Obama and Immigration Reform
Immigration, immigration laws, illegal immigration and immigration reform won’t stay in the background for much longer. It’s not about republicans or democrats, it’s about trying to get our arms around some type of comprehensive immigration reform. It’s had to take a back seat to other pressing issues in our country as of late. President Obama has promised to address this urgent issue.
Current immigration law is very harsh, especially for those with criminal records. While I’m a liberal on the issue of immigrants and immigration; I’m in full support of deporting dangerous criminals. Immigration laws have been on the books in the United States going back to 1798 that ushered in the Alien Act known as the Alien and Sedition Laws, which empowered the President to expel any alien, or non-citizen, he deemed dangerous.
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Daniel Hernandez – Our Hero
On the day of the tragic shooting in Tucson Arizona, an unlikely hero appeared. Daniel Hernandez, the soft-spoken Latino intern who worked for Rep. Gabby Giffords. His heroic actions that day, with out a doubt, saved the Congresswoman’s life.
As I listened to NPR radio after the shooting; a young Latina commentator gave an account of the tragic events of that day. She stated that she waited with bated breath to hear the race of the shooter and was relieved to find out that it was a gringo. I can empathize with those sentiments. Any time there’s a national tragedy involving murder, the media always has a different spin if the perpetrator is of color as opposed to a white man.
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Immigration and the 14th Amendment
Earlier this week U.S. Senator John Kyl (R) AZ advocated repealing the 14th amendment to the constitution. As insane as that sounds he’s serious. The 14th amendment when enacted 140 years ago gave newly freed slaves citizenship.
Sen. Lindsay Graham (R) SC who I had respected, is in support of this insane idea! The GOP is destroying any political capital with Latino voters. It’s surprising how myopic they are on this issue. If they continue on this track they will not recover. It’s political suicide for a short term political gain.
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