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→Racist origins of Trump's impeachment
===Racist origins of Trump's impeachment===
===Racist origins of Trump's impeachment===
The only precedent for the second [[impeachment]] of [[President Donald J. Trump]] was that of William W. Belknap, President [[Ulysses S. Grant]]’s Secretary of War during [[Reconstruction]], who was tried and acquitted by the [[U.S. Senate]] after resigning from office. An investigation into the War Department was launched. Under Belknap the [[U.S. Army]] was used in combination with the [[Justice Department]] to prosecute the [[Ku Klux Klan]], a policy opposed by most [[Democrat]]s.<ref>https://brewminate.com/the-life-of-william-w-belknap-impeached-post-resignation-in-1876/</ref> Senate Democrat Majority leader [[Chuck Schumer]] said, “The Senate convened a trial, and voted, as a chamber, that Mr. Belknap could be tried ‘for acts done as Secretary of War, notwithstanding his resignation of said office.’ The language is crystal clear, without any ambiguity,” quoting a resolution by Senator [[Allen Thurman]], who opposed President [[Abraham Lincoln]]’s [[Emancipation Proclamation]] and campaigned against allowing black people to vote.<ref>[https://www.jewishpress.com/blogs/sultan-knish/the-racist-origins-of-president-trumps-impeachment/2021/02/22/ The Racist Origins of President Trump’s Impeachment], By Daniel Greenfield - 10 Adar 5781 – February 22, 2021. www.jewishpress.com</ref>
The only precedent for the second [[impeachment]] of [[President Donald J. Trump]] was that of William W. Belknap, President [[Ulysses S. Grant]]’s Secretary of War during [[Reconstruction]], who was tried and acquitted by the [[U.S. Senate]] after resigning from office. An investigation into the War Department was launched. Under Belknap the [[U.S. Army]] was used in combination with the [[Justice Department]] to prosecute the [[Ku Klux Klan]], a policy opposed by most [[Democrat]]s.<ref>https://brewminate.com/the-life-of-william-w-belknap-impeached-post-resignation-in-1876/</ref> Senate Democrat Majority leader [[Chuck Schumer]] said, “The Senate convened a trial, and voted, as a chamber, that Mr. Belknap could be tried ‘for acts done as Secretary of War, notwithstanding his resignation of said office.’ The language is crystal clear, without any ambiguity,” quoting a resolution by Senator [[Allen Thurman]], who opposed President [[Abraham Lincoln]]’s [[Emancipation Proclamation]] and campaigned against allowing black people to vote.<ref>[https://www.jewishpress.com/blogs/sultan-knish/the-racist-origins-of-president-trumps-impeachment/2021/02/22/ The Racist Origins of President Trump’s Impeachment], By Daniel Greenfield - 10 Adar 5781 – February 22, 2021. www.jewishpress.com</ref>
===Abolish ICE===
:{{See also|Abolish ICE}}
On July 12, 2018 Rep. [[Mark Pocan]] (D-Wis.) introduced H.R. 6361, in the House to abolish [[ICE]]. Eight House Democrats signed on as cosponsors: [[Pramila Jayapal]] and [[D. Adam Smith]] of Washington; [[Adriano Espaillat]], [[José Serrano]], [[Nydia Velázquez]], and [[Yvette Clarke]], all from New York; [[Earl Blumenauer]] of Oregon; and [[James McGovern]] of Massachusetts.<ref>https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6361/cosponsors?r=4</ref> Sens. [[Elizabeth Warren]] (D-Mass.), [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] (D-N.Y.), [[Bernie Sanders]] (I-Vt.), New York City Mayor [[Bill de Blasio]], and other Democrats all rallied behind the “Abolish ICE” banner.<ref>https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/29715-no-borders-no-nation</ref>
Many [[Leftist]]s ran on a platform of abolishing the nation's [[Immigration and Customs Enforcement|imigration enforcement]] authority and moving toward a policy of unrestricted immigration and [[open borders]]. In November 2018 Kamala Harris compared ICE workers, more than half of which are [[Hispanic]], to the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. The suggestion sparked horror and outrage.<ref>Piccolo, Jason (November 23, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/kamala-harris-hateful-comparison-of-ice-to-the-kkk-is-even-more-unjust-than-it-seems Kamala Harris' hateful comparison of ICE to the KKK is even more unjust than it seems]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved November 23, 2018.</ref>
Rep. [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] referred to DHS detention facilities where illegal immigrants were being held as "[[concentration camp]]s" and people were being forced to drink toilet water. Motivated by AOC's rhetoric, the [[Tacoma suicide bomber attack|Tacoma suicide bomber]] attacked a detention facility housing hundreds of children.<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/07/13/armed-activist-hurling-molotov-cocktails-at-ice-facility-shot-killed-by-police/ Armed Activist Hurling Molotov Cocktails at ICE Facility Shot Killed by Police]<br>See also:
