Center for Immigration Studies – A new report by Harvard economist George Borjas and published by the Center for Immigration Studies finds that the flow of one million immigrants into the United States each year does not substantially raise the overall income of native-born Americans. Borjas, recognized by Business Week and the Wall Street Journal […]
ICE Officer Union Wants to Put Brakes on Immigration Bill
April 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Fox News – The union representing 7,000 immigration enforcement officers and employees has a message for the so-called Gang of Eight senators working on an immigration deal: Not so fast. The National ICE Council voiced opposition to the plan, and said the proposal prioritizes “amnesty” over enforcement. The blistering comments were the latest signal from […]
We Will Be Dealing With Immigration Forever, So Get Used To It
April 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Philadelphia Inquirer – The alternative to the false fix of “comprehensive immigration reform” is a series of smaller reforms, continuing review and adjustments to our immigration limits, and more certain enforcement of whatever limits on immigration we enact. We must banish the illusion of a big, one-time “fix” of our immigration system – the idea […]
Immigration Must Focus on Needs of Unemployed Americans
March 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) – Immigration reform is a complex issue that requires significant time and public engagement to be handled responsibly and to produce legislation that will actually work. We need to have open public hearings on every aspect of this proposed reform—visa overstays, exit and entry systems, future flow, chain migration, the public […]
Ron Paul: If Illegal Immigration Not Stopped, Future is Grim
March 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
RonPaul.com – A nation without borders is no nation at all. After decades of misguided policies America has now become a free-for-all. Our leaders betrayed the middle class which is forced to compete with welfare-receiving illegal immigrants who will work for almost anything, just because the standards in their home countries are even lower. If […]
Business Lobbyists Dominate Immigration Debate
March 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
CNBC – With Congress once again slouching toward immigration reform, it makes sense to look for who is lobbying lawmakers to shape the coming legislation. As it turns out, while Americans remain divided on immigration, the lobbyists are not. The Sunlight Foundation, a do-gooder government transparency and accountability outfit formed in 2006, released “Untangling the […]
