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Category Archives: Immigration
And They Don’t Keep Coming
Mickey Kaus writes: …The LAT reports on a decline in incoming illegal immigration, and the paper has some numbers. … Mexicans who say they plan to seek work abroad: down by a third. … Border arrests: down by 20%. … … Continue reading
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Congress Guts The Fence
Mickey Kaus writes: Congress’ Fence-Gutting: Get the old gang back together one more time? Provisions buried in the huge omnibus spending bill about to pass Congress gut the program to build a border fence, according to Republicans–and they appear to … Continue reading
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The Immigration Solution: A Better Plan Than Today’s
The David Horowitz Freedom Center emails: Please join us on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 to hear Heather Mac Donald discuss the book, The Immigration Solution: A Better Plan Than Today’s which she co-authored with Victor Davis Hanson and Steven Malanga. … Continue reading
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A Virtual Fence
Mickey Kaus writes: Jim Pinkerton mocks Giuliani’s "virtual fence," including a particularly vicious–but not unfair–line: Bricks, concrete, barbed wire, all that: overrated! We don’t need physical boundaries between us, only virtual boundaries. That’s why we’d never put up a real … Continue reading
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Illegal Immigration
Mickey Kaus writes: It seems like only months ago we were told the immigration issue was splitting Republicans. Now it’s E.J. Dionne wringing his hands about the worry among Democrats that Republicans are ready to use impatience with illegal immigration … Continue reading
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Why does Mrs. Clinton want driver’s licenses for illegal aliens?
John Fund writes: The background here is the National Voter Registration Act, commonly known as "Motor Voter," that President Bill Clinton signed into law in 1993. It required all states to offer voter registration to anyone getting a driver’s license. … Continue reading
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Where Should Jews Stand On Immigration?
John Derbyshire writes: It remains the case that the generality of American Jews, certainly among the commentariat, are very hostile to immigration restriction. They believe that wellnigh unrestricted immigration from absolutely everywhere is … is what? Good For The Jews? … Continue reading
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Turning On The Kids Magnet
Mickey Kaus writes: Sen. Reid has filed for cloture on the Dream Act, meaning a vote could come tomorrow (Wednesday). My problems with the proposed law–which would in effect grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens under 30 who can … Continue reading
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Where Are The Mexicans?
Mickey Kaus blogs: …Here’s a report from, yes, the front lines of the illegal immigration crackdown (scroll down to comment from "hllnwlz"): I’m a high school English teacher in OC. Some very interesting things are afoot in Anaheim public schools. … Continue reading
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Born in the U.S., Lanaro competes for Mexico and would like to hear that anthem at the Pan American Games
From the Los Angeles Times: Lanaro has since left swimming and is now a pole vaulter — the seventh-best in the world, in fact. But if he climbs to the top of the medal platform today during the final full … Continue reading
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