*Dinan, Stephen (August 16, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/16/ice-attack-video-captures-exchange-of-gunfire-that/ ICE attack: Dramatic video captures exchange of gunfire that left anti-ICE attacker dead]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref><ref>Giaritelli, Anna (August 16, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/video-shows-car-set-ablaze-by-alleged-antifa-shooter-in-attack-on-ice-detention-center Video shows car set ablaze by alleged Antifa shooter in attack on ICE detention center]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 16, 2019.</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y90YXf5P1rE&feature=push-u-sub&attr_tag=1BRrxh8nJyANlPeS%3A6</ref><ref>Cheong, Ian Miles (July 14, 2019). [https://humanevents.com/2019/07/14/ice-detention-center-attacker-was-antifa-activist/ ICE Detention Center Attacker Was Antifa Activist.] ''Human Events''. Retrieved July 15, 2019.</ref><ref>Murphy, James (July 15, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/32853-antifa-linked-terrorist-shot-by-police-after-attacking-washington-ice-detention-center Antifa-linked Terrorist Shot by Police After Attacking Washington ICE Detention Center]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 15, 2019.</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S376N3YfnP0</ref><ref>Hawkins, Awr (July 15, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/15/tacoma-ice-attacker-urges-leftists-ignore-laws-arm-themselves/ Tacoma ICE Attacker Urges Leftists to Ignore Laws, Arm Themselves]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 15, 2019.</ref><ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (July 16, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/32864-immigrant-ice-attacker-left-manifesto-warned-antifa-to-arm-for-war Immigrant ICE Attacker Left Manifesto, Warned Antifa to Arm for War]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 16, 2019.</ref><ref>Price, Bob (July 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/07/14/man-who-attempted-to-blow-up-migrant-detention-center-praised-by-some-anti-ice-activists/ Man Who Attempted to Blow Up Migrant Detention Center Praised by Some Anti-ICE Activists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 14, 2019.</ref><ref>Morton, Victor (July 15, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/15/willem-van-spronsen-manifesto-blasts-concentration/ Antifa lauds 'martyr' who attacked ICE detention center as manifesto circulates]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 16, 2019.</ref> AOC refused to condemn the attacks or to even speak to the media.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwL-TCkA5n4 AOC, Ilhan Omar repeatedly REFUSE to condemn Antifa attack on ICE!] at The Rebel Media YouTube channel</ref>
An [[Antifa]] supporter, [[Connor Betts]], murdered 9 people in the [[Dayton nightclub shooting]]. Betts, a registered Democrat and [[Elizabeth Warren]] backer posted to Twitter “I do not consider ICE agents to be human beings.”<ref>https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/1158420694092242944</ref> and echoed Ocasio-Cortez' statement that [[ICE]] detention facilities were "[[concentration camp]]s." No less than four violent acts and shootings occurred against ICE facilites and border agents after Ocasio-Cortez's comments.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/14/gun-fired-office-makes-fourth-attack-ice-past-month/</ref><ref>https://lauraloomer.us/2019/08/13/another-ice-facility-attacked-after-aoc-stoked-tensions-with-concentration-camp-rhetoric/#.XVVuFZNKhBw</ref> Ocasio-Cortez then voted against a Democrat-sponsored bill that would have provided humanitarian relief for the border crisis and threw a fit when the Senate rejected the bill she herself voted against.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/28/ocasio-cortez-senate-mcconnell-house-border-bill-tapper/</ref>
====MS-13 and others====
By October 21, 2018 reports estimated the number of economic migrants at between 7,200 and 10,000. The numbers seemingly doubled and tripled upon entering Mexico. No further resistance was met once passed the border. Migrants from [[Haiti]], [[Congo]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Angola]], [[Cameroon]], and [[Bangladesh]] have swelled the ranks.<ref>https://twitter.com/TomFitton/status/1054441145886035977</ref> The crowd is mostly men, ages 16–40. There are [[MS-13]] gang members among them.<ref>https://twitter.com/SaraCarterDC/status/1054481882484801538</ref> The caravan was now over two miles long.
Mexican authorities issued a warning about migrants in Guatemala who were preparing [[Molotov cocktail]]s and acquiring firearms to use against police officers. Two migrants were arrested, one a minor, after shooting at police. They were arrested carrying a loaded firearm.<ref>https://www.gob.mx/segob/prensa/detienen-a-dos-hondurenos-tras-ataque-armado-a-policias-federales</ref>
====Child trafficking====
Guatemalan authorities rescued seven unaccompanied minors from human smugglers working inside the caravan. The smugglers were arrested and a broader investigation into [[criminal]] activity in the caravan continued.<ref>https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2018/10/guatemalan-authorities-rescue-group-of-minors-from-human-smugglers-in-caravan/</ref>
===Biden border crisis===
===Biden border crisis===