The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

• Kathryn Watson of CBS News writes: “The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Texas over the state's implementation of a new immigration law allowing state and local law enforcement officials to arrest, jail and prosecute migrants who may have entered the U.S. illegally. The Biden administration warned Texas that it would file a suit if Texas didn't assure federal officials by Wednesday that they wouldn't enforce the new state law, SB4. The state law also allows judges in Texas to issue de facto deportation orders. The Biden administration insists that immigration-related offenses are matters for the federal government, not states.” You can read the full article here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justice-department-sues-texas-border-security-law/
• How does the Biden Administration politically benefit by ignoring the immigration problems at the U.S. Southern border? Rich notes that from a strategic perspective, it makes no sense for Democrats to forgo aid to Ukraine while concurrently allowing Republicans to win the debate on unlawful immigration.
• While speaking with the press, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said of migrants who enter the U.S. unlawfully: "we don’t need to be disrespectful. We don't need to talk about them as criminals. They're not—they're families that want a better life."
• Chicago Alderman Brian Hopkins, a Democrat, conceded that his city would likely not be classified as a “Sanctuary City” if elected officials were asked to vote on the categorization today. He also said “the federal government has dropped the ball” on securing the U.S. Southern border.
• Mayor of Eagle Pass, Texas Rolando Salina, a Democrat, said that migrants who unlawfully cross the U.S. Southern border and do not qualify for asylum should be deported immediately. Even CNN host Anderson Cooper agreed, stating: “The asylum system is completely off the rails. It’s completely broken.”
• While speaking with Dana Perino and Bill Hemmer on Fox News, Texas Governor Greg Abbott noted that Democrats had been fine with uncontrolled, unlawful migration until the issue began to impact their cities and states.