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Morning News, 8/26/10

1. Feds turn screws on Arpaio 2. Analysis: McCain faces choice 3. TX keeps details undisclosed 4. AZ issue could be decisive 5. FL primary swayed on issue Read more...

Morning News, 8/27/10

1. ICE under faces conflicts 2. Admin gutting enforcement 3. India irked by visa costs 4. Gov Brewer files brief 5. NE court to mull policy Read more...

If you wanted to show the public that you mean business, and you're the nation's immigration enforcement agency, maybe you'd want to show some real results. Maybe you'd keep producing real results in a sustained manner. Maybe you'd think, "Hey, if we really, truly start enforcing the immigration laws and drop this de facto amnesty stuff, the public might be convinced that we're sincerely trying to do the job we're sworn to do." Read more...

Morning News, 9/2/10

1. Poll: AZ for enforcement 2. Pew confirms CIS numbers 3. Report claims assimilation 4. AZ hawks reap benefits 5. ICE mulls San Fran request Read more...

Morning News, 9/3/10

1. DOJ sues AZ co. sheriff 2. Senate candidates debate 3. Pew report confirms CIS 4. 'Birth tourism' not norm 5. SB1070 mandates E-Verify Read more...

Morning News, 9/8/10

1. Feds target restaurant industry 2. BP faces misconduct accusations 3. ACLU sues to stop laptop searches 4. LAPD arrest 22 in protest 5. VA DMV nixes work permit card Read more...

Morning News, 9/9/10

1. Foundation advocates for SB1070 2. Study: Effects of birthright repeal 3. States push to adopt AZ law 4. LAPD Chief heckled by protesters 5. Protests over death continue Read more...

Morning News, 9/10/10

1. ICE changes strategy 2. Court overturns PA law 3. Angle courts Hispanics 4. Thai farmworker conditions 5. Farm labor costs debated Read more...

Morning News, 9/15/10

1. Pace of 287 (g) slows 2. Dems add DREAM Act 3. Kerry proposes changes 4. Poll: Tancredo tops GOP 5. Challenger blasts Reid Read more...

Morning News, 9/17/10

1. Obama still committed 2. DREAM Act added to bill 3. Reid fights back 4. Drop in VA illegal pop. 5. VA Co. chairman challenged Read more...

Morning News, 9/20/10

1. Dems press for DREAM Act 2. Policy has encouraged illegals 3. Mormon paper supports illegals 4. Powell backs amnesty 5. LA shooting protests continue2 Read more...

Morning News, 9/22/10

1. Sen. proposes closing crossing 2. Comedian Colbert to testify 3. FL Gov. proposes pathway 4. MA delays Sec. Comm. decision 5. 18 arrested for fraud Read more...

Fraud-Ridden Refugee Program May Restart

Most of the "family reunification" provisions in the U.S. refugee program have been suspended for the past 2 years. The Priority 3 (P-3) resettlement category was closed for refugees since summer 2008 when U.S. officials found that most refugees from Africa using the P-3 program were not related at all. The fraud rate among Somali refugees was reported to be as high as 90 percent. Read more...

Morning News, 9/24/10

1. DREAM Act may go forward 2. Stephen Colbert testifies 3. Many receive deferrals 4. MA governor criticized 5. Union ends AZ boycott Read more...

Morning News, 9/27/10

1. Hidden camera documentary 2. Labor Department in lawsuit 3. 'Colbert was an embarrassment' 4. Massive backlog in courts 5. Texans favor a variety Read more...

Morning News, 10/1/10

1. No opt out for Sec. Comm. 2. House hears testimony 3. BP agent in bribe scandal 4. Illegals accept flights home 5. Whitman fights accusations Read more...

Morning News, 10/5/10

1. Hearing makes little headway 2. 11 co's seek input on SB1070 3. Deportation of criminals up 4. Poll: Tancredo trails by 8% 5. Whitman's strategy in jeopardy Read more...

Morning News, 10/6/10

1. MA pushed for Sec. Comm. 2. New twist to SB1070 suit 3. Border activity increases 4. CIS staffer at SB1070 debate 5. Businessman raises funds Read more...

Immigration and Latinos in Election 2010

The New York Times reports on how Latino voters may sit out the midterm elections (based on a Pew Hispanic Center survey). That's not surprising. Non-presidential years usually see lower voter turnout overall. And the party in the White House typically see fewer of its voters go to the polls. Latinos disproportionately vote Democratic. About two Hispanics are Democrats to each one who's a Republican. Read more...

Morning News, 10/7/10

1. Angle targets Reid on imm. 2. Deportations reach high 3. Poll: Texans want security 4. Poll: Iowans on immigration 5. MA gov. talks Sec. Comm. Read more...

Morning News, 10/12/10

1. DNC Chair targets Latinos 2. Rep. may run for mayor 3. SB1070 case not dismissed 4. Report: U.S. more generous 5. Illegals brace for arrest 1. Latino vote 'critical' to Democrats in 2010, DNC Chair Tim Kaine says By Richard Dunham San Francisco Chronicle, October 12, 2010 Turning out Latino voters on Nov. 2 is vital to Democratic success in the midterm elections, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine said today. Read more...

Morning News, 10/14/10

1. Rep. Grijalva blasted 2. DE candidates debate 3. AZ Gov. responds 4. UT bill has conflicts 5 SC mandates E-Verify Read more...

Morning News, 10/15/10

1. Rep. out of mayoral race 2. Angle and Sen. Reid debate 3. Immigrants file lawsuit 4. FL candidate drops issue 5. MD candidates debate issue Read more...

Rare Occurrence: A Balanced Immigration Panel

I recently discussed a Christian view of "Immigration & the Workforce" at a panel sponsored by Nyack College's Washington office. Nyack deserves credit, especially on one count: This panel was actually balanced: two speakers advocated amnesty and two opposed amnesty. Read more...

GAO's Shoddy Report on Border Patrol Operations on Federal Land

The Government Accountability Office, the mandated congressional audit watchdogs, issued a report this week concluding that the Border Patrol needs more timely access and training when operating on federal lands subject to "federal land management laws." Most interesting about this report, from my standpoint, is that the GAO, which generally does an excellent job of twisting bureaucratic arms to obtain information, barely did any useful homework on this piece. Read more...