There's no way in hell Arizona's new immigration law passes constitutional muster. The “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act” requires that police officers determine the immigration status of a person “where reasonable suspicion exists” that the person is in the country illegally. The officer must then verify the suspects immigration status with the federal government. As many have … Read More
Palin Left College In Hawaii Because Of The Slighty-Eyed People
Seriously…. what would cause a young woman to quit college in Hawaii? In The New Yorker review of Sarah Palin's Going Rogue, Sam Tanenhaus touched on the reason, as re-reported here in The Huffington Post: Palin, though notoriously ill-traveled outside the United States, did journey far to the first of the four colleges she attended, in Hawaii. She and a … Read More
Update: The Salvation Army/Immigration Issue
A couple of commenters have pointed out, in response to an earlier post, that the Salvation Army does not check the immigration status of donees. Rather, the Salvation Army is "simply trying to ensure people are not signing up for toys at more than one location" by checking Social Security numbers. They point to this article, which I reprint in … Read More
Texas Lawmaker Thinks Asian-Americans Should Change Their Last Names
…in order to make them understandable to "Americans" (thereby implying that Asian-Americans aren't "Americans"): A North Texas legislator during House testimony on voter identification legislation said Asian-descent voters should adopt names that are “easier for Americans to deal with.” The comments caused the Texas Democratic Party on Wednesday to demand an apology from state Rep. Betty Brown, R-Terrell. But a … Read More
Since When Is Ignorance A Virtue?
So here’s the latest scandal rocking the Obama campaign…. Last week, Obama said this: Instead of worrying about whether immigrants can learn English — they’ll learn English — you need to make sure your child can speak Spanish. You should be thinking about, how can your child become bilingual? We should have every child speaking more than one language. You … Read More
Dunkin Donuts Is Being Ridiculous
OMG! Look! It’s celebrity spokesperson Rachael Ray talking about Dunkin Donuts!! And look what she’s wearing around her neck! That looks vaguely middle eastern! It looks like a keffiyeh. Is she a terrorist-supporter?!? Does Dunkin Donuts (by inference) support terrorism?!?!? Some observers, including ultra-conservative Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin, were so incensed by the ad that there was even talk … Read More
Immigrant More Law-Abiding Than The Rest Of Us
One of the right wing’s favorite anti-immigrant claims is that immigrants are dangerous and commit high levels of crime. A new report by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California, however, finds that these claims are baseless: “In California, as in the rest of the nation, immigrants … have extremely low rates of criminal activity,” said Kristin Butcher, a co-author … Read More
Indeed
Yglesius writes: Harold Meyerson asks the question that’s on every secular liberal’s mind: How is it that the political mobilization of Christianity in the United States seems to have gotten us so much torture, aggressive warfare, and xenophobia? Where’s the humane, universalistic ethic of the Gospels go?
Shorter Jonah Goldberg
"America, fuck yeah!" UPDATE: Sorry, I can’t just leave it at that. In this thinly-veiled "liberals hate America" article, Goldberg writes this: The dirty, embarrassing secret is that this sort of multiculturalism has made Europe a wellspring of Islamic radicalism and terrorism, but America’s Muslim community has remained overwhelmingly peaceful. Why? Well, if the answer doesn’t lay in President Bush’s … Read More
Congrats To All Who Urge Strict Border Control
Michelle Malkin, Rush Limbaugh and others — your message is getting through: The video, filmed with night-vision equipment and low in quality, is not always easy to understand. Here is a detailed description: The footage starts by showing a single figure wearing a backpack sneaking along a rugged desert trail. A male voice, off-camera, says: “I got him. He’s low … Read More