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A California Native Hangs His Head: State Goes Sanctuary

Take it from this California-born and reared native, the Golden State was once the greatest place in the world. “Once,” that’s the key word. The California I grew up in didn’t have today’s rampant urban sprawl, paralyzing traffic jams, killer criminal gangs, or widespread crushing poverty, the by-product of one of the nation’s highest income […]

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Hurricane Heroes

by Linda Goudsmit September 18, 2017 On Friday September 8, 2017 Governor Rick Scott issued a mandatory evacuation order for all residents of the barrier islands on the west coast of Florida where my husband and I live. We anxiously monitored the trajectory of Hurricane Irma and watched with horror as the colossal storm gathered […]

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DACA Mires Trump in Swamp, Elbow-Deep in Alligators

By Joe Guzzardi on Sept 15th, 2017 Here we go again. Congress is embroiled in a nasty immigration/amnesty war, the fight that, no matter how many times and in how many ways Americans have expressed their displeasure, never goes away.   This particular fight is, examined closely, exceptionally preposterous. Congressional Republicans and Democrats are at […]

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Trump’s Divisive DACA Dalliance Could Haunt Him

  If President Trump had done what candidate Trump promised repeatedly to do about deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA), then the current commotion would never have had a chance to develop. Had President Trump, as he vowed to do, ended DACA “on day one,” then immigration advocates wouldn’t have had time to organize, lobby […]

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Company Discriminated Against Americans in Favor of H-2Bs

The case of a Louisiana employer highlights problems with the H-2B program, and guestworker schemes in general. The Department of Justice recently ordered Barrios Street Realty Company of Lockport, La., to provide the final payment in a $108,000 settlement to a group of American workers who were discriminated against in favor of H-2B workers. According to […]

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The Immigration Court Backlog Is Larger than We Know

  On Tuesday, the Center for Immigration Studies held a panel discussion on the immigration court backlog. While that panel (and the accompanying report) painted a fairly bleak picture of the overwhelming number of cases that the nation’s 334 immigration judges (IJs) have on their dockets, a review of the findings of that panel (and […]

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Trump Disbands Globalist Manufacturing Jobs Initiative

Great News for American Workers! Trump Disbands Globalist Manufacturing Jobs Initiative By Joe Guzzardi President Trump wisely disbanded his Manufacturing Jobs Initiative (MJI), a sham that pretended to be concerned about American workers’ plights but in reality served as a corporate networking tool. Initiatives, blue ribbon panels and task forces make for good press, but are rarely […]

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Immigration Bill Sends Establishment Media Bonkers

By Joe Guzzardi A bill that would cut legal immigration by about half, and make other reductions, sent the mainstream media into a tailspin. During its downward spiral, reporters showed little understanding of current immigration policy, but demonstrated an unprofessional level of bias.   Let’s set the stage. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) introduced the Reforming […]

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RAISE Act: Reduced Immigration Means More American Jobs, Higher Wages

By Joe Guzzardi on Aug. 4th, 2017 More than half a century after the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, and 30 years after the Immigration Reform and Control Act, U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R- AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) introduced a sensible merit-based bill that will help all Americans.   The Reforming American Immigration for […]

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Strange Talk of Immigration Reform from a Former Gang-of-Eighter

By Dan Cadman on August 7, 2017 According to the Arizona Republic, Sen. John McCain is talking immigration reform, apparently as in “comprehensive” immigration reform, a la the failed Gang of Eight Senate bill.   They quote him: “Immigration reform is one of the issues I’d like to see resolved. I’ve got to talk to him (Schumer) […]

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American Dream Week: POTUS introduces the RAISE act

1600 Daily Update As part of American Dream Week, President Donald J. Trump will introduced the RAISE Act, which will address our current outdated immigration system which fails to meet the diverse needs of our economy. President Trump, Senator Cotton, and Senator Perdue Introduce the RAISE Act  Today, Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue will […]

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LaCorte Report: more Fox accusations

Check out LaCorte News where you can subscribe and join the party. Subscribe here   “FOX 5 DC: “You have sources at the FBI saying that there is information…” ROD WHEELER: “For sure…” FOX 5 DC: “…that could link Seth Rich to WikiLeaks?” ROD WHEELER: “Absolutely. Yeah. That’s confirmed.” — Interview on May 15, 2017   IN CASE YOU […]