When American Airlines Flight 11 hit WTC 1 at 8:46 AM, Rick Rescorla grabbed his bullhorn (the picture at left was taken on 9/11).   Rick was the security chief for Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter in WTC 2.   Read More

This WSJ article does a great job summarizing the problem Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) approach to immigration enforcement.  They exclusively going after "good faith" employers who have unknowingly hired illegal immigrants, paid them fair wages, provided benefits, and paid all appropriate taxes.  In comes ICE and the worker disappears, works for cash, without benefits, or taxes withheld.  Who is benefiting in this system?  It is not the employer (he just lost a good worker).  It is not the taxpayer (he just lost tax revenue). Read More

A lot people are asking: What happened to the Sanctuary City bill? On May 18 Tommy Williams' Senatorial Committee held a hearing to discuss Sanctuary Cities. The hearing room overflowed with police chiefs, sheriffs, pastors, priests, and business owners. The most compelling testimony came from law enforcement. Although the bill had been drafted to avoid unfunded mandates and enhance law enforcement, the testimony proved both claims to be false. Read More