By Chad Aaron
On the day before Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona signed SB1070 into law, Rep. Raul Grijalva called for a boycott of his own state. He opposes the new immigration enforcement law. Rep. Grijalva is telling people like me not to spend my money in Arizona because this new law might lead to racial profiling. I … Continued
By Roy Beck
Most mainstream media are reporting with a straight face that Sen. Reid’s new amnesty outline is primarily an enforcement bill that wouldn’t allow legalization of illegal aliens until our borders are secure. This is such a farce on several fronts, as I noted briefly on PBS NewsHour tonight. The “Democrats-only” bill would IMMEDIATELY give 11-19 … Continued
By Roy Beck
Now, this is what responsive elected officials look like! Last week, Congress and the White House received nearly 200,000 faxes from citizens (through NumbersUSA’s website) demanding that the federal government stop the lawlessness and near-anarchy on our southern border that daily threaten U.S. citizens with the denial of their most basic civil right — LIFE. … Continued
By Jim Edwards
This is my analysis of provisions pertaining to illegal immigrants as contained in Sen. Reid’s health reform bill, H.R. 3590. The Senate health reform bill is better than the House-passed bill, in terms of verification of immigrant or citizenship status. But the Senate bill contains a number of serious loopholes by which illegal aliens can … Continued
By Roy Beck
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s reaction to a limited set of stricter rules for banks hiring foreign workers answers a bar debate that long has raged. The question has always been whether if we had another Great Depression would the Chamber still continue to lobby for more foreign workers on the basis of worker shortages. … Continued
By Roy Beck
My wife and I recently spent an evening assisting more than 600 people in families racked by unemployment and poverty. They were given a hot meal, bags of groceries, bus tokens, coupons and advice/counseling if requested. They needed a band-aid, and we gave them one. But most of all, these households need a job. The … Continued
