November 14, 2016 – 6:56 am
This has, as you can guess, sent liberals into apoplexy. The Daily Kos’ Hunter is now referring to Trump as President-Elect Pumpkinführer. Others are following suit (CBS News) President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration stance was a central part of his campaign message in 2016 — and he said in an interview airing Sunday that he […]
October 24, 2016 – 7:33 am
The lead opinion piece at the Internet version of the NY Times is a doozy (note: the dead tree edition has a different headline) My Wife’s Killer Was Not an ‘Illegal Immigrant’ On Nov. 1, 2006, I found my wife, Adrienne Shelly, dead in her West Village office. Adrienne, an actor and filmmaker, had been […]
October 12, 2016 – 3:11 pm
Obviously, this is causing a massive case of the meanies according to the Washington Post’s Catherine Rampell For an illustration of how cruel the country’s latest wave of nativism has grown, look to Louisiana. Here, a little-noticed new state law has effectively made it illegal for thousands of refugees to get married. It all started […]
October 7, 2016 – 3:51 pm
Over at Grist, Excitable Rebecca Leber is whining about Matthew bringing out the weather deniers (she might have a little bit of a point, though, if you look at the bouy and surface level data, not seeing much which says “hurricane!” much less “major hurricane!”). Then you have her compatriot with this bit of wackadoodleness […]
October 3, 2016 – 7:04 am
The Washington Post Editorial Board is very vexed over the notion that a President Donald Trump could lawfully do lots of the things he promised to do when it comes to immigration, because that would be mean or something to people who shouldn’t be in the country legally and to people who not only don’t […]
September 2, 2016 – 7:03 am
The Editorial Board of the NY Times finally chimes in on Trump’s big immigration speech, one in which he made utterly sure that no one thinks he’s backsliding in the least Donald Trump, Deporter in Waiting Don’t be confused by the days of mixed messaging from Donald Trump’s campaign, or the head-feint trip to Mexico, […]
August 25, 2016 – 7:47 am
It’s not amnesty, though. At least no by name. Just like when George Bush and some Republicans tried to pass a not-amnesty? Or the Gang Of 8 pushed a no-amnesty pathway to citizenship? (Politico) Amid talk that he is softening his stance on illegal immigration, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump reassured his supporters Wednesday night […]
August 11, 2016 – 8:32 am
Have you ever seen the mission statement of the Department of Justice? It’s pretty much what you would expect To enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek […]
August 1, 2016 – 8:32 am
I’m rather conflicted about this poll, too be honest. Much of it seems to be focused on legal immigration, when the focus should be on illegal immigration. But, there are some seriously interesting tidbits (Breitbart) New polling data shows that it would be virtually impossible for Hillary Clinton to win the general election if the […]
June 4, 2016 – 7:34 am
Have you ever visited the White House? It’s surrounded by a tall fence, separating Los Presidente from the citizenry. If you attempt to go over it, so you can wander the grounds, view the beautiful flowers, and walk barefoot in the well maintained grass, perhaps head inside for a sandwich, well, you’ll be arrested and […]
