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Yes Virginia. The undocumented are a problem, especially when taking jobs or getting social programs.

Yes Virginia. The undocumented are a problem, especially when taking jobs or getting social programs. Never did we have issues with legal immigrants. But according to Pew, it’s the undocumented.

  • 49% were naturalized U.S. citizens.
  • 24% were lawful permanent residents.
  • 4% were legal temporary residents.
  • 23% were unauthorized immigrants.

From 1990 to 2007, the unauthorized immigrant population more than tripled in size, from 3.5 million to a record high of 12.2 million. From there, the number slowly declined to about 10.2 million in 2019.

In 2022, the number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. showed sustained growth for the first time since 2007, to 11.o million.

As of 2022, about 4 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. are Mexican. This is the largest number of any origin country, representing more than one-third of all unauthorized immigrants. However, the Mexican unauthorized immigrant population is down from a peak of almost 7 million in 2007, when Mexicans accounted for 57% of all unauthorized immigrants.

The drop in the number of unauthorized immigrants from Mexico has been partly offset by growth from other parts of the world, especially Asia and other parts of Latin America.

The 2022 estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population are our latest comprehensive estimates. Other partial data sources suggest continued growth in 2023 and 2024.

Who are unauthorized immigrants?

Virtually all unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. entered the country without legal permission or arrived on a nonpermanent visa and stayed after it expired.

A growing number of unauthorized immigrants have permission to live and work in the U.S. and are temporarily protected from deportation. In 2022, about 3 million unauthorized immigrants had these temporary legal protections. These immigrants fall into several groups:

  • Temporary Protected Status (TPS): About 650,000 immigrants have TPS as of July 2022. TPS is offered to individuals who cannot safely return to their home country because of civil unrest, violence, natural disaster or other extraordinary and temporary conditions.
  • Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA): Almost 600,000 immigrants are beneficiaries of DACA. This program allows individuals brought to the U.S. as children before 2007 to remain in the U.S.
  • Asylum applicants: About 1.6 million immigrants have pending applications for asylum in the U.S. as of mid-2022 because of dangers faced in their home country. These immigrants can stay in the U.S. legally while they wait for a decision on their case.
  • Other protections: Several hundred thousand individuals have applied for special visas to become lawful immigrants. These types of visas are offered to victims of trafficking and certain other criminal activities.

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Articles the MSM ignores.

Articles the MSM ignores.

#10 – Study uncovers a 37% LOSS in life expectancy among people who took two or more COVID shots.

#9 – Biden says he’s “proud” to be a “Black woman.”

#8 – Congressman shares jaw-dropping story about Trump’s legendary power move against the Taliban.

#7 – Joe Rogan’s thought-provoking comparison of Maui and Ukraine goes viral.

#6 – World Economic Forum staffers accuse Klaus Schwab of sexual harassment.

#5 – Vivek Ramaswamy narrows down Joe Biden’s replacement to one of two individuals.

#4 – Trump floats “televised military tribunals” for jailing top Dem and GOP politicians.

#3 – Nearly 200 pages of Epstein Grand Jury documents are quietly released for the first time.

#2 – Putin supports Trump’s plan to stop the war in Ukraine.

#1 – Tennessee woman wins landmark lawsuit against BlueCross BlueShield, securing nearly $700K for denial of COVID vaccine exemption.

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Winning. Reuters: Newsmax Is Top US News Brand

Winning. Reuters: Newsmax Is Top US News Brand

A new Reuters study found that Newsmax is one of the influential news brands in the U.S.

Earlier this week, the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism released its annual Digital News Report, surveying 100,000 people across 47 countries.

The Reuters U.S. survey found Americans are turning to just 12 news brands offline for news.

And Newsmax was one of them.

Reuters found that 8% of Americans — about 25 million Americans — turn to Newsmax for their news at least weekly.

Newsmax ranked close to well-known news brands like The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and The New York Times.

“Newsmax’s rise is even more stunning considering the newness of our brand, Big Tech efforts to thwart us, and several virtual TV distributors still keeping us from their subscribers,” Chris Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax, said.

Newsmax started as a digital media company in 1998 and a decade ago launched a cable news channel.

Today, the cable channel is available on all major cable systems and through its proprietary app on Newsmax+.

Newsmax also launched Newsmax2, a streaming news channel.

The Reuters study also found that Newsmax is taking close to 30% of Fox News’ total audience.

The Reuters study did not include Newsmax’s significant reach online through its popular app, its website Newsmax.com, and its massive social media following on platforms like Facebook, X, and Truth Social.

