Free Republic

The war on illegal immigration was fought at the border Saturday, but it was not the Mexican border. It was Bergen County's. On the street that divides Dumont from Bergenfield, the aspirations of illegal immigrants seeking the American Dream and the frustrations of many Americans who seek to stop illegal immigration were vividly on display. On the Bergenfield side of Columbus Avenue, about 30 immigrant day laborers waited for employers to pick them up. On the Dumont side, about 20 North Jersey residents held American flags and signs noting: "It's illegal to hire illegal aliens."

Liberals who objected to the passage of the Real ID Act of 2005 two months ago will be happy to know that federal immigration officials have uncovered twelve illegal aliens who managed to obtain licenses to transport hazardous materials thanks to lax standards under the old system. In one case, a man from the terrorist hotbed of Pakistan - who had been ordered to leave the U.S. nine years ago - was found to be driving a tanker truck filled with gasoline for Exxon, the Knight Ridder news service said. "This is a national security issue," said Elissa Brown, the...