illegal Immigration
Massive deportation backfiring on Republicans
In the same period, support for the mass deportation promised by Trump declined 9%, from 47% in June 2024, to 38% in June 2025.
Illegal immigration
“Defund the police” has turned into “Defy the police”
Even if illegals are your neighbors, if they are here illegally, they are subject to removal, even if they have committed no additional crime. Illegal presence is enough.
Sanctuary Cities
A test: Do you actually believe no one is above the law?
Illegals are not just “brown people.” They come from all around the world, including from nations that wish to harm us.
Iran
The outcome will determine the wisdom of attacking Iran
If it pressures Iran into making a genuine move away from nuclear ambitions, it was wise. If it spreads war, it was dumb.
Sanctuary Cities
Part II: How Sanctuary Cities invite disaster
Even those going to heaven get stopped at the gate by St. Peter. No one gets in unvetted.
Sanctuary City
Is Philly still sanctuary city? Inquirer misses a key point
Like it or not, illegal immigration is against the law, no matter how some try to deny it
Book Review
The knives came out after Biden botched debate
Who were the villains and the loyal politicians?
Immigration
Sanctuary cities plan to defy immigration law, still
I see a strange, unlikely parallel between the promise of churches to resist deportation of “migrants” (correct term, illegal residents) and the action of churches 60 years ago to protect civil rights protestors. The crucial difference is the civil rights protestors of yore were trying to demand federal law, while
Guns
A targeted report about guns, gays, and confirmation bias
Not to pick on the Philadelphia Inquirer, but I will use a recent story to illustrate confirmation bias. The headline of the story read, “The LGBTQ people buying guns for self-defense,” and the top of the story makes its position clear when it quote a 23-year-old trans woman identified only
Immigration
Reasonable solutions to illegal migrant crisis
This is a slightly edited republication of a March 2022 column on solutions to solve the illegal immigrant crisis. The polling mentioned here is less favorable to illegals today than it was three years ago. I present the reprint as reasonable, hopeful that you will join me in supporting it.
Immigration
How can Trump make mass deportation work?
Donald J. Trump has a mandate for action, and if Republicans capture the House, in addition to the Senate it now has, he will have a pretty free hand to act. Even CNN’s Van Jones called Trump’s an “avalanche victory.” He will be able to act on illegal
Elections
What Trump’s victory is telling Democrats
Has Tom Hanks packed his bags yet? No, because the report that he would leave America if Donald J. Trump won was satire. But there was a long list, even back in 2016, of American assholes entertainers who would rather switch than fight. None of those deep thinkers left. Not