Americans argue, persuasively I might add, that non-immigrated residents who qualify should be able to adjust to a lawful status in the United States and eventually take steps to obtain lawful permanent residence by virtue of time spent as good and valuable residents. A counter argument advanced by President Trump called for forced removal. The [...]
When is enough, enough? This is a common question during these troubled times. Unfortunately, there doesn’t appear to be a “one size fits all” answer. I thought, when a demented person murdered 20 first grade children and 6 adults with an assault rifle at Sandy Hook Elementary School America had finally reached the tipping point. [...]
Try as I might, I can’t understand why these adherents are so eager to discard a core principle of their Christian faith. God was single-mindedly opposed to lying, so much so, that he made it the 9th Commandment, "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor." In the Christian realm, the Ten Commandments are widely understood as moral imperatives; yet, [...]
President Trump’s “Sanctuary City” Executive Order managed to re-open an old wound. This is quite remarkable since there is no official definition for the term “Sanctuary City” in immigration policy or law; therefore, it’s impossible to know what constitutes a “Sanctuary City.” What we do know is that the President leads a group of mostly [...]
Since October of last year, approximately 57, 000 children from Central America have entered the US without inspection. Congressional Republicans have been quick to lay the blame for this onslaught at President Obama’s feet. They smugly accuse the President of being soft on immigration. They contend that his immigration policies coupled with his refusal to [...]
On Tuesday, as blow back from his newly minted “zero tolerance” policy reached a critical mass President Donald Trump delivered a speech on immigration to a small Washington DC business forum in his usual “shoot from the lip” style. And as usual, his speech contained several factual inaccuracies. The President has become notorious, the world [...]
In his first public appearance since being unceremoniously ousted from office, Rex Tillerson addressed the graduating cadets at the Virginia Military Institute. Mr. Tillerson’s presentation impressed upon the cadets that respect for truth in government is paramount to the success of American democracy. Mr. Tillerson said, "If our leaders seek to conceal the truth, or [...]
The story of most American families starts with; “They immigrated from…” so you would think immigration is a subject most of us would fondly embrace, sadly this not the case. This does not surprise me. Throughout our nation’s history the immigration debate has aroused passionate emotions. But today, these emotions have exploded into a form [...]
The nation is currently engaged in a fractious debate over what to do about the more than 800,000 individuals, euphemistically called “Dreamers,” residing here without the benefit of immigration authorization. President Trump argues that we are a nation of laws and says “Dreamers” are lawbreakers. He contends that leaving the country is the first step [...]
Last week, while being driven to his golf course in Virginia, President Trump tweeted, “When somebody comes in, we must immediately, with no Judges or Court Cases, take them back from where they came.” The president’s xenophobic outburst provided more than enough notice that he wants the United States to strip immigrants and asylum seekers [...]