by John Wynne | Jun 12, 2014 | Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, Immigration, NCGOP |
A couple of months ago, neither Ellmers nor Cantor looked particularly vulnerable. That’s especially true in Cantor’s case, obviously. Both were attacked as supporters of “amnesty” and went up against opponents who made opposition to illegal...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 30, 2014 | Economy, Editor's Blog, Immigration |
Yesterday, I wrote a piece that said the Tea Party would likely have a fit about a gay, undocumented Latino running for Student Body President of the state’s largest public university. A number of Tea Partiers, bloggers and commentators jumped on the article and...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 29, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Immigration, News |
Well, if you are a Tea Partier, the next scandal at UNC-Chapel Hill won’t happen in the athletic department. It will happen in the race for student body president. A gay, undocumented Latino student is running for the office. Think about it. The University is already...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 13, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Immigration, Issues, NC Politics, US Senate
The March for Innovation, a pro-immigration reform group, launched a North Carolina campaign today, hashtag #iMarch. I’m proud to support them. It’s time to get this done. Personally, I think taco trucks are reason enough to pass comprehensive...
by Matt Phillippi | May 7, 2013 | Features, Immigration, NC Politics, NCGOP
“Latinos are Republicans, they just don’t know it yet.” Ronald Reagan said that, proving that Republicans are right about one thing that their party desperately needs; more Reagan. Reagan came up in politics in California in the turbulent 1960’s a decade that saw...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 22, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Immigration, Issues, Politics
The Boston Marathon bombing was horrible. The two brothers who carried it out were monsters. But let’s keep this episode in perspective. In the scheme of U. S. history, terrorist bombings are not that rare and they have been perpetrated by domestic terrorists more...