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Our immigration system in this country is broken. Executive action does not solve the problem but neither would any attempt at a mass deportation. The United States needs to identify the people who are here and ensure they are properly taxed.
February 25th, 2011
Mandatory E-verify, and Arizona style bills, will do nothing to secure the border. They will create unfunded mandates for law enforcement and they will drive undocumented workers away from tax-paying employers and deeper...
February 24th, 2011
“This is the reality experience of Juarez, this is Border Reality.”- Brother Nick Gonzalez speaking of the many murders happening on the Texas Mexican border
February 17th, 2011
(VIDEO) No Documents? No Problem! Fox 5 News Goes Undercover on a Tax-Payer Funded Construction Site
What happens when a company gets caught ignoring the law? An investigative news team from Atlanta's Fox 5 News recently found out when it took a hidden camera onto a government-funded public school construction site....
February 15th, 2011
See also updated post with subsequent information about this case: US Attorney to deport three suspects in Brian Terry murder, getting witnesses out of town?In the vacuum of information about the murder of Border...
February 3rd, 2011
Thirty-three days is now the life expectancy of a police chief in Nuevo Laredo. And actually, in comparison, this chief outlived some of his predecessors. Retired Army Brigadier General Manuel Farfan had served his country...
January 18th, 2011
A YouTube video of two girls scaling an Arizona border fence has brought into question the effectiveness of border fences and the Secure Fence Act. This video was brought to my attention by Sally MacDonald of Houstons Fox 26...
December 28th, 2010
“To sum the matter up, the authorities are afraid, men with property and families are afraid, employees and decent workmen are afraid, and the only people who have nothing to fear at present are the criminals”. - Hans L...
December 18th, 2010
I made the following statements today regarding the Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal and the Dream Act.Don't Ask Don't Tell:With three of the four military service chiefs expressing clear reservations over the proposed...
December 13th, 2010
Dear All,Greetings! I am taking my stand with Norman Adams. He appears to be the lone voice of reason and common sense on the immigration issue.I personally like the Hispanic people and their commitment to family and the...
December 9th, 2010
There was a man who wanted a better life and believed there had to be a better way. He was not educated but he had a very strong work ethic and could catch on pretty quickly.
February 25th, 2011
Illegal immigration from what Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) refers to as OTMs (Other than Mexican) has grown rapidly in the past ten years. One of the fastest growing numbers is illegal immigrants from India. In...
February 21st, 2011
Congressman Lamar Smith (TX-21), Chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, took some time out of his busy schedule last week to share his thoughts with the TexasGOPVote community. As Chairman of the House Judiciary...
February 15th, 2011
News just in from the US Attorney's office in Phoenix about suspects in the US Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry's murder. In a statement from US Attorney's spokesman Robbie Sherwood, two suspects have already pled guilty...
February 9th, 2011
A radical Muslim Imam, Said Jaziri, was captured recently crossing the US/Mexico border in southern California according to LA Times and the UK Daily Mail, once again proving the point that border security is as much about...
January 19th, 2011
No! In 2010, Arizona was condemned by the Obama Administration for its efforts to enforce immigration laws on its own. I strongly believe Arizona has the right to try to solve its problems, especially when the federal...
January 16th, 2011
The Washington Post reports that, once again, shots have been fired from Mexico into the United States. This time, drug cartels, fired at road workers in Hudspeth County, Texas.
December 18th, 2010
The Senate voted 55-41 in favor of the Dream Act today, which means it did not get the 60 votes needed to avoid filibuster. The bill is effectively killed for this year. Most immediately, the measure would have helped grant...
December 15th, 2010
In the darkness of night, Tuesday night (12/14) another US Border Patrol Agent was gunned down and killed along the Arizona/Mexico Border. Agent Brian A.
December 10th, 2010
I seldom agree with the Houston "Comical," but Lisa Faulkenbergs hit the nail on the head with this article. Senator Hutchison's staff evidently has not read the latest draft of the Dream Act!
December 7th, 2010
The US House and Senate are expected to hold votes on the DREAM Act later this week, sometime between Wednesday, Dec. 8 and Friday, Dec. 10, but what’s the rush? I am all for having an open and honest debate on the merits...
