Browsing: Tommy Acosta

In the Political Ring with Tommy Acosta

January 3, 20131

‘Rope a Dope’: How Obama Won the Debates By Tommy Acosta For aficionados who love a good fight in the…

In The Political Ring with Tommy Acosta

December 29, 20125

Entitlements: Six of These – Half a Dozen of the Other – The Business of Welfare By Tommy Acosta(December 29,…

In The Political Ring with Tommy Acosta

December 23, 20124

Fiscal Cliff or Fiscal Stoop? By Tommy Acosta(December 23, 2012) The media frenzy over the looming Fiscal Cliff and panic…

City Must Prepare for Lights Construction Tsunami

February 14, 20123

Opinion by Tommy Acosta Sedona AZ (February 14, 2012) – The die is cast. The fight was won. The lights…

Vote Yes on Prop 410: It’s a Win-Win for Sedona

October 30, 20112

There Are No Guarantees in Life or in Sedona By Tommy Acosta Sedona, AZ (October 30, 2011) – This editorial…

Rita Livingston Sedona’s Shining Light

October 18, 20111

Dedicated Her life and Her Resources to Protecting and Enhancing Sedona By Tommy Acosta Sedona, AZ (October 18, 2011) -…

Gnashing of Teeth
By Tommy Acosta
America must prepare for a national gnashing of teeth as our government shifts into full-blown, pedal-to-the-metal mode, evicting and deporting undocumented migrants back to the countries they came from. It won’t matter if someone is a criminal illegal immigrant or a hard-working person supporting and raising a family. The law is the law, according to Border Czar Tom Homan, and under this hardline approach, everyone without documentation will be sent packing, regardless of circumstance. Not even Dreamers—those brought here as children through no fault of their own—or those born here under the current interpretation of birthright citizenship will be safe under the new administration’s policies. Consider this: Jesus taught that simply being born in the nation of Israel would not guarantee someone a place in heaven (Matthew 8:12). In much the same way, former President Trump has implied that simply being born in the U.S. does not guarantee citizenship if the child’s parents are undocumented immigrants. Let that sink in. Read more→