18 DEC 2024: Prison for Birth Tourists in CA // New Plan to Stop Birthright Citizenship // Trump VS The Media // Global News Connecting Iran to States Near You
The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright
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🗓️ 18 December 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he breaks down today's top stories shaping America and the world. In today's episode, we cover:
Chinese Birth Tourism Scandal: A Chinese national is sentenced for running a birth tourism scheme in California, renewing debate over birthright citizenship. We explore Donald Trump's plan to end this practice via executive order and the Democrats' fears of a constitutional convention.
Trump vs. the Media: Donald Trump wins lawsuits against major media outlets, while journalists warn these legal actions are a threat to press freedom. We analyze the backlash and the ongoing battle over media bias.
Global Events with Local Impact: From Iran's nuclear anxieties and Syria's collapsing air defenses to Russia's strategic pivot to Libya, we explain how these international developments affect the economies of Texas, Louisiana, and New Mexico.
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32
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| 0:00.0 | It's December 18th. I'm Brian Dean Wright, former CIA operations officer, and this is The Wright Report. |
| 0:09.0 | A good day to you, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The Right Report, Your Daily News, podcast. |
| 0:22.7 | I've got three briefs for you this morning that are shaping America and the world. |
| 0:27.8 | First up, a Chinese national was sentenced yesterday in California for operating a birth tourism |
| 0:32.9 | scheme. Donald Trump has said he wants to stop that and the related issue of birthright citizenship. |
| 0:38.3 | But most Democrats are opposed with new fears this morning that he might use a constitutional |
| 0:43.3 | convention to change the law and the Constitution. We will unpack all of that connected news coming up. |
| 0:50.3 | Second, Mr. Trump is also launching and winning lawsuits this morning against American media outlets. |
| 0:56.3 | But those journalists and those outlets are warning that actually that is a sign of a coming Trump dictatorship in America. |
| 1:04.1 | Third, we go around the world this morning with events in Iran, Syria, Libya, and Europe. |
| 1:09.6 | And why all of that news actually affects the states of Texas, |
| 1:13.4 | Louisiana, and New Mexico. |
| 1:15.5 | It is a great reminder of why events abroad really do matter here at home. |
| 1:19.9 | But before we get to that, let's get to that top story of the morning. |
| 1:23.8 | An ethnic Chinese man in California was sentenced on Monday to three and a half years in prison for running a birth tourism scam with his wife. |
| 1:32.3 | The AP and McClatchee are reporting that Mr. Michael Liu, along with his estranged wife, Ms. Phoebe Dong, ran a criminal enterprise with her Chinese friends back in the mainland to get U.S. citizenship for Chinese babies. The two ran a |
| 1:46.2 | California company called USA Happy Baby starting in the year 2012, and here is how the scam worked. |
| 1:53.5 | For upwards of $100,000 per woman, Mr. Liu and Ms. Dong would coach pregnant Chinese women |
| 1:59.0 | on how to lie in their U.S. visa applications |
| 2:01.5 | and then deceive immigration agents once they arrive at U.S. airports. |
| 2:06.5 | For three years, these two people were able to sneak in over 100 Chinese pregnant women |
| 2:11.0 | doing this and then hosting these gals of what they called maternity houses just east of Los Angeles. |
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