Those of us who wanted Trump 2.0 to begin January 20 were sorely disappointed with one his final acts in office: He issued an 18-month amnesty for 94,000 Venezuelans facing deportation (I say this as a Venezuelan immigrant, albeit legal) [Trump Issues 18-Month Amnesty for Thousands of Venezuelans in U.S., by John Binder, Breitbart, January 19, 2021]. On cue, clueless conservatives like Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio, defended the move on the usual grounds: Hispanics, in this case, Venezuelans, are part of Trump’s natural constituency. Speaking as a Venezuelan immigrant, I have one thing to say about that narrative to Little Marco and Conservatism, Inc.: If you believe it, I have a bridge for sale in Caracas.

Thank you @potus for approving Deferred Enforced Departure for Venezuelans in the U.S.

https://t.co/F1JkMmFMFa

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) January 20, 2021

After Trump lost, the Stupid Party Media Class claimed to find some shreds of victory. Understandable—anyone wants to find a silver lining in a cloud. And Trump’s marginal gains with minorities just do just the trick for hacks who flinch at defending whites from the constant Blood Libels spewed by the corporate press and crazed minority mobs.

Con Inc. flunkies focused on headlines like these:

• Trump Didn’t Win the Latino Vote in Texas. He Won the Tejano Vote, by Jack Herrera, Politico, November 17, 2020.
• Trump wins Florida with lift from Hispanic voters in Miami-Dade County, by David Smiley, Alex Daugherty and Bianco Padro Ocasio, Tampa Bay Times, November 4, 2020]

A history professor exchanged tweets with conservative Ryan Girdusky after he correctly doubted the baseless assumption that Venezuelans are solidly pro-GOP by a 70-30 margin. Girdusky asked for evidence. Answer: Crickets. That’s typical.

can you provide a source on that 70-30 number... because i find that nearly impossible

— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) January 20, 2021

“I am on that search Sir,” Richter politely answered. “So you made it up?” Girdusky asked.

I am on that search Sir.

— Jorge Richter (@JRichterR88) January 20, 2021

Let me be blunt: Enough with the assumptions and speculation. I’m a numbers guy. I want to see the hard data behind any such claim, and lacking any from the good professor, I offer a few numbers.

[Excerpted from the latest Radio Derb, now available exclusively through VDARE.com]

Earlier: Biden's Treasonous Immigration Bill Opportunity For GOP Leader To Say Two Words "Immigration Moratorium"

Thursday this week the Biden administration brought forth a bill on immigration. It comes in two versions, one for the Senate and one for the House, although the texts are well-nigh identical. Both versions are 353 pages long. [READ: Text of Biden-supported immigration bill, CNN, February 18, 2021]

My boss Peter Brimelow sent me the House version. I obediently settled down to read the thing.

By page 17 I was deep in the weeds.

SECTION 1102. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF LAWFUL PROSPECTIVE IMMIGRANTS.

Subsection (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255 et seq.), as amended by Section 1101, is further amended by inserting after Section 245B the following:

"SECTION 245C. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF LAWFUL PROSPECTIVE IMMIGRANTS.

Subsection (a) REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may adjust the status of a lawful prospective immigrant to that of a lawful permanent resident if the lawful prospective immigrant —

Paragraph (1) subject to subsection (b), satisfies the eligibility requirements set forth in section 245G(b), including all criminal and national security background checks and the payment of all applicable fees;

Paragraph (2) submits an application pursuant to the procedures under section 245G(b)(1);

Paragraph (3) has been a lawful prospective immigrant for not less than 5 years …

At about this point, I lost the will to live. In my defense, I'll wager that I had already read more of the bill than any of the congresscritters who'll be called upon to vote on it.

Twenty-eight black-on-white apparent homicides were uncovered in local media outlets during January 2021. There were likely many more. The victims range in age from three to 64 years old.

The suspects range in age from 17 to 47. All are black males (one with a white accomplice) except for one, rather unusual, case of a black woman.

• Mark Outman, age 64, was robbed and fatally shot at his Denver, Colorado home. Outman was a renowned architect noted for his work on airports around the globe.

Both Outman and a woman were shot inside Outman's home. He was found by police in the front yard.

Charged after the crimes are 44-year-old Tameka Dudley and 38-year-old Joshua Hamm.

A third suspect, Larry Hamm, 47, was fatally shot by police after hijacking a vehicle while fleeing the crime scene.

The suspects were posing as utility workers, reports say.

[2 charged in Denver man's shooting death, by Amanda Kesting, Jennifer Campbell-Hicks, Dacia Johnson, 9news.com, January 7, 2021]

• Mark Allen McWilliams, age 62, was fatally shot in a church in Winona, Texas where he served as pastor.

Reports say McWilliams discovered 21-year-old Myrtez Woolen hiding from police in the church's restroom. McWilliams held Woolen at gunpoint but, when distracted, had his firearm taken away by the suspect who then fatally shot the pastor. One other individual was shot by the suspect, reports say.

[Bullet holes and a broken window: First look inside Starrville Methodist Church after pastor’s murder, by Danica Sauter, Patrick Cunningham, Danny Mogle, ketk.com, Jan 4, 2021]

• Rachel Likes, age 26, was fatally shot in Galesburg, Illinois. Likes was found deceased in the driver's seat of her vehicle on January 4, 2021. She had been shot multiple times.

Arrested after the incident is Maquesha S. Ramey, 26, a black woman.

[Police: 26-year-old woman arrested for murder in Galesburg shooting death, by Katrina Lamansky, wqad.com, January 5, 2021]

Earlier: VDARE.com Remembers The Great Rush Limbaugh, Alas Not Uncritically

No-one has more cause than I to mourn a death from cancer.

And VDARE.com had many reasons to praise Rush Limbaugh throughout his epochal career, as well as reasons to be disappointed with him from an immigration patriot point of view.

I see that Breitbart.com tonight is promoting Limbaugh's 2009 CPAC keynote address [WATCH: Rush Limbaugh’s Greatest Speech — Keynote Address to CPAC, 2009, by Joel B. Pollack, February 17, 2021].

I attended that conference. It was notable for the intense grassroots energy triggered by Obama's election—and the equally intense determination of CPAC's Conservatism Inc. managers to prevent the immigration issue from surfacing ["Regardless Of Their Doom/ The Little Victims Play": CPAC, Frum, Limbaugh…And America?, March 11, 2009].

Limbaugh played right along with his hosts. Of course this did not prevent him from being attacked for "racism" by, among others, David Frum, in proto-Never-Trump mode. Any potential leader of the Historic American Nation, however implicit, is going to be attacked for "racism." But, as I wrote at the time, I did not regret skipping Limbaugh's speech:

...I knew, from long observation, that notwithstanding his brilliant barn-burning delivery, he wouldn't actually say anything new, especially in the area of immigration and the National Question that are VDARE.com's focus. I think the National Review editors are mediocrities intellectually and morally, but they do know a political risk when they see one, from long practice in not taking them. And they were quite right to say of Limbaugh, in their obviously uneasy editorial on the controversy: "His views are not extreme and his manner is not, for that matter, particularly angry."