At least 10 dead after an overloaded van carrying migrants crashed on a remote Texas highway, authorities say. Texas. Sgt. Nathan Brandley of the Texas Department of Public Safety says the van, designed to hold 15 passengers, was speeding as the driver tried to veer off the highway onto Business Route 281. According to authorities, the vehicle was carrying 29 migrants. Source 4x.
46 migrants found dead inside a semi-truck in San Antonio, Texas, officials say. Sixteen other migrants were found alive inside the truck and are being treated at a hospital, Fire Department Chief Charles Hood said. That includes 12 adults and four youth, who he referred to as teenagers and young adults. Source 7d.
There is no evidence that sanctuary policies have a significant adverse effect on public safety; studies done to date overwhelmingly find either no significant impact or even a positive impact. To the extent that Jeff Sessions actually had to lie about what one such study said to keep the gloom and doom narrative alive.
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