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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online spat between factions of Donald Trump's supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare the tensions between the newest flank of Trump's movement — wealthy members of the tech world including billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and their call for more highly skilled workers in their industry — and people in Trump's Make America Great Again base who championed his hardline immigration policies. The debate touched off this week when Laura Loomer , a right-wing provocateur with a history of racist and conspiratorial comments, criticized Trump’s selection of Sriram Krishnan as an adviser on artificial intelligence policy in his coming administration. Krishnan favors the ability to bring more skilled immigrants into the U.S. Loomer declared the stance to be “not America First policy” and said the tech executives who have aligned themselves with Trump were doing so to enrich themselves. Much of the debate played out on the social media network X, which Musk owns. Loomer's comments sparked a back-and-forth with venture capitalist and former PayPal executive David Sacks , whom Trump has tapped to be the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar." Musk and Ramaswamy, whom Trump has tasked with finding ways to cut the federal government , weighed in, defending the tech industry's need to bring in foreign workers. It bloomed into a larger debate with more figures from the hard-right weighing in about the need to hire U.S. workers, whether values in American culture can produce the best engineers, free speech on the internet, the newfound influence tech figures have in Trump's world and what his political movement stands for. Trump has not yet weighed in on the rift, and his presidential transition team did not respond to a message seeking comment. Musk, the world's richest man who has grown remarkably close to the president-elect , was a central figure in the debate, not only for his stature in Trump's movement but his stance on the tech industry's hiring of foreign workers. Technology companies say H-1B visas for skilled workers, used by software engineers and others in the tech industry, are critical for hard-to-fill positions. But critics have said they undercut U.S. citizens who could take those jobs. Some on the right have called for the program to be eliminated, not expanded. Born in South Africa, Musk was once on an a H-1B visa himself and defended the industry's need to bring in foreign workers. “There is a permanent shortage of excellent engineering talent," he said in a post. “It is the fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley.” Trump's own positions over the years have reflected the divide in his movement. His tough immigration policies, including his pledge for a mass deportation, were central to his winning presidential campaign. He has focused on immigrants who come into the U.S. illegally but he has also sought curbs on legal immigration , including family-based visas. As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump called the H-1B visa program “very bad” and “unfair” for U.S. workers. After he became president, Trump in 2017 issued a “Buy American and Hire American” executive order , which directed Cabinet members to suggest changes to ensure H-1B visas were awarded to the highest-paid or most-skilled applicants to protect American workers. Trump's businesses, however, have hired foreign workers, including waiters and cooks at his Mar-a-Lago club , and his social media company behind his Truth Social app has used the the H-1B program for highly skilled workers. During his 2024 campaign for president, as he made immigration his signature issue, Trump said immigrants in the country illegally are “poisoning the blood of our country" and promised to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. But in a sharp departure from his usual alarmist message around immigration generally, Trump told a podcast this year that he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges. “I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country," he told the “All-In" podcast with people from the venture capital and technology world. Those comments came on the cusp of Trump's budding alliance with tech industry figures, but he did not make the idea a regular part of his campaign message or detail any plans to pursue such changes.

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Jurors will likely never decide whether the president-elect is criminally responsible for his attempts to cling to power after losing the 2020 campaign.McGill University has canceled an on-campus event planned by Jewish students—and temporarily halted bookings for all extracurricular activities—following threats of violence and a death threat on social media, as outlined in a message from senior administrators on Monday. The event was a talk with Mosab Hassan Yousef, a former Hamas insider turned Israel advocate–and active critic of Palestinian leadership—that was scheduled for Tuesday. His memoir Son of Hamas , which was a New York Times bestseller upon its publication in 2010, recounts his experiences growing up in Gaza and his eventual participation with Israeli intelligence. The cancellation announcement follows escalating tensions at McGill, where anti-Israel protests took place last week, leading to violent clashes and vandalism in the city. “An external group, which co-organized protests that sparked vandalism and