From KNBC TV (Los Angeles):
Big-box, home-improvement stores in Los Angeles will have to set aside space for day laborers under an ordinance passed by the City Council on Wednesday.
When the ordinance takes effect — the mayor has to sign it, and most city laws take effect 30 days afterward — it will apply to stores [...]
Tags: Absurd · California · Crime/Law · Government · Immigration · Mexico · Taxes · The Left
Savior-of-the-universe Barack Obama gave a speech where he made an attempt to explain the resentment in small-town Pennsylvania that won’t be appreciated by some of the people whose votes Obama’s seeking. Oops.
“It’s not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant [...]
Tags: Election · Faith · Guns · Immigration · Race · The Left · The US
From azcentral.com:
The question of whether to give driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants ignited a national debate in the United States. But in Mexico, the largest source of U.S. immigrants, there’s no question: Here, you must be a legal resident to get a driver’s license.
All of Mexico’s 31 states, along with Mexico City, require foreigners to [...]
Tags: Absurd · Government · Immigration · Mexico · The US
From the New York Post:
With his poll numbers collapsing, Gov. Spitzer pulled the plug today on his controversial plan to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.
“New York state can not handle [the immigration issue] on our own,” Spitzer said. “I am withdrawing my proposal.”
The embattled governor made the announcement after he met with [...]
Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Immigration · New York · San Francisco · The Left
In a manner reminiscent of John Kerry’s infamous waffling during the 2004 presidential contest, Hillary Clinton walked right into her own “I voted for it, before I voted against it” trap in last night’s Democrat Party debate … now known as Hillary’s Unforced Error™ on driver’s licenses for illegal aliens. This is just one [...]
Tags: Election · Immigration · The Left · The US
From Fred08:
No Amnesty. Amnesty undermines U.S. law and policy, rewards bad behavior, and is unfair to the millions of immigrants who follow the law and are awaiting legal entry into the United States.
Attrition through Enforcement. Adding “at least 25,000 agents” to the Border Patrol and doubling the number of ICE agents.
Enforce Existing Federal Laws. Rejecting [...]
Tags: Crime/Law · Election · Immigration · The Right · The US
State and local law enforcement officials feeling the heat from constituents frustrated over illegal immigration and crime are taking a new look at a little-used option that’s been around for years.
State and local law enforcement have an important role to play in federal immigration investigations. Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides [...]
