Daily Caller – Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions wants wealthy CEOs to butt out of immigration policy. “America is not an oligarchy… A Republic must answer to the people,” Sessions said, in a direct response to President Barack Obama’s latest effort to get wealthy California CEOs to increase their support for his unpopular push for increased […]
US May Have Let ‘Dozens’ of Terrorists Into Country As Refugees
November 21, 2013 By
ABC News – Several dozen suspected terrorist bomb makers, including some believed to have targeted American troops, may have mistakenly been allowed to move to the United States as war refugees, according to FBI agents investigating the remnants of roadside bombs recovered from Iraq and Afghanistan. The discovery in 2009 of two al Qaeda-Iraq terrorists […]
Finally, E-Verify Security Tightened to Deter ID Theft
November 19, 2013 By
USCIS – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that the E-Verify program has been enhanced to help prevent identity fraud. The enhancement identifies and deters fraudulent use of Social Security numbers (SSNs) for employment eligibility verification. An employer may enter information into E-Verify that appears valid – such as a matching name, date of […]
Detained Legal Residents Urge Hard Line on Immigration
November 18, 2013 By
Seattle Times – A group of legal permanent residents, housed at the immigration detention center in Tacoma, have distributed a letter urging that undocumented immigrants not be granted a path to citizenship. The detainees, from countries such as Jordan, Scotland, Somalia and Mexico and in the country in some instances for as long as 40 […]
Can Obama Legalize 11 Million Immigrants On His Own?
November 15, 2013 By
Washington Post – In 2012, the administration was able to stop the deportation of hundreds of thousands of undocumented youths under a deferred-action program. Obama could, in theory, expand that program somewhat, allowing even more current immigrants to work legally in the United States without fear of getting deported. Legal experts say it would be […]
Is immigration Overhaul Dead in the House?
November 14, 2013 By
USA TODAY – House Speaker John Boehner startled immigration advocates this week when he said his chamber would never consider a sweeping immigration bill passed by the Senate and wouldn’t commit to voting on House immigration proposals by the end of the year. It appears that Boehner has not closed the door on the issue […]
