Underground Alien Workers and the Billions They Cost California
On March 12, the Sacramento Bee published an interesting if incomplete story about California’s underground economy. According to the Bee, California is... Read More
Rick Santorum: Improved on Immigration; Dense on Family Planning
When Rick Santorum was a two-term United States Senator (1995-2007), he was a staunch advocate for an illegal alien amnesty. Santorum was... Read More
Laboring Under a Misconception
There are currently a number of arguments being made for having local governments ignore the immigration laws and, on closer scrutiny all... Read More
Maryland Patriots Win Another Round against the Dream Act; California to Follow?
From Maryland last week came encouraging news for Assemblyman Tim Donnelly and his signature gathering effort to overturn A.B. 131 and put... Read More
Gaming the Immigration System
There is a wonderful Yiddish term that has become a part of the American lexicon- that term is “Chutzpah!” The classic example... Read More
What have you lost because of illegal immigration?
If you were to ask Billy and Cathy Inman about illegal immigration over 11 years ago, they may not have much of... Read More
Shocking Report Discovers That Immigration Accounts for One Fifth of Federal Deficit
During the October 1-2 weekend, I attended the Writers’ Workshop in Washington D.C. The event takes place annually and is a great... Read More
Status Quo Unchanged after Tuesday’s Las Vegas Debate
The eighth of 13 debates (and the fifth in the last six weeks) is over. On the whole, it was slightly livelier... Read More
Wouldn’t It Be Easier to Have Sensible Immigration Policies (Instead of Higher Taxes)?
Governor Jerry Brown, while continuing to ignore the astronomical costs of educating California’s 1.5 million K-12 non-English speakers, many of them illegal... Read More
New Study Analyzes How Growth Impacts Income, Unemployment, Poverty
Fodor & Associates, a Eugene, Oregon-based consulting firm that specializes in community planning and land use, released a report last month of... Read More