DeMarCaTionVille

For the first time since the Reconstruction, the Republican Party has taken control of the Tennessee General Assembly – top to bottom, house to senate, the whole bicameral enchilada. (Go ahead. Take a moment. Laugh or Cry. Whatever suits you.) Personally, I think there’s a damn good reason why state political history is what it [...]

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A very jubilant Cousin Marie send me a link to this Associated Press report claiming that illegal immigration declines as the economy falters – along with a comment “Ha! It’s about damn time.”
The report is based largely upon these findings from the Pew Hispanic Center. Regarding the population estimates, the PHC states:
There could be [...]

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“Can we build walls?” asks Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa. “Sure, we’re gonna build walls. Can we make ‘em taller? Sure, we can make ‘em taller? Would that be a solution? As long as there’s poverty, and as long as people are dying of hunger in other places, it’s human nature. They will try to find better ways.”
Alfredo [...]

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From the Times-News:

Both 1st Congressional District GOP incumbent David Davis and Republican challenger Phil Roe take hard-line positions on illegal immigration.
Davis indicates he knows exactly what people are thinking on the subject.
Oh really? I wonder if he knows what I’m thinking on this subject right now… and his efforts to address the problem? [...]

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Dear Government:
Yesterday, I spent some time with your average American voters.
You remember that plan you had to divert attention from your war, your recession and your corruption by creating a presidential election full of celebrity-gossip type media coverage, trumpeting what amounts to about a 0.0086 per gallon gas-coupon and then pointing your finger and being [...]

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Two bills scheduled for state Senate votes this week would give elected officials more confidentiality protections.
Legislation introduced by Sen. Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro would grant lawmakers and local officials anonymity when filing complaints against businesses suspected of employing illegal immigrants.
The intent, according to Ketron, is to prevent retaliation.
The other [...]

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Rep. David Davis is a man of his word.
Back in February, Davis told a gathering of constituents he would call upon federal and state immigration and Homeland Security agents to meet with local police in early March to work out a plan.
According to the Times-News Davis hosted the meeting in Morristown last Friday. [...]

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I received a message earlier today, which tickled me a bit. The email, with a subject line reading “This is an insult and a kick in the butt to all of us…” stated:
If an immigrant is over 65 they can apply for SSI and Medicaid and get more than my mom gets [...]

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The holidays are over. It’s back to work – and time to comply with new state laws.
As of yesterday (1/1/08) Tennessee employers that knowingly hire illegal immigrants or fail to adequately check the status of illegal immigrants could lose their business license. Employers do not violate the new law if [...]

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According to the Tribune, the Morristown Police Department plans to turn up the heat on individuals who carry forged alien registration cards, driver’s licenses and Social Security cards.
All uniformed and civilian MPD employees will undergo training next month to help them recognize bogus ID cards that are routinely presented by illegal aliens. Detectives will [...]

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