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Peter Kirsanow, a member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, provided evidence that illegal immigrants in the United States commit crimes more frequently — and commit crimes of a more violent nature — than citizens during his appearance on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Thursday. WATCH: video

Julia HahnNovember 19, 2016 U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Peter Kirsanow issued high praise for Donald Trump’s “inspired” decision to tap Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions as his Attorney General. “Senator Sessions is a good man and a great man. He has done more to protect the jobs and enhance the wages of black workers than anyone in either house of Congress over the last 10 years,” Kirsanow told Breitbart. Indeed, arguably no U.S. lawmaker has worked more tirelessly than Jeff Sessions to uphold the legacy of Civil Rights leader and late-Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Jordan–who, in arguing for immigration reductions, famously declared...

Civil Rights Commissioner Peter Kirsanow warned Congress on Wednesday that President Obama’s deportation amnesty program, which will allow illegal immigrants to get Social Security numbers and driver’s licenses, will make it much easier for them to register and vote in U.S. elections — despite being ineligible to do so. Peter Kirsanow, a Bush appointee to the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights who has warned of dangers from mass illegal immigration, said the federal government does a poor job of helping states try to weed out ineligible voters, and once they have driver’s licenses and Social Security numbers it’s nearly impossible...

A member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights told President Obama Monday that the administration’s reported plan to grant work permits to millions of illegal immigrants of illegal immigrants would have a harmful effect on black American workers. Peter Kirsanow, a Republican appointee to the panel, said in a letter to the president and to the Congressional Black Caucus that issuing millions of work permits to potentially low-wage workers “will devastate the black community.”

Tehran — Iran has agreed to abandon its nuclear-weapons program in a historic diplomatic achievement certain to dominate tonight’s foreign-policy presidential debate, and dramatically reshape the electoral landscape. “This is an extraordinary breakthrough,” said Deputy Undersecretary of State Jonathan Ebert Jr., lead negotiator for the U.S. “It’s a tribute to the hard work of our diplomatic team and President Obama’s visionary leadership.” According to Ebert, the momentous deal was struck late Sunday night after President Obama called Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and personally apologized for a Madonna video the Iranian leader found offensive. “Ahmadinejad had originally insisted we apologize for Beyonce’s ‘Single...

In addition to the Lilly Ledbetter Paycheck Fairness Act noted by David Freddoso below, Democrats are expected to push several other pieces of employment-related legislation in the first few months of the Obama administration. Among them is the Civil Rights Act of 2008. The Act contains sweeping changes to a variety of federal employment laws, including Title VII, ADA, the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), and the Equal Pay Act (“EPA"). Among other changes, the bill would: · eliminate existing damage caps on lawsuits brought under Title VII and the ADA. Currently, the damage caps...

During the presidential election campaign many were dumbfounded upon hearing for the first time that at least a third of Americans pay no income taxes whatsoever. The Tax Foundation notes that in 2006, 45.6 million filers (33%) paid no income tax whatsoever. Under current law, in 2009 47 million filers—representing approximately 96 million individuals— will pay no income tax. The Foundation maintains that under Obama's tax plan 63 million filers— representing 44% of all returns— will pay no income tax. In contrast, in 1985, just 16.5% of filers paid no income tax. It appears Obama wasn't kidding about redistributing the...

The refrain from most of the GOP talking heads over the last twenty four hours concerning Gwen Ifill's role during the VP debate is that she's a fine journalist, who, now that the fact of her book is public knowledge, shouldn't be precluded from moderating the event. Heck, it may even work to Palin's advantage because Ifill will be under intense scrutiny to be fair and balanced. This rationale points to the GOP's ( and, to some extent, conservatives') nearly wholesale capitulation to liberal media dominance and is one of the reasons the GOP base find themselves so frequently dispirited:...

Return to the Article June 30, 2008Obama's Callous IndifferenceBy Peter Kirsanow Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen declares that Barack Obama is " 'likable enough' -- in fact, so much so that he is the most charismatic presidential candidate I have seen since Robert F.Kennedy." Well, even though I've  never spoken with Obama, I don't like him very much  (I did testify with him [and a few others] once about a bill he'd sponsored on voter intimidation, but at the time he didn't impress me as unlikable, just a little intellectually lazy) . This hasn't always been the case.  Until...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights refused Friday to seat - or even recognize - a new commissioner appointed by President Bush. Cleveland labor lawyer Peter Kirsanow watched quietly from the audience as attempts by the three Republican commissioners to have him seated or acknowledged were repeatedly voted down 5-3. Kirsanow attempted to vote for the first 10 minutes of the session but he was ignored and eventually sat silent as his allies continued debate. The meeting opened with an attempt by Republican commissioners to adjourn until the dispute over the commission's makeup is resolved. But Chairwoman ...

