Supreme Court upholds Arizona’s restrictions on hiring illegal immigrants

By: Dan Spencer (Diary)  |  May 26th at 01:01 PM  | 

The Supreme Court has upheld Arizona’s Legal Arizona Workers Act. That law allows the state to shut down businesses that hire illegal immigrants: A recently enacted Arizona statute—the Legal Arizona Workers Act—provides that the licenses of state employers that knowingly or intentionally employ unauthorized aliens may be, and in certain circumstances must be, suspended or revoked. The law also requires that all Arizona employers use | Read More »

Only 33% believe ‘harsh political tone’ had anything to do with Arizona shooting

By: Dan Spencer (Diary)  |  January 11th at 08:41 AM  | 

Most Americans, 57 percent, believe the tragic shooting in Arizona isn’t connected to politics. That’s the result of a new CBS News poll which found only 32 percent of respondents aid the harsh political tone had something to do with the shooting. The poll of course found a partisan divide: Republicans — 69 percent said rhetoric was not to blame; 19 percent said it played | Read More »

The extreme rhetoric should stop here

By: Dan Spencer (Diary)  |  January 9th at 07:19 PM  | 

In the wake of the tragic shooting in Arizona there has been a lot of talk about the “tense political climate” and “extreme rhetoric.” Sadly, all that talk and the left’s determination to blame the right for the evil act committed by an apparently deranged young man has required that we do more than offer prayers condolences to victims and their families. Instead, we have | Read More »