Archives for April 2015

No Magic Kingdom for American IT Workers at Disney

The happiest place on Earth wasn’t for hundreds of American IT workers who were unceremoniously laid-off and many were forced to train foreign replacements during a recent shakeup at Disney HQ. Disney bigwigs claim the layoffs were simply part of a corporate restructuring but former Disney employees tell a much different tale. From the perspective […]

Ted Cruz: Focus on immigration reform issues that have ‘bipartisan support’

In a Q&A Wednesday with Javier Palomarez, president of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Sen. Ted Cruz said that he’s “long-term optimistic and short-term pessimistic” about passing any immigration reform, and that lawmakers should focus on policies that have “bipartisan support”: “I think we should address these issues one at a time,” Cruz said, arguing […]

DHS Head Johnson Admits Border Not Under Control

Testifying before Congress this week, Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson admitted that his department does not have “situational control” over the Southern Border. Appearing before several committees to justify his 2016 budget request, Mr. Johnson said his department does not yet have situational control over the southwestern border, nor does it even have full […]

1 in 10 Babies Born in U.S. to Illegal Immigrants

Illegal immigrants account for around 400,000 births in the United States which roughly translates to one in ten babies born in the U.S. as a whole. Jon Feere, legal policy analyst for the Center for Immigration Studies, testified before a House panel on “birthright citizenship” and revealed his research which showed the rapidly increasing number […]

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JEB BUSH OFFERS A LAWLESS DEATH KNELL FOR A FUTURE AMERICA.

Yahoo News — HOUSTON (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush declared Wednesday that 11 million immigrants in the country illegally should have an opportunity to stay, wading yet again into his party’s contentious immigrant debate. In tone and substance, Bush stands out among the many Republicans lining up for the GOP’s next presidential primary, […]

Americans not concerned about legal immigration, poll finds

Potential 2016 Republicans presidential candidate Scott Walker recently raised the possibility of limiting legal immigration to the United States. However, while immigrants now make up the highest percentage (13%) of the U.S. population since before WWI, a YouGov poll has found that most Americans don’t consider legal immigration a problem: YouGov’s latest research shows that […]