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1. Crackdown targets employers
2. Police chiefs seek role
3. Ceremony naturalizes 500
4. American Apparel probed
5. Argentine seeks reprieve Read more »

"It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts."
From Patrick Henry’s “Liberty or Death” speech, March 23, 1775

Though “indulging in the illusions of hope…against a painful truth” is “natural to man,” in one of the greatest speeches in our history Patrick Henry warns us that its consequence can be to degrade our reason so profoundly we become indistinguishable from animals. How much more dangerous is this predilection when practiced by what many still regard as the nation’s newspaper of record? Read more »

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1. BP Washington expansion delayed
2. Amnesty deferred to Senate
3. UC Davis prof. fights H-1Bs
4. WI provides in-state tuition
5. UT strike force comes online Read more »

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1. Study shows VA cost
2. Prisoner release debated
3. AZ activist blasts enforcement
4. Recession hitting businesses
5. Smuggling tactics advance Read more »

According to news accounts, earlier this month ICE issued a directive to one of the most productive 287(g) jurisdictions to cease holding many of the illegal aliens arrested by the sheriff’s officers, and instead release them back into the community. Just like in the commercial, where the mean guy in the suit takes away the kid’s cool truck and gives him a lousy picture to play with instead, Sheriff Daron Hall knows the difference. Read more »

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1. Obama hosts immigration summit
2. Border zones see decreased arrests
3. Fed judge order DHS to respond
4. MA gov seeks to extend healthcare
5. AZ enforcement bills advance Read more »

I am one of the progressives whose position on immigration policy stems from concerns about our country's social structure, social cohesion and population growth. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is an immigration enthusiast not troubled by such concerns.

Here is what Ms. Pelosi said on Thursday as she affirmed her commitment to "comprehensive" reform that would greatly expand immigration to our country. Read more »

Yesterday's twice-delayed White House pep rally for amnesty offered no surprises, other than the exclusion of Steve King, who's just, you know, the ranking Republican on the House immigration subcommittee. In fact, despite the meeting's billing as broadly inclusive, only three of the 30 members of Congress there were opposed to amnesty: Sen. Jeff Sessions and Reps. Lamar Smith and Heath Shuler.

But a couple things were notable: Read more »

The leader of a national Latino political organization wasn't happy with the results of Thursday's immigration policy meeting at the White House between the president and congressional leaders.

"They have to move from statements and meetings to doing something concrete," Arturo Vargas, director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials told the Spanish-language newspaper La Opinion, which is published in Los Angeles. Read more »

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1. Obama urges action on amnesty
2. Group urges boycott of Census
3. Recession changes debate
4. Law student helps asylum seeker
5. Murderer faces deportation Read more »

Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, is point man for President Obama on immigration, riding herd on the Big Push for "comprehensive immigration reform." According to members of Congress committed to this unpopular policy, the campaign will be launched sometime in the fall. There was a bipartisan meeting today to discuss what's possible in the current Congress, but it includes Rep. Anthony Weiner so it's hard to take that one too seriously, and there was another the day before for amnesty advocates. Read more »

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1. Obama to discuss immigration
2. Senator Schumer is confident
3. OK bill would deport criminals
4. AZ co. likely to release funds
5. NC comm. colleges fight ban Read more »

A powerful Senate advocate of "comprehensive immigration reform" legislation Wednesday offered some marketing advice to those who want to help him get the bill passed: Call illegal immigration by its name.

"When we use phrases like 'undocumented workers,' we convey a message to the American people that their government is not serious about combating illegal immigration, which the American people overwhelmingly opposed," said Sen. Charles Schumer, chairman of the Judiciary immigration subcommittee. "If you don’t think it’s illegal you’re not going to say it. I think it is illegal and wrong and we have to change it." Read more »

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1. DHS chief pledges enforcement
2. Admin orders catch and release
3. Congress to consider bill
4. NY enforcement hawks protest
5. Americans pick ag-sector jobs Read more »

