May 31, 2010

Support Arizona By Boycotting San Diego!

On May 3, the solons on San Diego's city council approved, by a 7 – 1 vote, a resolution that, in the language of a memo from council president Ben Hueso urging such action, amounted to "[d]enouncing Arizona's SB 1070."

Mexican Immigrants Vote Democratic - Rand Paul Gets It

Republican senatorial candidate Rand Paul isn’t even in the Senate yet but is making waves. After his discussion of the Civil Rights Law, he’s gone on to the anchor baby situation, wisely calling for an end to automatic birthright citizenship for children of illegals. According to an Associated Press piece entitled “Paul Opposes Citizenship for Babies of Illegals" (Associated Press, May 28th, 2010):

Rand Paul And Birthright Citizenship

Rand Paul continues to make himself unpopular with the left and the neoconservative right:

Paul opposes citizenship for babies of illegals

By ROGER ALFORD (AP) – 2 days ago

FRANKFORT, Ky. — U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul is stirring it up again, this time by saying he opposes citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents who are illegal immigrants.

Calling Sam Lipsyte

From the NYT Magazine:

The Integrationist

Can Job Cohen, a Jew who reaches out to Muslims, be the next Dutch prime minister — and a model for Europe?