Archive for the 'Immigration' Category

Hing Says Border Fence is Anti-Immigrant

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

Bill Ong Hing, a professor of law and Asian-American studies at UC-Davis, writes in the San Francisco Chronicle that the proposed border fence between the U.S. and Mexico is anti-immigrant: If anti-immigrant forces in Congress have their way, illegal immigration would be a crime punishable by death. When the Senate returns from its holiday break, [...]

Mexico Still Whining About Border Wall

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

It looks like Vicente Fox and his band of lawless border runners are still upset about the proposed border wall to be built along the U.S./Mexico border: The Mexican government, angered by a U.S. proposal to extend a wall along the border to keep out migrants, has struck back with radio ads urging Mexican workers [...]

House Passes Bill Allowing Wall on Border

Friday, December 16th, 2005

Via Yahoo News: WASHINGTON (AFP) – The House of Representatives voted to build a wall along the US border with Mexico to stop illegal immigration. The 260-159 voice vote on an amendment to a bill on illegal immigration “mandates the construction of specific security fencing, including lights and cameras, along the Southwest border for the [...]

Border Residents Resist Immigration Law Changes

Thursday, December 15th, 2005

Border residents don’t like the idea of eliminating birthright citizenship in an attempt to curb illegal immigration: A proposal to end the automatic U.S. citizenship for any baby born in the United States has caught the attention of concerned border residents who question whether the proposal could even be enforced. The U.S. House of Representatives [...]

Fox: Border Wall Would Be Disgraceful

Thursday, December 15th, 2005

Mexican President Vicente Fox is not too keen on the idea of a wall being built along the U.S./Mexico border to slow the tide of illegal immigration: Fox, speaking in Tamaulipas state across the border from Texas, said such extreme security measures would violate immigrants’ rights. “The disgraceful and shameful construction of walls, the increasing [...]

No More “Catch and Release” for Illegal Aliens

Thursday, November 24th, 2005

A policy, started during the Clinton Administration of course, which forced the Border Patrol to release illegal aliens with a “Notice to Appear” citation rather than incarcerate them, and led to a tremendous influx of illegal aliens, will soon be discontinued: LAREDO, Texas (Reuters) – The United States is closing a legal loophole which has [...]

Border Fence Gains Momentum

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

The idea of building a fence along the southern border of the US is starting to gain support in Congress: A once-radical idea to build a 2,000-mile steel-and-wire fence on the U.S.-Mexican border is gaining momentum amid warnings that terrorists can easily sneak into the country. In Congress, a powerful Republican lawmaker this week proposed [...]

Riots in France: The Price of Appeasement?

Monday, November 7th, 2005

The rioting in France has spread to over 300 towns: Rioting by French youths spread to 300 towns overnight, and a 61-year- old man hurt in the violence died of his wounds, the first fatality in 11 days of unrest that has shocked the country, police said Monday. After sundown, rioters in the southern French [...]

Birthright Citizenship May Come to an End

Friday, November 4th, 2005

Finally! Some common sense has somehow found its way into Washington, DC: House Republicans are looking closely at ending birthright citizenship and building a barrier along the entire U.S.-Mexico border as they search for solutions to illegal immigration. A task force of party leaders and members active on immigration has met since the summer to [...]

Hillary Clinton: Give Relief Money To Illegal Aliens

Tuesday, October 4th, 2005

Hillary Clinton and her Democratic pals want to make sure that illegal aliens receive all the government money they can get their hands on. Recently, Clinton, Reid, and other leading Senate Democrats sent a letter to DHS Secretary Chertoff pleading with him to promise illegal aliens that they would not be deported if they requested [...]

Illegal Alien Assaults 15 Year Old Girl

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

We need to close the borders immediately: SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. – Police in Spotsylvania County arrested a construction worker accused of an unprovoked attack on a 15-year-old girl. The victim was passing a construction site in Spotsylvania Tuesday night. According to police, a construction worker named Jose Ramirez whistled at the girl, and she did not [...]

Want A Home With That Free Healthcare?

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

Here is just the latest in the string of outrages regarding illegal immigrants: The throng of Latino immigrants gathering outside the 7-Eleven in downtown Herndon looking for a day’s work has been the most noticeable part of this commercial district of shopping plazas and fast-food restaurants for almost a decade. For as long as they’ve [...]