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This week we were told that veterans could not enter open air memorials that have already been bought and paid for by the American taxpayer during a government shutdown. At the same time, illegal aliens and supporters of amnesty were allowed to gather on the same National Mall to demand amnesty for those whose first step into this country was a violation of the law. This comes as a result of the supposed push for “immigration reform” (loosely translated, amnesty for illegals). We have been told that we cannot afford deporting illegals and that our economy is dependent upon them,...

Congress left Washington on Friday without passing the SAVE Act (H.R. 4088), which would secure our borders and strengthen our employer enforcement laws. We now have 2 more weeks to pressure our elected representatives in passing this important bill in April, upon their return from the Easter Recess. Speaker Pelosi and her cronies appear to be winning this battle and we cannot allow them to win—a win for Pelosi and company will result in the defeat of the SAVE Act and passage of their new amnesty bill. Before Congress left town, 181 Congressmen signed the discharge petition, which requires 218...

An Iowa congressman says it won't be easy to stop the Democratic-controlled Congress from passing the latest "guest worker" proposal being pushed by President Bush. Steve King (R-Iowa) says it will take a concerted effort by those who oppose amnesty to stop the president's latest effort to reward illegal immigrants who have broken the law. King is assailing what he believes is a "re-warmed" amnesty plan announced by the president in Yuma, Arizona, where Bush remarked that the U.S. cannot fully secure the border with Mexico until it takes pressure off the border -- and that, said the president, requires...

Mexico's President Vicente Fox extended his gratitude to, and praise for, the US Senate for passing an immigration bill he termed "a monumental step forward". The bill, if made law, would provide more than 12 million of illegal aliens with a path to eventual citizenship. However, it must be reconciled with a tougher bill passed in the House of Representatives. Mr Fox, following a four-day trip to the US, said this was "a moment that millions of families have been hoping for". Mr Fox said in an address to the California legislature in Sacramento late on Thursday: "This is the...

During President George W. Bush's televised speech on the issue of illegal immigration, not once did he mention the hordes of criminals entering the United States and preying upon American citizens. How often we hear the news media lamenting the fact that the US incarcerates more and more convicts each year. Want to reduce the incarceration rate? Then reduce criminals to enter the country illegally or enter legally but remain here illegally. Some may accuse me of gross hyperbole when I say that the government of Mexico uses the US as their penal system, but truth be told, tens of...

For the last couple weeks I have written about my feelings and the history surrounding the illegal immigration problem in America. This problem and the lack of our government doing anything to stop or deal with it this has a majority of people on both sides of the political spectrum upset. Everyone is talking about it and getting upset because our government is doing nothing to deal with it. This is most likely going to decide the outcome of the next few elections in this nation both local and on a state and federal levels. We see demonstrations all the...

Once again the value of the Rush Limbaugh show has come through. A caller has just provided us with the rallying cry we need. We need to start calling this whole thing an effort at: GUEST VOTERS ACT. This is short. This is easy to remember. This is destructive of the pro illegal alien benefits package in three little words. Let us repeat this phrase until it crashes into the arena.

Like many teenagers, President George W. Bush dashed off to Cancun for spring break. Protected by a long and impenetrable fence and plenty of security guards, he met privately with the Mexican president and wealthy chief executive officers from both countries. Bush should have gone to the Arizona border where U.S. citizens really need a fence to protect themselves, their children, their animals and their property from the hundreds of illegal immigrants who tramp across their land every night. Bush thus gave the back of his hand to the 88 percent of Republican House Members who voted to secure our...