One of the problems with the southern border is in having enough eyes to keep an eye on every mile all the time. So, here’s my rather simple idea. Break up the land by the border into individual lots. Place state owned houses on them and then offer these to anyone who would be willing … Continue reading
Now why would a country of 1.3 billion people, the vast majority of which live at a subsistence level, want to develop a missile that could take down a US aircraft carrier from 900 miles away? Hmm? A move that, if true, will change the current defense posture of the US. A country that, like … Continue reading
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Pub.L. 104-208, Div. C, 110 Stat. 3009-546 (often referred to as “i-RAI-ruh” by federal appellate law clerks, and sometimes abbreviated to IIRIRA) vastly changed the immigration laws of the United States. In 1996 the Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA 96) was passed and … Continue reading
On the day it went into effect, the Arizona immigration law targeting immigrants has already encouraged Mexicans to begin leaving the state, even as a US judge halted key portions of SB1070 from taking effect. Those not wishing to leave the United States are now looking forward to moving to the so-called sanctuary cities. Following … Continue reading
A federal judge today (July 28, 2010) issued a temporary injunction (NY Times, please get your facts straight) barring Arizona from enforcing key provisions of its controversial immigration law, prompting promises to appeal from supporters and tears of joy from opponents outside the state capitol.My question is one that I’m sure must be echoing in … Continue reading
A federal judge on Thursday expressed skepticism that a key part of a controversial Arizona law to control illegal immigration is constitutional, but she also appeared reluctant to bar another crucial part of the law from taking effect.The judge did not rule on lawsuits seeking a court order to prevent the law from taking effect … Continue reading
Before you think I’m completely nuts, let me state my case. I would like to begin by taking a look at why America has been fighting a war in Afghanistan for over eight years now. We got involved with that country because, according to Obama “Multiple intelligence estimates have warned that al Qaeda is actively … Continue reading
I’m not sure if most rank and file citizens know much about a group called Minutemen. They are an activist group that was formed in April of 2005 whose purpose it was to watch and monitor the flow of illegal immigrants from Mexico to the United States. They are non-violent and not even one minuteman … Continue reading
The recent news story concerning a young 19 year old Eric Balderas, who is attending Harvard caught my attention. Eric, it seems, is now facing deportation after it was discovered he is here illegally and has been since he was four years old. He situation certainly has raised some legal and ethical questions regarding immigration … Continue reading
Under a broiling desert sun, tens of thousands of protesters on Saturday slowly marched five miles to the state Capitol to rally against Arizona’s controversial new immigration law. There was no official crowd estimate, but the march was by far the biggest demonstration since Gov. Jan Brewer signed SB 1070 into law on April 23. … Continue reading
