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Sources: May 2013

May 1, 2013: Do Strong World Leaders Fall for These Traps?

1. The White House. News Conference by the President. April 30, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/04/30/news-conference-president, retrieved May 1, 2013.

2. The White House. Remarks by the President at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta, Indonesia. November 10, 2010. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/11/10/remarks-president-university-indonesia-jakarta-indonesia, retrieved May 1, 2013.

May 5, 2013: Wasted Government Spending Is Just a Taxpayer Handout

1. The White House. News Conference by the President. April 30, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/04/30/news-conference-president, retrieved May 5, 2013.

2. Paymentaccuracy.gov. High-Error Programs. http://www.paymentaccuracy.gov/high-priority-programs, retrieved May 5, 2013.

3. The White House. News Conference by the President. Op. cit.

4. Department of Health and Human Services. Avoiding Medicare Fraud & Abuse: A Roadmap for Physicians. March 2012.  p. 2.

5. Government Accountability Office. ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS. Long History of Management Challenges Raises Concerns about VA’s and DOD’s New Approach to Sharing Health Information. February 27, 2013. p. 17.

6. Government Accountability Office. HEALTH CARE FRAUD. Types of Providers Involved in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program Cases. September 2012. p. 12.

May 10, 2013: States Revolt While Mexicans Get an Obama Apology

1. The White House. Remarks by the President to the People of Mexico. May 3, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/05/03/remarks-president-people-mexico, retrieved May 9, 2013.

2. Ibid.

May 12, 2013: Why Are These Two Washington Conspiracies Different?

1. The White House. Transparency and Open Government. Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/TransparencyandOpen Government, retrieved May 12, 2013.

2. The White House. Briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 2/9/10. February 9, 2010. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/briefing-white-house-press-secretary-robert-gibbs-2910.

3. Ibid.

May 15, 2013: Stupid Americans Still Better Educated Than Foreign-Born

1. Congressional Budget Office. A Description of the Immigrant Population – 2013 Update. May 8, 2013. p. 2.

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid., p. 13.

4. Ibid.

5. Ibid., p. 2.

6. The White House. Remarks by the President on Education in Arlington, Virginia. March 14, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/03/14/remarks-president-education-arlington-virginia, retrieved May 16, 2013.

7. The White House. FACT SHEET: Fixing our Broken Immigration System so Everyone Plays by the Rules. January 29, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/29/fact-sheet-fixing-our-broken-immigration-system-so-everyone-plays-rules, retrieved May 15, 2013.

8. U.S. Department of Education. Homeroom. The Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Education. America’s Middle Class Promise Starts Early. Arne Duncan. March 4, 2013. http://www.ed.gov/blog/2013/03/americas-middle-class-promise-starts-early/, retrieved May 16, 2013.

May 19, 2013: Liberals Elected Obama for Class Warfare

1. The White House. Remarks by the President at a DNC Event – New York, NY. May 13, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/05/13/remarks-president-dnc-event-new-york-ny-0, retrieved May 19, 2013.

2. The White House. Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event, Boulder, CO. November 1, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/11/01/remarks-president-campaign-event-boulder-co, retrieved May 19 2013.

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.

5. Harry Reid. Reid: Republicans Face A Choice Between The Middle Class And The Tea Party. December 7, 2011. http://www.reid.senate.gov/newsroom/pr_12711_republicansfacechoicebetweenmiddleclass andtheteaparty.cfm, retrieved May 19, 2013.

May 24, 2013: The Five Top Ways to Abuse Religious Freedom

1. The White House. Presidential Proclamation – Religious Freedom Day. January 16, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/16/presidential-proclamation-religious-freedom-day, retrieved May 23, 2013.

May 29, 2013: Visa Overstays and DACA Applicants Get Lucky

1. United States Government Accountability Office. IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. Preliminary Observations on DHS’s Overstay Enforcement Efforts. May 21, 2013. Highlights Page. What GAO Found.

2. United States Government Accountability Office. OVERSTAY ENFORCEMENT. Additional Mechanism for Collecting, Assessing, and Sharing Data Could Strengthen DHS’s Efforts but Would Have Costs. April 2011. Highlights page. What GAO Found.

3. United States Government Accountability Office. IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. Op. cit.

4. Ibid.

5. The White House. FACT SHEET: Fixing our Broken Immigration System so Everyone Plays by the Rules. January 29, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/29/fact-sheet-fixing-our-broken-immigration-system-so-everyone-plays-rules, retrieved May 28, 2013.

6. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. 2013-0516 DACA Monthly Report 05-09-13. http://www.uscis.gov/USCIS/Resources/Reports%20and%20Studies/ Immigration%20Forms%20Data/Static_files/2013-0516%20DACA%20Monthly%20Report%2005-09-13.pdf, retrieved May 29, 2013.

7. “DHS Releases Entry/Exit Overstay Report for Fiscal Year 2015.” Homeland Security. January 19, 2016. http://www.dhs.gov/news/2016/01/19/dhs-releases-entryexit-overstay-report-fiscal-year-2015, retrieved January 20, 2016.

8. Kenney, Madeline. “Immigration officials to Berwyn grandmother of 10: Get out of the U.S.” Chicago Sun-Times. September 1, 2017. http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/immigration-officials-tell-berwyn-grandmother-she-must-leave-u-s/, retrieved September 2, 2017.

9. “DHS Releases Fiscal Year 2017 Entry/Exit Overstay Report.” Homeland Security. August 7, 2018. https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/08/07/dhs-releases-fiscal-year-2017-entryexit-overstay-report, retrieved September 11, 2018.

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