illegal immigrants – Chris Powell column

Illegal immigration’s backers in Connecticut overlook its enormous costs

By Chris Powell Last week two groups supporting illegal immigration, Connecticut Voices for Children and the Immigration Research Initiative, issued a report warning that mass deportation of the state’s illegal immigrant population — estimated at as many as 150,000 people — would be disastrous for the state’s economy and state government. The report claimed that illegal immigrantsContinue reading “Illegal immigration’s backers in Connecticut overlook its enormous costs”

Many are above the law, especially in Connecticut

By Chris Powell Responses from leading Connecticut Democrats to Donald Trump’s conviction for falsifying business records were mostly along the lines of “nobody is above the law.” U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, both seeking re-election, Democratic State Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo, and others couldn’t be bothered to examine their tedious cliché, norContinue reading “Many are above the law, especially in Connecticut”