Los Angeles Times – Despite no presentation of evidence, a federal judge has given opponents of Arizona’s sweeping anti-illegal-immigration law access to emails, letters and memos between supporters of SB 1070 and legislators to see whether there are racial overtones in the messages. Challengers to SB 1070 called Bolton’s ruling a victory because their lawsuit […]
Judge Allows Email Fishing About Arizona Immigration Law to Check for Racial Overtones
Will House Republicans Follow the Money or Their Consciences on Immigration in 2014?
The Hill – Granting amnesty to millions of people who broke our laws, who occupy millions of jobs in our economy, and who (along with their U.S.-born kids) consume billions of dollars in public resources, fails every test of good public policy, not to mention basic common sense. Vastly expanding access to new foreign workers […]
Defining Immigration Deviancy Down
National Review – The ruling that an unlawful immigrant can be admitted to the practice of law in California is the kind of thing that will light up talk-show switchboards, and rightly so. But beyond the Bizarro World nature of the decision is a broader issue. This is only the latest in a series of […]
Illegal Alien Amnesty Will Not Bring a Happy New Year
Washington Times – When it comes to illegal immigration, kicking the can down the road has long been a favored strategy of politicians. The road does not go on forever, though, so in the event of illegal alien amnesty, what should America expect for the future? “We can expect disaster. In sum, we’ll witness the […]
Gun Control Advocates to Give Up Challenging 2nd Amendment
The Atlantic – Even the leading advocacy group for stricter gun laws, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, has given up the struggle to convince the courts, and the public, that the Constitution grants only members of a militia the right to bear arms. “I’m happy to consider the debate on the Second Amendment […]
Obama Deported Only 0.2 Percent of 11.7 Million Illegals in 2013
Daily Caller – Fewer than 0.2 percent of the 11.7 million illegal aliens in the United States were deported in 2013 for violating immigration laws, according to data released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. “It is a drop in the bucket,” Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration […]