Category Archives: Immigration Policy

The Ten Commandments in The Age of Trump

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Ten Commandments in The Age of Trump I am the Lord thy God, and DJT is Not.  You shall have no other gods before me, and that right wing sinner Donald Trump must stop selling Bibles, especially with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Families Belong Together, First Amendment, Health Care, Humor, Immigration Policy, Ten Commandments, Trump Administration, Trump Insurrection, Trump Truthiness, Women’s Rights | Leave a comment

Democracy Survey Details of Countries of Current Concern

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

We go back to the International Democracy Survey of 2022 and focus in more detail on countries of current concern to understand how they have entrapped and suppressed their populations to live in dictatorships. The first two components are the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Election, Affairs of State, California Oil, Democracy, Democracy Ratings, Economies, First Amendment, Fossil Fuel Energy, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to Assemble, Freedom to Petition, Freedoms, Gasoline, Immigration Policy, Iran, Middle East, Natural Gas, Oil, Politics, Putin, Religion, Russia, Saudi Oil Imports, Ukraine, US Oil, World Oil Exports, World Oil Usage, Yemen | Tagged | Leave a comment

War, Inhumanity, and War Crimes are a Plague That Easily Spreads

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

War, Inhumanity, and War Crimes are a Plague That Easily Spreads The US did not get involved in the 1940 German invasions in Europe until Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.  President Roosevelt wanted us to get more involved other … Continue reading →

Posted in Affairs of State, China, Democracy, Economies, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to Assemble, Freedom to Petition, Freedoms, Immigration Policy, NATO, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Putin, Russia, Trump Administration | Tagged | Leave a comment

Celebrating the Biden Presidency and Our Future Progress and Freedoms

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

President Biden, Beating the Coronavirus, Climate Change Mitigation, Blue State Freedom, DACA, Democratic City Freedom, University Freedom, Respect for Science, California VP and Future Presidential Candidate Harris. As Americans we have so much to celebrate today, and also as Californians.  … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 California Primary, 2020 Election, Air Quality, CAFE Standards, California Democratic Primary, California Federal Funding, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Congress, Conservation, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dreamers, Electric Power, Energy Efficiency, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to Assemble, Freedom to Petition, Freedoms, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hybrid Cars, Immigration Policy, Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, Politics, Renewable Energy, Science Funding, Supreme Court, Trump Administration, Trump on Climate Change | Tagged | Leave a comment

Trump: The Unmanageable Virus Vector in Chief

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump:  the unmanageable virus Vector in Chief. Trump backs off on deporting international college and University students without in-person classes.  Since this was enforced with no justification, it would have been blocked anyway. The White House has been unfairly criticizing … Continue reading →

Posted in Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dreamers, Education, Health Care, Immigration Ban, Immigration Policy, Infrastructure, Joe Biden, Negotiations, Nuclear Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Travel Ban, Trump Administration, University Funding, Wind Energy | Tagged | Leave a comment

The University of California Acts to Protect International Students

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The University of California Acts to Protect International Students UC System President Janet Napolitano announced that the UC is suing the Trump Administration action threatening to deport international students with F-1 or M-1 visas unless they take at least one … Continue reading →

Posted in Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dreamers, Education, Health Care, Immigration Ban, Immigration Policy, Trump Administration, UC Admissions | Tagged | Leave a comment

The Coming Minority and Poor Coronavirus Epidemic

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Coming Minority and Poor Coronavirus Epidemic We are about to witness the truth of the axiom that:  you are only as healthy as the least among you.  While thinking about this I see that Pete Buttigieg is way ahead … Continue reading →

Posted in Affairs of State, Children, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Care, Immigration Policy, NIH, Poverty, Public Confidence, Trump Administration, VP Pence, White House | Tagged | Leave a comment

The US and Key Countries in the Democracy Index 2019

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

We examine the new Democracy Index 2019 rating of the US and world countries performed by the Economist Intelligence Unit.  I was very interested in this since it would contain the third year of the Trump Presidency and his House … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Election, 2020 Election, 2020 Primaries, Affairs of State, Congress, Congressional Investigation, Constitution, Criminal Justice System, Democracy Ratings, Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to Assemble, Freedoms, Immigration Policy, Impeachment, Iran, Mitch McConnell, Mueller Report, North Korea, North Korea Nuclear Threat, Russia, State Department, Supreme Court, Trump Administration, Turkey, Voting Rights, Yemen | Tagged | Leave a comment

Democracy Ratings for the US and Countries in the News from the V-Dem Institute

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

We show graphs over time of the US and countries in the news, for five categories.  The ratings go from 1900 through 2018, unless only fewer years are available.  The source of the ratings is the V-Dem Institute at V-dem.net. … Continue reading →

Posted in Affairs of State, Democracy Ratings, Economies, Education, Equal Treatment Under the Law, Equality of Opportunity Project, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to Assemble, Freedom to Petition, Freedoms, Immigration Policy, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Politics, Religion, Secrecy, Syria, Turkey, United Nations, Voting Rights, Women’s Rights | Leave a comment

The United States and the World in the Freedom in the World 2019 Ratings

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

We show graphs in the Freedom House report “Freedom in the World 2019” by Freedom House at freedomhouse.org, for both the United States, and for World countries. We show the decline in the US Freedom rating over 10 years from … Continue reading →

Posted in Affairs of State, Criminal Justice System, Democracy Ratings, Education, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to Assemble, Freedom to Petition, Freedoms, Immigration Ban, Immigration Policy, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Russia, Saudi Oil Imports, Syria, Turkey, Voting Rights, Yemen | Tagged | Leave a comment