Washington Times – Rand Paul’s Libertarian immigration policy would be an experiment in which I don’t think we should participate. We should not bet the republic that the results will be good. I suspect the results would be a disaster and the end of the American experiment. The irony of millions of Americans looking for […]
Archives for March 2013
Immigration Must Focus on Needs of Unemployed Americans
March 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) – Immigration reform is a complex issue that requires significant time and public engagement to be handled responsibly and to produce legislation that will actually work. We need to have open public hearings on every aspect of this proposed reform—visa overstays, exit and entry systems, future flow, chain migration, the public […]
Ron Paul: If Illegal Immigration Not Stopped, Future is Grim
March 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
RonPaul.com – A nation without borders is no nation at all. After decades of misguided policies America has now become a free-for-all. Our leaders betrayed the middle class which is forced to compete with welfare-receiving illegal immigrants who will work for almost anything, just because the standards in their home countries are even lower. If […]
Business Lobbyists Dominate Immigration Debate
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
CNBC – With Congress once again slouching toward immigration reform, it makes sense to look for who is lobbying lawmakers to shape the coming legislation. As it turns out, while Americans remain divided on immigration, the lobbyists are not. The Sunlight Foundation, a do-gooder government transparency and accountability outfit formed in 2006, released “Untangling the […]
ICE Union Has Zero Confidence in Border Security Promises
March 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Daily Caller – The head of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent union says that he has no confidence that the Obama administration would step up its border control efforts as part of any immigration reform agreement. Chris Crane, ICE officer and National ICE Council president representing 7,000 ICE agents, officers, and employees, expressed concern […]
Why Immigration Amnesty Should and Will Fail
March 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Waxahachie Newspapers – Illegal immigrants make a rational choice when they decide to violate our immigration laws. They weigh the costs, including the risks of getting caught, against the benefits of a better life. We attract more illegal immigrants by reducing the costs through discretionary enforcement and improving the benefits through amnesty. The United States […]
