Posts Tagged ‘ Texas ’

Defying Common Sense

Defying Common Sense

One of the most troubling aspects of our federal government’s misguided immigration policy has little to do with illegal aliens. It involves the type of people that we allow into this country on a legal basis, and I can think of no more compelling argument for reassessing  our priorities in this regard than the case of Khalid Ali-M...
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In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

Now that we know a little bit more about the circumstances that led to the lethal assault on Jaime Zapata, and the wounding of his fellow special agent Victor Avila, it becomes even more apparent how hostile Mexico is to American interests.
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America’s Third Front

America’s Third Front

One of the tragedies of the times in which we live is the ineluctable fact that so many words in our vocabulary have been been stripped of their meaning, either through overuse or misapplication.
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All The News That’s Fit To Stint (Sins of Omission)

All The News That’s Fit To Stint (Sins of Omission)

The Center for Immigration Studies provides an extended excerpt from William McGowan’s most recent, incisive analysis of the news media, Gray Lady Down, on its weblog this month.
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Criminals And The Communities Who Love Them

Criminals And The Communities Who Love Them

A story so familiar to us that I almost hesitate to post it. Yes, yet another community-not a community of Americans, mind you-is outraged that the federal government is enforcing laws that criminalize being a criminal.
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None Dare Call It Amnesty

None Dare Call It Amnesty

The United States Congress is once again at work trying to provide amnesty for hundreds of thousands of aliens living in the United States. The current crop of potential Powerball winners happen to come from Pakistan, and would benefit from the extension of Temporary Protected Status.
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Change of Course?

Change of Course?

In spite of previous media reports, it turns out that Rep. Steve King will not be appointed the chairman of the Immigration Subcomittee of the House Judiciary Committee. Instead, long-time immigration hawk Elton Gallegly will be given the chairmanship, a development King ascribes to Speaker John Boehner’s lack of leadership on this issue.
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War On The Border

War On The Border

That’s the title of a 3-part series filmed by some intrepid reporters from Vanguard, a brilliant documentary series that airs on an otherwise mediocre network known as Current TV. The first part will be broadcast on Current tomorrow night, and should be watched by anyone concerned about the anarchic situation that exists in the...
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Underdogs We Believe In (2010 Congress Watch)

Underdogs We Believe In (2010 Congress Watch)

We continue our election series today with a closer examination of yet another congressional race that might have escaped public notice-even among voters in the congressional district in which it’s taking place-were it not for the anti-incumbent wave currently surging over the country. 
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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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