Waxahachie Newspapers – Illegal immigrants make a rational choice when they decide to violate our immigration laws. They weigh the costs, including the risks of getting caught, against the benefits of a better life. We attract more illegal immigrants by reducing the costs through discretionary enforcement and improving the benefits through amnesty. The United States […]
Despite Our Immigration Generosity, We Get Sucker-Punched
Jim Gilchrist, MMP Exclusive – Republicans are told by critics that they must accept today’s reality: 11 million people who entered our country illegally are here to stay. Get over it. Furthermore, Republicans must accept the inevitability of legal status for these people as they set out along the path to citizenship in fulfillment of […]
Introducing Amnesty 2.0 – New iOS Does It All, and It’s FREE!
Jim Gilchrist, MMP Exclusive — Amnesty 2.0 — The long-anticipated “immigration operating system” — is still in development, but that hasn’t stopped media pundits from sputtering with excitement over the projected benefits of the new iOS. The package not only addresses the bugs found in Ronald Reagan’s crash-prone Amnesty 1.0, it includes the most requested […]
The GOP’s Amnesty Caucus Raises the White Flag
[Patrick J. Buchanan] — On Monday, Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Jeff Flake and Marco Rubio emerged with an offer of a Republican surrender to Barack Obama. We will accept amnesty for 11 million illegal aliens, said the four, but you must get serious about securing the border against yet another invasion. Only after an […]
Amnesty is Not the Answer for GOP
Jim Gilchrist, MMP Exclusive — How many Latino voters can Republicans expect to gain by supporting amnesty? Not many, if history and performance are any indication. Consider this… After Ronald Reagan passed his amnesty in 1986, George Bush senior received only 30% of the Latino vote in 1988. In 2012, Latino voters supported President Barack […]
Amnesty Rewards Law Breakers, Ignores Law Abiders
Examiner – Millions of people from around the world are within the United States illegally. They have surreptitiously and in violation of federal law entered into the United States, sneaking by the thin green line which is the Border Patrol. They have been admitted as non-immigrant aliens but failed to depart as they agreed to […]