Anyone who reads Powerline regularly probably concluded a long time ago that Ilhan Omar likely married her brother in an attempt to commit immigration fraud. But can it be proven? And is this report true?: People familiar with the years-long … Continue reading →
Here’s a roundup. From Ace. An excerpt: She lied about being 17 when she applied for citizenship, because the law stated that a minor could piggyback off a naturalized parent’s citizenship but an adult couldn’t. So she changed her actual … Continue reading →
The administration might not be able to ban birth tourism, but that doesn’t mean it’s powerless against it. For example, there’s this: The State Department’s new policy uses powers under the Immigration and Nationality Act to yank visas from those … Continue reading →
Selling green cards. Hey, why not?: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced charges against a former government employee and his alleged accomplice, who are accused of selling immigration benefits and expedited application processing. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) … Continue reading →
In Germany, there are efforts to ban the AfD (or at least its more extreme elements) as it becomes even more popular with the volk: With Alternative for Germany (AfD) surging in polls ahead of next month’s regional elections, establishment … Continue reading →
There has been a great deal of internet mockery of a nine-page pamphlet released by the British Home Office to instruct newcomers on local mores. It contains helpful hints such as this: More: The Conservatives said any asylum seekers breaking … Continue reading →
If at first you don’t succeed, try try: President Trump is signing two Executive Orders to protect the meaning and value of American citizenship after Trump v. Barbara: The executive orders,Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship … Continue reading →
On incentives for self-deportation: Offers of up to $3,000 per person have helped spur more than 200,000 migrants to “self-deport” from the U.S. — but about half made the move while locked up in detention centers, according to a report … Continue reading →
Am I exaggerating with that headline? Perhaps a bit; perhaps not: An unprecedented wave of 60,000 illegal migrants from Africa has flooded the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, prompting Spain to deploy its military – as locals liken the invasion to … Continue reading →
Yesterday I was listening to an interview with Noah Rothman, who has written a new book on leftist violence in the United States during the last hundred years. It’s called Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence in America, … Continue reading →
We do know it’s happening, but the real question is “in what numbers?”: A small town Kansas mayor born in Mexico. A Filipino senior citizen living in Hawaii. Two Pakistani men residing in New Jersey. An Aussie in Louisiana. And … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed something recently, and it’s not a phenomenon limited to the left. I see it on the right, too. A great many people seem to think that Trump’s EO was an attempt to end birthright citizenship as a whole. … Continue reading →