Link: Foreign Affairs – Immigration Nation. It is not always apparent in the mainstream media what Americans really think about immigration. We see crosstabs on polling suggesting that immigration is the most important issue to voters by pluralities as much as 45%. It makes quite an impression when only 10-15% cite the war in Iraq. … Read more
Karl Reiner is a friend of this site and an active voice for a fact-based approach to the issue of immigration from Mexico, recently gave the following speech to the American Association of University Women in Green Valley. His remarks are reproduced here by permission. BlogForArizona published an exclusive essay by Karl in April of … Read more
Link: Sealing Our Border: Why it won’t work. This weekend the Arizona Daily Star introduced a four part series on the immigration issue. This is a timely topic for southern Arizona, coming as it does in the run-up to one of the top five most contentious Congressional races in the country. I have nothing but … Read more
Roy Warden, the anti-immigrationist who burns Mexican flags (an activity which I think is rather stupid, but I none-the-less recognize as being constitutionally protected symbolic speech), will be holding a new First Amendment fest next week on Aug. 17th at 6pm in Armoury Park. I won’t be able to make it, but if anyone wants … Read more
Link: CampaignToons :: Alien Invasion – Chupacabras for Our Nation’s Borders. CampaignToons is a brilliant little company, I have to admit. I think cartooning has a significant future in political messaging. It’s fun, it’s cheap, it’s compelling, and it’s a good way to satirize your opponent. This particular message struck me as interesting because of … Read more