violence downtown, issued a social media call to ‘shut down’ a talk scheduled on campus,” says the statement, which was signed by McGill’s interim deputy provost Angela Campbell and vice-president Fabrice Labeau. The university, which has maintained communication with Montreal police, says “waves of online anger, including a targeted death threat,” prompted the decision to cancel the talk. Palestinian Youth Movement Montreal and Students for Palestine’s Honour and Resistance (SPHR McGill) jointly demanded the cancellation of the event on social media, alleging that Yousef advocates for “violence against Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims.” “Yousef serves as a mouthpiece for the Zionist occupation and its interests,” says a post by the Palestinian Youth Movement, which garnered over 15,000 likes on Instagram. In its message, McGill emphasized that hosting controversial speakers is a “core part” of university life, but it underscored the need for order on campus as students approach exam season. Leon Novodvorets, a Jewish student at McGill and an Emerson Fellow with StandWithUs Canada, says he was disappointed by the university’s decision, adding that the administration “bows down to intimidations and threats of violence” instead of protecting Jewish students. “Regardless of security concerns, it’s McGill’s job to ensure that students can go to campus,” Novodvorets told The Canadian Jewish News, saying that the administration has “fallen immensely short.” “They have a responsibility to protect us and they’re not enforcing their own policies, (which) they say they have to address general instances of intimidation and harassment,” he said. “There’s a double standard when it comes to the Jewish community, and McGill is not doing a good job at keeping Jewish students safe.” Novodvorets says this double standard was apparent earlier this month, when the administration allowed Francesca Albanese, the United Nations’ special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories to speak on campus, although her appearance drew objections from several Jewish organizations who pointed to her anti-Israel and antisemitic views. In a separate statement sent to The Canadian Jewish News, the media relations office at McGill said the university “declined the space booking pursuant to threats communicated about the event on social media yesterday, which presented a risk to physical safety and the likelihood of disruptions to core academic activities. Although McGill was in touch with the SPVM (Montreal police), even with police and security presence, there was no way to assure a necessary level of safety for this event.” The editorial team of The White and Blue , a student-run, pro-Israel newspaper in Montreal, also sent a collective statement to The Canadian Jewish News about the university’s decision to cancel the talk: “The McGill administration would rather take away our rights than protect us from those on their campus who wish us harm. It is unacceptable that the targets of terror should be the ones who are punished. If the McGill administration is unable or unwilling to keep their Jewish students safe, then perhaps it is time to seek out an administration who will.” In August, shortly before school started this year, Deep Saini, president and vice-chancellor of McGill University, pledged his commitment to protecting Jewish students at the university during an online talk. “We are determined that we’re going to use every single thing in our power to make sure that any infringement of all these boundaries is stopped as fast as humanly possible,” Saini said. “We have multiple layers of defenses that we have enacted and we have demonstrated that they are workable and we will deploy them as needed,” the McGill president said. Jewish advocacy groups criticized McGill’s decision and accused the university of capitulating to radical groups. “While we recognize the alarming threats made by radical pro-Hamas supporters, it is the university’s obligation to ensure students have access to free discourse, a cornerstone of academic principles,” the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and Federation CJA posted on social media. Aujourd'hui, @mcgillu a déplacé en virtuel un événement présentiel avec un influenceur pro-israélien et anti-Hamas à la suite de la réception de menaces de mort. Récemment pourtant, des associations étudiantes ont eu le plaisir de recevoir dans les locaux un activiste aux prières... pic.twitter.com/Uv2XMtNbDH — Le CIJA (@CIJAQC) November 26, 2024 “We find it particularly alarming that other events featuring controversial and hateful speakers proceeded despite objections. McGill’s choice to break from its previously stated policy demonstrates a double-standard while caving to an aggressive mob of radicals,” read the statement from CIJA. Richard Robertson of B’nai Brith Canada said McGill’s decision to cancel the talk on campus means “it is the student body that is being unduly punished for the caustic actions of fringe radicals who continue to compromise the well-being of the entire campus community,” reported the Montreal Gazette . He added that the university must take proactive measures to “confront troublemakers who are undermining student life.” Startup Nation, a pro-Israel student organization at McGill and Concordia, said the recent decision by the administration will only allow hate to fester. “McGill has once again failed their Jewish and non-Jewish students who value open dialogue and academic freedom, as opposed to violent terrorism.”

