International Business Times — Republican lawmakers in New Mexico are pushing to repeal a state law allowing immigrants without legal status to obtain driver’s licenses. GOP proponents said the law threatens the state’s security by allowing undocumented people to seek official identification cards, according to the Associated Press. The proposal to repeal the illegal immigrant driver’s […]
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New Mexico illegal immigrant driver’s license law could be repealed by Hispanic governor
February 5, 2015 By 9 Comments
Past Bush immigration remarks shock conservatives
February 5, 2015 By 8 Comments
Washington (CNN) — During a “Family Reunion” conference hosted by the Hispanic Leadership Network in April 2013, Jeb Bush spoke freely on the promise immigrants hold for America and his views on reform. He said, during a discussion with Univision, that it was “ridiculous” to think that DREAMers, children brought to the U.S. by their parents […]
IT workers in Southern California forced to train their immigrant replacements
February 5, 2015 By 1 Comment
Computerworld — Information technology workers at Southern California Edison (SCE) are being laid off and replaced by workers from India. Some employees are training their H-1B visa holding replacements, and many have already lost their jobs. The employees are upset and say they can’t understand how H-1B guest workers can be used to replace them. The […]
Obama says DREAMers ‘are Americans just like us’
February 5, 2015 By 22 Comments
Real Clear Politics — President Obama gave brief remarks after meeting with six “DREAMers” seeking a change in U.S. immigration policy. Obama said “these kids are Americans just like us and they belong here and we want to do right by them.” PRESIDENT OBAMA: I don’t think there’s anybody in America who’s had a chance to […]
Ben Carson blames measles outbreak on illegals
February 4, 2015 By 6 Comments
The Hill — Ben Carson says illegal immigrants are partly to blame for the measles outbreak. Carson, a retired neurosurgeon considering a 2016 run for the White House, said it’s a fact that people are entering the country illegally without being screened for measles. While U.S. citizens who don’t get vaccinated are also a factor in […]
Obama to host illegal immigrant dreamers at White House
February 4, 2015 By 14 Comments
The Washington Times — President Obama will host a half-dozen Dreamers — illegal immigrants here under his temporary deportation amnesty — at the White House on Wednesday as he tries to fight back against Republicans’ efforts to cancel his immigration policies. A White House official said the president would meet with Dreamers from Texas, Maryland, Nevada, Connecticut, […]
