LA Times story says ramping up enforcement will hurt economy

From August 11, 2007 A story in the Los Angeles Times says that the ramping up of immigration enforcement will damage the economy. WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff predicted painful economic fallout from the array of immigration enforcement measures the administration unveiled Friday in an attempt to choke off the jobs “magnet” that […]

From July 30, 2007 The Daily Oklahoman published a story today about an alleged illegal horse racing operation in southern Oklahoma, just north of the Texas border. The story began: THACKERVILLE – More than 200 state law enforcement officers swooped down late Sunday afternoon on a horse racetrack where illegal betting is suspected and arrested […]

A comment on House Bill 1804

From July 23, 2007 Governor Brad Henry signed House Bill 1804 on May 8, 2007. The new law, which goes into effect on November 1, 2007, is known as the “Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizenship Protection Act of 2007.” The new law finds that illegal immigration is causing lawlessness and economic hardship in Oklahoma. The first […]

You cannot buy your way into an Indian tribe

From July 22, 2007 I get asked by a foreign national if one can buy his or her way into an Indian tribe in hopes of eventually obtaining a permanent resident card. The answer: No. Generally, you can only obtain membership in an Indian tribe by being born to one or more Native American parents […]