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In this Aug. 9, 2012, file photo, suspected illegal immigrants are transferred out of the holding area after being processed at the Tucson Sector of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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Immigration helps the U.S. economy, but the added competition harms workers in low-skill positions, a study finds. (Associated Press)
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Golden Globe Awards Abortion Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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A new Hill/HarrisX poll finds that 90% of Republican voters give President Trump a positive favorability rating, his highest on record. (Associated Press)
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Having DNA can help agents link a person to a crime already committed or to match someone lying about their name to a case history showing they had tried to sneak into the U.S. before. Immigrant rights activists are outraged by the Department of Homeland Security's pilot program announcement. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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China's social controls illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times
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The U.S. has begun sending asylum seekers back to Nogales, Mexico, to await court hearings of their cases under the Homeland Security Department's expanded Migrant Protection Protocols. (Associated Press)
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Nuns with the Little Sisters of the Poor had to fight the Obama administration over a law requiring their health care plans to provide coverage for contraceptives. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro, who made immigration and criminal reform key to his campaign, dropped out of the race on Thursday. (Associated PRess)
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Census forms will be sent out in March, and the official census day is scheduled for April 1. Census Bureau officials say they have ways of dealing with partial answers, such as follow-up calls or visits and using other records or "statistical methodology." (Associated Press/File) **FILE**
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Internet Porn Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Ms. Pelosi are demanding that more documents and White House officials that were blocked in the House investigation be allowed to testify in the Senate impeachment trial.
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For generations, churches counted on a cycle. Teens would leave for college, cut their church attendance, or perhaps stop going altogether, then drift back when they grew older, got married and had children. But this cycle has stopped.
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Facebook's controversial fact-checking and political advertising policies have angered political activists of both sides of the aisle. It is reportedly considering steps to curtail various microtargeting efforts on its platform. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Illustration on shaming of cybercrime victims by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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President Trump has helped clear a backlog of generic drug applications and shown a willingness to use the bully pulpit to make drugmakers think twice about price hikes. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on state pensions by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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A pedestrian offers a donation to Salvation Army bell ringer John Maday, who was volunteering with Rich Kramer, center, and Neil Young, left, who brought his therapy donkeys in front of Boscov's on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Mark Moran/The Citizens' Voice via AP) ** FILE **
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“We need to put programs inside the institutions that get people becoming viable entrepreneurs or employees in this global market,” Halim Flowers said. “There should not be a law in place that someone can’t get a certain license because they have a felony. That’s one thing I like about Republican theory — minimum regulation.” (Photograph courtesy of Halim Flowers)
