D.A. King — Chattanooga Times Free Press
Sunday, April 18, 2010

America hardly needs a repeat of amnesty fiasco

…Far too many Americans lack fundamental knowledge of many facts concerning America’s ongoing illegal immigration and illegal employment crisis. Endless, misleading headlines and a constant barrage of contrived cries of “injustice” from special-interest, open-borders groups opposed to enforcement have diminished accurate and rational conversation on the issue…

“Mexico uses its military to attempt to secure its own southern border, has an efficient and enthusiastic interior immigration enforcement system and deports nearly as many illegal aliens each year as we do. Most are Hispanics migrating from Central America looking for a better life. No one in Mexico regards the attempt at self-preservation and application of immigration laws as somehow “extreme” or “mean-spirited.”
Or “anti-immigrant….”….the rest HERE

The above linked column was part of a solicited PRO/CON legalization front page side by side spread in the Chattanooga Times/Free Press. The pro-amnesty column opposite mine is linked below. We thank the Times Free Press for the space. And for standing up to angry Jerry Gonzalez and his paniced, race-baiting lies.
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Feghali: Immigration reform would boost our economy

Fixing our broken immigration system is vital to America’s economic recovery.

As our economy shrinks, state governments are desperate for revenue. Without additional sources of funds, they are increasingly making the decision to cut important social services, raise taxes, or even worse, lay off hard-working state employees.

Just last month in Tennessee, the state laid off 850 workers, with the Department of Intellectual Disabilities taking the biggest hit, along with children’s services. Gov. Phil Bredesen called these cuts “unfortunate, but necessary” to keep Tennessee afloat.

Although there is no silver bullet for our economic troubles, an important source of revenue and economic growth…

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