A colleague and friend of mine from the New School directed me to this special report today. Apparently the cleanup site of the oil hemorrhaging into the gulf is the perfect place for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials to pick up undocumented workers. Seriously: These Hispanic workers have been accused of taking away jobs from [...]

Eugene Robinson’s column this morning, on the facts of Arizona’s “problem” with illegal immigration, is a must-read (and I use that term sparingly): Border crossings by undocumented immigrants have declined sharply over the past decade. With more Border Patrol agents on duty than ever before, apprehensions of would-be immigrants along the 2,000-mile border have dropped [...]

While liberals have been outraged about Arizona’s new immigration law, quite a few commentators have defended the measure as necessary. Usually the argument sounds something like this, “The federal government has punted the ball on immigration! Arizona receives a huge number of illegal immigrants had to do something to stem the tide! This is something.” [...]

Jonah Goldberg, author of Liberal Fascism, isn’t too alarmed with the reach or scale of Arizona’s new immigration law: I support the Arizona law, but I’m also worried that it could lead to civil rights abuses. It seems that whenever government expands either its powers or its enforcement efforts, you should be worried that it [...]