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(Thanks to Randy for sending this along) Mark Steyn, one of the best thinkers and writers around, had an opinion piece in yesterday's Washington Times based on the Senate's vote to allow illegals to get Social Security benefits. Maybe it's the fi… more »

On RealClearPolitics.com, I have a more in-depth article regarding the Senate's vote to allow illegal aliens to get Social Security benefits: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/05/the_ensign_amendment_fiasco.html -----------------------… more »

re "Illegals granted Social Security" (Washington Times, 5/19/06) http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060518-114132-2456r.htm PUBLISHED IN THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 5/20/06 http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20060519-085301-3387r_page2.htm The Sena… more »

This study doesn't break a lot of new ground, but it's a good summary and reminder of the complex question of the economic benefit of low-skill immigration: Unfettered Immigration = Poverty Robert Rector, The Heritage Foundation http://www.frontpage… more »

Ben Johnson hated it: http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=22489 Dick Morris loved it: http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Comment/DickMorris/051706.html more »

Those of you who are regular readers know that President Bush has been a profound disappointment to me, particularly because of the spending fiasco he's allowed and his attemtps to increase Federal power at the expense of states and individuals. But M… more »

Reader Scott H. sent the following comment. While I agree with some of it and disagree with some, I believe it is exceptionally representative of the majority of Americans. The question I have for this forum is, what has happened to the Mexican sense… more »

Here is a guest posting from Gordon J. Johnson. I must say that I disagree with a fair bit of his view, but he's a serious guy and I though it would be educational to present his views (on the off-chance that I'm wrong). Mr. Johnson is a retired Air… more »

Thanks to RealClearPolitics (and my friend Randy) for bringing this article to our attention. The following memo from Democracy Corps, i.e. James Carville and Stan Greenberg, two particularly talented Democrat activists. From the Democracy Corps w… more »

French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has proposed a dramatic new immigration law for France. Rather than copy the various details of the original proposal, which is almost certain to be changed if it survives at all, I refer you to this short descri… more »