign policy like the war in Ukraine: 

RFK Jr.: “The two of them are equally culpable in the provocations that led to this war. And I’m not excusing Putin. Putin didn’t need to go into Ukraine and he should be held responsible too. “

Kennedy did not qualify for the CNN debate because he did not reach the polling requirements nor qualify for the ballot in enough states to have a chance at winning. 

So what’s his path forward now? 

RFK is on the ballot in 24 states, making him eligible for 348 electoral votes. He’s submitted the necessary paperwork in Nevada and is working to meet the requirements in 25 other states plus DC. 

According to the real clear politics average he’s polling at about 7.5% compared to Trump and Biden who are at 42 and 39 percent respectively. 

The next debate is hosted by ABC News on September 10. It’s possible by then he has qualified for the ballot in a sufficient number of states and increased his poll numbers to earn a spot on the stage.

[KARAH RUCKER]

THIS ELECTION CYCLE –

POLLS SHOW THERE IS A RECORD NUMBER OF MINORITY VOTERS BREAKING AWAY FROM THE NORM.

BLACKS AND HISPANICS HAVE OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED DEMOCRATIC FOR DECADES –

AND WHILE A RECENT NEW YORK TIMES POLL SHOWS 59% OF BLACK VOTERS SAY THEY ARE SUPPORTING BIDEN –

IT SHOWS 30% OF BLACK VOTERS BACK TRUMP.

WHEN THE SAME POLL WAS CONDUCTED JUST AHEAD OF THE 2020 ELECTION –

TRUMP WAS POLLING AT JUST 5 PERCENT.

IT’S SOMETHING TRUMP TOUTED DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.

THE HISTORIC AMOUNT OF BLACK AND HISPANIC SUPPORT HE IS RECEIVING IN THE POLLS.

BUT – SOME OF HIS REMARKS ON THE DEBATE STAGE ARE ALSO LANDING HIM IN HOT WATER ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

[DONALD TRUMP]

the fact is that his big kill on black people is the millions of people that he is allowed to come in through the border. They’re taking black jobs now and it could be 18, it could be 19 and even 20 million people, they’re taking black jobs and they’re taking Hispanic jobs, and you haven’t seen it yet, but you’re going to see something that’s going to be the worst in our history.

[KARAH RUCKER]

THE N-DOUBLE A-C-P IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO X AFTER THE COMMENT WAS MADE –

“WHAT EXACTLY ARE BLACK AND HISPANIC JOBS?!”

AND THE ORGANIZATION’S NUMBER ONE TALKING POINT FOLLOWING THE DEBATE –

“THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A BLACK JOB.”

PROGRESSIVE REPRESENTATIVE ILHAN OMAR POSTED ON X –

“I STILL DON’T UNDERSTAND THE ‘BLACK JOB’ COMMENT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IF THERE WAS A FOLLOW UP TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO SAY.”

THE RESEARCH BETWEEN IMMIGRATION AND ITS IMPACTS ON BLACK AMERICANS IS EXTENSIVE.

HERE’S ONE ASSESSMENT FROM THE “CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES.”

“FIRST, THERE IS LITTLE DEBATE THAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION PRIMARILY, THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY, INCREASES THE SUPPLY OF WORKERS AT THE BOTTOM END OF THE LABOR MARKET. OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES SUCH AS BUILDING CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE, FOOD SERVICE AND PREPARATION, AND CONSTRUCTION ARE THE MOST HEAVILY IMPACTED.

IF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON U.S.-BORN WORKERS – IT WILL TEND TO BE ON THOSE WHO HAVE THE LEAST EDUCATION BECAUSE THIS IS THE KIND OF WORKER WHO GENERALLY DOES THIS TYPE OF JOB.

SECOND, ALL OF THE AVAILABLE DATA SHOW THAT BLACK MEN ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY EMPLOYED AT THE BOTTOM END OF THE LABOR MARKET.

WHILE THERE ARE STUDIES THAT SUGGEST JOBS AND WAGES OF BLACK AND HISPANIC AMERICANS ARE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY MASS IMMIGRATION –

THERE ARE OTHER PAPERS THAT SUGGEST THE OPPOSITE –

LIKE THIS ONE FROM THE IMMIGRATION POLICY CENTER.