Newsmax estimates it reaches 40 million American regularly through all its platforms.

Other surveys have also found Newsmax’s brand is rising and resonating among U.S. consumers.

Last year, the Economist/YouGov annual survey of Trust in Media found Newsmax was among the most trusted cable news brands, ranking with outlets like CNN, MSNBC, Fox, and Bloomberg.

Last week, Newsmax announced that it plans to make a public offering later this year with a listing on the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq.

The company cited significant investor interest and its strong growth in ratings and revenues as helping to make the decision to go public.

Newsmax said its revenues have grown over 330% since 2019 and its cable TV and online ratings have been strong.

Nielsen reported that in 2023 Newsmax was the only cable news channel to see significant ratings growth across all dayparts, making it the fourth-highest-rated cable news channel in the nation.

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California stories that are being ignored.

California stories that are being ignored.

Stories that need to be covered by the MSM.

  1. CA Democrats Plan Mass Release of Criminals from Prison in State Budget
  2. WATCH: CA Democrats Propose Massive Release of Criminals!
  3. Latest FBI 2022 Stats Prove Massive Crime Wave in California
  4. WATCH: CA Says Criminals Can’t Be Asked to Do Work in Prison?!
  5. Alarming Spike in Terror Risk at Border in California

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Yes Virginia, you have a right to Unionize, and a company has a right to close down. Winning.

Yes Virginia, you have a right to Unionize, and a company has a right to close down. Winning.

Let me see if I got this straight. Company pays between $20- $25.00 an hour, offers hospitalization and dental, and the employees vote to unionize.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports:

Feibush, who met with available staff in person Monday afternoon, called the shutdown a difficult decision, citing rising costs, reduced sales, and the expiration of leases for a business that he said was never profitable during its 13 years.

”But we pushed forward because we understood the positive impact we were making in our communities and the importance to maintain a level of compensation and benefits … that you each deserved,” he wrote in an email announcing the decision to staff who did not attend Monday’s meetings.

Combined with financial and logistical headwinds, however, “the administrative and legal costs associated with your desire to organize has regrettably moved us beyond any cost that we could sustain,” he wrote.

Employees at a Philadelphia coffee chain may now be regretting their decision to form a union.

Just one week after staff at the OCF Coffee House informed him of their intention to unionize, owner and real estate developer Ori Feibush confirmed that he would be closing all three locations down.

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Stories the MSM sometimes ignores.

Stories the MSM sometimes ignores. We see articles that at times are ignored by the MSM or are spun in a way that don’t give you all of the facts. Below are ten of these articles.

#10 – Mainstream outlet features “excess deaths” and “COVID vaccines” in the same headline.

#9 – Trump hater crumbles on air when confronted with one simple question.

#8 – Reporter catches Biden campaign in a lie and brings all the receipts.

#7 – Ex-CDC director says vaccine mandates were a “terrible idea,” along with a number of other stunning COVID admissions.

#6 – Laughter erupts as Dr. Phil stuns Trump critic with one clear fact.

#5 – Biden’s allies officially freak out as his mental decline proves to be very real and serious.

#4 – Arizona GOP files bombshell lawsuit after discovering up to 1.3 million illegal voters.

#3 – Tucker Carlson gives the most reasonable explanation ever on why he chose not to get vaccinated.

#2 – Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs gets busted in massive $400,000 bribery scandal.

#1 – The World Health Organization warns a “new strain” of bird flu “has jumped” to humans with “potential for high public health impact.”

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Yes Virginia, If Trumps court cases are allowed in the debates, so are Biden’s China contacts and his sons charges.

Yes Virginia, If Trumps court cases are allowed in the debates, so are Biden’s China contacts and his sons charges. Below is what some say is a partial list of what Trump and Biden want covered in the debate.Biden’s campaign made public their wish list last week:

  1. The Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade
  2. Trump’s claim of a rigged 2020 election
  3. Trump’s economic plan

That’s a far different wish list than Trump’s campaign:

  • Biden’s response to a porous southern border
  • The lack of law and order in America’s cities
  • Rampant inflation

I would like to see the corruption in the DOJ covered. Also if Trumps court cases are brought up, then so should the Hunter laptop and Hunter and Joe’s family cases and Chinese business dealings.

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But Joe said the economy is growing. GDP continues to tank.

But Joe said the economy is growing. GDP continues to tank.

Joe keeps on telling us how good things are, but the numbers tell another story. GDP was revised for the first quarter. See below.

The U.S. economy grew less than previously thought in the first three months of the year, expanding at an annual pace of just 1.3 percent, revised government data showed Thursday.

