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Public Perception

Public Perception

I’m not sure how many of you listen to Latino USA, but it’s worth paying attention to if you’re concerned about the future of this country. Specifically, if you’re worried about the growth of unfettered immigration and the continued push to legalize tens of millions of foreign nationals living within our borders.
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Narrow-minded

Narrow-minded

One of the most troubling aspects of the current debate over immigration and national borders-other than the usual epithets lodged against those of us who care about our nation’s sovereignity, and the absurd postulations made by those attempting to convince us of the wisdom of open borders, esto perpetua, is the closed nature of the...
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Realistic Expectations

Realistic Expectations

I thought I’d use today’s post, written hours before the Senate opens up for business and possibly reanimates the corpse of the DREAM Act, to engage in some speculation about citizen activism, and its impact upon the ruling political class.
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Unpersuasive Arguments (Why The Golden State Is No Longer Golden)

Unpersuasive Arguments (Why The Golden State Is No Longer Golden)

One of the frustrating things about the open borders right-although this can just as easily be said of the open borders left, or center-is the rigid adherence to discredited arguments. A perfect example of this tendency is Jennifer Rubin’s response to the thoughtful post made by Peter Robinson, of the Hoover Institution, in response...
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Salman Rushdie Speaks Truth To Power…Again

Salman Rushdie Speaks Truth To Power…Again

One of the few salutory effects of unfettered immigration to the West from developing and third world nations is the growing awareness among previously skeptical observers-even among certain parts of the left wing intelligentsia-that open borders might not be such an unqualified good.
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Reform? Read The ‘Tea’ Leaves, Padre.

Reform? Read The ‘Tea’ Leaves, Padre.

If you have read the online postings since the tsunami of GOP election victories, one gets the idea–which is not unwarranted–that with this new, refreshing realignment of power, the thorny immigration issue will be tabled.
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The Unused Visa: Sanity over Sanaa

The Unused Visa: Sanity over Sanaa

Occasionally, we at American Rattlesnake like to publish original work on issues of a topical nature. That is why I’m pleased to bring you a trenchant personal essay that touches upon one of the most disturbing issues recently dominating the news cycle. So without further ado, I present to you the words of my good friend, Marion Dreyfus:
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The Filth and the Fury

The Filth and the Fury

It was only a matter of time before the contentious issue of border security made its way into the public debate between two contenders for the governorship of one of this nation’s largest border states. And as The Dallas Morning News reports, it’s gotten rather ugly between Governor Rick Perry and Houston mayor Bill...
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The Irish Voice

The Irish Voice

I suppose I should preface this post by stating that this commentary shouldn’t be taken as an indictment of any of my Irish relatives, who-needless to say-have much more liberal views of American immigration policy than yours truly. Should they be reading this website, which I doubt they are, I hereby declare that my...
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Losing My Religion

Losing My Religion

One of the biggest misconceptions in the debate over our nation’s immigration policy is the notion that in order to be a good Christian or a decent Jew you need to support a policy of open borders in perpetuity.
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