Category Archives: immigration/deportation

William Floyd’s Top Two Students

Posted on May 21, 2018 by David Posnett

Found this great story from 5/17/2018, by RANDALL WASZYNSKI, in the Long Island Advance – thanks for tip, Marc Rauch. A Latina and a Pakistani get the honors at Lee Zeldin’s old high school.  I am still waiting to see … Continue reading →

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FDR should have done more about the Holocaust

Posted on April 29, 2018 by David Posnett

Children looking at Statue of Liberty, June 4, 1939; on view at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) Letters to the Editor Opinion, WaPo The April 22 Arts & Style article “Reconsidering FDR on refugees” … Continue reading →

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Liability for local law enforcement choosing to work with ICE

Posted on March 31, 2018 by David Posnett

  Police Chief Suspended for Exposing Illegal Aliens Employed at Local Plants   A brand new report points to the legal liabilities for local government that choose to enforce Federal Immigration Laws.   What is remarkable is that the 13-page … Continue reading →

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Zeldin: Selective Civil Rights

Posted on February 7, 2018 by David Posnett

Michael Anthony writes on FB:  Lee Zeldin, the absentee Congressman, is concerned about Russian spy target Carter Page’s civil rights, but refuses to see the civil rights violations inherent in The Dept of Homeland Security’s administrative warrants used to detain … Continue reading →

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Dreamer Rally at Zeldin’s office

Posted on February 7, 2018 by David Posnett

About 100 people rallied in front of Zeldin’s office in Patchogue in support of Dreamers and a clean DACA bill on Feb 6.  The rally was organized by Bend The Arc and co-sponsored by many local groups including R&R. Six … Continue reading →

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Strongman Trump

Posted on February 5, 2018 by David Posnett

Webster: “Strongman: a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way” On Sep. 6, 2017, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, was rescinded by Pres. Donald Trump. Congress was given 6 months to … Continue reading →

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Zeldin’s (Dismal) Voting Record—At a Glance

Posted on January 28, 2018 by David Posnett

by A.Turner and J.Gavron To defeat Zeldin, we need to understand his voting record and dispel the perception that he’s pro-environment and a moderate Republican. His record reveals his extremist views on issues such as gun ownership and women’s rights. … Continue reading →

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“Shithole” Nations

Posted on January 12, 2018 by David Posnett

Republican Rep. Mia Love: Trump ‘must apologize’ for ‘shithole’ remark From Susan Solo Esq.: Exactly how much longer do Americans have to endure this racist man? His comments today about why the US has to accept immigrants from Africa, Haiti … Continue reading →

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“Trump Slump” in tourism

Posted on January 2, 2018 by David Posnett

I have previously posted on the “Trump Slump” in tourism. And here, and here too.  But it is time to reexamine the issue because the data over one solid year indicate that the slump is here to stay!   How will … Continue reading →

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Zeldin’s Friend Steve Bannon

Posted on December 31, 2017 by David Posnett

You Are the Company You Keep!  “Personal branding is the name of the game these days, and in our age of radical transparency it is informed not just by how you present yourself but also by the people you associate … Continue reading →

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