Jim Gilchrist, MMP Exclusive — New doubts are being raised about the sincerity of the Obama administration to enforce border security after the anticipated passage of a comprehensive immigration reform package. In testimony before the House Judiciary Committee last week, Chris Crane, President of the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council 118, said ICE agents […]
Archives for February 2013
How Foreign Students Hurt U.S. Innovation
February 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Bloomberg – In the old days, the U.S. program for foreign-student visas helped developing nations and brought diversity to then white-bread American campuses. Today, the F-1 program, as it is known, has become a profit center for universities and a wage-suppression tool for the technology industry. International students are attractive to strapped colleges because they […]
Many Reasons to Doubt Border Security Enforcement After Passage of Immigration Reform
February 11, 2013 By 1 Comment
Jim Gilchrist, MMP Exclusive – In the debate about comprehensive immigration reform, Republicans want assurances from the Obama administration and the Democratic leadership that border security will be tightened as a prerequisite for providing a path to citizenship for illegal aliens. Democrats argue that the $18 billion spent on immigration enforcement makes the border more […]
Nothing About Illegal Immigration Quite Adds Up
February 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Tribune Media Services – Conservative corporate employers still support the idea of imported, cheap, non-union labor — in a strange alliance with liberal activists who want the larger blocs of Latino voters that eventually follow massive influxes from Latin America. Yet how conservative are businesses that in the past flouted federal law — and how […]
On Immigration, Conservative Mastermind Kris Kobach Is Not Backing Down
February 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
TIME – Beltway Republicans who think an immigration-reform bill is going to bring Latino voters to the GOP need to think again, says Kris Kobach — not that the insiders are in much of a mood to listen to him these days. The Kansas conservative is a driving force behind efforts to crack down on […]
Borderline Confusion – Secure, or Not Secure?
February 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Jim Gilchrist, MMP Exclusive – While President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress continue to press for a citizenship path for more than 11 million illegal immigrants, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano went on a whirlwind tour of our southern border to assess security. Triumphantly arriving in San Diego this week, Napolitano announced that the border […]
