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July 06, 2009 The Real Meaning of the Statue of Liberty Writing in the Washington Post, Roberto Suro says it's time for Emma Lazarus' poem at the Statue of Liberty to go. Suro notes that the original message of the statue was "Liberty Enlightening the World" and had nothing to do with immigration. "Bad poetry makes for bad policy," he warns. Read more here.
DC's Sanctuary City Policy Fails Again The most common argument used by sanctuary-city policy boosters is that the police need witnesses who will come forward. America's Voice (a big booster of mass amnesty for illegal aliens) is using a recent Washington D.C. burglary that victimized one of their staff as an example of why we need amnesty. The facts, even as presented by America's Voice, don't support their conclusion. Immigration reform activists know that Washington D.C. has a long-standing sanctuary city policy, and in fact this policy protected another burglar - Ingmar Guandique - who was convicted in the murder of Chandra Levy. In this latest case the only potential witness refused to make a statement - because he feared deportation. Note that D.C.'s sanctuary policy had no impact on the witness. So, thanks, America's Voice, for proving our point - D.C.'s sanctuary policy protects criminals and doesn't encourage cooperation with the police. The police should enforce all the laws - not selectively enforce those they agree with.
ICE Agents To Get More Authority in Drug Cases Attorney General Eric Holder said he was prepared to give ICE agents more authority to assist in making drug arrests to assist with Mexico's effort to combat drug cartels destabilizing the entire border. The decision ends a turf fight by the DEA and FBI to keep ICE agents from making drug arrests and poaching what some viewed as their turf. ICE has approximately as many agents near the border as the DEA. Now if we could only get Holder to allow DEA agents to get training in immigration law enforcement. Read more here.
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