Guest Opinions – ImmigrationReform.com https://www.immigrationreform.com The Official Blog of FAIR Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:45:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.10 https://www.immigrationreform.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-IR-Favicon-100x100.png Guest Opinions – ImmigrationReform.com https://www.immigrationreform.com 32 32 A Cop’s-Eye View: Identity Politics Behind Dangerous Sanctuary Policies https://www.immigrationreform.com/2020/01/21/sanctuary-policies-identity-politics-immigration-immigrationreform-com/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 22:08:05 +0000 https://www.immigrationreform.com/?p=22409 (The fourth in an on-going series of articles from a police officer actively serving in a sanctuary county outside Washington, D.C.) There is an issue at the heart of the illegal immigration debate that I don’t believe receives nearly the attention it should: the reemergence of identity politics in our country, and the Left’s sanctimonious [...]

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A Cop’s-Eye View: Thoughts on Assimilation https://www.immigrationreform.com/2019/12/12/sanctuary-policy-ice-police-immigrationreform-com/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 19:03:15 +0000 https://www.immigrationreform.com/?p=22297 (The third in an on-going series of articles from a police officer actively serving in a sanctuary county outside Washington, D.C.) As I write these words, it is late 2019, and nobody seems to be talking about the “crisis at the border” or “children in cages” anymore. With half our Congress focused on trying to [...]

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Texas Activist: State Should End Sanctuary Cities https://www.immigrationreform.com/2016/10/28/texas-activist-state-should-end-sanctuary-cities/ https://www.immigrationreform.com/2016/10/28/texas-activist-state-should-end-sanctuary-cities/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2016 16:52:37 +0000 http://live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io/?p=13358 Texas has a reputation for being tough on crime, and that’s because we need to be. The state not only has to deal with the consequences of its homegrown criminals but often also those from many other nations, since we’re a high immigration and a border state. So in many cases, the criminals are here [...]

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Why a Prominent Massachusetts Sheriff Opposes a State Sanctuary Bill https://www.immigrationreform.com/2015/09/18/why-a-prominent-massachusetts-sheriff-opposes-a-state-sanctuary-bill/ https://www.immigrationreform.com/2015/09/18/why-a-prominent-massachusetts-sheriff-opposes-a-state-sanctuary-bill/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2015 19:20:33 +0000 http://live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io/?p=10195 Introduction: Apparently undeterred by string of violent crimes committed by illegal alien criminals who have been released back onto the streets of American as a result of federal, state and local sanctuary policies, the Massachusetts Legislature is considering a bill that would create statewide sanctuary policies. In a powerful testimony against House Bill 1228, Bristol [...]

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How Democrats Can Achieve Three Top Priorities – Blog 3 https://www.immigrationreform.com/2015/09/11/how-democrats-can-achieve-three-top-priorities-blog-3/ https://www.immigrationreform.com/2015/09/11/how-democrats-can-achieve-three-top-priorities-blog-3/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:59:20 +0000 http://live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io/?p=10107 Democrats have outlined three defining challenges of our time: Income Inequality, Climate Change, and Civil Rights.  If they were truly interested in addressing these three issues, they need to rethink their position on immigration. Immigration alone has an order of magnitude greater impact on these issues than any current or proposed government program or policy. [...]

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How Democrats Can Achieve Three Top Priorities – Blog 2 https://www.immigrationreform.com/2015/09/03/how-democrats-can-achieve-three-top-priorities-2/ https://www.immigrationreform.com/2015/09/03/how-democrats-can-achieve-three-top-priorities-2/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2015 19:50:04 +0000 http://live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io/?p=10038 Democrats have outlined three defining challenges of our time: Income Inequality, Climate Change, and Civil Rights.  If they were truly interested in addressing these three issues, they need to rethink their position on immigration. Immigration alone has an order of magnitude greater impact on these issues than any current or proposed government program or policy. [...]

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