Unaccompanied children are streaming across the nation’s southern border by the thousands. The New York Times reported June 4 that 47,017 unaccompanied children had been apprehended at the southwest United States border since Oct. 1. In 2013, the Department of Homeland Security released 36,007 convicted criminal aliens from detention who were awaiting the outcome of […]
Robert Casimiro
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R. Casimiro: Following the money trail
On Jan. 10, I was stunned as the hearing room in Augusta concerning Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed changes to general assistance rules filled with an estimated 200 attendees. I listened to testimony, was interviewed by a television station, and submitted my written comments. Looking around, I gathered that I was likely the only person there […]
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R. Casimiro: Veterans’ pensions take hit
The headline of a Daily Caller article of Dec. 18 was: “Senate Dems block amendment to restore veteran benefits by closing illegal immigrant welfare loophole.” The amendment referred to was introduced by U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., and would close the loophole that allowed illegal aliens to claim $4.2 billion in tax refunds in 2010. […]