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
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
Operation Provision: Canadian Military Moves Out, Syrian Refugees Move In
Newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is all-in on the Syrian refugee resettlement bandwagon. Although the Canadian government is somewhat behind... Read More
Democratic Leader Tulsi Gabbard Urges Suspending Visa Waiver System
Congressional Army veteran calls for suspending dangerous VWP. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), the Democratic National Committee’s Vice Chair, recently came out... Read More
Immigration and Terrorism – It’s About More Than Vetting Refugees
Until recently, most of our leaders and journalists made the issue of security along the U.S.-Mexican border the focus of failures of... Read More
Syrians Surrender at U.S. Border
Last week, eight Syrians turned themselves over to immigration officials at the U.S.-Mexico border – two men, two women and four children.... Read More
Sign Petition on White House Site to End Relocation of Syrian Refugees to U.S.
Americans hoping that the Paris tragedy would motivate President Obama to rethink his plan to admit at least 10,000 Syrian refugees in... Read More
Refugee Wave: Not all Syrians, Refugees?
Mohammad Al-Abaan is a Syrian who recently migrated to Germany. Talking about recent arrivals, he said, “Look at them! They pretend to... Read More
Refugee Resettlement Program Raises Unsettling Issues
Last week, I addressed the county council of Spartanburg, South Carolina, on the issue of resettlement of refugees in that community. Residents... Read More
The Immigration Tipping Point
For decades many Americans were ambivalent about immigration. The false arguments made by the open borders advocates – whom I have come... Read More