There is a troubling development in the land of immigration. The lessons of history have been forgotten. The immigration bureaucrats, immigration enforcement officials, and collusive politicians have been engaged in mischief, and a gullible media swallow the Kool-Aid. The public is then misled. What’s behind these bold assertions?

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The final presidential debate is now history. An allegedly unlicensed (illegal?) plumber nicknamed Joe (whose real name is Sam) received top billing, having been mentioned over 25 times in the 90-minute encounter. Less than a week ago debate moderator, Bob Schieffer of CBS, hinted that immigration — a topic missing in action in…

Sen. Barack Obama recently chided his running mate, Joe Biden, for engaging in “rhetorical flourishes” after the Delaware Democrat predicted that hostile foreign elements would test the mettle of a President Obama in the first six months of his term. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, should receive a similar upbraiding for the ill-considered remarks…

As political theatre, the Vice Presidential debate was so-so entertaining but sorely lacking on a critical issue of public policy. There was a “shout out” to third graders and a salute to the Joe Sixpacks and Hockey Moms of America from Gov. Palin, a politician who seems never to have uttered the word “immigration” from…

Economists talk about the moral hazard – the notion that people should not be free to violate principles of good faith and fair play, but instead should be held accountable for their mistakes and transgressions. As Wikepedia tells us (at least as of 9/25/08):

Moral hazard is the prospect that a party insulated from risk

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Bloomberg.com has posted a scary article on how America’s growing financial crisis might lower our nation’s appeal as a world financial center and repository of foreign investments. In a strange coincidence, Wall St. Journal immigration reporter, Miriam Jordan, reported today on the global relocation of people seeking a better, more prosperous life. Her article (“With…

Harry Shearer, the actor and radio host, has a regular feature on LeShow, his weekly radio program. With deadpan voice, and music and lyrics in the background (“I’m sorry; so sorry”), Shearer reads a slew of recent public apologies from the famous and infamous, including a number of government officials. I doubt that the…

The last few days I’ve been gnawed upon by the feeling that my recent postings on the unreliable words of USCIS and DOL left something important unsaid. The recanting of DOL and reneging of USCIS keep reminding me of my law school days as my classmates and I watched the daily unfolding of the Wategate…