Legalizing Marijuana Would Reduces Crime, Increase Tax Revenue and Ease Illegal Immigration Concerns

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Legalizing Marijuana Reduces CrimeLegalizing marijuana, while controversial, would be a step in the right direction and would ease prison overcrowding, reduce illegal immigration, and have the potential to greatly increase tax revenue. Yet despite these obvious advantages, the United States and many other countries still dole out harsh punishments on even the most casual users of marijuana. This is a policy that must come to an end.

Decriminalizing marijuana would help increase the amount of revenue on hand in several ways. First off, the resources used in fighting the so called “War on Drugs” would be greatly reduced. Second, legalized marijuana purchases would provide additional revenue in the form of sales tax. Third, companies that grow and distribute the marijuana would in turn provide even more tax revenue as well as much needed jobs. According to Jeffrey A. Miron in his report titled “Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States,” over $2.4 billion in tax revenue would be generated by the sale of marijuana, and other research estimates are even higher. Read the rest of this entry

Feds Bring Lawsuits against States Enacting Immigration Bills

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The Court RoomLast Monday, South Carolina became the third state to be sued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the Obama administration’s relentless effort to stop the enforcement of U.S. immigration law. The suit seeks to enjoin South Carolina from implementing a law that would allow the state to enforce immigration laws enacted by Congress, which the Obama administration refuses to enforce.

The administration has previously sued Arizona and Alabama claiming that federal preemption precludes states from becoming involved in any aspect of immigration enforcement. Yet, the administration has refused to act against state and local governments endorsing “sanctuary” or non-cooperation policies that brazenly defy the federal government’s ability to enforce immigration laws.
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10 Years Later – Huge Holes in Immigration Policy Still Pose a Serious Security Threat

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As America commemorates the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the question on everyone’s mind is, Are we safer than we were on September 10, 2001? Among the findings of the blue ribbon commission that investigated the circumstance that led up to the attacks of 9/11 were numerous failings in our immigration policies that were exploited by the terrorists who murdered some 3,000 people on that day.

A new report by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), Ten Years Later: We Will Not Forget, reveals many areas of immigration enforcement in which improvements have made it more difficult for terrorists to carry out attacks against this country. However, pressure from immigrant advocacy groups and some business interests have prevented other vulnerabilities from being remedied. More alarmingly, policies adopted by the Obama administration with the stated intent of focusing  on terrorists and criminal aliens are actually creating a more hospitable environment for would-be terrorists.
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California Allows College Aid to Illegal Immigrants

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California Governor Jerry Brown speaks after vetoing the budget passed the day before by state legislators in Los Angeles, California June 16, 2011. REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonSACRAMENTO (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a bill giving illegal immigrant college students access to state-funded financial aid, the second half of two-part legislation known as the “Dream Act.”

The controversial measure, which passed the Democrat-controlled legislature on a party-line vote in September, represents a victory for immigrant-rights activists ahead of the 2012 presidential election. California is the nation’s most populous state.
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Writing a research paper on illegal immigration – Asking for Help

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Writing Research Paper on Illegal Immigration (Photo by Dundee Photography)I am writing a paper on illegal immigration in the US, and I was hoping to ask a couple of questions of people reading this post.

There seems to be a lot of crazy people with some very strong opinions writing  about immigration laws and policy. The mass amount of conversations on the web, ranging from, “I hate those Illegals,” to “Let my people go free,” makes it hard to just find out the, “Why” of illegal immigration.

1. Why do people immigrate to the US illegally? Is it that bad in Mexico?

2. How do they get here illegally? Does every one of them stow away in a semi truck trailer?

3. Why is illegal immigration a problem? Are current Americans afraid of Native American descendants taking back land?

4. Does anybody believe President Obama is doing anything about illegal immigration in the United States?

Will you please take a moment and leave a comment on your thoughts and opinions regarding the “Why” of United States illegal immigration?

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