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Category Archives: Immigration
Guilt By Association
2 minutes: In the past few weeks we have all been hearing the insane and totally fabricated stories of immigrants from Haiti supposedly kidnapping and eating pets in the Springfield, Ohio area. The story supposedly sprung from a report that … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, #trumpresistance, 2024 election, Immigration
Tagged Haitians, Kamala Harris, lies spread like wildfire, Ohio, Springfield
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Open Border Blarney
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to those who celebrate! It is hard to celebrate anything these days with all the Republican fear-mongering. In any case, Saint Patrick’s efforts to convert the Pagan Irish does not rank very highly in the life … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration
Tagged Border Control, Immigration, Immigration in Iowa, immigration reform, Iowa politics, Joe Biden, Kim Reynolds
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Ukraine, Not Immigration
I am a Cold War warrior. I was in the U.S. Military during the period NATO stood down Soviet forces at the West German border. Based on intelligence received from friends who spied on Soviet troops, we believed we could … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration
Tagged 2024 election, Ernst, Grassley, Immigration, Ukraine
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What Should We Fear?
The United States is a country where we constantly balance security and liberty. During my youth, we were taught to believe that a large nuclear weapons arsenal, with a triad of land-based missiles, aircraft-dropped gravity bombs, and submarines would deter … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration
Tagged Immigration, Iowa politics, Kim Reynolds, National security, Texas border
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Some Things That Confused Me Last Week
30 seconds Call me confused. Here we go again. Iowa is sending National Guard troops to the Texas borderline this summer. Is this a really good use of Iowa’s tax payer money and manpower? I guess it depends on what … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Immigration, Kim Reynolds
Tagged Art Cullen, Chik-fil-A, DEI, immigrants on Iowa farms, Iowa troops to the border
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Iowans, It’s Saturday. Do You Know Where Your Governor Is?
Kim Reynolds has much better things to do than hang around and govern Iowa. She is now a national leader. Seems like just the other day she was down on the border protecting Iowa from the scourge of immigration. Hey … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, Covid-19, Immigration, Kim Reynolds, Republican Policy
Tagged Covid Kim, Iowa Highway Patrol, Iowa's southern border
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Lights For Liberty Protests July 12
At hundreds of locations around the country Friday night July 12th there will be vigils to protest the inhumane incarceration of immigrants at the border. We have all seen the incredible photos and videos of children in cages … Continue reading
Father’s Day Weekend And Locking Up Children At The Border
Attribution: Matthew Earle Scott/twitter (from dailykos.com) Very few things can highlight the hypocrisies that are rampant in this country like a greeting card holiday like Father’s Day. Tomorrow we will see movies and news stories extolling fatherhood and a … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Immigration
Tagged children in detention camps, Elizabeth McLaughlin, father's day, internment camps
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Obama And Trump On Immigration
By Ralph Scharnau The history of immigration to the United States reveals a long and continuing pattern of fractious immigration debate, laced with myths, xenophobia, racism, sexism, and classism. Over the years, American Indians, women, Catholics, workers, and leftists among … Continue reading
Splitting Migrant Families, How Could This Happen?
Splitting Migrant Families, How Could This Happen? By David Shorr Ever since President Trump started splitting parents and children at our southern border, I’ve been thinking about the last time I was called for jury duty. Jurors were being picked … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Foreign Affairs, Immigration
Tagged Foreign Affairs, human rights, Immigration, refugees
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