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The city’s crackdown in 2006 was led by Lou Barletta, then the mayor and now a congressman. On Wednesday, he wrote to a bipartisan group of eight House members working on an immigration overhaul bill to criticize them for heading “down the path of proposing some form of amnesty.”
“Let’s not take on any more water on this sinking ship,” he said. “Let’s patch the holes. Then we’ll decide what do we do with all this water that’s here.”
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Hard working Hispanic immigrants are just water to be chucked out, according to Rep. Barletta.The city’s crackdown in 2006 was led by Lou Barletta, then the mayor and now a... more
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According to government figures, there are over a million illegal immigrants living in the UK. This thirty-second eye opener provides a simple solution and is guaranteed to stop illegal immigrants hiding in your cupboards. Watch it and pass it on.According to government figures, there are over a million illegal immigrants living in... more
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The new 'Mexican Barbie' doll is sparking outrage, with some critics even calling it an offensive depiction of Mexican culture.
The Mexican Barbie is from Mattel's new "Dolls of the World" series.
The doll comes complete with a fiesta dress and a Chihuahua dog tucked under her arm -- and a passport.
Some Mexican journalists are mocking the doll. One said, "Play with your Barbie Mexicana and don't even think of calling her undocumented."
A Mattel spokeswoman says the Barbie was created to help foster learning and appreciation of different countries and cultures.
(Copyright ©2013 KABC-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/business&id=9062342LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The new 'Mexican Barbie' doll is sparking outrage,... more
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Even 73 percent of Republicans favour path to citizenship ... if it entails paying back taxes and a security check.Even 73 percent of Republicans favour path to citizenship ... if it entails paying... more
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You don't need to speak Spanish to understand this. However when Americans see Spanish, they tend to get more hostile to immigration. So please look at this with an open mind. You just need to make it to 3:57 to understand how important it is. This story is universal.
I know immigration is an uncomfortable topic for many people. It's something that people tend not to share for whatever reasons they may have. However, we need a responsible solution just as much as they do. So would you mind sharing this? You don't have to take a position, you could just help start a productive conversation. Just ask people, "What do you think we should do?"You don't need to speak Spanish to understand this. However when Americans see... more
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British Citizenship Tests in a country where we're legally subjects?
My maternal Grandmother was always fond of saying s when I was a kid growing up and she assiduously embarked on teaching me the rights and wrongs of life: “Never confuse book learning with commonsense as the former can always be gained by rote; the latter never!” Unfortunately, there are in Britain, and indeed the rest of the world, far too many who’re running the show and ruining the lives of countless people in the process that are learned morons devoid of any modicum of commonsense.British Citizenship Tests in a country where we're legally subjects?
My... more
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Is March 2013 the date mainstream conservatism met its demise?
How things have changed in less than three years! Back in the not-too-distant past of November 2010, conservatives like myself were reveling in our smashing midterm elections’ victory. Sure, Obama was in office but our rousing Tea Party voice, the one-after-another wave of businessmen and celebrities coming out of the woodwork to blast Obama, and the crop of fresh Republican senators we’d just elected had us walking with a strut in our step. We laughed haughtily, counted down the days to Obama’s all-but-certain eviction from 1600 Penn, and gleefully read the latest news on Drudge Report as we danced around our bedrooms with Risky Business exuberance (ok, maybe that was just me).
Then November 2012 handed us a crushing defeat. Not to worry, though. Days later, we calmly, optimistically recharged. ‘Conservatism had withstood back-to-back terms of Democratic presidents before,’ we figured. ‘We can hold the line on any further encroachment. Even another Obama term will not kill us.’
But as it turns out, it would not be November 2008 or November 2012 that killed ‘conservatism’ – it would be March 2013.
What happened this month to make it so historic? Three key developments (or three death-knells):
1) Immigration reform is all but a foregone conclusion. Five years ago, illegal immigration was the number one issue (even above the war on terrorism) for 86% of conservatives. And a 2004 National Review cover of a man jumping over a border fence unequivocally read “AGAINST AMNESTY.”
