Real Clear Politics — President Obama gave brief remarks after meeting with six “DREAMers” seeking a change in U.S. immigration policy. Obama said “these kids are Americans just like us and they belong here and we want to do right by them.” PRESIDENT OBAMA: I don’t think there’s anybody in America who’s had a chance to […]
Ben Carson blames measles outbreak on illegals
February 4, 2015 By 6 Comments
The Hill — Ben Carson says illegal immigrants are partly to blame for the measles outbreak. Carson, a retired neurosurgeon considering a 2016 run for the White House, said it’s a fact that people are entering the country illegally without being screened for measles. While U.S. citizens who don’t get vaccinated are also a factor in […]
Obama to host illegal immigrant dreamers at White House
February 4, 2015 By 14 Comments
The Washington Times — President Obama will host a half-dozen Dreamers — illegal immigrants here under his temporary deportation amnesty — at the White House on Wednesday as he tries to fight back against Republicans’ efforts to cancel his immigration policies. A White House official said the president would meet with Dreamers from Texas, Maryland, Nevada, Connecticut, […]
Republicans weigh how far to push Obama on DHS funding
February 4, 2015 By 5 Comments
The Washington Examiner — For weeks, House and Senate Republicans have rallied behind a Homeland Security spending bill that defunds President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. But Senate Democrats blocked the measure on Tuesday, triggering what will likely be a tough debate within the Republican conferences about how far to challenge the president using the congressional […]
Bill reversing immigration actions stalled in Senate
February 3, 2015 By 3 Comments
The Senate failed to move forward with a House-approved bill overturning Obama’s executive actions on immigration on Tuesday: Most of the Senate’s 55 Republicans backed the motion to proceed to the bill in the 51-48 vote, but GOP Sen. Dean Heller (Nev.) voted against even considering the legislation. Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) also […]
Sen. Sessions: Investigate ‘shadow’ work authorization system
February 3, 2015 By 2 Comments
Breitbart — Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is calling for an investigation into the recently exposed “shadow” work authorization system, in which the Obama administration has allowed millions more immigrants than Congress mandated to obtain work permits. “This massive increase in the labor supply has occurred simultaneously with a steep drop in family incomes and a sharp […]