Today’s New York Times has a story about a tragedy at a day care center in the northern border state of Sonora that has shaken the entire country. The Times reports that in the weeks since a fire killed 47 children in Hermosillo, ”evidence has piled up suggesting a chain of negligence that may have abetted the tragedy. The revelations have led to outrage and, in this culture of widespread corruption and legal impunity, resignation.” Read more »

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1. White House meeting on Thursday
2. Study finds NC Latinos divided
3. WI lawmakers mull benefits
4. IL sues crooked services firm
5. Chicago activists seek budget Read more »

Artfully practiced, casuistry is discernible only by the naturally skeptical or perspicacious while remaining invisible to the gullible or incautious majority. When performed ineptly, however, the duplicity is plain to all. Bungled deception insults ordinary "inquiring minds," repels the more acute, and reveals the intellectual slovenliness that accompanies the bad ethics, making each that much more deplorable.

A good illustration is the official announcement by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) of the goals of a $500,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. Read more »

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1. Bill seeks visa expansion
2. UT enforcement under fire
3. AZ House considers bill
4. AZ hospital markets services
5. WI activists seek benefits Read more »

The president this morning spoke at a Hispanic prayer breakfast and reiterated his support for amnesty, but again offered no timeline. One interesting twist is that he endorsed the bogus "touchback" gimmick that was floated during the last round of the amnesty debate, wherein illegal aliens would go home to apply for amnesty, have lunch, then come back legally, thus "rebooting" their status. As the L.A. Times writes: Read more »

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1. Border Patrol arrests drop in '08
2. NC college board revisits policy
3. CA court upholds LAPD policy
4. AZ sheriff dismissive about probe
5. Catholic bishops want amnesty Read more »

A new report from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) highlights the problem of our nation’s growing backlog of immigration cases but fails to address one obvious, and frequently overlooked solution: less immigration.

The report explains that due to more immigration matters being brought before the immigration courts over the past decade, the backlog has increased by 64 percent, the wait for a resolution has increased 32 percent, and in 2008, the court received a total of 351,477 matters, the highest volume recorded over the last decade. Read more »

I spoke with Zack Martin of Secure ID News on June 17, 2009 for a podcast on the newly introduced PASS ID Act (S. 1261), which would repeal REAL ID driver license provisions. Read more »

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1. Obama, Congress face battle
2. ICE mission to expand
3. Sen. bill hits REAL ID
4. CA court backs LAPD
5. Suit helps illegal parents Read more »

On Anniversary of Brutal Slaying, S.F. Mayor Appoints Sanctuary Advocate as Police Chief.

A year after the brutal killing of Tony Bologna, 48, and his sons Matthew, 20, and Michael, 16, on the streets of sanctuary city San Francisco, the illegal alien suspect and possible MS-13 gang member Edwin Ramos appeared in court. Read more »

From a Washington Post story on foreign workers in Iraq:

Jasim al-Dulaimy, another tribal leader in Anbar who brought in Bangladeshis, said the workers had adapted well to desert life, adding that he had made them adopt the long, loose dishdashas traditionally worn in the province. Read more »

Mark Krikorian, Executive Director for the Center, was interviewed for a discussion on the deportation of illegal alien parents who have children in the United States. Watch the video below for his comments. Read more »

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1. Obama under pressure on immigration
2. BP: apprehensions lowest since 1973
3. CA PD chief a sanctuary supporter
4. Group says debate needs toned down
5. S.F. triple murder trial begins Read more »

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1. Gov't to archive historic files
2. Schumer may press for nat'l ID
3. Fed court rules against raid
4. Opposition to detention center grows
5. Sudanese family reunited Read more »

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1. Obama, Congress mull legislation
2. CA pols seek to press DREAM Act
3. CIS honors reporter with award
4. Rapid deportations to save millions
5. Pro-English measures resurface Read more »

Written by Matt Graham

Nobody disputes that almost all Americans can trace their ancestry to immigrants, but in public debates on immigration, the agreement often stops there. Even catchphrases like "nation of immigrants" are problematic – how should America balance its proud history as the land of opportunity against our nation's security and economic priorities? Read more »