Does the Associated Press (AP) know anything about the illegal immigration issue?
If you read this story, you'll come to the conclusion that, no, it does not.
First and foremost, let's be honest: The AP, in it's coverage of illegal immigration, really doesn't care about abiding by the rules of good journalism.
AP reporter Paul Elias says in his lead paragraph that the...
In response to Tribune columnist John Kass’ recent columns condemning the Cook County Board’s immigration policy that played a role in the death of a Chicago resident, the newspaper says the city’s “sanctuary policy” for illegal aliens “goes to far.”
Talk about an understatement. Sanctuary cities are illegal and have been since 1996. Parroting President Obama's decree that some illegals...In recent back-to-back columns, Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass blasted the Cook County Board for its September decision to make Chicago even more inviting to illegal aliens.
By a 10-5 vote, the board in September put in place a policy that ignores federal requests to detain suspected illegal immigrants and also allows those charged with misdemeanors and felonies to post bond. But...In its Oct. 23 "Meet the Candidates 2012" feature, "Rick Perry Hates to Lose," PARADE reporter Lynn Sherr says theTexas governor is"straight-talking."
Well, let's see.
When asked to explain why in 2001 he signed into law a bill granting in-state tuition to illegal aliens, Perry says it was decided that it would be better to give these kids a higher education so they could "...
Media Matters for America (MMA) describes itself as a "progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media."
But is anybody out there paying attention to MMA's own brand of misinformation?
Take, for example, this Oct. 20 whining about a recent NumbersUSA ad that ran...
In his September 21 address to Congress, newly-elected American Legion National Commander Fang Wong spoke about the need to reduce unemployment among the nation's military veterans.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate among post-9/11 veterans was nearly 11 percent.
"Veterans job fairs" are all well and good, but in the end they alone will not cut...
To borrow a phrase made popular by the late comedian Steve Allen, "I kid you not."
In a recent exchange with Ms. Cepeda, who is part of the Washington Post Writers Group and among many of the nation's journalists who buy the nonsense that without illegal workers we would be paying $5 for a head of lettuce, I asked her point blank whether she supported removing from our workforce the 7...
If you’re one of Rep. Luis Gutierrez’s (D-4th)[img_assist|nid=174|title=Luis Gutierrez|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=275|height=200|hspace=20|vspace=20] constituents, especially one who is unemployed, you have to be wondering where you stand with this man who has been running around the country on the taxpayers' dime reaffirming that his “only loyalty is to immigrants,” including...
