Arizona Got it Right With SB 1070

By Jim Edwards

What Arizona lawmakers did two weeks ago to address the state’s growing illegal alien population wasn’t only necessary, but was also just by exercising its sovereign right under the Constitution’s 10th Amendment. The bill, signed into law by Gov. Jan Brewer, empowers state and local police to use suspected illegal immigrant status as a crime-fighting … Continued

Boycott Arizona? No way, It’s a Cheap Publicity Stunt

By Chad Aaron

On the day before Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona signed SB1070 into law, Rep. Raul Grijalva called for a boycott of his own state. He opposes the new immigration enforcement law. Rep. Grijalva is telling people like me not to spend my money in Arizona because this new law might lead to racial profiling. I … Continued

New Senate Bill Is Same Old Amnesty With More Lies (as I noted on PBS NewsHour tonight)

By Roy Beck

Most mainstream media are reporting with a straight face that Sen. Reid’s new amnesty outline is primarily an enforcement bill that wouldn’t allow legalization of illegal aliens until our borders are secure. This is such a farce on several fronts, as I noted briefly on PBS NewsHour tonight. The “Democrats-only” bill would IMMEDIATELY give 11-19 … Continued

New Bill Would Battle The Lawlessness On Public Lands That Preceded Murder Of Rancher Robert Krentz

By Roy Beck

Now, this is what responsive elected officials look like! Last week, Congress and the White House received nearly 200,000 faxes from citizens (through NumbersUSA’s website) demanding that the federal government stop the lawlessness and near-anarchy on our southern border that daily threaten U.S. citizens with the denial of their most basic civil right — LIFE. … Continued

At Postville Raid Anniversary, Religious Leaders Make Mockery of Their Faith & Ethics

By Roy Beck

The intellectual bankruptcy and juvenile morality of trendy open-borders clergy is on an embarrassing public display during events marking the first anniversary of ICE raids of the Postville, Iowa kosher meatpacking plant.  Many of these are the same clergy who remained silent for years as the meatpacking plant physically endangered its workers and violated child … Continued

COMMUTATIONS: Thanks to Those Who Never Quit Trying — Even When Others Said Trying Was Futile

By Roy Beck

In light of the Rev. Martin Luther King’s two-decade civil rights battle celebrated today, your four-year fight for justice for Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean may seem small, but it is in the same vein.  Large numbers of the people who begin a battle always fall off after awhile as the outcome becomes uncertain … Continued