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Posted: Apr 07, 2017 12:01 AM

The sky must be falling. Just a few hours ago, a Marxist feminist professor sent an email that I agreed with completely. It explained why she doesnt allow people to cut in line by enrolling in classes for which they have not yet satisfied the enrollment requirements. Im so inspired by her eloquence that I am extending her logic and banning illegal aliens from enrolling in my classes. Her inspirational email is printed below:

I do not provide overrides for students who havent completely satisfied the pre-requisites for the senior seminar to enroll. That would be like allowing (cutting) in line in front of someone else who has been waiting (his or her) turn. Once (they) have senior standing, then (they) can enroll in the class provided all the other pre-requisites are completed too Several faculty members have sent advisees to me to request an override. Im not doing them. I would appreciate it if advisers would not send their advisees to me with these requests.

In case you did not follow that, let me provide a little context. Our majors are required to take a senior seminar before they graduate. However, before they enroll in the senior seminar, they have to take two classes one in research methods and the other in statistics. Students usually take these two classes their junior year so they can be prepared to take senior seminar their senior year, which, of course, makes intuitive sense.

Of course, for every student that is less motivated than the average student there is one more motivated than the average student. In fact, some are so highly motived that they actually complete their research methods class and statistics class by the end of their sophomore year, rather than their junior year. So why not let them take the senior seminar their junior year? They have already completed the necessary prerequisites. Why hold them up based on the mere technicality that the senior seminar is only for seniors.

The answer is that allowing cutting in line has real world consequences. We have about 80 graduates per year. Thus we offer about four of these seminars per year with an enrollment of about 20 per class. That means we have just enough seats to accommodate all the graduating seniors. But if we granted registration overrides, which would allow juniors to enroll, then some seniors would be bumped out of the classes. That means they would have their graduation postponed as a result. In her email, the Marxist professor indicates she understands this and then proceeds to raise two moral objections. The first objection is explicit and the second one is implicit:

Some people who are reading this column think they know where I am going with all of this. They assume that I will try to compare students seeking overrides with illegal immigrants seeking amnesty. That assumption is born of careless thinking and is way off the mark. Allow me to correct the error and explain why the two groups are not equal.

Our students who seek early enrollment in senior seminar got into the position they are in by being responsible. They finished their prerequisites early and now seek a reward for engaging in what is indisputably good behavior. But practical considerations require us to deny their requests. In contrast, illegal immigrants who seek amnesty got into the position they are in by being criminals. They jumped the border early and now seek a reward for what is indisputably anti-social behavior. Such people dont really care about practical considerations.

So what makes some of my leftist colleagues against allowing line jumping by good students yet enthusiastically in favor of allowing line jumping by illegal immigrants? In other words, why dont they live out their professional lives the same way they live out their political lives? (For additional context see my recent column, Professor, Hypocrite, Tear Down This Wall!).

The answer of course is that all reason goes out the window when it comes to the campus lefts war on white privilege. These leftists are trying to fundamentally transform America into a Marxist utopia. And that requires nullifying the votes of those who have all the power. Their politics reigns supreme over principle, which is a nice way of saying they are hypocrites.

In contrast, I have a worldview that seeks consistency. Now, thanks to the email from my Marxist colleague, I am going to take a stand for what is indisputably morally right. From now on, I am going to check the immigration status of every one of my students. If any are illegal aliens, I will not let them remain in any of my classes. To paraphrase my colleague, to do otherwise would be allowing cutting in line in front of someone else who has been waiting his or her turn.

This is not the end of the world for illegals. Once they have earned citizenship, they can enroll in my class provided all the other pre-requisites are completed, too.

Author's Note: My leftist colleagues do not endorse this column. It makes too much sense.

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Not so, according to Brookline Police, but some think otherwise. Brookline police arrested 29 people in 2016 for driving without a valid license, at least a handful of those were not born in the US.

Last year Brookline Police issued 16,298 moving violations to motorists driving through town. Included in those violations were 29 arrests of people driving without a license.

A TAB review of the 29 arrests showed 20 of the people had faced more significant charges previously, such as driving under the influence or were wanted on warrants. The other nine were arrested because they never had a license and were driving when an officer pulled them over for a traffic offense. Of those nine, eight were Hispanic and one was black.

The review comes after a meeting discussing the town's consideration of Sanctuary City status. The question: How would police interact with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and should they be arresting people without a driver's license?

Brookline resident and Town Meeting Member Mariela Ames, a courtroom interpreter, brought the argument to the selectmen that arresting people for not having a license could unfairly put immigrants who are in the country illegally in ICE's crosshairs when the police run their fingerprints. Her husband, Brooks Ames, a lawyer, echoed the sentiments on social media.

Ames is suing a number of elected and paid town officials on behalf of a former firefighter, and for a time short time on behalf of two police officers, charging those in the suit with racism.

Brookline Police do not ask for immigration status when issuing citations or arrests, but when they arrest an individual, those fingerprints are sent to the FBI and then on to ICE. But none of the 29 individuals in 2016 arrested for not having an active driver's license while driving came back as wanted by immigration officials, although a number told police they were not born in the US.

By comparison, in 2016 the Cambridge Police arrested 1,882. Of those, 891 were not arrested on the spot, but summonsed to court. And 161 people were arrested for driving without ever having a license (chapter 90 section 10). But 138 of those were summonsed to court.

There were 147 arrests in 2016 in Wellesley. Seven of those were chapter 90 section 10, according to Wellesley Police. There were 6,395 traffic violations that same year. There were 4,994 written warnings, 1,145 civil citations, and 256 criminal complaints.

Newton Police said they arrested 19 individuals last year for driving without a license.

The police argument

Police Chief Daniel OLeary said the arrests are not personal.

