Mia Bush (http://www.voanews.com/author/23857.html) (Voice of America News) August 26, 2015 7:44 AM A law passed nearly 150 years ago to give U.S. citizenship to freed slaves has become a hot-button issue in the 2016 presidential campaign. Last week, leading Republican presidential contender Donald Trump unveiled his campaign’s immigration plan, including a controversial proposal to end […]
Archives for August 2015
WATCH: Drug Cartel Smugglers from Mexico EASILY Scale Border Fence with USA
August 26, 2015 by 4 Comments
I’ve been to the Border with Jim Gilchrist and I know this section. It’s touted as one of the more “fortified” segments of the fence. Most of the the border is unfenced, as you know. The sections of fence that do exist vary from the type shown above in the video to the upturned Vietnam-era jungle […]
Bobby Jindal releases immigration web ad
August 25, 2015 by 4 Comments
In a bid to win over Republican voters who want a federal crackdown on illegal immigration, presidential candidate Bobby Jindal released a new web ad Tuesday that highlights his immigration policy: Jindal, an underdog Republican presidential contender, will unveil a web advertisement on Tuesday that features remarks he made during a campaign appearance at the […]
Ron Paul: For Immigration Answers, Look To Liberty – OpEd
August 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
What should be done with the estimated 15 million people living in the United States without the legal right to be here? It seems most politicians and many Americans come down on one or the other extreme. Many Republicans, including Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, have the idea that they can round up 15 million […]
Report highlights New Mexico’s rare immigrant licenses policy
August 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Uriel J. Garcia, The Santa Fe New Mexican Aug. 24–Ten states and the District of Columbia allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. But only two of them — New Mexico andWashington state — don’t distinguish between the type of licenses issued to U.S. citizens and people without proof of immigration status. In most […]
Undocumented immigrants’ economic impact unclear in Texas
August 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Matthew Waller, Times Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas Aug. 24– AUSTIN — The plans to fix immigration came out to the forefront this past week, as with current GOP front-runner Donald Trump releasing his own plan and the various critiques. It’s a fair time to return to the question: What effect do immigrants living […]
