GOP Bans Immigration Changes in New Trade Agreement

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 […]

House Armed Services Committee Approves “Amnesty Amendment”

The House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment to the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act from Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) to allow illegal immigrants into the U.S. military. Unsurprisingly, supporters couch the giveaway in language like saying enlisting illegal immigrants is “vital to the national interest.” Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) is one of the few […]