Republican leaders in the House of Representatives are working to prevent changes to immigration policy in the President’s upcoming trade legislation. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said in a letter to Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, that he plans to include immigration language in one of the four trade provisions scheduled for […]
1 in 10 Babies Born in U.S. to Illegal Immigrants
April 30, 2015 by 2 Comments
Illegal immigrants account for around 400,000 births in the United States which roughly translates to one in ten babies born in the U.S. as a whole. Jon Feere, legal policy analyst for the Center for Immigration Studies, testified before a House panel on “birthright citizenship” and revealed his research which showed the rapidly increasing number […]
Likely Voters Say U.S. Not Aggressive Enough in Deportations
April 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
A new Rasmussen poll of likely voters shows a whopping 62% says the U.S. in not aggressive enough in deporting illegal aliens. This is up from 52% a year ago and 56% in November. Rasmussen’s poll also shows increasing opposition to so-called birthright citizenship and a massive majority who favor requiring proof of legal status […]
Walker Bashes Boehner’s Amnesty Sellout
March 5, 2015 by 3 Comments
Amnesty is heating up as a potential wedge issue in the 2016 GOP Presidential primary. One of the leading contenders, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker recently “changed his views” on amnesty and now he’s taking aim at Congressional leaders who recently caved in to Obama’s executive action handing out amnesty. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a frontrunner […]
House GOP leaders cancel vote on border security bill amid complaints
January 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
FOX News — House Republican leaders on Monday sidelined a controversial border security bill amid widespread disagreement among GOP lawmakers, making it the latest piece of legislation caught in an internal battle in the caucus. Chamber leaders blamed the decision to cancel the vote, which had been set for Wednesday, on the massive snowstorm hitting the […]
What Jeff Sessions needs to understand about the immigration debate
January 23, 2015 by 5 Comments
National Review — Last summer, Eliana Y. Johnson dubbed Alabama senator Jeff Sessions “Amnesty’s Worst Enemy” in her excellent, wide-ranging profile, and now Sessions has been installed as the new chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security. Naturally, those who favor sharply increased immigration levels are displeased. Though I don’t agree with […]
