New Orleans The President is still running and running hard against immigrants and immigration, even though the issue has now fallen out of the top ten concerns for the American public. It seems a classic case of fighting the last war, rather than the current war, when Americans are focused on the cratered economy and …
Category: Immigration Reform
Welfare and the Public Charge
Gulf Shores NPR was forced to fact check the spokespeople from the White House on their claims about the latest actions against immigrants referred to as the “public charge” rule because of its inaccuracies. The rule is pernicious. It would bar green cards to existing immigrant residents of the United States if they received any …
Mexican Tariffs Create an Alternate Reality
New Orleans Texas is a red state with a headache. The cities are becoming bluer and bluer, and a huge number of the F150 pickup driving, cowboy boot wearing folks are Latinos. A visit to Houston might be educational for the president. For example, President Trump doesn’t understand that the border stretches all the …
New Immigration Proposal is All Politics and Bad Policy
New Orleans There used to be a saying about putting a new proposal in the circular file, meaning of course the trash basket in an office. The White House equivalent of the circular basket seems to be to assign something to Trump advisor and son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Once he gets his hands on a policy …
Please Bus Migrants to Sanctuary Cities
New Orleans Put your head in your hands for a second, because this is almost mind blowing. Yes, we’re talking about the latest confusion about the Trump administration’s immigration policy or policies or whatever you would call this mayhem and mess. Over recent days word slipped out that some of the rabid, mouth foaming …