Illegal Immigration – The Righteous Cause

How the Justice Department Turned to “Birth Tourism” After Losing at the Supreme Court

Posted on July 2, 2026 by Dennis Robbins

26,000 Babies and a Booming Industry: The Real Scale of Birth Tourism A Standalone Companion to “Born of the Soil, or Born of Consent?” ❖ ❖ ❖ The Morning After: A Loss at the Court, a New Front at the Department The ink on the Supreme Court’s decision was scarcely dry. On the morning of…

Born of the Soil, or Born of Consent? Why Birthright Citizenship for the Children of Illegal Aliens Departs from the Constitution’s Origins

Posted on July 1, 2026July 2, 2026 by Dennis Robbins

Why Birthright Citizenship Rests on a Feudal Mistake ❖ ❖ ❖ Introduction: A Question the Founders Never Answered — Because We Never Asked It Rightly On June 30, 2026 — in the two hundred and fiftieth year of American independence — the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its decision in Trump v….

Released to Kill: The Deadly Consequences of Democrat Sanctuary City Policies

Posted on March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 by Dennis Robbins

Preventable Deaths: A Nationwide Pattern of Criminal Alien Releases Gone Fatally Wrong An Investigative Report | March 2026 Introduction: A Crime That Did Not Have to Happen Just after 1:00 a.m. on a Thursday in March 2026, eighteen-year-old Sheridan Gorman was walking through a park near Loyola University in Chicago with a group of friends….

Disrupting Worship: Don Lemon, Anti-ICE Protesters, and the Limits of the First Amendment

Posted on February 3, 2026February 26, 2026 by Dennis Robbins

On January 18, 2026, anti-ICE protesters disrupted a Sunday service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, chanting “ICE out” and “Justice for Renee Good”—referencing a U.S. citizen killed by an ICE officer earlier that month—to target Pastor David Easterwood, who also heads ICE’s local field office. Former CNN anchor Don Lemon entered the church…

The Tim Walz Conundrum: A Career Built on Politics Faces an Uncertain Future … all washed up?

Posted on December 29, 2025December 29, 2025 by Dennis Robbins

All washed up? The political obituaries may be premature, but Tim Walz’s future in Minnesota politics has become markedly cloudier following his failed vice-presidential bid alongside Kamala Harris. As Governor of Minnesota, Walz now faces a critical question that haunts many career politicians: What happens when the political music stops? According to recent reporting, Walz…

What are the actual bureaucratic gears in the ICE program that are preventing any visible action on deportation?

Posted on January 22, 2025February 8, 2025 by Dennis Robbins

Several bureaucratic and operational elements within the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) program contribute to the challenges in executing visible and effective deportation actions: Resource Limitations: Funding: ICE has faced and continues to face budget shortfalls. For instance, even before Trump’s return to office, there was a reported shortfall of $230 million, which impacts the…

2 Corinthians 11:13-15: For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.

Romans 3:20-24: For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

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Born of the Soil, or Born of Consent? Why Birthright Citizenship for the Children of Illegal Aliens Departs from the Constitution’s Origins
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How the Justice Department Turned to “Birth Tourism” After Losing at the Supreme Court
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