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When you hear of people in Chicago sleeping on he sidewalk to be first in line in the morning, you may figure hey are hoping to snag tickets for Lady Gaga or a Cubs World Series. But those were not the explanation Wednesday when thousands lined up at Navy Pier. They didn't want to get something. They wanted to avoid getting something: a deportation order. It was a scene that immediately put every American into one of wo groups: those heartened by the throngs of illegal immigrants hirsting to stay in this country, and those appalled.
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In recent days, people have likened Barack Obama to Richard Nixon, particularly on the misuse of the Internal Revenue Service for political advantage. But equating the two, writes Steve Chapman, is like concluding that babies are li... Read Post

According to the more vigorous critics of illegal immigration, our porous borders are a grave threat to safety. Yet as Steve Chapman reports, the reality is that as the illegal immigrant population has grown, crime has gone south. Read Post

No one relishes the task of finding useful ways o address the longstanding results of illegal immigration, but hey require attention. Congress can make an omelet, writes Steve Chapman, or it can try to unscramble the eggs. View this... Read Post