The downward revision was primarily driven by data showing that consumer spending grew by significantly less than previously estimated.

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Life in 1960s America, By the Numbers.

Life in 1960s America, By the Numbers.

The 1960s were some of the most significant years in American history. The decade saw the Civil Rights Movement and a rising counterculture that reimagined the shape of the American social fabric. Pop music exploded like never before with the British Invasion led by the Beatles and Rolling Stones, but the ’60s were also an intense era of war and political violence.

The decade’s most monumental moments tend to be widely covered, and the sheer number of historic events during this time almost create the impression that every moment was imbued with turbulence. But while the tumult of the decade played out on the evening news in homes across America, many people were still living normal everyday lives — albeit lives that looked quite different from our modern lifestyle. The following numbers offer a snapshot of day-to-day life in 1960s America.

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42% of Adults Were Smokers

Smoking was still widespread in the middle of the 20th century. The smoking rate in the U.S. reached a peak of 47% of adults (including 50% of doctors!) by the end of 1952. Though cigarette sales declined somewhat in 1953 and 1954 amid growing health concerns, the introduction of the filtered cigarette created a rebound. Through the early years of the 1960s, the smoking rate held steady at 42% of adults. On January 11, 1964, Surgeon General Luther L. Terry published the first report of the Surgeon General’s Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health, a landmark event that brought the link between smoking and disease front and center in the American consciousness. Smoking has been on an overall downward trend ever since: As of 2021, smoking has declined to 11.5% of adults.

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How much have fast-food prices gone up since 2020? Price hikes at 6 popular chains.

How much have fast-food prices gone up since 2020? Price hikes at 6 popular chains.

The carefree days of the “Dollar Menunaire” are a distant memory. Five-dollar footlong? Forget it. As any fast-food fanatic knows, the drive-thru is no longer the greasy bastion of value it once was.

Inflation affects all consumer products and services, but each business make its own decisions when it comes to raising prices. And while some companies’ price hikes have been in line with rising wages and increasing supply costs, certain businesses — including many in the fast-food industry — have increased prices at unprecedented rates that have outpaced inflation by a significant margin.

Consumers have noticed these supersized prices at the drive-thru, and they aren’t happy. Fastflation, as it’s come to be known, refers to outsized inflation at fast-food establishments — businesses that have historically aimed to maintain low prices relative to other eateries to better serve working folks on a limited dining budget.

Fast-food price hikes by company: 2020–2024

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ inflation calculator, prices in general went up by around 21.5% between December 2019 (prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic issues that followed) and March 2024 (the latest month for which CPI data was available as of this article’s last update).

We looked at the prices of popular menu items at six popular fast-food chains over this same period (McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, In-N-Out Burger, Burger King, and Jack in the Box) and found that only 3 of the 30 menu items we checked didn’t go up in price by more than the inflation rate (and only a single item didn’t go up in price at all).

Below are tables listing menu prices of five popular products from McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, In-N-Out Burger, Burger King, and Jack in the Box fast-food restaurants from the end of 2019 and mid-2024, along with percentage increases.

Note:

Most of the end-of-2019 prices in this article come from archived versions of pages from fastfoodmenuprices.com, an independent company whose human team has been visiting restaurants and collecting real fast-food menu prices in person since 2013. It’s important to note that the data collected by this company may not be 100% accurate.

2024 prices are sourced directly from restaurants’ online menus where possible. For those that required a specific restaurant to be selected to view prices, a Los Angeles location on or near Figueroa Street was selected.

McDonald’s dollar menu was once the go-to option for bargain-hungry fast-food fans, but the chain’s prices have gone up more than most in recent years. Brett Jordan via Unsplash© Brett Jordan via Unsplash
McDonald’s price increases
Menu itemEnd-of-2019 priceMid-2024 pricePercentage increase

Medium French Fries

$1.79

$4.19

134.1%

McChicken

$1.29

$3.89

201.6%

Big Mac

$3.99

$7.49

87.7%

10 McNuggets

$4.49

$7.58

68.8%

Cheeseburger

$1.00

$3.15

215%

Average price increase across these 5 items: 141.4%

2024 source: McDonald’s app (Figueroa Street Los Angeles location selected)

Taco Bell’s value menu still boasts plenty of under-$2 options, including the Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito and Spicy Potato Soft Taco, both $1.19 in many locations. PJ Gal-Szabo via Unsplash© PJ Gal-Szabo via Unsplash
Taco Bell price increases
Menu itemEnd-of-2019 priceMid-2024 pricePercentage increase

