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Floridians Object to Illegal Immigration Costs

April 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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 [...]

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Report Explains Why Immigration Reform Wanes

January 6th, 2009 · No Comments

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 [...]

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Pro-Illegal Immigration Groups Love ‘Hate Crimes’

November 24th, 2008 · 8 Comments

National Council of La Raza misses the mark when it uses a prominently-placed graphic to encourage web site visitors to “take the hate out of the immigration debate.”  To be on target, the group needs to encourage everyone in this country to obey the law. Today, NCLR, the Mexican-American Legal Defense Education Fund and other [...]

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Post-Election Statements Offer Glimpse of Future

November 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments

The presidential election is over, but many still wonder what the future might hold for them in terms of a Barack Obama presidency.  Below are some post-election statements issued by leaders of nonprofit and labor groups which offer a glimpse at what that future might hold.  Each observation is followed by an observation of mine [...]

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Southern Poverty Law Center ‘Un-FAIR’ with Facts

March 9th, 2008 · No Comments

The subject of so-called “hate crimes” has been discussed in this space several times during the past 18 months, ranging from proposed federal hate crime legislation to observations that Thomas Jefferson hated “hate crime” legislation and that “love crimes” receive little attention from the FBI. When I learned the people at the Southern Poverty Law [...]

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