Musings on Immigration

A lot has been said about Candidate Trump's statements regarding immigrants ," Mexicans ," and " the wall ."  Many people, especially recent immigrants and those that know them, have had a visceral reaction to these statements and consider Trump "anti-immigrant" and unfit to lead an immigrant nation.  But I have to tell you, these nativist statements are not the reason why a Trump Presidency would destroy immigration to America.  There is another reason; the overarching cause of Trump's march toward a walled America, isolated from the rest of the work, self focused, and limiting in integration and growth--Senator Jeff Sessions. That's right.  Senator Jeff Sessions, the first Senator to hop  on board the Trump express . You have to ask yourself, why would a sitting U.S. Senator, with a lot to lose, get so cozy, so early with a candidate in the primaries.  The answer is simple. Trump talked the talk that Senator Sessions understands. The dog...

It did not take long for the anti-immigration movement to latch onto the tragedy in San Francisco.   A Georgia legislator, announced  he would go all in on "enhancing" his misguided campaign on immigration "enforcement" in the next legislative session.  Senator Josh McKoon ,  a young,solo lawyer  in Columbus, trying make   a name for himself in Georgia politics (remember Chip Rogers ) , is the newest Georgia politician to associate with the shrinking numbers who support harmful anti-immigrant policies .  McKoon held a  press conference  surrounded by three of his supporters and announced that he was going to expand SB 6 ( his bill to needlessly and unconstitutionally take driver's licenses away from DACA students ) to include the following gems: Keep the original language to deny drivers licenses to DACA recipients ( likely  unconstitutional); Clarify the definition of a " sanctuary ” governments and policies; Establish sanctions...