Yesterday saw another setback to supporters of immigration enforcement, this time in the state of Georgia. A federal judge has enjoined several key parts of a law we’ve discussed on American Rattlesnake previously. Modeled to a certain extent on Arizona’s landmark immigration law, SB 1070, the Georgia law would have allowed law enforcement officials to determine the...
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As well as the legislature of the state of Alabama, for enacting what is now being called the “toughest” immigration enforcement law in the country. The Federation for American Immigration Reform has a fantastic summary of HB 56 on their website which I highly recommend reading. Of course, the usual suspects have denounced Alabama’s lawmakers...
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The assault against Secure Communities continues apace, as we learned yesterday from the Los Angeles Times. In a lopsided vote, the Los Angeles City Council decided to make participation in this successful immigration enforcement program purely voluntary; an idea that DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano has already scotched, at least rhetorically.
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Conversely, you could say that the Chamber of Commerce and ACLU have lost, and lost big-time. Overall, it was a very good day for the Supreme Court of the United States, or as law nerds like to call it, SCOTUS. However, it was an even better day for Arizonans, and for those of us...
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As well as its fine governor, Jan Brewer. As most of you might have heard, she will appeal a ruling by a three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld Judge Susan Bolton’s injunction against SB 1070.
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This past tuesday I had the distinct pleasure of attending an Intelligence Squared debate whose subject is one that this website has addressed repeatedly in the past, although admittedly, not as often as I would have liked. The drive to thwart repeated amnesty proposals introduced throughout this past year has not given us the opportunity...
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I have to thank Cindy Kolb, a tireless activist from Arizona fighting to secure our border from what increasingly looks like an invasion, for the following links. The first is a story from a local ABC news affiliate in Arizona that examines the challenges faced by Border Patrol agents in one of the most...
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Update: My good friend was also at at the May Day events and has some fantastic video footage, which you can find at The Silent Majority No More. The rest of her coverage can be found at her website as well. More video from the day’s festivities can be found on Youtube. As promised, today I...
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In one of the first major statewide successes achieved by the immigration control and enforcement movement since the passage of SB 1070, the state legislature of Georgia has passed a comprehensive measure targeting illegal aliens and the companies and individuals that employ them.
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Another setback for the people of Arizona-and across the country-who want to maintain the integrity of our borders and our laws, courtesy of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has affirmed Judge Susan Bolton’s injunction against the enforcement of key provisions of SB 1070.
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