Immigration
Many Rhode Islanders have been surprised to learn, as reported by Amanda Milkovits in the Projo, that “prostitution isn’t illegal in Rhode Island as long as it occurs indoors”. The issue was brought to light by a Federal law-enforcement multi-state raid against a thriving network of spa-brothels that included at least one site in Providence.…
This morning’s publication of an Open Letter about immigration by leading conservatives prompted me to re-read a draft posting I had last edited on May 26. Here is that late-May posting: Now that we have the Senate and House going into conference with the objective of negotiating a final bill out of two very different…
Many of us have explicit reasons and some intuitive worries about the illegal immigration bill currently being debated in the Senate. Here is the second of two postings which will attempt to characterize the flaws in the bill – from a person who has actually read the 600+ page bill. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) gave…
Recent days have been particularly active times in the illegal immigration debate. Since it is difficult to keep up with all that is going on, this is a sixth posting which will present excerpts from a range of news and opinion articles across the MSM and the blogging world. There are more than a few…
Several previous postings (here, here, and here) have discussed the importance of the rule of law issue in the illegal immigration debate. Jennifer Roback Morse has written a very compelling piece, Immigration Reform, French-Style, which provides increased clarity to the public debate about illegal immigration and it follows below in its entirety: Let’s get real…
Does the rule of law matter anymore? Or do we now apply it selectively based on interest group policy preferences? Is the latter consistent with longstanding American principles? Is it consistent with a sense of fair play? Aside from the national security issue, the primary philosophical and policy issue at the center of of the…
Senator Jack Reed was one of just 16 Senators to vote against building 370 miles of new fencing along the U.S-Mexico border. Whatever their positions on guest worker and amnesty programs, is a vote for open borders really a vote that most Rhode Islanders support?
I wish I could offer some little bit of insightful commentary on the President’s speech. Unfortunately, I dozed off shortly after his use of the “the vast majority of” construction. On the bright side, the nap left me revivified for the season finale of Prison Break. The frustration: that I had to wait an extra…
RIFuture is, once again, promoting muddled and ultimately dangerous thinking in their most recent posting on illegal immigration, A Closer Look at Immigration Reform. This latest commentary again ignores how communist and socialist forces – people openly hostile and opposed to American Founding principles of liberty and equality – were key players in many May…
You know how the pro-immigration folks often claim that illegals “do the work that Americans won’t do”? Well, I propose that we pick a day during which everybody who supports tougher immigration controls actually goes to work. I suspect participation would be in the millions.
