Immigration Blog

The Who's Who of Immigration Policy Making

By David North, September 21, 2009

Immigration policy is usually made by politicians, and not presidential ones.

As the Obama Administration shows signs of tackling the subject, it might be helpful to sketch the players who have strongly influenced the immigration policy scene in recent years, which I do in this the first of several blogs on the subject. Read more...

President Obama, "Illegal Immigrants," and Misinformation

By Jerry Kammer, September 21, 2009

It was bound to be interesting when Univision anchorman Jorge Ramos, in an interview with President Obama that was broadcast Sunday on Univision, asked why the president had used the term "illegal immigrants" when discussing his health plan in a speech two weeks ago to a joint session of Congress. It was the president's statement that illegal immigrants would not be covered that provoked the infamous "You lied!" charge from South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson. Read more...

Last Week's Other Cheap Political Stunt

By James R. Edwards Jr., September 21, 2009

The big political dust-up last week was the Congressional Black Caucus's resolution directed at Rep. Joe Wilson, who called President Obama on his inaccuracy during his recent speech before a joint session of Congress. The precipitating event served to spark scrutiny and public discussion of loopholes in health legislation relating to coverage of illegal aliens. But a less prominent political stunt also went on in the nation's capital. Read more...

Obama Links Health Insurance Reform and Comprehensive Immigration Reform (Amnesty)

By Ronald W. Mortensen, September 20, 2009

In order to garner the votes of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and to shore up support for his proposed health insurance reform from the National Council of La Raza and other Hispanic groups, President Obama told the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute last week that he would make health insurance available to everyone who is legally in the United States and that he would work to legalize illegal aliens by passing comprehensive immigration reform (amnesty). Read more...

The New York Times' Ode to Illegal Aliens in the Orchards

By David North, September 20, 2009

The New York Times, in an editorial page item on Sunday, describes the use of illegal workers in the ongoing upstate New York apple harvest from the point of view of a poetic apple farmer.

Exploitation of illegal workers, and the exclusion of unemployed legal residents from the harvest, is described thusly: "It was the usual harvest race, under constant threat of disruption from bad weather and the Border Patrol... Read more...

Jorge Ramos, Disappointed in Obama, Lines Up Sunday Interview

By Jerry Kammer, September 18, 2009

As President Obama makes the rounds of this Sunday's talks shows, he will record an interview for the Univision program "Al Punto," with Jorge Ramos. There will likely be an interesting discussion of the president's plans to reform both health care and immigration policy. Read more...

Immigration Reform Finally Comes to Saipan

By David North, September 17, 2009

The very worst sliver of America's immigration policy, one that brought both worker exploitation and a population explosion to an outlying set of U.S.-controlled islands, comes to an end on November 28 after more than a decade of controversy. Read more...

The Coarsening of Our Political Dialogue

By Jerry Kammer, September 16, 2009

On "60 Minutes" last Sunday, President Obama said Rep. Joe Wilson's "You lie!" outburst was an example of the "coarsening of our political dialogue that I've been running against since I got into politics."

Last night's Univision newscast provided more intemperate outbursts for the president's consideration. They came in the form of condemnations of the "Hold Their Feet to the Fire 2009 Radio-thon" that wraps up today on Capitol Hill. Read more...

Now That I Have Your Attention on Health Reform and Illegals . . .

By James R. Edwards Jr., September 14, 2009

Most of the news media have worked overtime to deny that health reform legislation covers illegal aliens (it most definitely does). But there are a few exceptions — thank God! One is the Courier out in Iowa. The Waterloo, Iowa, news people actually looked at the bill, H.R. 3200. Read more...

Obama Risks Losing Congressional Hispanic Caucus Support

By Ronald W. Mortensen, September 14, 2009

By guaranteeing that illegal aliens will not be included in any health insurance reform, the President risks losing support of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and their allies in the House and Senate. Read more...