Breitbart — Illegal aliens may enjoy a free pass on identity theft due to a new investigative policy at California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The policy, issued last year and effective as of Jan. 1, 2015, directs DMV investigators to overlook identity theft by applicants “who may have attempted to obtain or been issued a license […]
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House GOP leaders cancel vote on border security bill amid complaints
January 27, 2015 By Leave a Comment
FOX News — House Republican leaders on Monday sidelined a controversial border security bill amid widespread disagreement among GOP lawmakers, making it the latest piece of legislation caught in an internal battle in the caucus. Chamber leaders blamed the decision to cancel the vote, which had been set for Wednesday, on the massive snowstorm hitting the […]
Border patrol aircraft possibly unsafe, despite rising maintenance costs
January 26, 2015 By Leave a Comment
The Washington Examiner — Poor management of its aircraft fleet’s maintenance added $118 million in unnecessary spending by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and may have endangered some of its pilots. “Since 2009, the number of CBP aircraft maintained, annual flight hours and the average age of CBP’s aircraft fleet decreased,” the Department of Homeland […]
Congress must plot next move on Homeland Security spending
January 26, 2015 By Leave a Comment
The Washington Examiner — With one month remaining before a Department of Homeland Security funding bill expires, senators this week are expected to begin huddling over the fate of House-passed legislation that extends the department’s spending while also curbing President Obama’s executive actions benefiting illegal immigrants. It’s legislation that could ultimately provoke a major internal GOP […]
Jeb Bush: We need to control border by politely asking illegals to leave
January 26, 2015 By 3 Comments
Breitbart — This weekend in San Francisco while speaking to the National Automobile Dealers Association, former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) said, “First and foremost we need to control our border.” “The 40 percent of the people that have come here illegally came with a legal visa and overstayed their bounds,” he added. “We ought to be able to […]
Border patrol agents say GOP’s border security bill is weak ‘window dressing’
January 26, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Two major border enforcement unions attacked the GOP Border Security bill currently winding its way through Congress. House leaders hoped to move H.R. 399, the Secure Our Borders First Act to the House floor by Wednesday but opposition from the National Border Patrol Council has disrupted the timetable: “This legislation speaks about metrics but frankly […]
