Reuters — WASHINGTON — John Boehner, the Republican U.S. House of Representatives speaker, said he is willing to let funding for theDepartment of Homeland Security lapse as part of a Republican push to roll back President Barack Obama‘s executive actions on immigration. With a Feb. 27 deadline looming for funding the department, Senate Democrats three times […]
GOP resurrects national e-verify movement
February 13, 2015 By 7 Comments
SHRM — Legislation requiring employers to use the government’s electronic employment eligibility verification program to ensure that their employees are authorized to work in the U.S. will soon be reintroduced, lawmakers said. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, announced his intention to reintroduce the Legal Workforce Act at a Feb. 4, 2015, House Judiciary Immigration and Border Security […]
GOP turns up pressure on Dems in DHS funding fight
February 13, 2015 By 13 Comments
The Washington Examiner — With two weeks left before a funding deadline, House and Senate Republicans Thursday stepped up pressure on Democrats to stop filibustering a $40 billion Homeland Security funding measure. But Democrats aren’t budging. In a show of party unity, Republicans from the House and Senate held a joint news conference to criticize Democratic […]
Amnesty provides loophole for illegals to vote
February 13, 2015 By 5 Comments
The Washington Times — President Obama’s temporary deportation amnesty will make it easier for illegal immigrants to improperly register and vote in elections, state elections officials testified to Congress on Thursday, saying that the driver’s licenses and Social Security numbers they will be granted create a major voting loophole. While stressing that it remains illegal for […]
8th grade class receives politically biased immigration assignment
February 12, 2015 By 5 Comments
IJ Review — At Shattuck Middle School in Wisconsin, one 8th grade class was assigned homework on the topic of immigration policy in the United States. The homework, assigned by 8th grade Social Studies teacher Grace Davis, featured a political cartoon with a clearly labeled Democrat laying bricks to convey the building of a “pathway to […]
Boehner tells Senate Dems to ‘get off their ass’ on DHS funding
February 12, 2015 By 12 Comments
The Washington Examiner — House Speaker John Boehner called on Senate Democrats on Wednesday to “get off their ass” and take up a $40 billion Homeland Security funding measure before a Feb. 27 deadline. The House-passed measure has been stalled in the Senate thanks to a Democratic filibuster. On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., […]
