Archives for February 2015

Mitch McConnell: Separate immigration fight from DHS funding bill

Monday evening Senate Democrats blocked legislation — for the fourth time — that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and reverse Obama’s executive orders on immigration. With barely four days remaining until a shutdown at DHS, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has suggested separating the GOP’s immigration fight from the DHS funding bill: The move […]

Justice seeks stay to implement Obama’s immigration orders

The Hill — The Justice Department on Monday asked for an emergency court ruling that would allow President Obama’s immigration action to go forward. Administration lawyers requested a “stay” of a federal judge’s decision that blocked Obama’s immigration moves. If it is granted, the administration could move forward with new deportation deferrals and work visas for […]

Obama’s illegal work permit handout

President Obama has been running an illegal work permit for illegals scheme which has authorized 7.4 million immigrants to work in the United States; far more than any reasonable reading of the law would allow. The Center for Immigration Studies produced this blockbuster report after sifting through government data. While not all of the work […]

Obama judge: Cut illegals loose

An Obama federal judge has ruled illegal aliens have access to the same civil protections as legitimate American citizens. The bizarre ruling is based on nothing more than the judge’s feeling that the asylum system takes too long and that illegals are likely to become legal soon thanks to President Obama’s recently amnesty executive order: […]

Homeland Security could shut down in five days

Washington lawmakers now only have five days to prevent a shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security: Legislation funding the agency is at an impasse over provisions demanded by House Republicans that would overturn President Obama’s executive actions on immigration that shield millions from deportation. Over the recess, both sides dug in, with many Republicans […]

Justice Department to seek stay on Obama’s amnesty…

White House press secretary Josh Earnest announced Friday that the Justice Department will request a stay no later than Monday to restart Obama’s executive action halting the deportation of up to 5 million illegal immigrants: “I would anticipate that they will file documents at the district court level on Monday at the latest,” Obama’s top […]