Former Republican Speaker of the House, Denny Hastert, is getting together with several Chicago Republicans to stage an event to promote amnesty for illegal immigrants in order to pressure Washington to act on immigration “reform”. As usual, rather than going to the general public to attempt to persuade them on the wisdom of their efforts, the Republican establishment aims straight at Washington D.C. since, in their minds, that is the only place where winning an argument matters. Hastert’s efforts reflect the challenge facing serious conservatives who support the rule of law and concept of national sovereignty when opposed by well-heeled Republican lobbyists and donors who, instead of seeing 11 million future government dependents and Democrats, see only 11 million cheap laborers and future customers. They do not realize how legalizing the status of millions of unskilled individuals who came here with the belief that our immigration laws and borders are...(Read Full Post)