Archives for March 2014

Q&As: Divergent polls reflect opposing immigration views

OC REGISTER — In Capitol Hill, the issue of immigration reform is in political hibernation. Supporters looking to keep the issue alive embarked last week on a national two-bus tour, “Fast for Families Across America.” Eliseo Medina, a national labor organizer and immigrant rights activist, is looking for Americans to join them in weekly Wednesday […]

SHOCKING VIDEOS: Pete Sessions Supports Amnesty to ‘Accommodate’ Illegal Aliens for ‘Right Reasons’

BREITBART — A series of videos from several town halls in 2013 have surfaced showing that Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) supports amnesty for illegal aliens, despite claims from his re-election campaign that he is against allowing illegal aliens stay in America. [Read More]

Democrats Plan Political Incursion in Texas, Relying on Hispanic Immigration

VDARE: — One hears a lot of crazy talk from Texans about how their rock-solid conservatism will withstand efforts of Democrats to turn the state blue. Oh, we’re not like nutty California, they sniff. But confidently conservative Texans are whistling past the demographic graveyard. [Read More]

Anomalies Abound in the Economics of Illegal Immigration

CIS — The three-dimensional interface among illegal aliens, the labor market, and government programs contains a number of anomalies, some good public policy and some not. As a mini-project I have collected these anomalies and listed them as useful public policy in bold face and bad public policy in italics. The bold face situations, such […]

For Real Immigration Reform, Beat the Clock, Pt. 1

CIS — In the early days of television, quiz shows were a staple, and none was more popular or enduring than “Beat the Clock”. In that show contestants were required to perform tasks within a certain time limit. Their time remaining was counted down on a large 60-second clock in front of a live audience. […]