Archives for December 2014

A response from Sen. Tim Kaine on Obama’s use of executive action on immigration

A Minuteman Project reader took the time to visit our take action center and send a message directly to her Senator expressing her disagreement with Obama’s immigration executive fiat. Her representative, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), sent her the following response: Dear [redacted]: Thank you for contacting me about President Obama’s use of executive actions pertaining […]

Federal Judge Says Obama Violated the Constitution With Immigration Action

The Blaze — A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration runs afoul of the Constitution. Judge Arthur Schwab, who handles cases in the Western District of Pennsylvania, made the ruling in a case involving an immigrant from Honduras, according to Reuters. Reuters reported that the decision will have […]

New ICE chief believes some illegals have a ‘right’ to citizenship

BREITBART — On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Sarah Saldana, who has said she would implement President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty and believes that illegal immigrants who qualify for it have a “right” to citizenship, to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency tasked with enforcing the country’s immigration laws. She was confirmed by a […]

McConnell won’t explain why he voted ‘no’ on Cruz’s amnesty point of order

BREITBART — Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) won’t explain why he voted against Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) constitutional point of order on President Obama’s executive amnesty, telling reporters the vote is old news. “I’m not going to go back and rehash the events of the last few days. You all have all written […]

Do some illegals have ‘right’ to citizenship? Sen. Mike Lee says NO

BREITBART — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has a new leader. The Senate confirmed Sarah Saldana as head of ICE, but not before Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) had some choice words about her. He notes Saldana has said illegal immigrants who qualify for executive amnesty have a “right” to citizenship and would help Obama subvert the […]

Rand Paul introduces bill to overturn exec amnesty

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Monday introduced legislation to overturn Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration, which he believes “blatantly [ignores] the separations of powers and the principles our country was founded on”: The bill, called “Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act,” points out that Obama has said at least 22 times before that he […]