The Washington Examiner — Washington-area schools are facing budget crises as a result of an influx of immigrant students, according to a recent report. Since the 2005-06 school year, the percent of students enrolled in English proficiency classes has increased by an average of nearly 70 percent across seven school districts in the D.C. metro area, […]
More cities debating non-citizen voting rights
Breitbart — More cities are trying to follow in the footsteps of D.C.-area jurisdictions to give non-citizens the right to vote in municipal elections. Though many of these proposals have failed, the Washington Post notes that activists in Amherst, Massachusetts, Madison, Wisconsin, and Burlington, Vermont are also clamoring to give voting rights to non-citizens. In New […]
Obama ‘hopeful’ immigration will drown conservatism
The Daily Caller — The spread of vibrant social diversity is constricting the GOP’s ability to champion conservative causes, such as smaller government and independent families, President Barack Obama said in a softball media interview. “Over the long term, I’m pretty optimistic, and the reason is because this country just becomes more and more of a […]
Obama expands immigration via border security plan
The Daily Caller — President Obama’s new border security plan is being expanded to allow illegals in the United States to bring their children, their adult children, their grandchildren and even step-parents into the United States. Obama is opening “a whole new pipeline for legal migration,” said Ann Corcoran, editor of Refugee Resettlement Watch. Once the […]
Short-term DHS spending bill more likely
The Washington Examiner — With House and Senate lawmakers running out of time to pass a Department of Homeland Security spending bill, it is becoming more likely Congress will have to resort to another short-term funding measure. Time for passing a DHS spending bill is running short. Congress will not be in session next week, and […]
Illegal immigration is most unpopular issue with Americans
International Business Times — A majority of Americans approves of President Barack Obama’s job on unemployment, but while they are increasingly pleased with how the president is tackling the economy, most Americans disapprove of his job performance overall, according to a new Associated Press-Gfk poll. Meanwhile, the American public isn’t confident that the president and Congress […]