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Judge blocks U.S. illegal worker crackdown

One of the long-overdue enforcement steps undertaken by the federal government against the use of false Social Security numbers by employees has been overturned by a Federal District Court Judge...

Posted on October 11, 2007 1:09 AM

Immigration: "Round 'em up and send 'em home"?

As you were forewarned, more on the immigration issue. In comments to the original post, one reader suggested the possibility of solving the problem by deporting the estimated 8 -...

Posted on October 8, 2007 3:12 AM

100 arrests in immigration raid

Reuters reports: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expects to arrest "more than 100" people in a raid on a Koch Foods Inc. chicken plant in Ohio on Tuesday, and the...

Posted on August 28, 2007 2:32 PM

Illegal alien roundup

Both Boston papers had a bit on illegal aliens today. In the Boston Globe, we had the story of a lawsuit being filed to keep the United States from deporting...

Posted on January 20, 2006 2:00 PM

Who says "to live outside the law, you must be honest?"

Thanks to David Schraub over at The Moderate Voice, I found this piece that seems to endorse giving tuition breaks to illegal aliens, allowing them to pay the same in-state...

Posted on January 15, 2006 8:30 AM

The rewards of breaking the law

Massachusetts has a rather odd dichotomy when it comes to illegal aliens and education. They give free schooling to children up through high school, and admit them to colleges without...

Posted on December 21, 2005 11:00 AM

The New Colonialism

(Note: one of the greatest things about writing for Wizbang is the audience. This site has a truly amazing collection of commenters, whose contribution to Wizbang cannot be understated. I've...

Posted on December 20, 2005 5:00 AM

Some frank talk on illegal aliens

My best friend and I have known each other for almost 20 years. One of the things I value most about our friendship is our mutual gift: if I don't...

Posted on December 18, 2005 8:00 AM

I am shocked! shocked! to hear of this!

Yesterday was a stunning day for some business owners in Massachusetts. After immigration officials raided a bunch of waterfront businesses earlier this week, a whole bunch of their employees ran...

Posted on December 9, 2005 2:00 PM

You can't con an honest man

It's an old aphorism, and for the most part it's true: most scams are dependent on the greed of the victim. They are convinced that they are getting something for...

Posted on December 9, 2005 6:00 AM

Who says "to live outside the law, you must be honest?"

Illegal aliens have had a bit of a rough time in Massachusetts of late. In New Bedford, a combined sweep by immigration officials and the Coast Guard along the waterfront...

Posted on December 7, 2005 2:00 PM

Compassion Uber Alles

Last week WRKO's John DePetro (now my favorite talk show host) had "Illegal Thursday," where he had two illegal aliens who would like to attend Massachusetts state-run colleges at the...

Posted on November 14, 2005 2:00 PM

Fairy dollars

In the latest dust-up over whether illegal aliens should be granted in-state tuition to state-run colleges in Massachusetts, the Boston Redevelopment Authority is weighing in. In their learned opinion, granting...

Posted on November 13, 2005 7:00 AM

Somehow I don't see the problem here...

I don't think I quite "get" Massachusetts. That is probably nothing new to regular readers, but there's a new example this morning that boggles me. In Massachusetts, it's apparently OK...

Posted on November 10, 2005 6:00 AM

Muffy the liberal slayer

If there's one constant in life beyond death and taxes, it's that politics in Massachusetts is never boring. Next year there's going to be a race for governor in Massachusetts....

Posted on November 2, 2005 5:00 PM

Getting in touch with my inner bomb-thrower

I've always been a bit of an anarchist at heart. Every now and then, something will come up that just brings out severe anti-establishment notions. Previously, my finest moment was...

Posted on November 2, 2005 5:00 AM

Fruit of the poisoned tree

I've had my share of fun at Lawrence, Massachusetts' expense. I've called it "the armpit of the Bay State," among other things. Every now and then, though, I hear something...

Posted on October 30, 2005 11:00 AM

Invasion is the sincerest form of flattery

Whenever I read another denouncement of the United States, be it from the far left, the UN, some international bunch of do-gooders, or someone else with way too much time...

