Ricardo B. Salinas: The enduring bond between the US and Mexico
Sally Hawkins and Octavia Spencer in Mexican director Guillermo del Toro's "The Shape of Water." The film is this year's top Oscar contender, with 13 nominaitons.
Category Archives: Immigration Reform
What federal law(s) should North Dakota ignore?
Empowered state and municipal politicians in various parts of the country are at it again - asserting that their governments will not comply with federal law nor adequately cooperate with federal officials charged with enforcing U.S. law. cities are elevating local pols' own feelings and values - in this case, support for open borders and the welcoming - even inviting - of illegal aliens to their communities above national law.
Sessions silent no longer in face of Trump’s wrath
Like so many political rivals he dispatched during a scorched-earth campaign for the White House, President Trump publicly shamed his attorney general as weak or beleaguered. Sessions quickly responded Wednesday to Trump's latest Twitter lashing, in which he called the attorney general "disgraceful" for choosing the Justice Department's inspector general instead of prosecutors to review alleged surveillance abuses of a former Trump campaign aide.
ICE arrests of N.J. immigrants without criminal records more than doubled in 2017
More than twice as many undocumented immigrants in New Jersey with no criminal histories were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last year as compared to 2016, a direct result of the dragnet-style policy set forth by President Trump. Of the 3,189 immigrants arrested by ICE in the Garden State in fiscal year 2017 , 1,271 did not have a criminal conviction, significantly more than the 571 from the previous year, according to records obtained under the federal Freedom of Information Act and analyzed by NJ Advance Media.
Trump and Old-Time Democrats
Last Saturday afternoon, I listened to a gathering of Wall Street Journal editors and writers on Fox News discussing the congressional deadlock on immigration. Paul Gigot, Jason Riley, and Karl Rove were all disturbed that the president and congressional Republicans who followed his lead were stalling a compromise over DACA and other related immigration issues.
Oakland Mayor Not Sorry About Warning Illegals
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf harbors no regret about tipping off illegal immigrants to a federal raid over the weekend, telling The Washington Post she considers herself "part of the resistance" against President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Schaaf alerted the public Saturday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were targeting illegal immigrants in a sweep that began Sunday in northern California cities.
Donald Trump has been highly critical of his attorney general Jeff Sessions
Mr Trump described Mr Sessions' handling of Republican complaints that the FBI abused its surveillance power during the early stages of the Russia investigation as "disgraceful". Mr Sessions said the Justice Department's inspector general will evaluate whether prosecutors and agents wrongly obtained a warrant to monitor the communications of a Trump associate.
Baker must stand firm
We're not surprised the Baker administration won't go along with an agreement brokered by two state lawmakers with police groups on how to deal with illegal immigrants suspected of committing serious crimes. In fact, we're both surprised and disappointed that the police associations in question would agree to language that effectively handcuffs their efforts to keep potentially dangerous criminals off the streets.
New York Times Claims Trump Exaggerates the MS-13 Threat
The elite paper front-paged an illustrated article on Friday asserting that while MS-13 gangsters are well known machete murderers, President Trump's campaign against the Salvadoran gang is "out of proportion with the threat." Apparently the article's point is that MS-13 is not equally spread throughout the nation , which is certainly true.
Supreme Court decision doesn’t change need for congressional action on DACA
In this Sept. 1, 2017 file photo, Loyola Marymount University student and dreamer Maria Carolina Gomez joins a rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program, outside the Edward Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles.
Switching parties again, Joe Baca wants back in Congress
Former Inland congressman Joe Baca speaks at a 31st Congressional District candidate forum in this 2013 file photo . Baca, who represented the Inland Empire in Congress for more than a decade, has filed papers to run as a Democrat against Rep. Norma Torres, D-Pomona, in California's 35th Congressional District, which includes Pomona, Ontario, Montclair, Chino and parts of Fontana and Rialto.
Judge Curiel, once attacked by Trump, rules border wall can proceed
US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel has cleared one potential obstacle to President Donald Trump's long-promised border wall, ruling Tuesday that the administration has the authority to waive a host of environmental laws and other regulations to begin construction. Curiel's 100-page order does not mean construction of the wall will begin immediately.
The heartbreaking tale of a gang member being deported
President Trump's threat to pull ICE and the Border Patrol out of California hasn't been enacted so immigration enforcement activities are still taking place. Following the big sweep in the Los Angeles area, individual investigations are still being handled and CBS San Francisco brings us another of the heartbreaking tales of a family being separated by the evil forces of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
High court: Held immigrants can’t get periodic bond hearings
In this Oct. 10, 2017 photo, the Supreme Court in Washington is seen at sunset. The Supreme Court says immigrants the government has detained and is considering deporting aren't entitled by law to a bond hearing after six months in detention and then every six months if they continue to be held.
Dear Mexico: Please forgive us for Donald Trump | Moran
Today, let's take a moment to apologize to the people of Mexico over the boorish behavior of President Trump, who continues to press the insane demand that they pay for his wall. It's not going to happen.
For MAGAa s sake, lock Libby up now – worry about Hillary later
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf , whose city is across the bay from San Francisco, has publicly warned illegal immigrants in the area of scheduled sweeps by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement . She said she checked with attorneys who told her that in warning lawbreakers to hide because the police are coming, she wasn't really obstructing justice.
Fact-free zones in the public square
Fuzzy and fact-free thinking are too kind as definitions for much of what has passed as public policy analysis this past week. The discussions regarding the Parkland school shooting, the Russian political investigation and the immigration debate illustrate the problem.
Democrats failing to endorse Dianne Feinstein gives progressive push
Sen. Dianne Feinstein wields instant name recognition and a sizable campaign war chest in her push to extend a 25-year career on Capitol Hill this November - but a chunk of her own party appears to be through with her. The California Democratic Party declined this weekend to endorse Mrs. Feinstein , delivering a huge boost to state Senate leader Kevin de Leon, her chief challenger who's running to her left.
Janus v. AFSCME is a threat to all workers
The Janus case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court poses a threat not only to unions, but to all working people. If the Janus case prevails, unions will lose the ability to collect dues, and will be required to provide services to workers who refuse to contribute their fair share.
What the Supreme Court ruling means for DACA and almost 700,000 undocumented immigrants
DACA recipients, and congressional leaders, get a temporary reprieve after Supreme Court ruling ensures program will survive at least through the fall. Rep. Ruben Kihuen, D-Nev., helps leads immigrants and supporters as they march on the Las Vegas Strip during a rally to oppose President Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on Sept.