Outside the Beltway

The idea that we are in the middle of an illegal immigration crisis is not supported by the evidence.

An obscure U.N. human rights report has become the latest political outrage of the day in the battle over Arizona’s controversial immigration law.

Last night’s primaries continued the anti-establishment narrative we’ve seen so far this year, and put both of the statewide offices in Florida in play.

After surviving the worst of a hard-fought primary campaign against J.D. Hayworth, Senator John McCain is probably pretty pleased with himself right now.

Same-sex marriages are still barred in California, but how long that lasts is in the hands of three judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

When John McCain is the voice of reason in the GOP, things are really screwy.

Senate Republicans want to rethink the 14th Amendment’s automatic citizenship for people born in the U.S.

The link between immigration and crime rates that many immigration opponents point to simply does not exist

The Obama administration is refusing to enforce border security, right?

Yes, a lot of people are dying on the Arizona border, but the cause is not the drug war. Rather, it is simple fact that crossing the desert on foot is a dangerous proposition. (And this is not a new phenomenon).

Less than 24 hours before it was set to take effect, a Federal Judge has put a hold on most of the key provisions of Arizona’s immigration law.

Marco Rubio doesn’t want to see the proliferation of SB1070s to other states.

Journalism and the New Media combined in a feeding frenzy yesterday and a woman lost her job. She probably shouldn’t have.

You’ve probably seen a lot of these signs popping up lately.

More decapitation talk.

Since 9/11 there has been a steady trickle of stories about jihadists hooking up with Latin American drug cartels and the like. Here is a guide of story points that can help you identify when such a story is almost certainly bogus.

If Jon Kyl’s recent comments are any indication, Republicans haven’t learned their lesson just yet.

The White House is making some very odd political choices in its response to the Arizona immigration law.

Attorney General Eric Holder said today that the Federal Government retains the option of suing Arizona a second time if the state’s new immigration law is enforced in a discriminatory manner.

Let’s revisit the question of crime levels in Arizona.

Will Democrats use a lame-duck session of Congress to pass legislation they can’t get through otherwise ? They might try, but I doubt they’ll succeed.

Arizona has been experiencing a massive increase in violent crime of late, right?

The legal battle over immigration began today as the Obama Administration filed suit against Arizona over its new immigration law.

What exactly is it about air conditioning that has some people so upset ?

Not surprisingly, Elena Kagan finished her testimony without giving any real ammunition to the Republicans.

Senator Jon Kyl is distancing himself from earlier comments that he made accusing the President of holding border security “hostage.”

Are the majority of illegal immigrants drug-runners? Arizona Governor Jan Brewer thinks so.