You don’t hear too much about immigration these days. My view has been, for a long time, that immigration cannot be divorced from the economic policies being imposed, largely with the leadership of the U.S. on other countries. If you insist on continuing to ram so-called "free trade" deals down the throats of countries […]
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Immigration Bill Dead
Posted on 29 June 2007.
   I was on a plane today so just catching up…This was kind of a bizzaro vote–from the Wall Street Journal… WASHINGTON — The Senate fell 14 votes short of the 60 needed to end debate on immigration overhaul, dealing a near-fatal blow to the landmark bill and one that could very well dash President […]
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Open Thread on Immigration
Posted on 26 June 2007.
   The immigration bill is headed back to the Senate floor today. It is unclear whether there will be enough votes–60 are needed–to allow the bill to proceed. And, even some of the Senators who say that they will vote to allow the bill to proceed–i.e., they will vote to cut off any filibuster–are saying […]
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On The Bad Immigration Bill
Posted on 23 May 2007.
This immigration bill is a mish-mash: a mess created by trying to appease the wing-nuts in the country, not to mention the business community. I admit that as a son of two immigrants, it gets me particularly hot that we’ve got a bunch of people in the country who want to make the lives of […]
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