English on the Ballot
On November 4, official English was on Missouri’s ballot, and Oregon voters were asked to put a time limit on bilingual education. English was also part of several House and ...
The Hispanic Caucus Flexed Its Muscle Today
The bailout bill would have passed the House had just 12 votes switched from “nay” to “aye”. Twenty-one Congressmen, all Democrats, are members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Twelve voted ...
FCC Tries to Hush Rush
Thanks to a little-noticed item in the Federal Register, the Federal Communications Commission may soon be handed the power to drive Rush Limbaugh off the air.
There are liberals obsessed with ...
No More Amendments
My “Senate rules source” tells me that the Senate cannot consider any more of the “clay pigeon” amendments until cloture is invoked on the immigration bill (S.1639). This is ...
Borderline Insanity
Attention, senators: your vote to pass the new immigration bill (S.1639) is a vote to impose United Nation’s agreements you have never ratified upon American immigration law.
S.1639 states on pages ...
English Update
Senator Salazar (D., Colorado) told his colleagues Wednesday night that a vote for the Inhofe amendment was “a transparent attempt to undo Executive Orders under Bush and Clinton” and that ...
La Raza loved McCain in 1999
John McCain has been no friend of official English for years, and not just because of Native American language issues. He received an award from the National Council of ...
Amnesty Si, English No
President Bush’s May 19 radio address on the Senate’s immigration bill was typical of the many recent White House tributes to the importance of English:
This legislation will also strengthen our ...
Hillary’s Immigration Dilemma
Pretend you are Hillary Clinton. You are well aware that amnesty for 12 million or more illegal aliens would cement your party in power for the foreseeable future.
These millions of ...
Expensive Guests
What might the latest Kennedy-McCain amnesty bill cost the United States? Some hints may be found in a 2005 U.S. Department of Labor report, “Findings from the National Agricultural Workers ...