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Healey: Proscription status of Syria’s new rulers is not a matter for nowParking charges look set to be brought in at a number of car parks Parking charges look set to be brought in at a number of car parks and coastal locations where they are currently free in Wirral . This is despite 80.6% saying they opposed all the parking plans put forward by Wirral Council . In September, the local authority announced a plan to bring in traffic regulation orders that would see charges introduced at 22 car parks and on roads in three coastal areas where they’re currently free. Car parks where people already pay are also set to see an increase. The plans drew quick backlash from people in areas like New Brighton and Bromborough as well as criticisms from Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors. One petition received over a car park in Bromborough received 3,558 signatures. At an environment and transport committee on December 3, councillors are recommended to approve new charges on 22 car parks and on-street bays in three areas that are currently free as well as increase fees by 20p where it already charges. A £1 charge could also be brought in overnight. The council said this would be in line with a policy that was unanimously approved in 2023. This parking strategy said the council could apply standardised parking charges across the borough as well as the ability to introduce traffic regulations where required. The report published before the committee said it would help with parking demand during peak times and “encourages fairness and equity across the borough with consistent charging.” The report also suggests on-street charges in places like Hoylake and Meols would help better manage parking issues. Money raised from these new parking charges are expected to be around £150,000 to £300,000 from 2026 with any income not expected to be generated until summer next year in 2025. A £1m bid will be needed to cover the costs of pay and display equipment, new signs, maintenance and lines on roads. This would be covered by borrowing, costing the council’s day to day revenue budget £87,000 a year for ten years. This means Wirral Council could make an extra £63,000 to £213,000 a year by 2026. The local authority plans to review the charges every year in line with road traffic laws. A public feedback exercise carried out by the council before making the changes was filled out by 3,070 people with 85% or more opposing charges in Hoylake and Meols, West Kirby , Wallasey , and New Brighton. 93.9% said they opposed bringing in charges for car parks where it’s currently free. Merseyrail and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority have also raised concerns about bringing in charges at three car parks close to Hoylake and Green Lane train stations. They worried it could see more people travel into Liverpool by car rather than doing a park and ride and lead to more car journeys overall. In response, the council said if the charges were approved by the committee, the council would explore leasing the three car parks to Merseyrail and the Combined Authority as well as offering that as an option to a local health centre for the Pasture Road car park in Moreton. If no agreement was reached, then charges would be brought in. Concerns brought up by those opposed included concerns about the impact on local businesses, people parking elsewhere and charges potentially stopping people from exercising and going outdoors. However data published by the council showed no drop in trips in the 25 weeks after standardised parking charges were brought in in 2021. The cost of living was also raised as an issue with one person saying it was “the last thing the people need.” However the council said charges moved people towards public transport “helping the socially excluded and more vulnerable members of the local community by providing cost effective alternatives to the rise in motoring costs.” The council had suggested the parking charges were being brought in to address a shortfall in the parking budget back in July . Now Wirral Council insists the plan was “not to raise revenues but to manage the negative transport impacts and provide sustainable options” after complaints that could be illegal. Those in favour argued the council “should not be subsidising free parking in some areas that are more affluent” arguing the council had to pay to maintain car parks . Others said it could help manage traffic in busy areas like New Brighton and West Kirby Charges are expected to increase by 20p at the following car parks where charges already apply with a new £1 overnight charge. In Birkenhead , these are Europa Square, Cook Street, Wilbraham Street, Exmouth Street, Atherton Street, Europa Pools, Barton Street, Woodside Approach, Hinson Street, Duncan Street, Elgin Way, Quarry Bank Street, and Price Street. In Heswall, these are Upper Mount Avenue, Rocky Lane, Pye Road, Mount Avenue, Puddydale in Heswall and in West Kirby, Dee Lane and the Concourse. In Liscard, Seaview Road, Liscard Village, and Liscard Crescent could see costs increase as well as at Wirral Country Park in Thurstaston, Royden Park, Arrowe Country Park, and Eastham Country Park. New charges would also be brought in at the following car parks as well as a £1 overnight charge: Fort Perch Rock car park in New Brighton, Derby Pool car park in New Brighton, Chamberlain Street car park in Birkenhead, Old Chester Road Street car park in Birkenhead, Turner Street car park in Birkenhead, Banks Road car park in Heswall, Roslin Road car park in Irby, Fishers Lane car park in Pensby, Carr Lane car park in Hoylake, Charles Road car park in Hoylake, Market Street car park in Hoylake, Barlow Avenue car park in Bebington, Church Road car park in Bebington, Roland Avenue car park in Bebington, Allport Lane car park in Bromborough, Mill Park Drive car park in Eastham, Manor Road car park in Liscard, Garden Lane car park in Moreton, Holt Avenue car park in Moreton, Pasture Road car park in Moreton, Gunsite car park in Leasowe, Thurstaston Common car park in Thurstaston. Parking permits for traders of £720 a year and Wirral Council Park permits of £120 per year would be available if the new charges are approved.Healey: Proscription status of Syria’s new rulers is not a matter for now