political cynicism for turbulent times
Last update June 8, 2014
Is the government confused about its success with border security, or is the opportunity to give sanctuary to undocumented children an opportunity too good for Obama to pass up?
Long after ex-Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano told us the Southwest border was open for business, the president assured us that the flow of undocumented immigrants was all but staunched:
We strengthened security at the borders so that we could finally stem the tide of illegal immigrants.
Last update May 25, 2013
Who could have predicted that the Supreme Court decision on SB 1070, the Arizona law that kicked off the furor over state immigration enforcement, would coincide so perfectly with the heat being turned up on Eric Holder over Fast and Furious?
Last update November 24, 2017
Has the dialogue on immigration become so corrupted by twisted rhetoric that we will be forced to choose between racial profiling and ethnic entitlement? In less than three weeks Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law comes before the Supreme Court. Last week we caught a glimpse of how the president views our highest judicial body.
Last update November 10, 2015
America is an awful place. We are unfair to our workers, we force the middle class to finance the wretched excesses of the wealthy, and some of our states even plan to ask residents to verify their immigration status. Worst of all, in Alabama schools that provide free public education may ask parents to document whether they are citizens.
Last update December 31, 2017
While perusing the produce aisle of a grocery store last Saturday, I overheard a woman telling her companion that “Tea Partiers are killing Democrats in Arizona.” She had received a text message from a family member, so she knew her statement to be true, even though the shootings had been in the news for the past hour, and other than the usual media speculation, there was no evidence that any political group was involved.
Last update December 9, 2017
Arizona spends too much time in the headlines (see: Arizona Tragedy: Only Fools Make Sense of Crazy). Saturday’s shootings came after a year of negative media coverage over the state’s landmark immigration enforcement bill, and the resulting condemnation and federal lawsuit.
Last update September 1, 2017
The standoff with Arizona and the never-ending BP disaster have spurred enmity between taxpayers, government, and businesses. Opportunism spurred by the discord will compel legislators to pass bills to give the appearance of action, and to appease special interests eager to seize the moment.