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Illustration on the Federal reserve's destructive economic meddling by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Illustration on advances for freedom of speech on campus by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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"It's ridiculous. It's ridiculous. And it has to end," President Trump said in late October regarding birthright citizenship in the U.S. (Associated Press)

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics says this is the first year it has recorded more job openings than unemployed people seeking work. (Associated Press/File)

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California Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom successfully campaigned on pushing the state for a sweeping, single-payer health care system. Other Democratic governors-elect are also looking to expand health care coverage and to reform the system. (Associated Press)

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Illustration on the spirit of Christmas by M. Ryder/Tribune Content Agency

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Smith & Wesson 659 9x19mm Parabellum pistol: Reservoir Dogs, Alien Nation, Sneakers and Point of No Return

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Illustration on the deportation of Vietnamese refugees by Alexandwer Hunter/The Washington Times

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Comedian Stephen Colbert told his audience on Dec. 19, 2018, that Fox News' Tucker Carlson is tantamount to the "little racist who could." (Image: YouTube, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert)

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Experts said they had seen ultralights, small aircraft powered by lawn mower-sized engines, used to drop loads of drugs in the U.S., But they were surprised to see them being used to ferry illegal immigrants. (ICE photograph) ** FILE **

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Illustration on 3metoo and the culture by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Illustration on prison reform by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency

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Illustration on illegal immigration and the border wall by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency

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BEST OF 2018 - Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen speaks during a roundtable on immigration policy with President Donald Trump at Morrelly Homeland Security Center, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Bethpage, N.Y. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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BEST OF 2018 - A migrant runs from tear gas launched by U.S. agents, amid members of the press covering the Mexico-U.S. border, after a group of migrants got past Mexican police at the Chaparral crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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BEST OF 2018 - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, promised a full debate on immigration in coming weeks. (Associated Press)

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"The Young Turks" host and liberal activist Cenk Uygur came to the defense of his political foe Tucker Carlson after the Fox News host became the target of an advertising boycott for comments he made about illegal immigration. (YouTube/@The Young Turks)

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The bill drew a stunning coalition, with even Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell signing on. (Associated Press)

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In this Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, photo, provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, immigrants walk into a building at South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. Currently housing 1,520 mothers and their children, about 10 percent are families who were temporarily separated and then reunited under a “zero tolerance policy” that has since been reversed. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

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"Let me be clear. The Republican offer today would not pass either chamber," said Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat. (Associated Press)