Posted on October 28, 2005 2:00 PM

I won't say "sanity prevails," but the insanity is reined in slightly...

There's good news and bad news out of Massachusetts this morning. Yesterday I mentioned that a bunch of illegal aliens held a rally at the State House to demand in-state...

Posted on October 26, 2005 2:00 PM

"We're criminals, and we demand our rights to break even more of your laws!"

As I've said before, one of Boston's great strengths is it's one of the few two-newspaper cities left in this country. With the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald continuing...

Posted on October 25, 2005 5:30 AM

There's something fishy about this guy...

There's nothing quite so satisfying in an argument as when your opponent says something that just perfectly encapsulates your argument for you. In the debate over illegal aliens, it's happened...

Posted on October 19, 2005 10:07 PM

The silver lining in the illegal alien problem

I've always said that illegal aliens end up causing more problems and costing us more than any benefit we might gain. But then I read this story over at CNN's...

Posted on October 2, 2005 1:00 PM

Killing two birds with one stone

The US currently has a number of problems on our plate, and our attempts to handle them all sometimes reminds me of Steve Martin's infamous "kitten juggling." But it occurred...

Posted on September 7, 2005 2:00 PM

Pat Buchanan and the broken clock

I've written before how I don't care for Pat Buchanan. I think he deliberately caters to the worst in his readers, and he often throws bombs just to stir up...

Posted on August 31, 2005 11:00 AM

How do you say "don't mess with Texas" in Spanish?

Never mind. I don't think it translates. ...

Posted on August 28, 2005 5:06 PM

Beating a dead horse

A few weeks ago, a New Hampshire judge ruled to dismiss criminal trespass charges against some illegal aliens, saying that prior court rulings had determined that only the federal government...

Posted on August 28, 2005 7:00 AM

Feelings Uber Alles

I really don't like stereotypes. They are a shorthand for lazy thinkers, they lump whole groups of people together in ways that are far too broad, they end up insulting...

Posted on August 21, 2005 11:00 AM

"Illegals Dropping Like Flies In The Desert" -- another opinion

A lot of people are taking Rob to task for his piece where he failed to show proper compassion for a spike in deaths of illegal aliens in the Southwest...

Posted on August 20, 2005 5:39 AM

Illegals Dropping Like Flies In The Desert

USA Today - With about six weeks remaining in the Border Patrol's fiscal year - and more Border Patrol agents patrolling than ever - 201 men, women and children have...

Posted on August 19, 2005 4:41 PM

U.S. Starts Campaign To Deter Illegal Border Crossings

SAN DIEGO - The U.S. government is launching two new media campaigns to try to stop immigrants from attempting clandestine border crossings and trying to sneak children into the country...

Posted on August 19, 2005 2:06 PM

No trespassing -- unless you're already here illegally

The police in Hudson, New Hampshire arrested a guy yesterday. He was spotted speeding in Nashua (right next door) in an uninspected vehicle and fled. Police found his abandoned car,...

Posted on August 18, 2005 11:00 AM

Former Clinton Administration official agrees with Wizbang

Over the weekend, I described our illegal alien problem as an "invasion," and outlined why I thought that term was valid to use. I was pretty comfortable with my reasoning...

Posted on August 16, 2005 5:00 PM

The inmates are running our asylum policy

Yesterday, I heard this case being discussed on the radio. A gay Mexican illegal alien with AIDS has been granted political asylum in the US after accounting how a local...

Posted on August 16, 2005 2:00 PM

RICO Savvy

Ever since a New Hampshire judge struck down local police chiefs' attempts to use the state's criminal trespass statutes on illegal aliens, I've been wondering about other tactics local officials...

Posted on August 16, 2005 11:00 AM

www.sorryfromnewhampshire.com

I've often discussed how proud I am of being a native New Hampshirite, and boasted of our many wonderful qualities and citizens. Unfortunately, I think I have to apologize to...

Posted on August 12, 2005 7:00 PM

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