Arizona Daily Star – In 1986, Congress passed a large immigration bill based on a simple deal: amnesty for settled illegal immigrants in exchange for stricter enforcement of the law to minimize new illegal immigration. The deal was not honored. The promised future enforcement never materialized. That’s because once the amnesty was out of the […]
Archives for April 2013
Thomas Sowell: Judge Immigration Laws By How They Affect Americans
April 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Omaha World Herald – Britain’s late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said it all when she wrote that the world has “never ceased to be dangerous” but the West has “ceased to be vigilant.” Nothing better illustrates her point than the fact that the West has imported vast numbers of people who hate our guts and […]
FBI Says Mexican Cartel Actively Recruiting Americans Since 2010
April 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
ABC-Univision – The Mexican Cartel, Los Zetas, has been vigorously expanding its U.S. connections and influence since at least 2010, a confidential FBI document shows. The recently leaked FBI bulletin was published by the equal information advocacy website Public Intelligence. It says U.S. gangs formed by both Mexican and non-Mexican Americans are actively collaborating with […]
Critics Question Reform Bill’s Border Security Strategy
April 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Texas Tribune – Texas lawmakers are zeroing in on the border security aspect of the federal immigration reform bill filed last week, with some questioning why the measure was crafted without mechanisms to avoid a future inflow of illegal migration. The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 outlines a 13-year path […]
Will the GOP Embrace Amnesty?
April 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Patrick J. Buchanan – During President Eisenhower’s first term, 60 years ago, the United States faced an invasion across its southern border. Illegal aliens had been coming since World War II. But, suddenly, the number was over 1 million. Crime was rising in Texas. The illegals were taking the jobs of U.S. farm workers. Under […]
Enforcement Officers Wary of Huge Loophole in Senate Immigration Bill
April 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Policymic – The 7,600-member ICE union claims the proposed Senate bill dooms U.S. efforts to address immigration concerns on the ground. They are particularly concerned over a “major loophole,” allowing the government “discretion” over when to enforce immigration laws. The union’s concerns have been echoed by other critics of the proposed bill, as Senator Jeff […]
