An immigration plan released by Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump over the weekend has been embraced by conservatives as a starting point for Republican candidates preparing to make their pitch to voters in 2016. Here’s a look at what’s in Trump’s plan and what it would mean for the US economy. Q: What’s in the […]
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Trump immigration proposal divides GOP presidential field
August 18, 2015 By 8 Comments
By THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump is dividing his Republican presidential rivals anew with his call to rewrite the Constitution to crack down on millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, and to force Mexico to pay for a better border fence. Scott Walker embraced some of the […]
Immigration is the ‘issue of the century’
August 18, 2015 By 7 Comments
Immigration has taken front and center stage in the 2016 presidential race; indeed, his brash take on immigration policy has shot Donald Trump to the top of the polls. In an op-ed for WND, Pat Buchanan explains how immigrant populations are changing Europe for the worst: The issue is joined, the battle lines are drawn, and […]
BPC’s Theresa Cardinal Brown: Balanced Immigration Reform Proposals Can Grow Economy
August 18, 2015 By 1 Comment
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Immigration reform that includes only strict enforcement without addressing other aspects of the system would stifle the American economy, says Theresa Cardinal Brown, director of immigration policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC). A recent BPC report outlined the positive economic impacts of balanced immigration reform. READ THE REPORT: […]
Lindsey Graham blasts Trump immigration reform plan
August 17, 2015 By 12 Comments
GOP presidential candidate Lindsey Graham took another swing at Donald Trump Sunday when he called The Donald’s newly revealed immigration reform plan “backward” on “Face the Nation.” Watch below:
Trump reveals details of immigration reform plan
August 17, 2015 By 1 Comment
For the first time since announcing his formal candidacy, Republican Donald Trump on Sunday issued a position paper — a written plan that outlines the specifics of a political strategy — and it should probably surprise no one that it was immigration-centric. The outspoken New York City real estate mogul, perhaps, has spoken about no […]
