A Texas federal judge has temporarily suspended Obama’s executive action on immigration so that a coalition of 26 states can pursue legal action against the order: U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen wrote in an opinion late Monday that no law gave the Obama administration the authority “to give 4.3 million removable aliens what the Department […]
By standards of immigration hawks, all 2016 GOP contenders support amnesty
February 16, 2015 By 15 Comments
The Daily Caller — Anyone who has ever used the term “Shamnesty” — or, more likely, “SHAMNESTY!!!!” — is going to hate the likely 2016 GOP presidential field. All of it. The immigration reform debate centers around many issues, but probably none is more explosive than what should be done about the estimated 11 million illegal […]
What happens if DHS shuts down?
February 16, 2015 By 6 Comments
Washington (CNN) — Congress has just 12 days until Department of Homeland Security funding runs out, and House Speaker John Boehner this weekend said he was “certainly” willing to let that happen. DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson has said a shutdown would cause a “terrible disruption” for everyday Americans, and the White House is slated this week […]
Sen. Sessions lists every time Obama has dismantled immigration law
February 16, 2015 By 2 Comments
Breitbart — As Republicans work to overcome a Democratic filibuster of a House-passed Department of Homeland Security bill that blocks President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is highlighting the Obama administration’s long history of dismantling immigration laws. In a lengthy timeline released Monday, Sessions — the chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and […]
To fight Obama’s amnesty, Boehner willing to let DHS funding lapse
February 16, 2015 By 12 Comments
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 […]
