The Huck Upchuck

I guess it's becoming a conservative meme that the U.S. shouldn't be creating "magnets" that draw undocumented migrants to...

This has been making the rounds and I think it's just too damn good to pass up:  

On the other hand, this letter to the editor of the Times-Picayune made me proud of being a product of the Jesuits. It's also one of t...

I never did get to deliver it, because it was clear at the hearing that the bill was going to fail after the first round of the Committee...

Today was a good day. The omnibus immigration bill in the Louisiana House of Representatives, HB 1205, is dead. The author, after facing a s...

Well, the official weekly schedule is now available and the Louisiana House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing for HB 1205 for thi...

Read this from the Executive Director of Puentes. Note at the end that Lucas informs us that HB 1205 is likely going to be considered next ...

SB 67 is another piece of immigration legislation, sponsored by Louisiana State Sen. Danny Martiny, that requires employers to use the fede...

Well, well, well ... Rep. Harrison's Proposed Substitute for HB 1205 is now available for review . And it's actually worse. Whereas ...

A few days back, I posted a blog entry that asked both James Perry and Helena Moreno where they stood on HB 1205, and I invited each of the...

If you are on Facebook, oppose HB 1205, and might be able to make a trip up to the State Capitol in Baton Rouge sometime over the next week ...

Now that I've got Commencement stuff behind me, I can give a little time and attention to HB 1205 [Click here for the full text of the ...

I initially thought that I would stay out of the Helena Moreno/James Perry runoff election for Karen Carter-Peterson's old seat in the L...

This morning, I went to Baton Rouge to testify against HB 1205. The author of that bill, Rep. Harrison, noting the significant opposition r...

Heading up to Baton Rouge tomorrow morning to testify against HB 1205 in front of the Louisiana House Judiciary Committee. This Omnibus Imm...

My friend and colleague, Martin Gutierrez, has a sensible and thoughtful letter to the editor in the Times-Picayune . I, personally, am pr...

Leviticus 19:33-34 (NIV) - "When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. The alien living with you must be treated ...

Hi, Walker - Well, they're at it again. And so am I. HB 1205 is an abomination. It is so full of unfunded mandates, criminalizing ch...

[ UPDATE : Read LatiNola's excellent summary of the legislation in question.] It rears its ugly head again . This time, it's obfusc...

I haven't commented yet on David Vitter's quest to add a citizenship question to the Census because the typical Vitter pander to the...