Friday December 7 9:36 AM ET Bush Civil Rights Appointee Sworn in By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush (news - web sites)'s appointee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights was sworn in at the White House, but the commission chairwoman says there's no room at the table. Cleveland lawyer Peter Kirsanow was sworn in Thursday night, in time for the panel's regular monthly meeting on Friday. A District of Columbia judge swore in Kirsanow with Bush's top lawyer, Alberto Gonzales, looking on. Chairwoman Mary Frances Berry says the disputed seat on the commission ``ought ...

(S)ince his nomination, the mantra of John Roberts’s opponents has been that he’s “out of the mainstream” and “extreme.” These descriptions have been applied most often to Roberts’ positions on matters related to civil rights. Roberts’s opponents have pored over thousands of pages of the memoranda and briefs written by Roberts as a counsel and advocate for evidence of his policy preferences. Their premise is that Roberts’ policy preferences — ostensibly revealed in such memoranda and briefs — will be incorporated into his decision making on the Supreme Court.

List of Characteristics Important to Black Americans Cited Today's announcement of a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court provides President George W. Bush with an important duty that has the potential to affect judicial decision-making for generations to come. Members of the black leadership network Project 21 are calling upon the President to ensure that all nominees under consideration will preserve and protect the U.S Constitution. Peter Kirsanow, a Project 21 member and commissioner on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, said: "I'm confident that the President will nominate someone with integrity and wisdom who understands that the proper role...

As I’ve said somewhere in the past, the best humor always has an element of truth to it. The more it’s stepped in truth, the better it usually is. Well, I found the following piece on Michael Brown’s website, SpiritDaily.com. When I read it, I nearly fell off my chair LMAO! Noah in America In the year 2005, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in the United States, and said, "Once again the earth has become wicked and overpopulated, and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another Ark and save 2 of...

http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/schedule.csp News Conference Conservative African-Americans and Leadership Heritage Foundation Washington, District of Columbia (United States) ID: 185652 - 02/24/2005 - 1:30 - No Sale Innis, Roy, Chairman, Congress of National Equality Peterson, Jesse Lee, President, Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny (BOND) Innis, Niger, National Spokesman, Congress of Racial Equality Williams, Alvin, President and CEO, Black America's Political Action Cmte. Kirsanow, Peter A., Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Participants are expected to discuss black leadership in America and how to improve moral leadership in the black community.

President Bush's speech last Friday before the National Urban League was the best speech given before a predominately black audience by either a president or major presidential candidate in at least 40 years. It was the best not because of any soaring rhetorical flourishes, timeless lines, or stirring delivery (although the president — despite a sometimes hurried cadence — was clearly and passionately on his game) but because it was unabashedly conservative and refreshingly devoid of the peculiar mix of paternalism, supplication, and pandering found in almost all speeches by politicians to black crowds. Yes, the president did make a...

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2003 NEWS RELEASES, PRESS ADVISORIES AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS OPPOSES BAN ON RACIAL DATA COLLECTIONCites Critical Need for Data in Civil Rights Study and EnforcementWashington, DC - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights affirmed that race data is essential to the advancement of civil rights enforcement, data collection and accurate analysis. By a 6-2 vote, the Commission approved the following statement during its monthly business meeting:"Given the significant role that scientific and empirical data play in academic study and enforcement of civil rights, the Commission opposes efforts to ban the ability of government entities or public...

<p>WASHINGTON (AP) --  Two civil rights groups asked President Bush Monday to remove Peter Kirsanow from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights after he said people might demand internment camps for Arab-Americans if Arab terrorists strike the United States again.</p>

<p>WASHINGTON — The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia overturned a lower court's decision and unanimously approved the appointment of Bush nominee Peter Kirsanow to the United States Civil Rights Commission. The president is pleased with this ruling," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said Thursday. "The Bush administration is firmly committed to protecting civil rights for all Americans, and the Court of Appeals ruling will now allow the Civil Rights Commission to move beyond the question of membership to get to the important business before it."</p>