For 22 Million Unemployed Americans, Immigration Reform Poses A Big Risk

VT Digger – If you look at the U.S. labor force, there is plenty to worry about. The sociologist William Julius Wilson calls it “the disappearance of work,” visible first in inner-cities and now elsewhere. Declining youth employment, declining participation in the workforce, more off-the-books employment, stagnant or declining wages for most Americans – all […]

Rubio Unaware His Own Immigration Bill Allows People to Forge Multiple Passports

Examiner – How many passports can one forge under the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill before it becomes a crime? Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., one of the co-sponsors who helped write the proposal, didn’t know the answer to that question. As amended by the Gang of Eight immigration bill, a person would have to forge […]

DREAM Act Hearings: Five Questions for Congress

The Foundry – The comprehensive immigration reform bill passed in the Senate contains a version of the DREAM Act, which would grant legal status to those illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. when they were under the age of 16. More inclusive than similar legislation seen in the past, the bill set no upper […]

Rule of Law Must Be Restored Before Legalization

Daily Caller – Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) expressed exasperation when asked if he would support some type of legalization for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. after the border is secure. “That’s the most asked question when it comes to immigration reform and I’m going to answer it with another question,” he […]