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Yesterday Bill Sali announced that he had received the " Grade-A Represen-tative for Sensible Immigration " from NumbersUSA , an immigration reduction organization (read the wiki here ), self-described as "a non-profit, non-partisan, public policy organization that favors an environmentally sustainable and economically just America. It opposes efforts to use federal immigration policies to force mass U.S. population growth...."  It and executive director Roy Beck a... more

Much has been said about the Spanish nati0nal anthem. It may come as a surprise to many that it was not simply translated…it was re-written. See if it sounds like the Saturday ball game to you. Note verse two. It is time to “break the chains” indeed. I wondered for a while if we could expect to see a new or additional national flag soon, then I realized that it already exists. The Americans’ turn comes in November. Verse 1 It’s sunrise. D... more

Panel discussion on illegal immigration in the media now and this weekend. See below for information. D.A. King president of The Dustin Inman Society was a panelist on a seven member panel discussion on Latinos and illegal immigration that was broadcast live on Texas PBS TV [KLRN-TV] and Texas Public Radio from San Antonio last Sunday, May 7, 2006. Different versions of the event available this online and on PBS TV this weekend. Panelists were: Henry Cisneros , former Mayor of Sa... more

This from the AJC’s Cynthia Tucker in today’s AJC. I don’t think Cynthia likes me. Yawn. Tucker’s address is Cynthia@ajc.com. Letters to the editor at AJC go to letters@ajc.com There are clearly legitimate worries about the burdens of illegal immigration. Communities with a huge influx of newcomers have struggled to accommodate schoolchildren who speak little English, to provide health care to uninsured pregnant women and to enforce housing codes in areas whe... more

Troops on the Border: Reality versus Spin By U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood Earlier this year Arizona Governor Janet Napalitano announced a “state of emergency” for the Arizona border due to the flood of illegal immigration, and ordered her National Guard to the border with Mexico. The “deployment” consisted of about 170 Guardsmen, who were assigned to help inspect cargo shipments coming through legal entry points, which does nothing to stem the tide of illegal im... more