Archives for 2015

STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON THE CURRENT DEBATE ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) News Release Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today released the following statement on the current debate on illegal immigration: “The circus currently surrounding the debate over illegal immigration sows division within our country and damages the Republican Party. I agree with the President of the U.S. Chamber of […]

Many immigrants released, then re-arrested in US

By AMY TAXIN, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 1,800 immigrants that the federal government wanted to deport were nevertheless released from local jails and later re-arrested for various crimes, according to a government report released Monday. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement report — obtained by an organization that actively opposes illegal immigration […]

Trump Strikes the Mother Lode of Popularity with Americans with his Blunt Candidness

Fellow Minutemen: The reason Donald Trump is scoring big with voters is because he is actually talking about issues that have been the source of a national anger for a couple decades now. Republicans try to talk the talk, but seldom walk the walk when it comes to simply enforcing US immigration laws.  Trump also speaks directly to […]

Dr. Rand Paul Announces Legislation to Block “Sanctuary Cities” from Receiving Federal Law Enforcement Grants

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) News Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul announced plans to introduce legislation that would prevent “sanctuary cities” from harboring violent and dangerous criminal aliens. The legislation would require state and local law enforcement to notify the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following the arrest of an illegal […]

Despite GOP pressure, Donald Trump not backing off immigration rhetoric

By Steve Peoples, The Associated Press   WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he’s not going away. A day after the Republican National Committee chairman asked the reality television star to tone down his rhetoric, Trump refused to back off his portrayal of Mexican immigrants as criminals. At the same time, he vowed […]

The sanctuary city poster boy

Will the politicians who allowed Francisco Sanchez to terrorize our streets pay a price?