Washington Times — The number of illegal immigrants crossing the border rose in 2014, while deportations dropped, according to new statistics Homeland Security released Friday in a pre-holiday data dump that signaled potential problems on both sides of the immigration enforcement equation. Apprehensions on the border, which Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says is a […]
Archives for December 2014
‘Homeland’ Figures Show Illegal Immigration Rose in 2014 While Deportations Dropped
December 22, 2014 By 1 Comment
Deportations of illegals see significant drop under Obama
December 22, 2014 By 4 Comments
THE WASHINGTON TIMES — Homeland Security Department officials say the changing face of illegal immigration and the reluctance of “sanctuary cities” to help enforce immigration laws have led to the stunning drop in deportations over the past few years. Statistics released late Friday showed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported about 315,000 immigrants in fiscal […]
Jeb Bush says he’ll persuade GOP on immigration
December 19, 2014 By 25 Comments
Sort-of presidential candidate Jeb Bush spoke out on immigration and how he sees his candidacy in relation to the party’s nods towards immigration control and border security. “A candidate gets to persuade,” Bush said to Miami’s NBC 6. “I think there’s a compelling case that if we want to be young and dynamic again, we […]
Court strategy fails to overturn Obama’s executive action
December 19, 2014 By 3 Comments
The Supreme Court allowed a lower court decision to stand which forces the state of Arizona to issue drivers licenses to immigrants brought here illegally by their parents. President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program essentially granted amnesty for children of illegal aliens. Arizona, along with Nebraska, refused to abide by the illegal […]
Immigrant workers account for ALL employment growth since 2007
December 19, 2014 By 3 Comments
WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Labor statistics show that foreign-born workers account for all net gains in U.S. employment in the past seven years, according to a group that advocates low immigration. The Center for Immigration Studies issued a report Friday that found 1.5 million fewer U.S.-born workers employed in 2014 than prior to the recession in […]
A response from Sen. Warner on Obama’s immigration policy
December 19, 2014 By 5 Comments
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) recently responded to a Minuteman Project reader who sent him a direct email through our take action center. Read his response below: Dear [redacted], Thank you for contacting me regarding our nation’s immigration system. I have heard from thousands of Virginians and met with hundreds of groups and individuals on the […]
