Author: John Hawkins

Consider the case of two men, “Oswaldo,” and “Vikas.” Vikas is a highly educated, experienced computer software engineer from India. He obtained a good job with a US company that was looking for certain specific high-tech skills. In order to obtain a “H1-B” visa to the US, Vikas went through an arduous process, which included […]

Unbelievable. “Senate Democrats refused to allow consideration of an amendment yesterday that would bar illegal aliens convicted of felonies from obtaining U.S. citizenship. Democrats said the amendment would “gut” the immigration bill under consideration in the Senate and refused to allow a vote on it. “It hurts the bill,” said Minority Leader Harry Reid of […]

“I’ll just say this about the so-called porkbusters. I’m getting damn tired of hearing from them. They have been nothing but trouble ever since Katrina.” — Trent Lott I keep hearing rumors that Trent Lott wants to be Senate Majority Leader again once Bill Frist leaves at the end of 2006. That would really send […]

In the last post, I pointed out that RWN had been mentioned on the Democratic Party’s weblog. Well, I took a look through the comments section over there and it just reinforced something that people who have been paying attention to the illegal immigration debate already knew: a lot of libs are not drinking the […]

Yesterday, not only did I make Rush’s blog, a quote from an old Tom Tancredo interview that I did actually made it onto the blog of The Democratic Party. Here’s the quote: Contrast that with Tom Tancredo, one of the Republican Party’s foremost voices on the issue of immigration. We will never be able to […]

Domestic Democrats Seek Vote On Immigration Bill Republican Senators Work On A Compromise Immigration Proposal (They’re Still Discussing A Nightmare Proposal That Would Be Bad For America) Union Leaders Boo McCain On Immigration Boycott Set To Support Illegals Patriotic Clothes Banned At Colorado High School Out Of Fear Of Offending Illegal Immigration Supporters High school […]

So today, I’m headed over to pick up my taxes — and yes, I got absolutely soaked because of the self-employment tax. But, on the way over, again, I hear Rush Limbaugh mention RWN and part of the Answering 13 Frequently Asked Questions About Illegal Immigration article that I put out. Apparently, the comments from […]

Uh-oh, Oliver Stone is angry at all of us peons out here who have the audacity to criticize their betters in Hollywood: “Movie-maker OLIVER STONE has blasted media groups who “slander” celebrities for their political comments – because intelligent stars have every right to question their leaders….The NATURAL BORN KILLERS director says, “We’re Hollywood wackos […]

“VIRGINIA BEACH — The city has reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve allegations that it discriminated against black and Hispanic police recruits. Under a consent decree filed Monday in federal court in Norfolk, the city will change the way it scores the police entrance exam. The Justice Department had complained that […]

Given the ethics cloud DeLay’s under in the Abramhoff case, the fact that his seat would have been in jeopardy, and that it can’t be that much fun just to be another face in the crowd after being Majority Leader, I think DeLay did the right thing by resigning. It’s good for the Party and, […]

The last time “Basic Instinct” man-eater Catherine Tramell prowled the big screen, the studio erotic thriller was hitting box office heights. The first “Instinct” took the top spot when it debuted in 1992, with an opening weekend of $15.1 million, the equivalent of $20.45 million in today’s dollars. By comparison, “Basic Instinct 2” limped into […]

…(A)ccording to an official translation published by the Organization of American States, the Mexican constitution includes the following restrictions: * Pursuant to Article 33, “Foreigners may not in any way participate in the political affairs of the country.” This ban applies, among other things, to participation in demonstrations and the expression of opinions in public […]

This is an interesting — as in completely wrong — take on the GOP’s woes helping John McCain take the brass ring in 2008: “It’s still a long time until the Iowa caucuses formally kick off the 2008 race for the White House. But it’s hard not to conclude that events are lining up perfectly […]

I just got off a teleconference about illegal immigration with Senator John Cornyn and fortunately (from my perspective), they changed around the time of the conference and the only two bloggers who showed up were Tim Chapman from Townhall’s Capitol Report and me. As a general rule, I’m fan of John Cornyn, but I can’t […]

This comment from Ramesh Ponnuru at The Corner, bugged me… “1) Republicans are preparing to bring the Federal Marriage Amendment to a vote. So I guess the plan from now on is to do this in all even-numbered years, and then throw the idea aside in odd-numbered ones? I know a lot of people support […]

“Ronald Hilton estimates that, over the 24 years of Saddam Hussein’s rule, about 600,000 people were killed by the Iraqi government. Now, maybe I ain’t all that good at cipherin’, but by my math, if you assume that Saddam Hussein was in power for 24 years (8,646 days, including leap years), and 600,000 people were […]

“Of course (offering “earned” legalization is) an “invitation to more lawlessness.” Those who obey the law and wait in Mexico don’t get the chance to “earn” legalization in this fashion. They certainly don’t get the chance to wait in line and earn legalization while living and working in the United States. Even making existing illegals […]

In the past, to inspire people to suggest new music that I might be interested in and just for entertainment’s sake, I’ve posted the music I was currently listening to on RWN. Now, thanks to wonders of modern technology, I can tell you which songs I listened to the most over the last month. Here’s […]

Domestic Frist Wants Immigration Vote This Week Call Your Republican Senators Today And Tell Them You Don’t Want Illegal Immigrants To Remain In The United States As Guest Workers Or Senators Ban On U.S., Mexican Flags Spurs Protest At High School (It’s Disgraceful That The American Flag Was Banned) George Allen Splits With Bush On […]

RWN Returns On Monday. Until then, enjoy the links below and consider this to be an open thread. American Patrol Tammy Bruce The Fema Rap For Kids. No, Really! REALLY! Funny Fark Photoshop Contest: Bad Timing Hugh Hewitt’s Painting The Map Red Humor: Illegal Mexican Wrestlers Taking Smackdowns American Wrestlers Don’t Want The Jawa Report […]

Folks, today was the greatest day of my entire political blogging career so far. I’ve been mentioned in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN and Time. I’ve been on the air with Tammy Bruce. I’ve interviewed Senators, Congressmen, and some of the biggest names in conservatism. I’ve had really big traffic days. But, today, […]

I think it is about time we start talking about a violent overthrow of our government. Is political assassination really out of the question? I have always been a non-violent person, but things are getting out of hand. How about some domestic terrorism? America is a blight on the world community, and I think that […]

How about helping me out by taking a look at just a few of RWN’s advertisers? Even if you clicked on just 3 or 4 of them, it would really be great… See The Cable Ads Banned By The Mainstream Media Place A Bet On Iraq Help Bill Frist Stop Bush’s Censure Freedom Stone T-Shirts […]

Yesterday was the twenty five year anniversary of Hinckley’s attempt on Reagan’s life. That brings to mind a little story Bush, Sr. told during his eulogy at Reagan’s funeral. “Who can forget the horrible day in March 1981, he looked at the doctors in the emergency room and said, “I hope you’re all Republicans.” And […]

One of the things that you have to love about liberals today is that they come up with new conspiracy theories to explain almost every bad thing that happens. Did terrorists fly planes into our buildings? Oh no, it was actually the Bush administration blowing the buildings up. What happens when Democrats lose major elections? […]

See if you can figure out what’s wrong with this picture: More than 100 people rallied yesterday in front of the Statehouse Annex, urging state and federal lawmakers to allow children of undocumented immigrants to attend college at in-state tuition rates. The smaller-than-advertised, but loud, crowd chanted in English and Spanish as students spoke of […]

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