Government Zero: No Borders, No Language, No Culture (33 page)

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7.
Ibid.

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9.
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1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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6.
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8.
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11.
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Orlando Sentinel
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12.
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13.
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14.
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15.
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16.
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17.
Niraj Chokshi. “The Astonishing State-by-State Rise in Food Stamp Reliance.”
GovBeat
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18.
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19.
“Women’s Studies Prof: Islamophobia Meme Is ‘the New McCarthyism.’”
Breitbart News
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20.
Lauren Zupkus. “Bill Maher and Ben Affleck Have a Fierce Debate over Radical Islam.”
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21.
Dale Hansen. “Bill Maher Is Unusually Conservative on Islam.”
The Blog
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1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
Leo Hohmann. “Feds Hammered for Secrecy on Muslim Refugees.”
World Net Daily
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6.
Leo Hohmann. “Syrian Refugee Program Called ‘Back Door for Jihadists.’”
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7.
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8.
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9.
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12.
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13.
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14.
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15.
Paul McEnroe. “2 Minneapolis Men Charged with Attempting to Aid Terrorists.”
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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16.
Leo Hohmann. “U.S. Government ‘Breeding Terrorists’—in Minnesota.”
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18.
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19.
Steve Almasy, Pamela Brown, and Augie Martin. “Suspect in Killing of San Francisco Woman Had Been Deported Five Times.” CNN, July 4, 2015. http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/03/us/san-francisco-killing-suspect-immigrant-deported/.

20.
Ibid.

21.
Debra J. Saunders. “San Francisco: Sanctuary City for Whom?”
SFGate
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22.
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23.
Stephen Dinan. “Illegals’ Crimes Expose Broken Immigration System As Next Border Surge Looms.”
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24.
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25.
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26.
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27.
Natalie Villacorta. “CDC Confirms Respiratory Illness in Children in Missouri, Illinois, More Testing Underway.”
Politico
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28.
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29.
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30.
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31.
Jerome R. Corsi. “CDC Denies Enterovirus Link to Illegal-Alien Kids.”
World Net Daily
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32.
Maggie Fox. “Disney Measles Outbreak Came from Overseas, CDC Says.”
NBC News
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33.
Tony Lee. “CA Illegal Immigrant at DMV: ‘Nobody’s Passing’ Written Test.”
Breitbart News
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34.
James G. Gimpel. “Immigration’s Impact on Republican Political Prospects, 1980 to 2012.” Center for Immigration Studies, April 2014. http://cis.org/immigration-impacts-on-republican-prospects-1980-2012.

35.
Jerome R. Corsi. “Congressmen: Obama Using ‘Cloward-Piven Maneuver.’”
World Net Daily
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36.
Ibid.

37.
“Lynn officials: Illegal immigrant children are stressing city services” Crystal Haynes My Fox Boston. http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/26016031/lynn-officials-illegal-immigrant-children-are-stressing-city-services.

38.
Jim Hoft. “FEDS TO OPEN $50 MILLION RESORT FOR ILLEGAL CHILDREN–Complete With Tennis Courts, Sauna & Pools (Updated).” The Gateway Pundit, July 16, 2014. http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/07/feds-to-open-50-million-resort-hotel-for-illegal-children-complete-with-tennis-courts-sauna-pools/.

39.
Solicitation Number: BERKS-RFI Escort Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children FedBizOpps.gov. https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=c6d7c0050b912fbc917a46d6709d38bd&tab=core&tabmode=list&=.

40.
Mica Rosenberg. “For some companies, influx of migrant children into U.S. means business.” Reuters, August 1, 2015. http://www.reuters.com/
article/2014/08/01/us-usa-immigration-contracts-insight-idUSKBN0G13A320140801.

41.
GEO Group Management Team. http://www.geogroup.com/management_team.

42.
GEO Group Board of Directors. http://www.geogroup.com/board_of_directors.

43.
Tarini Parti. “‘Dark money’: ALEC wants image makeover.” Politico, July 30, 2015. http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/alec-koch-brothers-dark-money-anonymous-donation-120784.html.