GOP turns up pressure on Dems in DHS funding fight

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

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

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

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., […]

Illegals to get tax refunds even if they didn’t pay taxes

The Washington Times — IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told Congress on Wednesday that even illegal immigrants who didn’t pay taxes will be able to claim back-refunds once they get Social Security numbers under President Obama’s temporary deportation amnesty. The revelation — which contradicts what he told Congress last week — comes as lawmakers also raised concerns […]

Feds prepare for illegal immigration onslaught

The Washington Times — The government expects so many applications for President Obama’s new deportation amnesty that it’s seeking a contractor just to open the new mail and enter the forms into the system, with plans to operate two shifts from 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. every workday to keep up with the anticipated workload. U.S. […]