Immigration Reform Could Fail Just Like Gun Control Did

Washington Post – Poll after poll shows a strong majority of Americans — upward of two-thirds, in some polls — support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. So how could anybody vote against it? The answer is actually pretty simple, and it’s the same reason that a very popular gun-control proposal failed two months […]

Illegal Aliens Aready Eligible For Retirement Programs

The Daily Caller – Half of the current population of roughly 11 million illegal immigrants has U.S.-born children that could enroll them in retirement programs, which cost taxpayers roughly $22,000 per retiree each year. And the amnesty would allow all illegal immigrants to sign up for retirement programs, and also to bring in millions of […]

Does Illegal Immigration Drive Down Wages?

Washington Times – Some believe that America needs mass immigration now more than ever. They assert that such a thing will reinvigorate our economy’s service sector and create jobs. “This argument is absurd,” says economist Dr. Paul Craig Roberts. “At a time when Americans cannot find employment and are dropping out of the labor force […]

Will Immigration Reform Get Killed in Republican-led House?

Reuters – Some House Republican lawmakers say that even if the party would gain votes by supporting sweeping reform, that’s no reason to back otherwise objectionable legislation. “I don’t think we should be worried about the political impact but instead what is in the best interest of America,” said Republican Representative Mo Brooks of Alabama. […]

DHS Security Clearance Information Exposed for Four Years

siliconANGLE – While DHS warns banks and businesses to tighten their security, its own security clearance info has been exposed for four years. The issue centers on a recently discovered vulnerability that put the personal information of thousands and thousands of employees exposed since it was first implemented in 2009. The software was in use […]

Can Tea Party Conservatives Kill Immigration Reform?

Washington Post — Anti-immigration conservatives haven’t given up the fight… A coalition of 150 conservatives — which includes Rich Lowry of the National Review, Phyllis Schlafly of Eagle Forum, Redstate.com editor Eric Erickson, and former Florida Representative Alan West — issued a letter declaring their absolute opposition to the comprehensive immigration bill, and urging Senate […]