Winning Friends and Influencing People

if this guy tried to chat me up from the next barstool over I'd move away as quickly as possible pic.twitter.com/7Mnr0vlSUY

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 16, 2019

Federal funds do not pay for the operation of schools.  In Texas, schools are supported by local property taxes.  Those taxes are paid by even illegal immigrants who rent apartments and send their children to Texas public schools (because of Plyler v. Doe, largely).  Immigrants also pay social security and withholding taxes, because if the employers don't pay that to the IRS, the IRS comes after the employers.  Needless to say, "illegal immigrants" don't file tax returns to get their refund, and cannot claim Social Security benefits.

As for the first one, what can you say?  Babble, that's all you can call it.

Very excited to hear more about Trump's DoA immigration plan.

— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) May 16, 2019

Apparently there's not much to hear:

This speech confirms my earlier conclusion that this is basically the same RAISE Act and other WH policy wishlist on immigration/border except keeping overall immigration levels flat

— Tal Kopan (@TalKopan) May 16, 2019

 And it's chances aren't real good:

Graham said the White House plan that potus is about to announce is not intended to become law, whereas Graham’s is. https://t.co/R5PtUrEPQ6

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 16, 2019