GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has come out in strong support to enforcing our immigration laws. Prior to her appearance at the Moscone Center yesterday she said that "we have to prosecute illegal aliens and criminal illegal aliens in all of our cities, in every part of California.'' You can read the whole article from SFGate.com here.

On the heels of the recent refusal by Providence College's leadership to allow former Rep. Tom Tancredo to address a group of students on its campus about the illegal immigration issue, Valley Breeze (Rhode Island) publisher Tom Ward wonders why colleges ban speakers and run from debate instead of encouraging it. Mr. Ward gets it right when he says that those who resort to slandering honest Americans who want answers to tough questions about immigration are cowardly and intolerant and won't take a deep breath and debate the issue. Read Mr. Ward's expose' here.

President Obama will call for reducing or eliminating 121 programs for $17 billion in savings in fiscal 2010, including many defense cuts the administration already announced. While the Dept. of Homeland Security is poised to see a substantial increase as the administration looks to shore up border security, target employers who hire illegal immigrants and combat the potential for spillover violence from Mexico, one cut will come from the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, which gives money to states to help defray the cost of incarcerating illegal immigrants who commit crimes. That program is popular with border state lawmakers of both parties, who say the federal government must foot the bill for failing to enforce its borders. Read today's story in the Washington Times.