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Ignoring Obama Birth Certificate Issue, Democrat Demands GOP Candidate’s Birth Certificate

July 12th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Hector Maldonado hasn’t gained much traction in his bid to win the Republican primary for U.S. Senate race in Missouri.  Recently, however, he did earned national headlines when he told a campaign crowd in Branson that he’s thinking about filing a lawsuit against Robin “Coakley” Carnahan, the lone Democrat in a contest littered with Republicans [...]

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Eric Balderas ‘Posterboy’ for Immigration Reform

June 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Just imagine for a moment that you are Barack Obama… I know it’s distasteful, but do it anyway… and assume that your number one goal, politically, is to make it possible for your party to win U.S. elections in perpetuity, with little or no chance of a strong challenge [...]

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St Louis TV Station Airs Illegal Immigrant Tearjerker

May 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment

KMOV Channel 4, the CBS television news affiliate in St. Louis, broadcast an illegal immigrant tearjerker story Tuesday, making me wonder what point, if any, investigative reporter Craig Cheatham was trying to make.  Watch… The cold, hard reality of the situation is that when “Miguel”, the illegal immigrant who entered this country illegally from Mexico [...]

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Will Mexican Truck Drivers With Criminal Records Soon Be Driving on U.S. Highways?

May 25th, 2010 · 10 Comments

Though I suspect most Americans paid little or no attention to news about President Barack Obama hosting Mexican President Felipe Calderón for two days last week, I think many will be interested in what results from the meeting between the two elected leaders, especially when they think about the question raised in the headline above. [...]

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Blogger Issues May Day Refresher

May 1st, 2010 · No Comments

In recognition of the pro-illegal immigration rallies taking place across the country today, I thought I would share links to some of my favorite posts published during the past three years on topics sure to be celebrated at the rallies.  Let’s call it my attempt to issue a refresher course about what’s really at stake [...]

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It’s Time to Suspend Cinco De Mayo Celebrations

April 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments

In 2006, I launched a line of merchandise emblazoned with the words, “CINCO DE MUSTARD,” as part of a tongue-in-cheek effort to bring more public attention to the issue of illegal immigration.  In short, I was using humor to call for Americans — especially owners of restaurants, bars and other entertainment venues planning for the [...]

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Explosives Theft Qualifies As Near-Miss for USA

February 24th, 2010 · 7 Comments

Imagine tons of explosives being stolen in Mexico and then transported by truck across the border into the United States.  Could it happen?  Over the weekend, it did.  Almost. On Friday, according to an article in the Latin American Herald Tribune, 18 tons of industrial explosives were stolen from a cargo container during a robbery [...]

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