A new poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute and funded by the Ford Foundation attempts to debunk a poll conducted a few months ago by Zogby and the Center for Immigration Studies. I invite you to compare the questions. I think you’ll find that the Zogby poll tries to reveal people’s opinions versus the Public Religion Research poll that tries to manufacture people’s opinions.
The America's Affordable Health Choice Act, Congress' new plan for universal health care, is being marked up by the House Energy and Commerce Committee today. As written, the bill will allow millions of illegal aliens to receive taxpayer-funded health care. Rep. Nathan Deal will be submitting amendments to prevent this from occurring.
A new study released by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) finds that illegal immigration costs the average Virginia household $625 per year. Virginia's illegal alien population is estimated to be 295,000, up by 300% since 2000.
The conceptual framework used by environmentalists such as Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. when they fight against pollution applies precisely to illegal immigration. They refuse to embrace the logical conclusion of their ideas because it is not politically correct.
If the government were really honest about paying for amnesty, they would do something like they did with the $700 billion bank bailout last October, (the TARP). The leaders of the government would come before the American voters and say, “We need $999 billion to pay for amnesty for people who entered the country illegally.”
Last week, I posted part 1 of Reply to An Outside Commenter, whom I am calling Mr. Smith. The blog received many thoughtful and excellent comments– many of you were as flabbergasted as I was.