The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City Aug. 21–SOME Republicans want to not only reduce illegal immigration, but also cut back on legal immigration to the United States. Many who favor even more restrictive immigration policies argue a reduction in legal immigration will generate higher wages, particularly for low-skill, native-born workers in entry-level jobs. Those critics have it […]
Archives for August 2015
The debate over birthright citizenship, explained in 90 seconds
August 21, 2015 by 12 Comments
Over the last week, a new debate has been brewing over birthright citizenship, an issue that has been discussed by the 2016 Republican presidential field and elevated during the dispute over illegal immigration. Birthright citizenship is the legal right for children born in the United States to be granted automatic citizenship, including those born to […]
Fiery Jeb Bush defends use of term ‘anchor babies’
August 21, 2015 by 11 Comments
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has taken a stern defense regarding his use of a controversial term to describe children of undocumented immigrants who are born in the United States — “anchor babies.” During a radio interview Wednesday, Bush used the term while discussing immigration. Thursday, a reporter asked him if he regretted using the […]
Ben Carson lunches in Tucson, pushes drone strikes to secure border
August 20, 2015 by 8 Comments
By Joe Ferguson, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Aug. 19–Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson slipped into Tucson this afternoon to have lunch with more than a dozen supporters. The former neurosurgeon ate at the Silver Saddle Steakhouse on the south side’s East Benson Highway, a day after speaking to thousands of people at thePhoenix Convention […]
For Undocumented Migrants, Kasich Supports Pathway to Legal Position
August 19, 2015 by 17 Comments
Republican presidential candidate John Kasich on Sunday called for a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants in the U.S., as well as a guest worker program to meet the needs of the labor market. “The 12 million who are here, we ought to find out who they are,” he said on CNN. “If they’ve […]
In US, Debate Over Undocumented Immigrants Heats Up
August 19, 2015 by 2 Comments
Deborah Block Voice of America News August 18, 2015 3:15 PM WASHINGTON- Businessman and Republican presidential contender Donald Trump, in his latest statements about U.S. immigration reform, said children born to immigrants living in the U.S. illegally should be denied citizenship. “We have to make a whole new set of standards,” said Trump. “And when […]
