Immigration
Obama Reverses Stance on Immigration, May 12, 2009, Washington Times
But he still supports amnesty.
Army Extends Immigrant Recruiting, May 6, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Foreigners who enlist will be put on “expedited path to citizenship.”
Prominent Illegal Immigration Opponent Can't Speak at PC, April 29, 2009, Providence Journal
Providence College will not let Tancredo speak.
Immigrant Unemployment at Record High: Rate Now Exceeds Native-Born, A Change From Recent Past, April 27, 2009, Center for Immigration Studies
Crisis hitting immigrants harder than natives.
Schwarzenegger: Immigrants Not Cause of Budget Woe, April 16, 2009, AP
They cost the state only $6 billion, so who cares?
Illegal Immigrants Cashing in on Federal Tax Credits, Study Shows, April 16, 2009, Washington Examiner
IRS does not check the validity of Social Security numbers used to claim tax credits.
Illegal Immigration Slowdown in California, April 15, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Illegals are going to other states instead.
Illegals Solution Long Overdue, March 31, 2009, Newsmax
Illegals cost American taxpayers $346 billion a year.
Remittances Expected to Fall by $15B, March 27, 2009, CNN
Remittances are “especially important for poor people.”
Polls Reaffirm Americans Support Immigration Enforcement, March 25, 2009, Federation for American Immigration Reform
Americans want the borders enforced and illegals deported.
US to Woo Millionaire Immigrants, March 24, 2009, Inquirer (Makati City Philippines)
Immigrants needed to create jobs Americans won’t create.
Obama and Immigration Reform, March 23, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Did Obama really cave in to pressure from immigration-control activists?
Filipino Teachers Exchange Homeland for Jobs in America, March 18, 2009, Los Angeles Times
LA’s 600 foreign schoolteachers not prepared for US school troubles.
Budget Woes Cut Health Care for Illegal Immigrants, March 16, 2009, AP
Economic crisis forces local governments to stop coddling illegals.
Recession May Worsen Spread of Exotic Diseases, March 11, 2009, MSNBC
Tropical disease immigrating to the United States.
Mixed Signals Along South's 'Immigrant Highway', March 11, 2009, AP
Immigrants moving to Southern cities rather than to NYC or LA.
New Testing Discloses a Deadly Danger Is in Bexar, February 18, 2009, mySA (San Antonio)
Chagas—another unwanted immigrant.
As U.S. Job Opportunities Fade, More Mexicans Look Homeward, February 13, 2009, Wall Street Journal
Returning Mexican parents now seeking Mexican citizenship for their anchor babies.
Assimilate This, February 12, 2009, New York Daily News
More hate mongering among “anti-immigration fire-breathers.”
Want a Green Card? Pay $1M for Stake in Orlando-Area Condo Hotel, January 29, 2009, Orlando Sentinel
Green cards become a part of inducement for foreign investment.
Attitudes Shift on Illegal Residents, January 12, 2009, Washington Post
Montgomery County wakes up to the obvious.
New Report: U.S. Infrastructure Overwhelmed by Influx of Immigrants, January 7, 2009, Social Contract Press
New report ties immigration to infrastructure decay.
More Bedbugs Are Biting in Cincinnati, January 5, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Another unwanted immigrant.
Concern Over Illegals in Public Housing, January 2, 2009, AP
Obama’s auntie just one of “untold thousands” of illegals living in government housing.
Immigrant Assimilation Critical, Report Finds, December 30, 2008, San Bernardino Sun
Hispanics pooh-pooh findings.
Child Maid Trafficking Spreads From Africa to US, December 29, 2008, AP
Rich Egyptian immigrants to US bring slave children with them.
Exhibit Chronicles Somalis’ Journey to U.S., December 29, 2008, Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)
“A classic American story of people landing in this country.”
U.S. Workers Crowding Out Immigrant Laborers, December 23, 2008, Wall Street Journal
Americans now doing the work “Americans won’t do.”
Sex Slavery: Living the American Nightmare, December 22, 2008, MSNBC
Traffickers and girls are mostly immigrants.
The Reverse Brain Drain, December 11, 2008, Globe and Mail(Toronto)
With the West in recession, immigrants look for better opportunities back home.
Illegal Immigrants Going Home, and Local Labor Market at Risk, December 2, 2008, Miami Herald
But they’ll come back if they can’t make ends meet back home.
Fort Dix Informant Says He Was Scared, December 2, 2008, Philadelphia Inquirer
Illegal immigrants inform for FBI in exchange for possible residency.
FLIC [Florida Immigrant Coalition] Members List, December 2, 2008, Florida Immigrant Coalition
Florida association of groups that want more “rights” for immigrants.
Minneapolis Focuses on Somali Killings, November 24, 2008, Star Tribune
Main cause of violence is “lack of cultural educational programs for Somali youth.”
Mexican Immigration to U.S. Cut Nearly in Half, November 21, 2008, AP
US not as attractive a destiny for Mexicans these days.
Billionaire Facebook Investor’s Anti-Immigrant Heresy, November 20, 2008, Valley Wag
Billionaires aren’t supposed to support immigration control.
New Guide Highlights Benefits Immigrants Are Eligible to Get, November 20, 2008, NY1 News (New York)
Naturally, the guide comes in six languages.
US Immigrant Groups to March a Day After Obama Takes Over, November 13, 2008, Agence France Presse
Protesters will remind Obama about his amnesty promise.
Citizenship Often Determines Who Gets Medical Care, October 29, 2008, Los Angeles Times
California using Medicaid to fund chronic care for illegal aliens.
Amnesty Inevitable, Says Immigration Group, October 28, 2008, COneNewsNow.com
Neither McCain nor Obama will hesitate to push for amnesty.
Candidates Don’t Talk About Immigration, October 27, 2008, San Francisco Chronicle
Both candidates have proved themselves intellectually dishonest.
Mortgage Prospects Dim for Illegal Immigrants, October 24, 2008, Wall Street Journal
Banks find that home loans made to illegals “underperform,” i.e., aren’t repaid.
What If the US Opened Its Borders to Unlimited Immigration?, October 14, 2008, Denver Post
3 billion people would come.
D.C. Seeks Tougher Penalties for Khat, October 14, 2008, Washington Post
Another import from East Africa we can do without.
Census: Big Brother Anxieties Could Hurt Count, October 6, 2008, AP
If illegals don’t talk to the Census they won’t be represented in Congress.
How Many Non-Citizen Voters? Enough to Make a Difference, October 1, 2008, Social Contract Press
Two studies—one on non-citizen voting and one on gangs.
Homeland Security: Its 530,000 Illegal Immigrants Ranks Az 6th in U.S., September 25, 2008, Tucson Citizen
DHS: 11.8 million illegals in U.S. in 2007.
Illegal Aliens’ Health-Care Tab Is Elusive, September 25, 2008, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Fayetteville)
But it costs taxpayers at least $1.1 billion annually.
Illegal Immigration and the Mortgage Mess, September 24, 2008, Townhall.com
Areas hardest hit by foreclosures have largest populations of illegals.
Iowa Meat Co. Fights Unionization at NY Warehouse, September 18, 2008, AP
It’s not legal to hire illegals, but it is legal to make them union members.