By Rick Oltman, November 2, 2017 A new study has just been released by Rice University, and we know the direction it is going to take by the title: “Mental Disorders among Undocumented Mexican Immigrants in High-Risk Neighborhoods: Prevalence, Comorbidity and Vulnerabilities.” In the article reporting on the study, Immigrants living in the country without…
DetailsBy Rick Oltman, October 31, 2017 We have learned to expect practically nothing but hyperbole from elected officials with regard to immigration reform and enforcement. The past thirty years or so have been full of platitudes and promises and, frankly, lies about defending our country’s borders and enforcing our immigration and employment laws. Today’s social…
DetailsBy Dave Gibson, October 30, 2017 As of right now (Sunday, October 30), the Houston Astros have a 3-2 game lead over their National League oppenents, the Los Angeles Dodgers. While millions across the country watch this fall classic, their collective attention has been undoubtedly focussed upon the base hits, strike outs, homeruns and of…
DetailsBy Rick Oltman, October 30, 2017 Cutting off employment to illegal aliens is the fastest way to cut down illegal immigration in a big way. So says George Borjas, the Harvard professor who has been called, “America’s leading immigration economist.” In a recent interview with Talking Points Memo, Borjas was asked, “What would be an…
DetailsBy Rick Oltman, October 27, 2017 The jawboning about DACA amnesty and E-Verify has begun with “establishment Senators” crafting a plan that will “shield dreamers,” give amnesty to other illegal aliens and not, not consider mandatory E-Verify, which would protect American workers from competition with illegal aliens, and would also be a major disincentive to…
DetailsBy Rick Oltman, October 25, 2017 The illegal alien accused of killing Kate Steinle in San Francisco on July 1, 2015 is finally on trial. And we now think we know his real name: Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, not Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, as initially reported. He has used over 30 aliases and been charged and/or…
DetailsBy Rick Oltman, October 20, 2017 The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office has issued a U.S. Customs Immigration Enforcement (ICE) hold on Jesus Fabian Gonzalez, who was arrested Sunday on suspicion of arson in the fire-ravaged North Bay area. One of the first questions many Californians ask nowadays about any illegality: drunk driving, hit and run, robbery,…
DetailsBy Rick Oltman, October 16, 2017 The fires in California’s wine country have been burning for a week now. The North Bay counties, Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino, have been hit particularly hard in both urban and rural areas. Some fires have been “contained,” meaning that they burned themselves out. There was no more fuel. There…
DetailsBy Rick Oltman, October 12, 2017 In the early 1990s, California’s pioneers in the battle against illegal immigration issue were facing a problem that the rest of the nation had not yet experienced: massive illegal immigration and the mutating effect it was having on every aspect of our communities. Many of us were looking forward…
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