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Archive for the 'Immigration' Category

Florida Republican Calls For Internment Camps For Illegal Immigrants

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, August 13th, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Immigration, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

No matter how hard you try,

The Post Where I Actually Agree With Mike Huckabee

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, August 12th, 2010. Filed under Immigration, Mike Huckabee, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

It was bound to happen at some point, but I agree completely with Mike Huckabee’s take on the “birthright citizenship” debate:
(CNN) – Mike Huckabee says he’s against changing portions of the Constitution that automatically grant citizenship to children of immigrants born in the United States – a position that puts the potential 2012 Republican presidential [...]

Judge Napolitano: Birthright Citizenship Debate Is Meaningless Political Talk

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, August 12th, 2010. Filed under Immigration, Individual Liberty, Politics

Once again, Judge Napolitano tells it like it is:

I reached much the same conclusion in a post last week at Outside The Beltway.

Judge Andrew Napolitano: Arizona Immigration Law Is Unconstitutional

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, July 31st, 2010. Filed under History, Immigration, Individual Liberty, Politics

This is from a few weeks ago, but it’s spot-on:

Reason’s Nick Gillespie Debates Author Of Arizona Immigration Law

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 28th, 2010. Filed under Immigration, Individual Liberty, Politics

An excellent debate from last week’s Stossel:
Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

Lou Dobbs Doesn’t Believe Illegal Immigrants Have Natural Rights

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, July 12th, 2010. Filed under Immigration, Individual Liberty

I always knew Lou Dobbs was an ass, this just proves it:
Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

A Conservative’s Case Against Anti-Immigration Laws

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, June 21st, 2010. Filed under Immigration, Politics

Fellow Virginia blogger Shaun Kenney makes an argument for why conservatives in general, and Catholics in particular, should oppose restrictive immigration laws:
I do not recognize the argument that says 20 million people who desire to better their lot in life and participate in America’s free enterprise system are “illegal” in nature and should [...]

Arizona Governor: I Don’t Care If Your Child Is A Citizen, Get `Em The Hell Out Of Here

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, June 13th, 2010. Filed under Immigration, Individual Liberty, Politics

Yet another reason to dislike the State of Arizona:

Rand Paul Is Wrong About Immigration

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, May 28th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Elections, Immigration, Individual Liberty, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Rand Paul, Republicans

I’m usually pretty supportive of Rand Paul, but there are some issues where he’s wrong, and immigration is one of them:
Paul recently suggested to a Russian TV station that the U.S. should abandon its policy of granting citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants — even if they’re born on U.S. soil.
Paul also said he’s [...]

Further Evidence That Immigration Is Causing The GOP To Lose Hispanic Voters

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, May 26th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, 2012 Election, Barack Obama, Elections, Immigration, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans

A new poll from MSNBC seems to indicate that the Republican Party’s immigration position is costing it support among Hispanic voters:
68% of Latinos approve of Obama’s job (compared with 48% of overall respondents and 38% of whites), and they view the Democratic Party favorably by a 54%-21% score (versus 41%-40% among all adults and 34%-48% [...]

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