From the beginning of our republic, immigration has played a critical role in the vibrant United States economy. Diversity and innovation are the very hallmark of our nation. That is not to say that immigration has not sparked controversy in every generation. Today, no one would critique mainstream German and Irish immigrants, but only a century ago they were looked upon as "Papist" invaders. Similarly today's immigrants will be tomorrows all-Americans.
There are 12 million or so undocumented
immigrants already living in the U.S. In addition it is estimated that 400,000 people enter the country illegally each year -- a direct consequence of the fact that our current policy is to make available only 5,000 visas annually for low-skilled workers.
We need a plan to legalize this group while at the…
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Barack Obama will travel to Egypt next month to deliver a long-anticipated speech about America's relations with the Muslim world.
"President Obama will deliver his long-promised speech to the Muslim world in Egypt next month", White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs declared. It does make one wonder what Obama sees as the role of the United States in the 21st century. Will the secular U.S. government give de facto recognition to a global "Islamic State" that supersedes our relationship with the secular governments of these countries? Will he stop on the way back in Rome to discuss U.S. relations with Catholic countries and go on to London to discuss U.S. Anglican relations?
What could a U.S. President possibly say beyond the fact that we respect all religions and we believe that every…
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Start small: dispose of a pesky corporate CEO, who is not compliant and objects to your grand design for the U.S. automobile industry. Who could object to the summary dismissal of the unpopular Mr. Wagoner, after all he was just getting in the way of the grand plan. Never mind that President Obama had no such legal authority. By simple fiat, he fired a sitting corporate CEO, and overrode those with the legal authority to make such decisions, the GM board of directors.
Like so many politicians before him, he instinctively knows that in an opportune economic crisis, it is only a small step from being the duly elected "President" to being transformed into a charismatic leader with the power to bend the will of the people to his own. It…
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The Democrat Party is in the hands of the Pelosi-Obama extreme left, the Republican Party is in the hands of the Bush-Limbaugh fanatic religious right and the mindless party faithful gleefully sing along, ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or die. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that there will be trillion dollar annual deficits for the next decade if the Pelosi-Obama left prevails, and the response from the right, narrow-minded religious platitudes.
Maybe its time for a third party that represents the rational, pragmatic majority of the country. I believe the founders would approve if we called our new party, The Enlightenment Party.
First let's look at what we can expect from the left:
In 2010 federal outlays will be a breathtaking $3.6 trillion, or 24.1% of…
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