AP – U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang said that while the government has a duty to protect its citizens, it’s also obligated to protect constitutional rights, including the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. However, Chang said he would temporarily stay the effects of his ruling, meaning the ordinances can stand while […]
Archives for 2014
McCain Slams Way Border is Patrolled – Blames Red Tape, Lack of Equipment
January 8, 2014 By
Washington Times – Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), one of the chief authors of the Senate immigration bill, said the border is still not secure, and that he thinks U.S. Customs and Border Protection isn’t even patrolling it correctly. McCain has been battling with the Obama administration for several years as he tries to force the […]
Nevada DMV: Most Illegal Immigrants Fail Test For Driver Authorization Card
January 7, 2014 By
CBS Las Vegas – Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles officials have advice for immigrants seeking a driver authorization card: study. They estimate 75 percent of applicants have failed the written test needed for the card under a new law that made the state the 11th nationally to offer driving privileges to people in the country […]
Judge Allows Email Fishing About Arizona Immigration Law to Check for Racial Overtones
January 6, 2014 By
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 […]
Will House Republicans Follow the Money or Their Consciences on Immigration in 2014?
January 5, 2014 By
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
January 3, 2014 By
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 […]
