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		<title>Opinion: The beginning of the end of anchor babies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-15855-lars-larson-anchor-babies-opinion-supreme-court-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Lars Larson argues the Constitution excludes children born to non-legal residents, as the Supreme Court debates birthright citizenship and public opinion data shows limited support." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-15855-lars-larson-anchor-babies-opinion-supreme-court-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-15855-lars-larson-anchor-babies-opinion-supreme-court-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-15855-lars-larson-anchor-babies-opinion-supreme-court-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-15855-lars-larson-anchor-babies-opinion-supreme-court-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-15855-lars-larson-anchor-babies-opinion-supreme-court.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Lars Larson argues the Constitution excludes children born to non-legal residents, as the Supreme Court debates birthright citizenship and public opinion data shows limited support. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: ‘People who have entered illegally must face the consequences of their actions’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15586-enspire-extravaganza-joyce-garver-theater-camas-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Vancouver resident Debra Kalz argues the County Council should not pass immigration-related resolutions and says laws must be followed or changed through proper channels." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15586-enspire-extravaganza-joyce-garver-theater-camas-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15586-enspire-extravaganza-joyce-garver-theater-camas-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15586-enspire-extravaganza-joyce-garver-theater-camas-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15586-enspire-extravaganza-joyce-garver-theater-camas-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15586-enspire-extravaganza-joyce-garver-theater-camas.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Vancouver resident Debra Kalz argues the County Council should not pass immigration-related resolutions and says laws must be followed or changed through proper channels. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Nationwide strike in support of illegals and opposing the rule of law?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15499-lars-larson-nationwide-strike-opinion-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Lars Larson argues that a reported nationwide strike reflects opposition to immigration enforcement and the rule of law, criticizing political leaders and media coverage." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15499-lars-larson-nationwide-strike-opinion-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15499-lars-larson-nationwide-strike-opinion-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15499-lars-larson-nationwide-strike-opinion-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15499-lars-larson-nationwide-strike-opinion-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15499-lars-larson-nationwide-strike-opinion.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Lars Larson argues that a reported nationwide strike reflects opposition to immigration enforcement and the rule of law, criticizing political leaders and media coverage. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: ‘I don’t understand how it is an act of racism to enforce our immigration laws’</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15220-ken-vance-opinion-immigration-laws-ice-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance argues that enforcing immigration laws is not an act of racism and voices support for ICE actions in recent Clark County cases." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15220-ken-vance-opinion-immigration-laws-ice-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15220-ken-vance-opinion-immigration-laws-ice-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15220-ken-vance-opinion-immigration-laws-ice-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15220-ken-vance-opinion-immigration-laws-ice-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15220-ken-vance-opinion-immigration-laws-ice.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance argues that enforcing immigration laws is not an act of racism and voices support for ICE actions in recent Clark County cases. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: WAGOP chair sets the record straight on Dems’ ‘hyperbolic rhetoric’ on Medicaid Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 01:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-jim-walsh-medicaid-apple-health-wagop-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="WAGOP Chair Jim Walsh says reforms in the federal Medicaid program are overdue and could improve care access in underserved areas, despite partisan misinformation." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-jim-walsh-medicaid-apple-health-wagop-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-jim-walsh-medicaid-apple-health-wagop-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-jim-walsh-medicaid-apple-health-wagop-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-jim-walsh-medicaid-apple-health-wagop-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-jim-walsh-medicaid-apple-health-wagop.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>WAGOP Chair Jim Walsh says reforms in the federal Medicaid program are overdue and could improve care access in underserved areas, despite partisan misinformation.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Political motivated violence from the left is replacing discourse at a troubling rate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-bill-bruch-political-violence-warning-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Bill Bruch warns that targeted violence against elected officials is replacing political discourse, as attacks on Democrats who break party lines raise serious national concerns." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-bill-bruch-political-violence-warning-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-bill-bruch-political-violence-warning-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-bill-bruch-political-violence-warning-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-bill-bruch-political-violence-warning-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-bill-bruch-political-violence-warning.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Bill Bruch warns that targeted violence against elected officials is replacing political discourse, as attacks on Democrats who break party lines raise serious national concerns.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Defending the indefensible</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-DR-04-14-Indefensible-Cover-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Nancy Churchill argues that Washington’s lawsuit against a sheriff cooperating with ICE reveals a deeper political agenda that puts public safety at risk." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-DR-04-14-Indefensible-Cover-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-DR-04-14-Indefensible-Cover-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-DR-04-14-Indefensible-Cover-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-DR-04-14-Indefensible-Cover-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-DR-04-14-Indefensible-Cover.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Nancy Churchill argues that Washington’s lawsuit against a sheriff cooperating with ICE reveals a deeper political agenda that puts public safety at risk.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Why leftists support MAGA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-Nancy_Churchill_MAGA_Leftist_Opinion-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Nancy Churchill discusses why some leftists support MAGA, aligning with Trump’s policies on economic justice, anti-war efforts, and working-class empowerment." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-Nancy_Churchill_MAGA_Leftist_Opinion-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-Nancy_Churchill_MAGA_Leftist_Opinion-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-Nancy_Churchill_MAGA_Leftist_Opinion-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-Nancy_Churchill_MAGA_Leftist_Opinion-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-Nancy_Churchill_MAGA_Leftist_Opinion.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Nancy Churchill discusses why some leftists support MAGA, aligning with Trump’s policies on economic justice, anti-war efforts, and working-class empowerment.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: ‘Democrat party members here in the Pacific Northwest refuse to let the government enforce federal law and arrest illegal alien law breakers’</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-lars-larson-immigration-opinion-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Lars Larson argues that Pacific Northwest leaders are obstructing federal immigration enforcement and harming public safety." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-lars-larson-immigration-opinion-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-lars-larson-immigration-opinion-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-lars-larson-immigration-opinion-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-lars-larson-immigration-opinion-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-lars-larson-immigration-opinion.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Lars Larson argues that Pacific Northwest leaders are obstructing federal immigration enforcement and harming public safety.]]></description>
		
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		<title>FEMA head grilled about staffer who told others to avoid homes with Trump signs</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-fema-director-deanne-criswell-congressional-hearing-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="FEMA head Deanne Criswell faces tough questions over a fired staffer’s actions and the agency&#039;s storm response." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-fema-director-deanne-criswell-congressional-hearing-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-fema-director-deanne-criswell-congressional-hearing-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-fema-director-deanne-criswell-congressional-hearing-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-fema-director-deanne-criswell-congressional-hearing-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-fema-director-deanne-criswell-congressional-hearing.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>FEMA head Deanne Criswell faces tough questions over a fired staffer’s actions and the agency's storm response.]]></description>
		
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