One more round of blame the immigrant

"What do you mean, the only people you know named Gomez and Ramirez, push brooms and pick cantaloupes?" <---  This wave of immigration is NOT the same as previous waves of immigration. Just for starters, it's much larger. There are other factors that make this wave of...

Tenemos trabajo viajaremos -- Have jobs, will travel

Thousands of immigrant workers have become crucial to the booming construction industry but will they be forced to go home?

Everyone Wants to Be Salvadoran

Because there was a civil war in El Salvador -- 20 years ago.

Mexico fuels illegal immigration

Mexican congressional panel believes U.S. immigration policy is racist, xenophobic, and violates human rights.

Swift executive testifies about immigration

"It is unfair to blame employers for failings of the system, and it is unreasonable to assume we can identify fraudulently obtained documents"  <--- There's a need for a machine-readable biometric identity card for migrant workers. Or, implant RFID tracking...

Small Town Veteran

The Immigration Debate. The views of one Veteran.

Bikers rally at state Capitol against illegal immigrants

Motorcycle riders joined politicians at a state Capitol rally, where speakers called for a fence to guard the nation's border. <--- What is needed is a 1,952 mile long wall, 25 feet tall, 30 feet thick, with a road running along the top. It needs to run between the Gulf...

Political cross-dressing showdown

"The issue of illegal aliens and immigration is barreling down the nation’s social-fabric track at 100 mph and heading right at the November elections."  <  You bet it is. Americans will have their say when they vote. An (honest) election is the...

Judge orders shutdown of farm labor provider

A firm that supplies overseas workers has been ordered by a judge to shut down its local operations.

Getting in Isn't Easy

Correction -- Getting in LEGALLY  isn't easy. Getting in illegally, is a piece of cake. But to be fair, that's true of any country.

Thousands more lockups needed for deportees, Homeland Security says

Well, of course. Very large detention facilities will be needed, with a capacity to hold thousands. Perhaps millions.

Base to Bush -- Stop illegals

Conservative leaders do not agree with Bush's plan for illegal aliens.