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Oklahoma Appeals Order Halting Immigration Law, Citing Illegal Marijuana Farms, Crime From Border Crisis 

The state is arguing it must protect its citizens since the Biden administration has shirked its responsibility.

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Migrants wait to be processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol after they crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico. AP/Eric Gay
MAGGIE LITTLE
MAGGIE LITTLE

Illegal marijuana farms, human trafficking, and opioid distribution: these are just some of the criminal activities “fueled by illegal immigrants” that Oklahoma’s attorney general is citing as he appeals a judge’s order halting the state from enforcing its new immigration law.

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MAGGIE LITTLE
MAGGIE LITTLE

Mrs. Little is from Pittsburgh and a graduate of Hillsdale College. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Federalist, and The Daily Signal.

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