Jim Gilchrist – MMP Exclusive [Identity not revealed to protect victim] Dear Mr. Gilchrist, I am a single woman living in Florida. This area of the country is absolutely overrun with illegal immigrants. Consequently, it has caused the crime rate around here to skyrocket and made this a very dangerous place to live. Our streets […]
Protesters chain themselves to stop deportations in Arizona
The Washington Times — Immigrant-rights protesters have chained themselves in front of an detention facility in Eloy, Ariz., and planned to blockade the main federal immigration office in Phoenix later Monday, hoping to stop anyone from being deported. The moves are the latest act of civil disobedience from activists who are demanding the Obama administration […]
Why Immigration Reform Could Spell Doom for the GOP
Townhall — The recent Senate debate over immigration reform focused mostly on three issues: 1) the economic effects of legalizing millions of currently illegal immigrants while also increasing the rate of future immigration, 2) the possibility of achieving real border security and 3) the ethical question of offering the reward of citizenship to those who […]
Conservative ‘fly-in’ aims to sell House GOP on immigration
USA Today — About 300 conservatives from around the country and with varying backgrounds — pastors, farmers, police chiefs, business owners — will arrive in Washington on Oct. 28 to meet with Republican lawmakers and make a conservative pitch for a new immigration law. Participants in the “fly-in” say they can better speak to the […]