FAIR — Under the leadership of Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), House Republicans are drafting a set of immigration reform principles to guide them as they debate immigration in 2014. They plan to release these principles in time for their January 29th GOP retreat. At the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), we hope these principles […]
Archives for 2014
Immigration Reform News and Impact on US Homeland Security
January 15, 2014 By
Right Side News — Reaffirming his openness to amnesty legislation, in an interview Sunday with Spanish media outlet Telemundo, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) asserted he sees “no reason” why the House cannot come to an agreement on a legal status for illegal aliens so long as other conditions are met. Specifically citing border […]
Conservative Lawmakers Plot New Strategy for Defying Federal Gun Laws
January 14, 2014 By
ABC News – Having failed in an earlier effort to bar federal agents from enforcing gun regulations in Missouri, conservative lawmakers are trying a new tack this year: banding together with other like-minded states to defy certain federal laws at the same time. Supporters believe it will be more difficult for the federal government to […]
Immigration Reform is Not a Civil Rights Issue
January 12, 2014 By
PolicyMic – Many supporters of comprehensive immigration reform, including Attorney General Eric Holder and Facebook mogul Mark Zuckerberg, have demanded immediate action, calling it an urgent civil rights issue. But this is entirely wrong, because the plight of illegal immigrants isn’t about civil rights, but the rule of law. [Read More]
Bakersfield Sheriff To Continue Honoring Immigration Hold Requests From ICE
January 11, 2014 By
KBAK TV Eyewitness News – Under the new state law known as the Trust Act which went into effect January 1, undocumented immigrants arrested for minor misdemeanor offenses are no longer subjected to being placed on a 48 hour immigration hold at the request of ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood […]
Sen. Rubio: Distrust of Obama Hurts Immigration Reform
January 10, 2014 By
Miami Herald – Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) says a single reform bill won’t pass Congress — and a pathway to citizenship for those illegally in this country is no guarantee either. But he said he’s prepared to vote for a series of immigration bills from the U.S. House even if none has a citizenship pathway. […]
