West Wing Reads Mentions of Immigration as Top Problem Surpass Record High

Mentions of Immigration as Top Problem Surpass Record High “After hitting a new high last month, mentions of immigration as the most important problem facing the U.S. increased further to 27% in July,” Jeffrey Jones writes for Gallup. As Jones explains, that number is historically significant. “Gallup has asked the ‘most important problem’ question since 1939, and has done so on a monthly basis since March 2001. Over the past 19 years, only five other issues have been mentioned at some point by at least the 27% who named immigration this month.” “Immigration is likely to remain a top issue for Americans, particularly at points when large numbers of immigrants or asylum seekers are attempting to enter the country illegally.” Click here to read more. “There’s nothing like a celebrity guest to boost a flagging TV show, and House Democrats are hoping Robert Mueller’s congressional performance this week revives their impeachment ratings. Yet if the former special counsel stays true to his own investigation and report, this episode will be the last,” The Wall Street Journal editorial board writes. For Democrats, questioning former Special Counsel Robert Mueller “is the last bite at the apple in the failed attempt to prove Donald Trump colluded with Russia during the 2016 campaign or otherwise obstructed justice during the subsequent investigation. The summary of the report has already been released by the attorney general and then the report itself by Mueller and the unredacted version has been available for lawmakers to see for months,” the Boston Herald editorial board writes. “Now, during this rerun of a rerun of a rerun, Democrats are hoping a disinterested public will finally become outraged and begin the chant for impeachment. They won’t.” “White House adviser Ivanka Trump on Monday visited Lockheed Martin in Littleton, Colorado for a roundtable discussion on the company’s workforce development and apprenticeship programs as part of her workforce development tour,” Julia Limitone reports for Fox Business. “During the meeting, Trump applauded the company and its CEO Marillyn Hewson for keeping its Sikorsky helicopter plant in Pennsylvania open at President Trump’s request, saving more than 400 jobs and committing to expand the American workforce.” “From day one, the Trump administration has fulfilled its promise to create good jobs for American workers”—in Virginia alone, unemployment has dropped “from 4% to 3% as more than 127,000 more Virginians found jobs,” Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross writes in The Virginian-Pilot. “Already, more than 280 companies and organizations have pledged nearly 10 million enhanced training and career opportunities for American students and workers” as part of President Trump’s Pledge to America’s Workers.