It seems that Jose Carranza, suspected of being one of the Newark killers, is an illegal alien already known to the justice system and had been indicted for the sexual assault of a 13 year old. (Carranza turned himself in, causing Mayor Booker to say that he thought he’d be safer in prison.) Do I…
Category: Immigration
Immigration Tragedies
U.S. District Judge James Munley recently ruled that a landmark municipal law cracking down on illegal immigrants is unconstitutional and I’m both angered and afraid that this will set a precedent banning similar ordinances proposed around the country. Advocates for illegal immigrants hailed the ruling against a law in Hazleton, Pa., as a victory and…
Illegal Immigrants’ Families
As a husband it’s difficult to imagine the suffering of a spouse or child who sees his/her family torn apart when a parent is arrested and deported for immigration violations. Human Rights Watch says that’s happened to over 1.6 million illegals in the last 10 years. The widespread impact on American families has been truly…
First Post, but something important none the less
First off, I want to thank Marc for inviting me to post as an author here at Black Shards. Marc and I have been moving buddies now for four years and thanks to the Internet we have stayed in touch even though we live relatively far apart. In thinking about what to write I pondered…
Republicans Fumbling Immigration
Republicans have been whining and dragging their feet on this topic for years. I fail to understand why, unless their support for American businesses extends to providing a free flow of illegal laborers. By failing to enact immigration reform during the first 6 years of the Bush administration, Pubs made a serious mistake. Now, faced…
Border Security
Charles Krauthammer says that there’s only one thing Americans agree on when it comes to immigration reform: fixing the border. At least that’s one thing that all of our representatives in Washington are saying they support. But do they really? David B. doesn’t think so. Referring to the immigration bill that was recently defeated he…
Immigration Reform? No…
…things are just fine the way they are. Or so Senate Republicans seem to think. What I’d like to know is on earth were they high on? Do they really think that they’re somehow going to be able to get a better bill through Congress after the next election? Please, let’s not be as dense…
Immigration Reform At Last?
A mixed bag of senators announced a “comprehensive” immigration reform plan today that, as I suspected, includes a well-defined path the citizenship for the current crop of illegals. CNN’s highlights: ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS: • Those who arrived before January 1, 2007, will be given immediate work authorization, granted a “Z” visa and put on path to…
Farmers Branch, TX: Illegal Renters Not Welcome
According to the Houston Chronicle residents of Farmers Branch have voted to make it illegal for landlords to rent to illegal immigrants: Voters in this Dallas suburb became the first in the nation today to prohibit landlords from renting to most illegal immigrants. The ban was approved by a vote of 68 percent to 32…
Pro-America Europe?
The winds of change may have shifted again in Europe. France yesterday elected Nicolas Sarcozy, the conservative candidate, as its president. As Marc Schulman notes, this is now the second European country who failed to take the U.S.’s side in regard to Iraq that has moved back to the right, Germany being the first. Hopefully…