Necessary Roughness

I can’t click on a major news sources without seeing articles on the projected racial makeup of the United States. I’m both encouraged and ambivalent.

One of the arguments for amnesty for illegal immigration is that we can’t afford to incarcerate and deport all of those who are here illegally. The Washington Post reports that Hispanics have been leaving Prince William County, Virginia, after immigration detail was stepped up on March 1.
Board Chairman Corey A. Stewart said this week [...]

The Wall Street Journal reports on its Washington Wire that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced the questions to the new naturalization test. Applicants will answer 10 questions randomly selected from a bank of 100 (PDF). The test goes into effect October 1, 2008.
Most of the questions are fairly simple. I don’t [...]

The American people dodged a trillion-dollar bullet as the comprehensive immigration bill was defeated 46-53 today.
Roll Call No. 235 shows Ohio Senators Brown and Voinovich doing a 180° from their previous votes, as well as Senator Brownback. I guess you could say they were for amnesty before they were against it.
I just read Lawrence’s [...]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid got his cloture vote to end discussion on the immigration bill that was defeated and resurrected. Among the 64 Yea votes was Senator Voinovich, as well as presidential candidates Obama, Clinton, McCain, and Brownback. That’s some company the supposedly conservative Brownback is keeping.