New Orleans The upcoming Obama Immigration Reform Summit has a weird twist to it that distinguishes it from earlier summits on healthcare reform and the stimulus package. None of the advocate organizations, stakeholders, or anyone else other than politicians is being invited into the room. Let’s tell it like it is: this is a political …
Category: Immigration Reform
Manana for Immigration Reform?
New Orleans Reading an article in the Phoenix New Times by Stephen Lemons published late last week, makes it hard to believe that immigration reform is really on the agenda this decade, much less this year. Maybe White House staffer and former Latino GOTV director for the Obama campaign and communications guy, Carlos Odio, was …
Stopping Immigrant Terror
Washington Folks at the immigration summit descended on the Capitol to push for reform. There was applause when someone announced that 80,000 emails were sent. The New York Times editorial page gave the activists and their energy props, but also pointed clearly at how few clothes our emperor was wearing, and the case in point …