Part of our job is to make sure people are safe on the roads. And stopping people who make traffic violations is a big part of that, he said. "In order for a community to have a safety on the road, the police have to have a enforcement policy thats balanced and fair. And to have people throw out at a public meeting that were not being fair when records indicate otherwise is not right. These are records they stand on their own," he said.

The state law says you cant operate a vehicle without a valid driver's license. OLeary said once an officer discovers someone does not have a valid license, its incumbent upon police to enforce the law.

Still, a 2016 policy issued to the police department reminds officers to take into consideration whether there are other people in the car who could drive the car or a prior history before calling a tow truck to pick up the car or arresting an individual who doesnt have a license.

The policy came out of conversations within the department after some officers expressed concern about whether it was necessary to tow the car away in every instance of such a violation. Officers felt it could be an undue hardship on people who might not be able to afford the cost, he said.

The arrest reports of the nine people cited for driving without a license each indicate a police officer pulled them over for traffic violations, including texting while driving, illegal left turns, failing to stop at a traffic light, failing to stop at a stop sign, speeding 15 miles over. Most individuals appeared to admit right away they had never had a license. And all had previous interactions with the police, be it previous arrests or other traffic-related infractions.

If the Brookline Police let one of these people off the hook and they drove off and got into an accident, that is a dereliction of the polices duty to keep people safe, said the chief.

Of the nine individuals arrested only for driving without ever having had a license, eight of them were Hispanic and at least three told police they were not born in the US.

But its not like the police have it out for immigrants, said the chief.

For example

Consider the practice of giving tickets out for leaf blower violations. Last year, the police worked with owners of landscaping companies and various committees in town on the problem of what to do about noise violations there.

Police voiced concerns about handing out tickets to people working for landscaping companies, many of whom might be immigrants.

Why would we issue a ticket to a guy who is probably not even making that much money? said the chief of the $100 fine.

The town and the committee tasked with looking into the towns noise bylaws around this looked into the possibility of ticketing the owner of the property.

Brookline Police has begun tracking interactions with ICE agents, noting when they receive requests from the federal agency. This is a new practice. The police chief said Brookline Police have gotten alerts from ICE six times in recent years requesting they hold individuals for them. But ICE did not show up to take any of those individuals into their custody. The chief announced his department will not honor ICE requests going forward, ahead of any official word from the Board of Selectmen.

Anthony Naro, a lawyer and member of the Diversity, Inclusion and Community Relations Commission tasked with coming up with a recommendation for the Board of Selectmen on how to amend its police police in regard to ICE and sanctuary city status, argues that it is unconstitutional for local authorities to make civil arrests on behalf of the federal government.

"Brookline deserves progressive policies which protect the constitutional rights of everyone in our community; at the same time, we need transparent policies that can be fairly, and unambiguously, executed by officers in the field, and understood by all members of the community," he said in a recent opinion piece in the TAB.

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To the editor: Thank goodness for the open and honest words of Robin Abcarian. Her column on Vice President Mike Pences refusal to dine alone with a woman and the possible discriminatory effects of his behavior should be mandatory reading for all. (Mike Pence won't dine alone with a woman who's not his wife. Is that sexist? April 5)

How can we say that woman are allowed equal opportunity when we have men in the highest positions of our country who belittle our very existence? Wasnt it bad enough when President Trump used disgusting terms to describe how he treats women?

In addition to his dining restriction, Pence will not go without his wife to an event where alcohol is served. Does he imagine that women want to throw themselves at his feet pleading for attention?

I fear for the future of women during this administration.

Judith Braun, Woodland Hills

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To the editor: In the 1950s, I attended college as an accounting major. In those days, accounting, especially auditing, was considered a male profession.

I knew that finding a job would be difficult, so I applied for a civil service position in the federal government. I passed the written test with the top score and moved on to the interview.

There, I was told that regardless of my stellar test score, a woman could not be hired onto the accounting staff, especially one who wants to go into auditing. The wives of the male staff members would object to me going on a field audit and sharing meals with men.

Thanks to the views of wives like Pences, I did not get the job.

Donna Handy, Santa Barbara

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One of Vice President Mike Pences Secret Service guards was apparently caught with a prostitute according to ABC and CNN. Josh King has the story (@abridgetoland). Buzz60

Pence departs after a meeting with House Republicans on health care legislation on Capitol Hill on April 4, 2017.(Photo: Aaron P. Bernstein, Getty Images)

A U.S. Secret Service agent who guards Vice President Mike Pence has been suspended after allegedly consorting with a prostitute at a Maryland hotel, CNN and ABC report.

The agency did not immediately respond to an e-mail sent to its press operation Wednesday night.

Both news organizations credited law enforcement sources.

The incident unfolded late last week when the manager of a hotel in Montgomery County, Md., became suspicious about activity in one of the guest rooms and called police, CNN reported. Police saw the agent leave the hotel and stopped him, according to ABC.

Police arrested the agent for solicitation, and the agent then reported his arrest to the agency, CNN reported.

The agent was off-duty at the time of the incident, both news organizations reported.

"The Secret Service takes allegations of criminal activity very seriously," the agency said in a statement to ABC. "This matter is being investigated by our Office of Professional Responsibility to determine the facts."

The agent turned over his weapon, lost all security clearance and lost access to Secret Service facilities, the New York Daily News reported, citing an agency spokesperson.

In 2012, Secret Service agents assigned to President Obama's detail allegedly took 20 prostitutes back to their rooms in Colombia. Eight agents wound up being fired.

The initial purpose of the agency founded in 1865 was to prevent the production of counterfeit money. Today, the agency's mission is to protect the nation's leaders and to protect the financial and critical infrastructure of the country.

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