by altha-admin | Nov 9, 2011 | Articles
In politics, compromise is a matter of pragmatism or principle, and sometimes both.For politicians who want to advance their careers, win votes, and receive key committee assignments, pragmatism is the ruling policy, regardless of the consequences.Principle is more...
by altha-admin | Nov 9, 2011 | Articles
Unlike federal officials, far removed from the consequences of their legislation, governors and state legislators are more closely connected, attached, and dependent on their constituents. Therefore, if their voters are not happy, state-side politicians will never...
by altha-admin | Nov 9, 2011 | Articles
Repatriation is the first word that Marion Edelman presents in her editorial.A proper definition of the term would have indicated that American politicians used the term to designate sending Americans back to Africa, where they would be allowed to start their lives...
by altha-admin | Nov 9, 2011 | Articles
Jennings, a legislator since the 1970s, said he was frustrated by Martinez's unwillingness to compromise.Democrats in the Senate tried in wintertime to limit foreign national driver's licenses to two years and to mandate that applicants be fingerprinted....
by altha-admin | Nov 9, 2011 | Articles
Governor Bill Richardson signed into law legislation permitting undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses.The surface argument for extending this right hinges on humanitarian and public safety concerns:For those who are living in the shadows, there is no...
by altha-admin | Nov 9, 2011 | Articles
I have prepared the following responses to key passages from a report in the El Paso Times. After implementing a law permitting the Undocumented to obtain driver's licenses, the state of New Mexico has endure the aftermath of this controversial domestic policy:...
