Immigration

A couple of days ago, I wrote about the case of Jerry Lemaine, an immigrant who has been living in the United States for 25 years, who was busted for pot twice -- convicted only once -- and has now spent three years in jail awaiting possible deportation because of his "crimes." I put "crimes" in quotes not just because I despise the war on drugs, but because, legally speaking, … [Read more...] about Why Does Immigration Law Suck?

Opponents of increased immigration to the United States often justify their bigotry by claiming that foreigners don't understand American values. I'm sure there's some truth to that, but I usually feel that the most un-American values are held by people who are already here. And whether it's turning back friendly tourists, keeping out musical styles they don't understand, … [Read more...] about ICE Is Un-American

A few days ago, the fine folks at Popehat explained why they want to kick a harmless German immigrant family out of the country. The Popehat guys seem like nice folks, so I assume they don't mean it the way it sounds, 'cause it sounds pretty bad. The Romeike family didn't like the way the public schools taught their children, and so they wanted to homeschool them. … [Read more...] about Cruelty In the Name of Fair Immigration

Yet another reason to get rid if the INS: When Jordan Peimer booked an Argentine band that fuses Jewish Klezmer music with tango, he thought he had the perfect act to headline his "Fiesta Hanukkah" concert. ... That was before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services weighed in with some cultural commentary of its own. The band couldn't travel to the U.S., the agency … [Read more...] about Immigration Control As Cultural Critic?

I was going to write something about Hiu Lui Ng's death from untreated cancer while in the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, but Scott Greenfield beat me to it. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: The undesirables who hate American values are already here, and they work for Homeland Security. … [Read more...] about More About the Undesirables in Our Country