Anti-Illegal-Immigration Activists Go To Washington

Jim Gilchrist – MMP Exclusive – It’s not just big corporations and pro-amnesty organizations who are in Washington to lobby for immigration reform. There is a grass-roots lobbying event called Hold Their Feet to the Fire organized by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). The annual event includes broadcasts and blogging by talk-radio hosts […]

Immigration Bill Bad for U.S. Workers Says Sessions

Alabama Live – Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), voiced concerns about an immigration reform bill being proposed by the “Gang of Eight” senators, saying it would stifle the economy and depress wages for working-class Americans. “I really respect the work of the gang of eight. But they have produced legislation…that will give amnesty now, legalize everyone […]

Here They Come! Immigrant Wave Pours into South Texas

San Antonio Express-News – Illegal border crossings have soared in the Rio Grande Valley sector and on pace to exceed record total of 110,528 last seen in 2006. The agency’s McAllen station, which covers a 46-mile stretch of the river, including La Joya, has responded to these increases by pulling agents out of the field […]

Who Is Winning the Gun War?

Patrick J. Buchanan – Are the gun controllers winning? They have surely made gains. Maryland, New York, Connecticut and Colorado have outlawed high-capacity magazines used in semiautomatic rifles and pistols. All four have outlawed all versions of the AR-15 rifle used in Newtown. All have imposed background checks on all gun purchasers. Maryland has gone […]

Obama Budget Sends Mixed Signals on Immigration Enforcement

Washington Times – President Obama’s budget would rewrite the federal government’s interior immigration enforcement priorities, cutting funding for states that try to help enforce immigration laws and scaling back the number of immigrants the federal government will detain while they await deportation. The budget cuts overall funding for the Homeland Security Department. It particularly trims […]

Ranchers Say Border Is Not Secure

ABC News – Arizona rancher Jim Chilton patrols five miles of international border, armed with a rifle on his chest and a 6 gun on his belt. Standing near the four-strand barb-wired fence that marks the border, Chilton was asked if he thought the border is secure. His answer: “NO! The border is not secure.” […]