Politico – The Senate took its first major vote on changing the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill Thursday, killing a strict border security proposal that would have delayed granting legal status to the 11 million living without documents in the United States. The plan was sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and would require the […]
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Jim Gilchrist of The Minuteman Project on Immigration Reform
June 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Laws.com – The so-called bipartisan “Gang of Eight” senators have come up with legislation that they claim will change our immigration system for the better. This legislation would allow more legal immigrants to enter the country over the next decade, strengthen border security, award more visas based on education and professional credentials and controversially grant […]
Congressman Steve King – “Smart, Legal Immigration Policy”
June 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
[featured-video-plus] http://youtu.be/a8-Pg9zShqI[/featured-video-plus]Congressman Steve King spoke on the House Floor about upholding the Constitution, defending the Rule of Law and having a smart, legal immigration policy.
Illegal Crossings Up 9 Percent – No Wonder the GOP Is Leery of Reform Bill
June 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Fiscal Times – While Americans anxiously scan their gizmos for signs of e-surveillance, thousands of illegals continue to jump the fence at our borders undetected. Increasingly, it looks like the bipartisan push for immigration reform may founder if the Obama administration cannot convince Congress – and especially Republicans – that our borders are secure. Are […]
Sen. Lee: Gang of Eight’s Bill is an Immigration ObamaCare
June 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Hill – Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) called the Gang of Eight’s comprehensive immigration reform bill “an immigration version of ObamaCare.” “However well-intentioned, the Gang of Eight bill is just an immigration version of ObamaCare,” Lee said Sunday. “The Gang of Eight bill is not immigration reform. It is big government dysfunction. It is an […]
Dallas-Fort Worth a ‘Command Center’ for Drug Cartels
June 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Star-Telegram – The slaying in Southlake Town Square of a Mexican attorney with reputed ties to drug cartels was a brazen and well-coordinated assassination that illustrates the increasingly long and lethal reach of the brutal criminal organizations, security experts say. The flamboyant public hit was unusual because Mexican cartels try to stay off the radar […]