It was Democrats who were once known as the party of ‘acid, amnesty, and abortion.’ Even during last year’s GOP primaries, the candidates seemed to trip over themselves to be firmest on the issue (notwithstanding Newt’s concern for undocumented grandmothers). Yet, in a matter of months, conservatives have gone from Romney discussing ‘self-deportation’… to a widespread acceptance of legalizing 11 million, and even throwing in citizenship, to boot. The proposal, spearheaded by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), could have lost steam, however, had it not been for Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)– the GOP’s current superstar – coming out in favor of it this month. For all intents and purposes, Rand’s support was the final seal of approval needed and signified almost a check-and-mate for reform advocates. Considering the lack of pushback, the battle against ‘amnesty’ is now a relic of the past. (Also worth noting: In doing so, and in granting citizenship to 11 million illegals, most of whom are Latino – a voting bloc that leans Democratic by 2 to 1 and prefers big government by 75% – conservatism may have also sealed its fate for future elections.)
2) The gay marriage debate is essentially over. Why March 2013? It is when the momentum and timing all serendipitously fell into place:
a) On March 14th, Jimmy LaSalvia, head of GOProud, the gay conservatives organization, delivered an inspirational address during the Conservative Political Action Conference. LaSalvia spoke to a room that was over capacity, while the pro-traditional-marriage National Organization for Marriage spoke to a largely empty room. CPAC’s ban on GOProud’s participation had, ironically, only fueled a debate about gay marriage and gay rights amongst the Right, triggering many conservatives to reaffirm (myself included) or declare their support, further fragmenting the party on the issue;
(b) The following morning, March 15th, news broke that Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) now endorses gay marriage. Portman joined the ranks Dick Cheney, Laura Bush, Jon Huntsman, and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R – FL), as well as the scores (over 100) of high-profile Republicans who signed onto an amicus brief supporting same-sex marriage, submitted the first week of March. Lest she be late to the party, three days after Portman, Hillary Clinton jumped on the bandwagon, declaring her own support and, more importantly, drawing a line in the sand on the issue for 2016;
(c) The same day, a new Washington Post / ABC News poll emerged showing the dramatic shift in public opinion: support for same-sex marriage is now at a record-high 58%. Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents under age 50, a majority (52%) now support it. In fact, it may all be over via the Supreme Court who, this week, will begin hearing two gay-marriage-related cases. The case regarding the Defense of Marriage Act could very well end up with the Court finding that the law violates the 14th Amendment and mandating that neither states nor the federal government can ban this ‘right.’ If so, it’s certainly ‘lights out’ for traditional marriage advocates. And continuing to combat gay marriage after a Supreme Court decision in its favor would be a public-image nightmare for the Right, and likely about as effective as combatting Roe has been; and
d) On Sunday’s This Week, Karl Rove stated he could imagine a pro-gay-marriage candidate as the GOP’s 2016 nominee.
3) The plan to defund ObamaCare — conservatives’ last stand after the Supreme Court failed to throw out the Act — is over. ObamaCare is here to stay. Despite public proclamations and (largely-symbolic) votes taken, without enough Congressional support, defunding will go nowhere. Many of us figured as much, hence our desperation when the Court upheld Obama’s signature legislation. The day may come when we do have the number of votes needed to defund or, better yet, repeal ObamaCare but, by then, the law will have already gone into place – and it is nigh impossible to defund, or repeal, something that has already been implemented, particularly in the healthcare field. ObamaCare may be amended and modified in the future but a full-scale repeal? Not going to happen.
Of course, all three of these stunning reversals are indirect products of the November 2012 election – so perhaps that is the day to list on the gravestone. But it was March 2013 where it became official.
Consider the magnitude: in this single month, three key, major tenets of conservatism – the battles against (1) amnesty; (2) gay marriage; and (3) socialized medicine (many rightly argue Obama is simply a stepping-stone to nationalized healthcare) – essentially vanished. Poof! Gone. Without these three, is conservatism (or what we generally know as mainstream conservatism) still even in existence?
As Republicans scramble to modify their positions, with even Jay Leno mocking the degree of the GOP’s re-invention (“We’ve changed our position on just about everything!”), is it still the same movement? A tiger does not change its stripes, sure – so when it does, safe to say it’s no longer a tiger.
But all is not lost for the Right. For ‘mainstream’ or ‘standard’ conservatism as we, or as our parents, knew it? Yes. But for a new, thoughtful, raw, and even purer, truer form of conservatism? This may just be the beginning. Libertarianism continues to make inroads in the movement and as that dust continues to settle, shake things up, and settle again, who knows where ‘conservatism’ will wind up by 2016, or even by the 2014 elections? And, regardless, there remains a whole host of issues on which the conservative battle remains strong: guns, taxes, entitlements* (*though it will be tough to ‘fight Santa Claus’ and, sure, we may never win a national election again — but I digress…), school choice, reducing the both the size and scope of government, defending religious freedom, abortion, and unions, to name a few. Do not despair, fellow conservatives! Chin up! Spirit of the Dambusters! Phoenix from the ashes! Hey, hmm, at least we have fewer battles to fight now!
