Immigration
Coming to America: A love story
She had already become a citizen. Now, she realized she was an American.
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
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
No, Donald J. Trump doesn’t hate “immigrants”
I was watching an MSNBC discussion show Friday morning, with all four panelists agreeing, vociferously, that Donald J. Trump was “anti immigrant” and his deportation plan would inevitably lead to “separation of families.” This can get deep fast because the courts have ruled that while adult illegals can be held
Immigration
Inquirer scoreboard: Fails on objectivity, again
As part of my continuing scoreboard on Inquirer corruption of journalist norms, the Thursday edition carried yet another Open Border editorial mildly disguised as a new story. The piece runs 23 paragraphs, it quotes four supporters of illegal immigration, although it never ever uses the word “illegal,” and offers not
Immigration
Inquirer scoreboard: It keeps pushing Open Borders
God knows I don’t want to be a noodge about it, but as long as the Inquirer keeps up its pro-illegal push, I feel obligated to respond to it, because no other mainstream media will. And, yes, this blog is mainstream, centrist, with a simple Operating System (as the
Immigration
Illegals worried about new sheriff — Trump — in town
Mayor Cherelle Parker has a very loud voice, but not loud enough for some with very special interests. In an editorial masquerading as a news story, the Inquirer reports, probably accurately, that “leaders of the city’s immigrant community” are concerned about their status because of deportation threats made by
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
Politics
The GOP platform, in a nut shell
While many Democrats try to manacle Donald J. Trump to Project 2025, which he has disavowed, a more fair evaluation of his plans is the GOP national platform, which was tailored to his taste and ideas. You can read it here, and I hope you do. It is not long
Immigration
Biden’s move on undocumented spouses is political, but also fair
Of course it is a cheap, election-year stunt, but that doesn’t mean that it’s wrong. I reference President Joe Biden’s just-announced policy to clear the way to legal status for the undocumented spouses of American citizens. There are several provisos, a key one being that they must
Immigration
The Left’s actions created a backlash against legal migrants
Throughout most of my life, one of America’s shared beliefs was that immigration was a good thing, maybe because so many of my generation had grandparents or great grandparents who were born elsewhere. They came here following the existing laws. They came to America to build a better life,
Immigration
Supreme Court does not want to mess with Texas
In an ideological 6-3 split, U.S. Supreme Court conservatives had their way in allowing Texas to continue to arrest and deport illegal aliens while the Texas law is being challenged in lower courts. It is a significant ruling because, until now, immigration enforcement has been thought of as a