USA Today – The Senate immigration proposal does not help states pay for costs incurred by policy changes. “Potentially, we are going to create a financial catastrophe for states and localities,” said Sheri Steisel, senior federal affairs counsel and a human services expert at the National Conference of State Legislatures. “The states will end up […]
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Anxiety Brews Among Immigration Supporters
July 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Associated Press – Supporters of far-reaching immigration legislation fear they’re losing the message war and say an all-out campaign is needed from business groups and other outside advocates with ties to House Republicans to turn it around. “Here’s the fact: We’re not winning, so we’ve got to wage a campaign,” Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said […]
IRS Gave $14 Billion in Refundable Tax Credits to Illegals
July 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Townhall.com – Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., both said the immigration bill they helped push through the Senate was designed to “bring people out of the shadows.” Yet, if illegal aliens are truly in the shadows, why has the Internal Revenue Service been able to find enough of them to pay […]
Immigration Judges Want Independence from DoJ
July 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Boston Globe – Federal immigration judges are urging Congress to liberate them from the Department of Justice, a dramatic bid for independence that could eventually open immigration court records to the public for the first time in US history. “Somebody needs to flip the light switch on and make all of this stuff more visible,” […]
Scrap Delusional Immigration Bill and Start Over
July 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Bloomberg – The U.S. Senate has passed an immigration bill, and now all the great and good are urging the Republican-led House to pass it, too. It should decline. That bill would substantially increase immigration into the U.S., especially the number of low-skilled immigrants — something that Americans don’t want, that serves no pressing economic […]
Repatriation or Prosecution – Senate Immigration Bill Must Consider Family Unity
July 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Fresno Bee – Senate immigration reform bill creates new problem… It includes a section starting on page 113 titled, “protection of family values in apprehension programs.” Should someone be deterred at the border, officials would have to determine if they were a parent, guardian or child. Then, when determining repatriation or prosecution, they have to […]