Yes, March 2013 may be the death of a certain form of conservatism – but it may also be the birth of another.
The Grand Old Party needs both a funeral and a baby showerIs March 2013 the date mainstream conservatism met its demise?
How things have... more
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UPDATE on Hector Nolasco: Your calls are working! Hector is out of detention on bond and back with his family. But he's still fighting to close his case. Here's a way to help.UPDATE on Hector Nolasco: Your calls are working! Hector is out of detention on bond... more
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I am calling in support of Ruth Montaño, Case No. A205 763 399 and ask that her deportation case be dropped. She is a low priority deportation, she has no criminal record. She has 3 U.S. citizen children.
Call ICE 202.732.3000 and tell them: Stop the deportation of Ruth Montaño-Granados (A205 763 399)I am calling in support of Ruth Montaño, Case No. A205 763 399 and ask that her... more
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Zambia’s dependence on copper, we learn in this short story, left it in a difficult position post-independence and boxed-in. Separated from her better-off husband, Tiku’s mother headed for Britain as an economic migrant and Tiku followed. The search for a good education that will lead to higher paid work, he explains, is what motivates young Zambians to migrate. Tiku has now graduated but has yet to find his dream job.Zambia’s dependence on copper, we learn in this short story, left it in a... more
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Tiba was an asylum seeker from Eritrea. Now married and living in Brixton with beautiful kids in tow, she explains the only racism she has ever experienced has been from the home office. The British public have been welcoming and more generous than they are given credit for. Freedom of movement, she tells us, is vital for humans to progress and not be prisoners of where we are from.Tiba was an asylum seeker from Eritrea. Now married and living in Brixton with... more
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In this thought-provoking programme, volunteers consider the arguments for and against open borders and ask whether there is a generation gap on attitudes towards immigration. Being positive about immigration we learn, has become a badge of moral superiority and is used to admonish a supposedly bigoted white working class for being anti-immigrant and work shy. This is not a by-product of immigration to the UK but a result of its use by an elite who consider the masses in need of behaviour modification and migrants in need of strict control. Without open borders, Saleha Ali argues we cannot claim we have freedom.In this thought-provoking programme, volunteers consider the arguments for and against... more
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And these are the folks driving our immigration reform and debate?
Speak Up Now! >>> http://ifyoudonttheywill.com/And these are the folks driving our immigration reform and debate?
Speak Up Now!... more
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And these are the folks driving our immigration reform and debate?
Speak Up Now! >>> http://ifyoudonttheywill.com/And these are the folks driving our immigration reform and debate?
Speak Up Now!... more
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This is who's driving our immigration debate?
CAPS: CA For Population Stabilization... a John Tanton Group.
Yes, if you hear closely to this video - the same rhetoric and language these anti-immigrant groups use end up in the mouths of our lovely politicians: "More punishment", "Militarize the border", "Massive deportations", "More Enforcement." SPEAK UP NOW! >>>> http://ifyoudonttheywill.com/ CuéntameThis is who's driving our immigration debate?
CAPS: CA For Population... more
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Doesn't the immigration debate sound like it's on a nativist's broken record? It's all enforcement, hurdles to legalization/citizenship, work restrictions.
Where's it all coming from? Take a look here http://ifyoudonttheywill.com/Doesn't the immigration debate sound like it's on a nativist's broken... more
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You saw the Senate's hearing on immigration, but did you see the beautiful faces of the 300 immigrants who showed up?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AQgXDiVGJYYou saw the Senate's hearing on immigration, but did you see the beautiful faces... more
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There's a lot of talking heads deconstructing the speech and what it means for immigration reform right now. Here's a family who knows exactly what it means!
http://www.mycuentame.org/stateoftheunionThere's a lot of talking heads deconstructing the speech and what it means for... more
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Did you guys catch the Superbowl ad on farmers? We thought it might have been a lil outdated so we decided to fix it. LIKE?
http://youtu.be/cmiofDOQS7YDid you guys catch the Superbowl ad on farmers? We thought it might have been a lil... more
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We've seen the anti-immigrant rhetoric: From hunting "illegal" immigrant stickers to T-shirts and more.
Are human rights only exclusive to some?
http://immigrantbillofrights.org/We've seen the anti-immigrant rhetoric: From hunting "illegal"... more
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