Posts Tagged ‘ Congress ’

Today’s Daily Rattle feels more like an episode of “I can’t believe they really said that!” But say it they did and serpents bite when their hisses and rattles go unheeded: •  Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, testified before the Senate today. Ms. Napolitano’s department, which in charge of enfocing immigration law, has...
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In an update to a story we’ve been following closely, the supporters of the DREAM Act failed to achieve cloture on a defense spending bill that would have included their little poison pill amendment. It looks like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s attempt to exploit ethnic grievances by pandering to Latino voters seems to...
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Colin Powell appeared on Meet the Press yesterday, and in doing so reaffirmed the low opinion much of the public has of his expertise on domestic policy matters, particularly with respect to immigration issues. His appearance yesterday focused largely on the merits of the DREAM Act, whose passage he wholeheartedly endorses.
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Politicians may play complicated games when it comes to immigration, but the rattlesnake is quick and efficient when he strikes his prey: • The Sweden Democrat party is poised to gain seats in the Swedish parliament and take part in forming a new government. The Sweden Democrats primary platform plank is opposition to unrestricted...
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This Tuesday, September 14, New York State will be holding primaries for party nominations for elected office.  If you are affiliated with a party, you can vote in that party’s primary.  Your September primary vote carries no obligation for the general November election. Find out where to vote, and then drag yourself to the...
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A round-up of what’s happening in immigration news worldwide and in the United States (finishing with a fact about our favorite reptile): •  Colorado State Representative Randy Baumgardner (R–Hot Sulphur Springs) is working on Arizona-style legislation to fight against illegal immigration in the Mile-High state. Mr. Baumgarden says that illegal immigration costs Colorado over...
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Open borders advocates have done us a huge favor in the form of listing public servants that they despise. Courtesy of the Huffington Post, we now know who to vote for  in upcoming elections. And, with the exception for J.D. Hayworth-who was, unfortunately, defeated in his bid to unseat Senator John McCain-they’re all up re-election...
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From the Associated Press, we learn that President Obama signed the border security bill  I wrote about last week. The good part is that this law is intended specifically to enhance policing our borders, with not a single bracero program or “path to citizenship” in sight.
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One of the last bills sent to the House by the United States Senate before it recesses for the campaign season is an important border security bill supported by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
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If we take his statements at face-value, the only thing we can conclude is that Governor Christie supports amnesty on a federal level.
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