“The positive economic impact of Latino immigration is related to population.

St. Louis, for instance, has experienced a sharply declining population, and at the same time, very little Latino immigration. As a result, Saint Louis has closed more than a dozen schools in recent years, which has cost the jobs of hundreds of African American teachers, administrators, and staff. Our research shows that an increase in immigration from Latin America would have sustained St. Louis’s population, tax base, school enrollment, and most of the lost African American jobs.

More people from Latin America increases the vibrancy of a city, its culture, and the opportunities it offers. Further, research shows that specialization by encouraging different skill patterns leads to higher wages and more jobs.

[KARAH RUCKER]

IN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE FEELING THE INFLUX OF MIGRANTS –

THERE HAS BEEN VOCAL DISSENT FROM BLACK RESIDENTS –

EVEN IN DEMOCRATIC CITIES.

LIKE CHICAGO.

CHICAGO HAS SPENT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON NEARLY 40 THOUSAND MIGRANTS IN THE CITY.

SOME RESIDENTS THERE – BRING UP THE AMOUNT OF CITY AND STATE RESOURCES GOING TOWARD MIGRANTS –

RESOURCES THEY SAY THEIR COMMUNITY HAS LONG BEEN IN NEED OF.

[INTERVIEWEE]

“We need that money in my neighborhood we need that on my block. So I’m asking y’all to use our tax money for our people. We need it.”

“You vote for the money for these immigrants today, and we’re coming for those seats, you can believe that.” 

[KARAH RUCKER]

BLACK AND HISPANIC VOTERS WILL CARRY HEAVY WEIGHT IN THE 2024 ELECTION.

BIDEN – AND TRUMP – KNOW THIS.

WHICH IS WHY IN THE DEBATE –

AND ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL –

APPEALING TO THIS GROUP –

IS IN THE HIGH INTEREST OF BOTH CAMPS.

I’M KARAH RUCKER.

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[LAUREN TAYLOR]

BORDER AGENTS IN THE NORTHEAST HAVE BEEN BUSIER THAN EVER BEFORE. 

AGENTS IN VERMONT, NEW YORK AND NEW HAMPSHIRE HAVE APPREHENDED  MORE THAN 12,000 UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS FROM 85 COUNTRIES IN THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR 2024, WHICH STARTED LAST  OCTOBER. THAT ACCORDING TO THE CHIEF PATROL AGENT OF NEW ENGLAND’S SWANTON SECTOR.

THE NUMBER DWARFING THE NUMBERS OF ARRESTS IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

ACCORDING TO US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, LAST YEAR, SAW 7-THOUSAND ARRESTS – MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS 11 YEARS COMBINED.

IN MARCH, SEVERAL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WROTE A LETTER TO THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CONCERNED “ABOUT THE UNPRECEDENTED SURGE IN APPREHENSIONS ALONG OUR NORTHERN BORDER” , ACCUSING  HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS OF DIRECTING HIS AGENCY “TO ABANDON ITS DUTY OF PROTECTING OUR SOVEREIGN BORDERS.”

THE LETTER NOTED THAT IN THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR 2023, BORDER PATROL AGENTS APPREHENDED JUST OVER 22-HUNDRED UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS —  COMPARED TO MORE THAN 47-HUNDRED SUCH ARRESTS IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD OF 2024.

THE LAWMAKERS CALLING THE 114% INCREASE “UNSUSTAINABLE” AND CALLING ON THE ADMINISTRATION TO SECURE THE BORDER. 

LAWMAKERS ALSO SHARED CONCERNS OF FENTANYL POURING OVER OUR BORDERS, SAYING,  “THE AMOUNT OF FENTANYL SEIZED THIS FISCAL YEAR TO DATE AT THE NORTHERN BORDER IS ENOUGH TO KILL MORE THAN 270 MILLION PEOPLE.”

MAYORKAS TESTIFIED IN FRONT OF TWO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES IN APRIL SAYING THAT DHS NEEDS MORE FUNDS AND RESOURCES TO SECURE THE NATION’S BORDERS AND CALLED ON CONGRESS TO PASS IMMIGRATION REFORM.

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