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The second half of this article is particularly good, discussing how political correctness has weakened the appreciation of America by Americans and immigrants alike: Patriots, Then and Now With nations as with people, love them or lose them. Pegg… more »

Immigration and the GOP Wall Street Journal March 31, 2006; Page A16 http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008164 As Congress battles over immigration, the consequences are likely to be far greater than the details of border wal… more »

re "Americans are anti-immigrant" (Opinion by Ruben Navarrette Jr., San Fransisco Chronicle, 3/29/06) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/03/29/EDG4CHVM3N1.DTL Ruben Navarrette Jr.’s accusation that Americans are an… more »

Before the conservative movement moves forward on illegal immigration, we have to find some common ground. The Independence Institute is pleased to host Invitation or Invasion, a panel discussion on the issue of illegal immigration. Panelists include som… more »

From the hysteria over the Dubai ports deal to the disturbing nativism in much of the immigration debate, the US is falling into a Pat Buchanan dreamworld of isolationism. Many economists place blame for the length and intensity of the Great Depressi… more »

see "Dallas ISD proposes hiring illegal immigrants Estimating that the city needs 700 more bilingual teachers, officials want law changed http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/3643665.html (AP via Houston Chronicle, 2/7/06) In a story th… more »

A Wall Street Journal editor's opinion on Los Angeles' mayor's State of the Union response in Spanish: Speaking in Tongues A State of the Union response in Spanish? Multiculturalism has gone too far. BY TUNKU VARADARAJAN On Tuesday, Antonio V… more »

see "Mexico nixes border maps for migrants" (Washington Times, 1/27/06) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20060126-115358-8412r.htm After an outcry from the US Government, the Mexican government has pulled back from a plan to give Mexicans free map… more »

Thanks to Reason Magazine for bringing this fascinating article to my attention: RETHINKING THE GAINS FROM IMMIGRATION: THEORY AND EVIDENCE FROM THE U.S. by Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano and Giovanni Peri NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, September 2… more »

PUBLISHED in the Rocky Mountain News, 1/30/06 http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/letters/article/0,2777,DRMN_23966_4425681,00.html re "Blacks blast DPS plan" (Rocky Mountain News, 1/12/06) http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/education/article/0… more »