Now that states and locals are passing laws in an attempt to alleviate some of the damage of illegal immigration, the feds must do two things: 1) enforce federal immigration laws on the books instead of writing new ones to give amnesty and citizenship to illegal aliens; and 2) end birthright citizenship. See my latest Washington Examiner column, End Birthright Citizenship.
On a Duke case-related note, I must give a big shout-out to Michael Gaynor, lawyer and columnist, for his shout-out to me and for “scolding” Stuart Taylor and KC Johnson for not mentioning me in their new book, Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case. 
“The authors’ tribute to Ms. [Jeralyn] Merritt, a white liberal, was deserved, but La Shawn Barber, the astute black conservative woman who surely should not have been ignored, went unmentioned. (As an astute black conservative woman, La Shawn probably will be disappointed, but not shocked, by that glaring omission.)
“The authors, La Shawn and I each independently went public with our views on the Duke case in April 2006, but La Shawn was first and she was great. (The authors began the book by writing at length about Devon Sherwood, the team’s only black player, which was fitting. Their omission of La Shawn is inexplicable to me.)
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“To the authors: Omitting La Shawn from the definitive book on the Duke case is something for which ‘gentlemen’ will be quick to make amends to the lady whom Michelle Malkin dubbed ‘Sweetheart of the Blogosphere.’ Omitting to report that a blogger (me) had repeatedly reported (a fact, not a fabrication, some found inconvenient) the multiple male DNA months before the defense team reportedly realized and perhaps even suspected it was there to find was a failing, but not giving the righteous lady whom Mr. Nifong learned to rue her due should be grounds for jailing (almost).
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“La Shawn was passionately and profoundly pounding away about the injustice of the Duke case, to the disgust of the race hustlers and political correctness nuts. Long before blogs Durham-in-Wonderland, Friends of Duke University and LieStoppers were created, La Shawn was on the case, unaffected by color, race or sex, calling a disgrace a disgrace.”
Thanks, Michael, and I hope Stuart and KC take the criticism in stride (because I’m not too disappointed). It’s a great book, and I’m glad to have played a small part in uncovering media bias and exposing Mike Nifong’s mendacity, race baiting, and recklessness.
Addendum: FYI, Stuart Taylor apologized for neglecting to mention me. I appreciated it, but I hope he’s not losing sleep. 