Beefy 5-Layer Burrito

$1.69

$3.69

118.3%

Nachos Bellgrande

$3.29

$5.89

79%

Spicy Potato Soft Taco

$1.00

$1.19

19%

Cheesy Bean And Rice Burrito

$1.00

$1.19

19%

Crunchwrap Supreme

$3.49

$5.29

51.6%

Average price increase across these 5 items: 57.4%

2024 source: Taco Bell website (didn’t require location to be specified)

Chick-fil-A’s prices haven’t gone up quite as much as some other fast-food chains’ have, but the restaurant’s price hikes have still exceeded the rate of inflation by a significant margin. Brad via Unsplash© Brad via Unsplash
Chick-fil-A price increases
Menu itemEnd-of-2019 priceMid-2024 pricePercentage increase

Deluxe Chicken Sandwich

$3.65

$6.55

79.5%

8 Chick-fil-A Nuggets

$3.05

$5.99

96.4%

4 Chick-n-Strips

$4.39

$7.85

78.8%

Medium Waffle Fries

$1.65

$2.99

81.2%

Large Milkshake

$3.15

$5.19

64.76%

Average price increase across these 5 items: 80.1%

2024 source: Chic-fil-A website (didn’t require location to be specified)

In-N-Out has been able to keep prices lower than most fast-food chains by offering just a few products, many of which share ingredients. Kyle Smith via Unsplash© Kyle Smith via Unsplash
In-N-Out Burger price increases
Menu itemEnd-of-2019 priceMid-2024 pricePercentage increase

Double Double

$3.45

$5.65

63.8%

Cheeseburger

$2.40

$3.95

63.6%

Hamburger

$2.10

$3.50

66.7%

French Fries

$1.60

$2.30

43.8%

Shake

$2.15

$2.95

37.2%

Average price increase across these 5 items: 55%

Burger King’s iconic Whopper went up in price by 85.9% between the beginning of 2020 and the middle of 2024. Nazrin Babashova via Unsplash© Nazrin Babashova via Unsplash
Burger King price increases
Menu itemEnd-of-2019 priceMid-2024 pricePercentage increase

Whopper

$4.19

$7.79

85.9%

Bacon Double Cheeseburger

$2.29

$4.99

117.9%

Original Chicken Sandwich

$4.09

$7.59

85.6%

French Fries

$2.19

$3.89

77.6%

Shakes

$3.09

$4.99

61.5%

Average price increase across these 5 items: 85.7%

2024 source: Burger King website (Figueroa Street Los Angeles location selected)

Jack in the Box raised the prices of the five items we looked at less on average than the other five restaurants we examined. TaurusEmerald, CC-BY-SA-4.0 via Wikimedia Commons© TaurusEmerald, CC-BY-SA-4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Jack in the Box price increases
Menu itemEnd-of-2019 priceMid-2024 pricePercentage increase

Jumbo Jack Cheeseburger

$3.19

$4.99

56.4%

Homestyle Ranch Chicken Club

$4.99

$7.49

50.1%

Medium French Fries

$2.09

$3.29

57.4%

Two Tacos

$0.99

$0.99

0%

Oreo Cookie Shake

$2.79

$4.49

60.9%

Average price increase across these 5 items: 45%

2024 source: Jack in the Box website (Figueroa Street Los Angeles location selected)

Key takeaways

Below are some of the key insights we gleaned from the data examined above. Keep in mind that the following statements apply only to the 30 menu items and six restaurants listed above — not to the fast-food industry in general.

How much have fast-food prices gone up since 2020?

Prices of the items we looked at at the six restaurants listed above went up an average of 77.4% between late December 2019 and mid 2024.

Which fast-food chain raised prices the most?

Across all of the menu items listed for each of the six restaurants checked, McDonald’s raised prices more on average (141.4%) than any of the other five restaurants included in this list.

Which fast-food chain raised prices the least?

Across all of the menu items listed for each of the six restaurants checked,, Jack in the Box raised prices less on average (45%) than any of the other five restaurants included in this list.

Which item went up in price the most?

Of the 30 items checked across all six restaurants, McDonald’s Cheeseburger had the highest percentage price increase, at 215%.

Which item went up in price the LEAST?

Of the 30 items checked across all six restaurants, Jack in the Box’s Two Tacos had the lowest percentage price increase, at 0%.

Which items’ price hikes didn’t outpace inflation?

Only three items out of the 30 checked went up in price by less than the overall inflation rate between the end of 2019 and mid-2024 — Taco Bell’s Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito (19%) and Spicy Potato Soft Taco (19%), and Jack in the Box’s Two Tacos (0%).

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