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Marjory Stoneman Douglas' Activism
After a long weekend at EarthX in Dallas, I noticed this Tweet from frequent cable news guest and demonstrator du jour David Hogg -- student at recent mass shooting site Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School:
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The Deflation of Top-Heavy GOP Consensus
The holidays prod us to requite, reflect, and resolve. But this season finds our politics enjoined in heightened introspection as well. So, it was fitting that the American Enterprise Institute hosted an event titled “Conservatism: What now?” at their impressive new facility Tuesday.
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Remembering HR4437
Yesterday marks 10 years since the Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to pass then-Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner's H.R. 4437: the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005. It passed 239-182 on a bipartisan basis, with key support from 36 Democrats voting in favor.
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DOT's Population Nod
Yesterday, the Department of Transportation (DOT) hosted the last in a series of 11 forums meant to "facilitate conversation" and "inform [their] final Beyond Traffic report on key transportation trends and potential policy considerations." The video that accompanied the announcement (astonishingly) nails the critical factor for the future of our infrastructure in the first 10 seconds:
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Republican Governors Talk Immigration in Aspen
Yesterday evening, the Aspen Institute held their annual "Conversation with Republican Governors" as part of the McCloskey Speaker Series at their Aspen campus. We were in attendance for the sold out event.
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Bill Clinton's Immigration 'Credibility' Test
Last week media outlets grey and green, left and right, and with varying focuses breathlessly reported President Clinton’s bland statements of questionable newsworthiness on the important topic of immigration.
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The Patent Falsehood of a 'Minimum 13-Year' Path to Citizenship
One phrase that stood out last week - amidst all the immigration reporting - comes from a description of the Senate bill claiming that it establishes (among other things) a "minimum 13-year pathway to citizenship." Setting aside the poll-tested, pro-legalization activist-approved use of "pathway to citizenship," the main problem here is the factually errant depiction that the minimum amount of time a newly legalized foreign national would have to wait to naturalize is 13 years.
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Associated Press Falls Out of Boat, Misses Water
A wonderful story by Hope Yen of the Associated Press yesterday leveraged government data to show yet another angle of the ongoing economic situation in America. Yen painted a clear picture of what is happening across the nation, piling on statistic after hard-hitting statistic. Naturally, a mention of our historic high immigration levels was AWOL.
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Living Wages and Killing the Schumer-Rubio Immigration Giveaway
Last week media outlets coast to coast were covering news of what some called the largest fast food worker walkout in American history. In spite of the spiraling situation in Syria, the short-term strike took the headline on Drudge Report and was seen splashed on the front pages of major newspapers.Last week media outlets coast to coast were covering news of what some called the largest fast food worker walkout in American history. In spite of the spiraling situation in Syria, the short-term strike took the headline on Drudge Report and was seen splashed on the front pages of major newspapers.
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Pres. Obama Panders to the High-Tech Lobby at the Expense of Unemployed Americans
A Google-sponsored town hall event with President Obama Monday evening quickly turned to immigration issues.In the most publicized moment of the event, a woman from Texas asked Pres. Obama why he supported importing more high-tech foreign workers when her husband, who is a semiconductor engineer, has been unemployed for the past three years. Pres. Obama's only response was to pander to the high-tech lobby.