“Ponzi demography also turns to immigration for additional population growth in order to boost companies’ profits. The standard slogan in this instance is “the country urgently needs increased immigration,” even when immigration may already be at record levels…” – Joseph Chamie, demographer In arguing for increased immigration because “the U.S. isn’t growing as fast as … Continued

In his August 26 article, “California, We Can’t Go On Like This,” The New York Times columnist Farhad Manjoo said that “the nation’s most populous state” was also failing to live sustainably. Readers were quick to point out that Manjoo failed to make the connection between the two. Manjoo, who has written in favor of … Continued

The forces driving the unprecedented surge in family units and minors at the southern border were in the spotlight last week, as many of the nation’s leading newspapers published reports within days of each other that paint a clearer picture of how loose “credible fear” standards, the “Flores” settlement, and lack of detention space and … Continued

Presidents Trump and Obama’s rhetoric on immigration are strikingly similar in at least one respect: they both promise(d) to be tough on bad guys and welcoming of good guys. Obama vowed an enforcement regime that focused on “felons, not families.” Trump promised to go after the “bad hombres” while letting in the “wonderful people.” Every … Continued

Leading up to next week’s pivotal primaries in Florida and Ohio, Presidential Hopefuls from both parties added some clarity to their immigration positions during debates this week in South Florida. While most of the Republican Hopefuls tried to balance continued levels of immigration with the electorate’s angst over mass immigration, the Democratic Hopefuls all but … Continued

The jobs report for January was just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fewer jobs were created than anticipated, wage growth was better but still sluggish (perplexing some economists because of the “tightening labor market”), and it was revealed that exports fell 4.8% in 2015. However, unemployment is at 4.9! No need to worry. … Continued

The editorial board of the New York Times took a cautiously favorable view of Hillary Clinton’s promise to take President Obama’s executive actions on immigration further than his administration believes is within the law. The editorial and Clinton’s comments define the immigration debate as strictly a question of what to do with the 11 million … Continued

Los Angeles Times – Cindy Carcamo “They see their only hope being the national government,” said Roy H. Beck, who heads NumbersUSA, a powerful national advocacy group opposing illegal immigration. “They don’t see a solution coming from inside California.” Read the full story at the Los Angeles Times

During last year’s Memorial Day weekend, I offered readers of this website the opportunity to post the name of somebody who had died in uniformed service that they didn’t want to be forgotten. Not only was the outpouring huge, but the short statements were meaningful glimpses that became powerfully emotional as they accumulated one on … Continued