The basic rules of American democracy provide a
veto over national policy to a minority of the states.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/05/senate-state-bias-filibuster-blocking-gun-control-legislation/638425/
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/05/senate-state-bias-filibuster-blocking-gun-control-legislation/638425/
The Stupefying Tally of American Gun Violence
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/us/american-gun-violence.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/us/american-gun-violence.html
Americans Have More Guns Than Anywhere Else in the
World and They Keep Buying More
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-25/how-many-guns-in-the-us-buying-spree-bolsters-lead-as-most-armed-country
US has 120.5 firearms per 100 residents, report finds
US has 120.5 firearms per 100 residents, report finds
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/new-york-struggles-with-a-sharp-rise-in-violent-crime-amid-covid-19
Related:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-03/killings-in-la-on-pace-to-top-last-years-high
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/05/05/american-crime-rate-impact-pandemic-recovery/9591580002/
Why many experts say our immigration system is broken and what is being done to fix it
https://youtu.be/IJl2cM2y9a4
https://youtu.be/IJl2cM2y9a4
Democratic states are extending welfare benefits to
the undocumented
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/05/19/democratic-states-are-extending-welfare-benefits-to-the-undocumented
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/05/19/democratic-states-are-extending-welfare-benefits-to-the-undocumented
Illegal Immigration debate - Bush-Reagan 1980 primary debate (nothing much has changed in over 40-plus years):