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Immigrants from Romania Rally for Freedom

April 10th, 2010 · No Comments

Today, I had the privilege of meeting and interviewing Ionel “Greg” Grigore and his mother Dumitra (see photo above), first-generation Americans from Romania who shared with me their first-hand experiences of living in a land without freedom and opportunity. The Grigores were among a crowd of nearly 100 people rallying for freedom and against tyranny [...]

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Officials Postpone Cinco de Mayo in Queens!

May 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Only two days after I called for the cancellation of Cinco de Mayo events nationwide, officials in the New York City borough of Queens decided to postpone — but not cancel — a Cinco de Mayo festival this weekend.  According to a WCBS-TV report, organizers will reschedule the event that was expected to attract 850,000 [...]

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Flu Fears Demand We Cancel Cinco de Mayo

April 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments

With the number of Swine Flu cases growing fast and fears of a pandemic dominating the news, many Americans are calling for the nation’s southern border to be sealed to stem the flow of individuals — legal and illegal immigrants — from Mexico and beyond who might be infected with the new flu “cocktail.” I [...]

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It’s Time to Stop Celebrating Cinco De Mayo!

March 13th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Launched in 2006 as a somewhat-cheesy tongue-in-cheek merchandising gimmick (i.e., “Use mustard instead of mayonnaise”), the CINCO DE MUSTARD campaign has gotten “legs” and deserves serious consideration from Americans — especially owners of restaurants, bars and other entertainment venues who are finalizing promotional plans for the 5th of May holiday known as Cinco De Mayo. [...]

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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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FBI Wanted List Again Dominated by Mexicans

June 9th, 2008 · 5 Comments

On this date one year ago, I published a post, the content of which is explained by its headline, Illegal Aliens Dominate FBI Wanted List. Sadly, things haven’t changed much during the past 12 months. Through research on the FBI web site, I found 34 of 68 individuals wanted by the FBI for violent crimes, [...]

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