Bob McCarty Writes

Simultaneous studies released this week show soaring costs of illegal immigration in Florida and demonstrate strong voter objections to the burdens placed on them by illegal immigration.

A new Zogby International poll of 801 likely voters across the state found that, by an overwhelming margin, Floridians believe that illegal immigration is harming their state. Their perceptions [...]

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Why does Congress do so little to enact real immigration reform legislation? A new report from the Federation for American Immigration Reform offers answers.

The report, Immigration Lobbying: A Window into the World of Special Interests (pdf), is the first and only study of lobbying on immigration policy and reveals a scope of influence previously unknown.  [...]

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One of the most-read items in recent months at Bob McCarty Writes is a post, ‘They’re back!’ Senator’s DREAM Act is Our Nightmare, which highlighted the pitfalls of pro-illegal immigration legislation backed by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and called for citizens to let their elected officials know how they felt about it.
According to a Washington [...]

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UPDATE 9-20-07: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports today that the illegal immigrant (the subject of a Bob McCarty Writes post yesterday) whose SUV ran into diners outside a Clayton eatery this week had been involved in a crash in St. Louis less than two months ago.
City police records indicate that the driver, Sergio Lopez, [...]

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An article in today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch begins this way:
A driver whose SUV plowed into a crowd of lunchtime diners outside a restaurant in downtown Clayton (Mo.) on Tuesday told police he had been blinded by a bright light.
Clayton police Capt. Steve Grenier said police cited the driver, who lost control while making a left [...]

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