Author: Sheldon Richman

UNJUST IMMIGRATION LAW IS NOT LAW by Sheldon RichmanMay 1, 2015 As 2014 and the Democrats’ control of the Senate neared their conclusion, Barack Obama issued an executive order to defer deportation of five million...

Stop-and-Frisk: How Government Creates Problems, Then Makes Them Worse by Sheldon Richman   Two recent law-enforcement decisions illustrate yet again that when government sets out to solve a problem it created, things get much...

What the Immigration Bill Overlooks by Sheldon Richman   In passing the monstrosity known as immigration “reform,” the Senate overlooked a few things of importance. This is unsurprising. A bill on immigration that is...

REPUBLICAN RECONSIDERATION OF IMMIGRATION   by Sheldon Richman   November 15, 2012       “Those are my principles. If you don’t like them I have others.” — Groucho Marx Apparently Groucho has been elected...

WHAT IMMIGRATION PROBLEM?     by Sheldon Richman     November 11, 2011   Arizona, Alabama, and Georgia have each enacted stringent laws aimed at curbing illegal immigration. Before saying more, lets be clear about...

MORE VICTIMS OF IMMIGRATION CONTROL   by Sheldon Richman   January 18, 2008   Consistent advocates of individual liberty often point out that government restrictions on free immigration violate the rights of people not born...

IMMIGRATION POLICY REVEALS WHAT WE ARE   by Sheldon Richman   March 25, 2007   The new compromise immigration bill is drawing lots of flak, not least from conservatives who object to granting amnesty to...