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Another chapter for the textbook on the law of unintended consequences: An immigration raid on one meatpacking plant leads to a shortage in Kosher meat. Via the newswires: "Normally, this, on a Monday, this would be stacked up to here," he said, pointing to a mark on the wall above his head. But the cardboard boxes of [...] 
As trumpeted by Drudge: Barack Obama’s aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in public housing in Boston, is in the United States illegally after an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago, The Associated Press has learned. Zeituni Onyango, 56, referred to as "Aunti Zeituni" in Obama’s memoir, was instructed [...] 
Since I do a little bit of Ocean Marine work, this article caught my eye: Because it has become so hard to dodge the U.S. Coast Guard and reach Florida to qualify for U.S. residency, Cuban migrants in recent years have been heading for Mexico, then overland to Texas. Last year 11,126 used that route, compared [...] 
Seen in the New York Times: The battle over voting rights will expand this week as lawmakers in Missouri are expected to support a proposed constitutional amendment to enable election officials to require proof of citizenship from anyone registering to vote.[...] The Missouri secretary of state, Robin Carnahan, a Democrat who opposes the measure, estimated that it [...]
I’m in the midst of a rather busy/chaotic time at the day job, and so I’ve let my reading pile accumulate to frightening proportions. One article I should have commented on this past week was a New York Times blurb on testimony Bill Gates gave Congress: More investment in math and science education and a more liberal [...]
Over the weekend, the Washington Post ran a story featuring the views of several folks down on the U.S. – Mexico border who are taking exception to seeing their properties being taken for the border fence being built well inland from the border. Within the story, there were two reality-checks I think are worth highlighting. The first: Their [...] 
One of the hot topics this election cycle is immigration. In this regard, the otherwise unique 2008 race is much like a recurring political debate throughout American history — the call for cheap immigrant labor versus xenophobia. Some of my thoughts on immigration are very conventional. It’s silly to have laws regulating who can or cannot [...]
The Wall Street Journal is running an article (subscriber link) which touches upon one of the more interesting points to ponder, while discussing Arizona’s attempts to crack down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants—the role that cheap labor might play in the economy. Under the law, people will be encouraged to contact a county sheriff’s or [...] 
Periodically, I run into a discussion along the lines of “wouldn’t it be nice if we could have an open border with Canada”, due to our cordial relations and the hassle of border-crossing these days. Homeland Security concerns aggravated by differences on immigration policy are the reasons usually given for why Canadian border liberalization [...]
Wednesday night’s GOP YouTube debate began with a heated exchange between Giuliani and Romney over who was the bigger hypocrite. Both claim tough stances on the immigration issue, but Giuliani gets to dance around the question of whether New York City was/is a “sanctuary city”, and Romney has the dubious distinction of a contractor [...] |
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