I am a long-term advocate for a mandatory E-Verify Bill that would require employers to check the records of new and existing employees against a national database. In addition, I have enormous respect for House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) and I trust his advocacy on behalf of American workers. However, I must quibble with Chairman Smith’s apparent compromise with pro-amnesty groups (Chamber of Commerce, National Restaurant Association, and the Home Builders Association) and his decision to include preemption language in H.R. 2164 that could tie the hands… [Continue Reading]

With the help of spineless Republicans, New York State is poised to pass a same-sex marriage bill.  For thousands of years the definition of marriage has meant a union between one man and one woman.  Gay rights advocates with the help of Republican legislators are on the brink of radically changing an institution that many of us believe was ordained by God.  These “progressive” changes are  made in the name of civil rights with gay rights advocates likening bans against… [Continue Reading]