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Category Archives: Immigration
The Trumpening
Comments to Steve Sailer: * I’ve been pretty interested in what Scott Adams has written about Trump. What’s interesting is that, as a candidate, Trump appears able to define issues and then make others argue against his position. Adams claims … Continue reading
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Canadian Muslim Wants A Halt To Muslim Immigration To Canada
Comments to Steve Sailer: * Here’s a very interesting video of a Canadian Parliamentary Committee on Immigration hearing where a Canadian (he states that he’s an unhyphenated Canadian) academic who is Muslim is giving testimony about the dangers of immigration … Continue reading
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The ending of this Atlantic article about immigration will make you stand up and hate foreigners
Link: David Frum, who is a wobbly half-hearted restrictionist on immigration, seems to go full Trump, or at least full Coulter, in his latest Atlantic article: Quote
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Larry Kudlow: I’ve Changed. This Is War. Seal the Borders. Stop the Visas.
Larry Kudlow writes: I know this is not my usual position. But this is a war. Therefore I have come to believe there should be no immigration or visa waivers until the U.S. adopts a completely new system to stop … Continue reading
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Trump’s religion test for immigrants is standard practice in Israel
From Mondoweiss: Israeli airport security officials routinely ask travelers what their religion is and often bar Muslims as a result. Last night, Chris Matthews was enraged by Trump’s recommendation that American immigration officials ask travelers if they are Muslim. But … Continue reading
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The Leahy Amendment: ‘It is the sense of the Senate that the United States must not bar individuals from entering into the United States based on their religion’
Comments to Steve Sailer: * Here are the names of the Republicans on the Senate Judiciary that voted in favor of the Leahy amendment and against the people of the United States. Make sure they hear from you, especially if … Continue reading
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David Frum: Coming to the United States would benefit millions—but policymakers seldom ask whether their arrival would benefit the United States
David Frum writes: However one assesses that chain and its consequences, it seems clear that the large majority of legal immigrants choose to come—or, more exactly, are chosen by their relatives—for their own reasons. They are not selected by the … Continue reading
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Donald Trump Understands The Fear Of Terrorism Better Than Barack Obama
John* says: “See these two articles. Adams’ post explains how Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims resonates with Latinos, and Mercer explains the reason that Obama’s cost analysis of living with terrorism while working to defeat it using the strategy as … Continue reading
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Have you noticed anything surprising in the reaction to Trump’s Muslim Immigration ban?
A friend says: I think Scott Adams made the best point. But before I get to that the first question is whether there is really a problem. We have let another 1.5 million Muslims into the U.S. since 9/11 and … Continue reading
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National Security Profiling (Of Ethnicity, Nationality And Religion) Is a No-Brainer
Michelle Malkin writes: Calm down and think, America. While everyone’s undies are in a bunch over Donald Trump’s proposal for a Muslim immigration moratorium, it is undeniable in a time of “heightened alert“—when violent jihadists have no problem targeting their … Continue reading
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