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I haven't yet written about the Senate immigration "compromise" bill, in part because I haven't read the bill yet, in part because everybody else is already writing a tremendous amount about it, and in part because our politicians make me so sick lately… more »

On roughly party-line votes, the Colorado State House and Senate have both passed HB 1313 which will soon go to Governor Bill "Tax Hike" Ritter. It is hard to know what to make of the bill. In a way, it seems shockingly audacious, even for Democrats… more »

I read a (long) article called "Identity and migration" by Johns Hopkins Professor Francis Fukuyama. He's a very well-respected and intellectual guy, and I'm not entirely comfortable taking him on when thinking about big-picture global politics, but some… more »

re "The rusty grenade" (Economist Magazine, 11/18-11/24/06) (Subscription required, but text below my letter.) http://economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=E1_RTSPRTS Sir: In your immigration article “The rusty grenade”, there is an im… more »

As I've argued in these pages, it is a disaster for the United States that we have so few H-1B visas available for high-skill foreign workers who want to become part of the American economy. We spend years educating foreigners, especially in technical f… more »

re "Activists rap new test for citizens" Washington Times, 11/15/06 http://washingtontimes.com/national/20061115-122430-3254r.htm To the Editors: The complaints from “immigrant organizations” about proposed changes to citizenship tests simply rei… more »

Thanks to Peter Boyles for posting this image of a Texas Democratic Party poster, showing Mexico and Texas merged. I'm not paranoid about such things. But given the political situation at this time and the feelings in the US about illegal immigrat… more »

There is a piece bouncing around the internet lately with quotes from Australian Prime Minister John Howard and others which is a quasi-accurate compilation of interviews. The key piece, however, was an interview with Peter Costello, the Treasurer of… more »

We've all heard about S.2611, the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006" which passed the Senate, having provisions which allow for illegal aliens to participate in Social Security and get in-state tuition rates at state universities. Thanks t… more »

Thanks to Claudia for sending this tremendous letter to Senator Sarbanes... The Honorable Paul S. Sarbanes 309 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC, 20510 Dear Senator Sarbanes: As a native Marylander and excellent customer of the Inter… more »