Michael Anton has caused a furor by suggesting that birthright citizenship is not required by the US Constitution: You have to read the whole 14th Amendment. There’s a clause in the middle that people ignore or they misinterpret — “subject … Continue reading →
I’ve had a little ongoing dialogue with commenter “DNW” on this previous thread about eastern Europe vs. western Europe and the “migrants.” You can find the start of our back-and-forth here; just start reading and scroll down if you want … Continue reading →
Europe has been in turmoil over the issue of so-called “migration” (which at this point in time is the arrival of people who are predominantly Middle Eastern or North African Muslims, although it is not completely limited to those groups). … Continue reading →
There are reports that the Trump administration is using DNA testing to reunite separated families at the border. According to Trump’s critics: “This is a further demonstration of administration’s incompetence and admission of guilt. This further drives home the point … Continue reading →
A church in Indianapolis has mounted the following protest: An Indianapolis church has placed statues of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus in a cage of fencing topped with barbed wired to protest the Trump administration’s zero tolerance immigration policy. … Continue reading →
In the end, the vote went as so many SCOTUS decisions do, 5-4 with Kennedy being the swing vote. I am almost certain that had Garland been confirmed at the end of Obama’s administration, instead of waiting for Trump and … Continue reading →
Another iconic photo of a child that doesn’t document the situation it claims to illustrate: She has become the poster child for family separation at the border — and the subsequent moral outrage against the Trump administration — but the … Continue reading →
Pointing out the rampant hypocrisy on the part of Democrats.
Continue reading →It’s a meme that’s been cropping up with some regularity on the left: the detentions at the border, and in particular the separation of children from parents, is Nazi-esque. Yesterday a commenter named “holmes” (who used to be an episodic … Continue reading →
Here is the bulk of it: It is the policy of this Administration to rigorously enforce our immigration laws. Under our laws, the only legal way for an alien to enter this country is at a designated port of entry … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I will update as news develops.] Here’s the report: President Donald Trump said he would be signing an executive order later Wednesday that would end the process of separating children from families after they are detained crossing the border … Continue reading →
You can find it here: The provisions of the legislation, according to the news release, include: Doubling the number of federal immigration judges, from roughly 375 to 750. Authorizing new temporary shelters with accommodations to keep families together. Mandating that … Continue reading →