One under the radar effect of the current avalanche of immigration pouring into the United States is how this mass of new voters will impact issues outside immigration. A recent Washington Post op-ed speculates one area Americans are likely to lose their Constitutional rights is the 2nd Amendment. “Support for, and opposition to, gun control […]
Archives for October 2015
Outrageous! Senate Dems Vote to Keep Illegal Alien Criminals On the Streets
October 21, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Marching in lockstep, Senate Democrats blocked common sense legislation designed to end so-called “sanctuary cities” yesterday. These local governments defy federal law by refusing to cooperate with federal law enforcement officials when it comes to enforcing immigration law. The Stop Sanctuary Cities Act became a lightning rod issue ahead of the vote, as GOP sponsors […]
See How Your Senators Voted on Sanctuary Cities
October 21, 2015 By 3 Comments
Senate Democrats blocked legislation that would punish “sanctuary cities” in a 54-45 vote Monday afternoon. The bill, called the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act, needed to overcome a 60-vote threshold. It would withhold certain federal funding from states or cities that refuse to comply with requests from federal immigration officials to turn over […]
Illegal aliens lose first round in birth certificate fight
October 20, 2015 By Leave a Comment
A federal judge signed an order on Friday that denied a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by citizens of Mexico and several Central American nations claiming entitlement to birth certificates for their children born in the United States. They sued the Vital Statistics Unit of the Texas Department of State Health Services saying the […]
TRUMP: ‘I AGREE’ WITH MERIT-BASED SYSTEM FOR IMMIGRATION
October 20, 2015 By 2 Comments
As Breitbart reports, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump expressed agreement with changing the legal immigration system away from a family-based system and towards a merit-based system on Saturday’s “Larry Kudlow Show.” Kudlow asked Trump: “In your view, can we fix the system in many ways, one way would be, instead of having a family-based system, […]
Call your senator! Senate Votes on Anti-Sanctuary City Bill Today. Tell them to vote AYE!
October 20, 2015 By Leave a Comment
This afternoon at 2:15 p.m. Eastern, the Senate will vote on a bill that aims to eliminate sanctuary cities — State and local jurisdictions with policies that obstruct immigration enforcement. The vote can be watched live on C-SPAN. Introduced by Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), the “Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act” (S. 2146) is commonsense legislation […]
