Dust in the Wind: Audacious ‘Desert Wheat’ Scheme Wilts in Sands of Saudi Arabia
With depletion of fossil aquifer used for irrigation, cultivating wheat in Saudi Arabia’s desert proves just another pipe dream. Flush with hundreds... Read More
Once Unthinkable, an Immigration Pause Gaining Mainstream Momentum
By Joe Guzzardi December 14, 2015 Suddenly, talk of an all-inclusive immigration moratorium has expanded into the mainstream. For years, Americans... Read More
Address the Cause, Not the Symptoms
A book review of Move Upstream: A Call to Solve Overpopulation, by Karen I. Shragg This is a fine little volume –... Read More
Eye/Facial Scans To Track Illegal Immigration Begin At California Border Crossing
December 11, 2015 Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The federal government on Thursday began collecting facial and eye scans of foreigners entering... Read More
Cupid Rarely Involved in K-1 Visa Marriages
Here are the results of two polls that pretty much sum up the nation’s crisis of confidence in its leadership. Americans are... Read More
Sanctuary Cities May Post Graver Threat than Terrorism
By Joe Guzzardi December 11, 2015 The San Bernardino slaughter continues to dominate headlines, and has brought demands from nervous Americans that... Read More
Musings on a New Mexico Bird Rehabber, Illegal Border Crossers and Refugees
I almost blanched when my state’s governor, Susana Martinez, recently numbered among governors calling for no Syrian refugee admissions until the system... Read More
Senate Introduces Worker Protection Bill
Sold Out Exposes Extent of Corporate Greed, Visa Abuse Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) recently introduced the long overdue... Read More
U.S. Congress Determined to Maintain Easy Entry for Potential Foreign Terrorists
I’m blogging from Capitol Hill where I’m urging Congress to act swiftly to pass legislation that will protect Americans from the ever-mounting... Read More
Emergency measures imposed as border surge surprises, overwhelms immigration officials
Stephen Dinan December 8, 2015 Washington Times The surge of illegal immigrant children continued unabated in November, pushing the Obama administration to... Read More