PHILLY.COM — MAYOR NUTTER is expected to sign an executive order tomorrow that will significantly limit collaboration between Philadelphia police and federal immigration authorities. The order is expected to preclude police from honoring detainer requests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement except in cases where a person is convicted of a first- or second-degree felony […]
Archives for April 2014
Should Obama use the power of his pen to turn the tide on immigration reform?
CNN — Immigration champion Rep. Luis Gutierrez feels confident that President Barack Obama will use his executive powers to push through reform. House Speaker John Boehner feels confident that doing so will tank what little support the President has among Republicans on immigration reform. They’re both right, immigration law experts say. After pushback from immigration […]
Reps. Israel, Pelosi Wrong–Resisting Amnesty Is Not “Racist,” But “Racial.” Quite Right Too!
VDARE — It appears to be the new party line: on CNN’s State of the Union, Rep. Steve Israel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said of the failure to pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform a.k.a. Amnesty/ Immigration Surge that to a significant extent, the Republican base does have elements that are animated by racism. […]
Trump: ‘I Would Build a Border Fence Like You Have Never Seen Before’
BREITBART — Donald Trump, speaking to a gathering of conservative Americans at the New Hampshire Freedom Summit, said that “not only is Obamacare a disaster, it is the single greatest lie that I have ever witnessed, and I have been watching politics for a long time.” Trump’s speech was upbeat and direct, and he didn’t […]
GOP Reps press DHS on the agency’s release of criminal aliens
DAILYCALLER — Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are pushing the Department of Homeland Security for more information about the thousands of criminal aliens that the agency has captured and released back into the United States. The members’ request come on the heels of a report, based on internal data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, […]
Illegal Immigrants Flooding US Facilities Claiming ‘Credible Fear’ for Lives
BREITBART — A recent trend along Texas’ southern border involves illegal immigrants flocking to the U.S., turning themselves in to Border Patrol officials, and then expressing credible fear for their lives. Word has apparently spread throughout Central America that immigrants who take these steps have a good chance of obtaining asylum in the U.S. The […]