Archive for February, 2012

Most of you are aware of the fantastic work being done by Ruthie Hendrycks, of the Ruthie Report. Recently she appeared on a public affairs program in her home state of Minnesota to present a logical, pro-enforcement, pro-American exposition of the immigration issue. Enjoy. Her remarks begin around the twelve minute mark. 
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As most of you know, New Yorkers for Immigration Control and Enforcement is an indefatigable fighter on behalf of American citizens, not only living in the Empire State, but throughout the nation. This past week NY ICE members held a successful counter-demonstration against DREAM Act supporters gathered outside of Speaker Sheldon Silver’s office in...
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Today’s Daily Rattle cuts a wide swath across the political landscape, including stories about the ongoing carnage of the Mexican war against the narco cartels, some high profile endorsements of Mitt Romney by immigration enforcement advocates, and a potential reentry into the political realm by our good friend Russell Pearce. But first, we examine...
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The burdens imposed by refugees seeking political asylum-most of them taking advantage of fraudulent applications-is not  simply a dilemma for the United States, although refugee resettlement is an enormous problem facing this country. However, this is an issue of global scope, illustrated most vividly by the case of Abu Qatada, the late Osama Bin Laden’s...
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Today marks the one year anniversary of the cold-blooded murder of ICE agent Jaime Zapata. As most of you know, American Rattlesnake has covered the circumstances surrounding the lethal attack on Agent Zapata and Victor Avila, as well as the followup investigation, since his death was first reported. This site has also explored the...
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This weekend was the culmination of the Conservative Political Action Conference, which is an annual event bringing together conservative activists and Republican officials from across the country. While not a central concern of this year’s CPAC, immigration and border security were addressed at length. In fact, there was even a panel of distinguished experts...
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The political fallout from Fast and Furious continues to grow, even as Eric Holder relentlessly adheres to a policy of stonewalling, obstruction, evasion, and lies, both in the media and during congressional testimony. The video below demonstrates not only Attorney General Holder’s notoriously spotty memory, but also his remarkable ability to deflect attention from...
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The specter of honor killings by immigrants from Muslim nations continues to haunt North America, the recent convictions by a Canadian court for the murder of three daughters and the wife of a polygamous Afghan immigrant being just the most recent example of a horrific trend that is ubiquitous in other parts of the...
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Rick Santorum wins everything, including the Missouri primary and both the Colorado and Minnesota caucuses, in a landslide. Almost all the results are in, and the former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania has emerged victorious over his three Republican rivals. Might it have something to do with his robustly anti-illegal alien platform, as well as...
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Even as some of the ringleaders of the barbaric Zetas cartel responsible for the cold-blooded murder of ICE agent Jaime Zapata are apprehended, and men accused of being straw buyers for the equally prolific and ruthless Sinaloa Cartel are convicted, the backlash from the Fast and Furious debacle continues to unfold in both state...
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