Outside the Beltway

Rick Perry’s immigration positions aren’t at all unreasonable, and that presents a problem for him inside the Republican Party.

Last night’s Republican debate is likely to raise more questions about Rick Perry in the minds of voters.

Based on the numbers, Barack Obama is an immigration hawk.

Two-term New Mexico governor finally gets to share the stage with Herman Cain.

The 1980 debate between Reagan and Bush compared to the GOP primary debates in 2011 is flabbergasting.

Rick Perry’s position on immigration-related issues could be a problem for the same conservatives who have been getting behind him.

Illegal immigration from Mexico is down substantially, and it has nothing to do with all those anti-immigration laws.

In addition to Alabama, we can also have Georgia on ours minds on the ongoing immigration debate.

AL takes AZ’s approach and goes a few steps beyond.

Canada is much friendlier than the United States with regard to immigration.

The state of Arizona is seeking donations for construction of the border fence.

A new poll finds that Republican policies on immigration are chasing Latino voters straight into the arms of the Democratic Party.

Haley Barbour is making all the moves toward a 2012 Presidential run, but his stand on immigration issues could pose a problem in the Republican primaries.

While illegal immigration in the United States remains enormous, it has dropped considerably over the last three years.

Two Senators are proposing a Constitutional Amendment to redefine what it means to be an American citizen.

The Lou Dobbs story simply underscores the fact that the illegal immigration debate is fundamentally about labor supply and demand.

White America is within thinkable distance of a moment when it will no longer be the majority.

While Republicans will likely take over some key governorships and state legislature after November’s midterms, America’s changing demographics will limit their ability to gerrymander safe districts.

Comments sections on larger blogs seem inevitably to turn into cesspools. Is it worth trying to stop it happening?

Governor Brewer walks back he beheadings claims.

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.

President Obama will be giving an address to schoolkids again this year. Stay tuned for the cries of “indoctrination !”

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.

Republicans should hammer big themes — the loss of jobs, the poor health of the economy, reckless spending, increasing the size/scope of government, and tax increases — and avoid getting bogged down in policy details this campaign season.

A staggering 8 percent of all babies born in the United States in 2008 were offspring of illegal aliens. What are the public policy implications?

The Republican campaign against birthright citizenship doesn’t seem to be gaining the kind of support they expected.

A fatal car crash on a country road in Northern Virginia has become part of the national debate on over illegal immigration.

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

The United States Congress is starting to resemble a grade-school playground.

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

Immigration “moderate” Lindsey Graham is suddenly sounding not so moderate.

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).

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

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

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

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