Speaker.gov — At his weekly press briefing earlier, Speaker Boehner addressed Senate Democrats’ filibuster of the House’s plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security and stop the president’s unilateral actions on immigration. Here’s what he said: “The American people want to fund the Homeland Security agency, but they also want to stop the president’s […]
Archives for February 2015
Boehner: On immigration, Dems protect Obama instead of standing with the people
February 6, 2015 By 4 Comments
DHS shutdown grows more likely
February 6, 2015 By 3 Comments
The Hill — The chances of a shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security are growing by the day, with congressional leaders at a stalemate over legislation that would provide funding after Feb. 27. DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson has warned that a lapse in funding would cause a “terrible disruption,” while White House officials have accused […]
Illegals to receive earned income tax credit
February 6, 2015 By 4 Comments
The Weekly Standard — President Barack Obama has promoted his recent executive action on immigration by arguing that he’s only deferring action – holding off on enforcement of the current immigration laws until an immigration reform he approves of passes Congress. But that’s not really true; in fact there’s a way for illegal immigrants immediately to […]
New Mexico illegal immigrant driver’s license law could be repealed by Hispanic governor
February 5, 2015 By 9 Comments
International Business Times — Republican lawmakers in New Mexico are pushing to repeal a state law allowing immigrants without legal status to obtain driver’s licenses. GOP proponents said the law threatens the state’s security by allowing undocumented people to seek official identification cards, according to the Associated Press. The proposal to repeal the illegal immigrant driver’s […]
Past Bush immigration remarks shock conservatives
February 5, 2015 By 8 Comments
Washington (CNN) — During a “Family Reunion” conference hosted by the Hispanic Leadership Network in April 2013, Jeb Bush spoke freely on the promise immigrants hold for America and his views on reform. He said, during a discussion with Univision, that it was “ridiculous” to think that DREAMers, children brought to the U.S. by their parents […]
IT workers in Southern California forced to train their immigrant replacements
February 5, 2015 By 1 Comment
Computerworld — Information technology workers at Southern California Edison (SCE) are being laid off and replaced by workers from India. Some employees are training their H-1B visa holding replacements, and many have already lost their jobs. The employees are upset and say they can’t understand how H-1B guest workers can be used to replace them. The […]
