Boycott Absolut

As most of you know, Absolut Vodka recently ran an ad in Mexican magazines portraying the American Southwest as part of Mexico.  The map is identical to those of radical separatist organizations like MEChA and the Mexica Movement.  Compare it with these maps of Aztlan prepared by Mexican separatists.  MEChA alone has 400 chapters in U.S. colleges […]

Latino Voters, Conservatism and the GOP, Part II

Here are my thoughts on Republican outreach to Latinos. I’d like to hear yours in the comment section. . . Also, here’s a link to Part I.
The need to expand the GOP within the Latino community is obvious. They’re the fastest-growing voting bloc in the U.S. and will be for the foreseeable future. Here are […]

Latino Voters, Conservatism and the GOP, Part I

In one of our comment threads, our pal Marc was lamenting that Republicans can never win over Latino voters. As he sees it, the Democrats’ capacity for pandering outweighs anything Republicans might be able to do. He’s right, to an extent. As things stand now, Republicans will do well to hold on to the Latino […]

Immigration Then and Now, Part II

More Similarities Between Immigration Then and Now In both 1880-1924 and today, you had a massive influx of low- or no-skill workers. Likewise, there was great anxiety about absorbing so many culturally and linguistically foreign people. There was the same fear of criminality and disease and a similar worry that the cultural core of the […]

Immigration Then And Now, Part I

Opponents of genuine immigration reform often point to the past to support their argument. America has absorbed waves of immigrants in the past, they say, and the current influx is simply more of the same.

Um, no. There are similarities between contemporary immigration and the 1880-1924 “New Immigration,” but they’re outweighed by the differences. There is a fundamental difference between immigration then and now. We’re going to examine these differences individually in upcoming posts. Before we compare and contrast the two, however, we’ll look today at some of the similarities.

The GAO Report on the “Virtual Border Fence”

You can read the whole sorry story here.
Caitlin Webber from Congressional Quarterly writes (from behind the firewall) that the fence is now getting flak from both opponents and supporters of unrestricted immigration:
“The future of the technological component of the Secure Border Initiative could be in doubt as the ‘virtual fence’ loses support among those who […]