All the same, the residents of New Bedford need jobs - but I say they need safe jobs, union jobs, fair wages, not exploitation. … [Read more...]
Kennedy’s Golden Age Over?
As a dual citizen of Ireland and the US, I was brought up (like many folks around here) by a family that revered the Kennedys. And frankly I still do in some ways. However, this immigration bill taking shape leaves behind so … [Read more...]
How to solve the immigration problem
From the San Antonio Express-News:LAREDO: In response to the Department of Homeland Security's plans to construct hundreds of miles of fencing along the border with Mexico, the McAllen Chamber of Commerce started a campaign of their own: … [Read more...]
Update on New Bedford raid detainees
There is an in-depth story at: http://www.boston.co...The current count is reported as follows:42 deported137 still in locked custody, mostly in Texas146 released, but with pending immigration cases and bonds36 released at the factory … [Read more...]
Immigration Bill Loses For Now
Tonight the Immigration Bill lost the floor on a cloture vote (45-50). Everyone agrees that the US needs a new immigration policy...but this bill was not it...there was something for everyone to hate in this bill...no matter what end of the … [Read more...]
New Bedford ICE Raid Redux
WTNH in New Haven, CT is reporting Illegal immigrants arrested two days after ID proposal passesFederal agents storm through New Haven rounding-up illegal immigrants in sweeping raids just two days after the city approved I.D. cards for … [Read more...]
Kennedy’s Immigration Bill A Lose-Lose for American Workers AND Immigrants
Sen. Kennedy has done some great things in his career, but this Senate Immigration package is a cut and paste that is now so flawed that there is something in it for just about anyone to hate. American workers?especially American … [Read more...]
What ever happened to “Give us your tired, your poor?”
At that time, immigration was viewed as sort of an apprenticeship leading to full membership in an open, confident and growing country with plenty of room.Not that it was "equal opportunity", far from it.....The doors were more open for … [Read more...]
Immigration Reform a National Security Disaster?
According to West,In short order, the system will be overwhelmed. Whatever minimal fraud detection and prevention safeguards might be erected won't last long in the face of hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of applications and … [Read more...]
Update on the New Bedford “ICE” raid
Judge Stearns ruled adversely on a jurisdictional issue, and the status of the immigrants involved in that case is ?stay pending appeal?. See http://www.gbls.org/... As a result, the immigrants subject to that class have not … [Read more...]
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