The House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment to the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act from Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) to allow illegal immigrants into the U.S. military. Unsurprisingly, supporters couch the giveaway in language like saying enlisting illegal immigrants is “vital to the national interest.” Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) is one of the few […]
No Magic Kingdom for American IT Workers at Disney
April 30, 2015 By 12 Comments
The happiest place on Earth wasn’t for hundreds of American IT workers who were unceremoniously laid-off and many were forced to train foreign replacements during a recent shakeup at Disney HQ. Disney bigwigs claim the layoffs were simply part of a corporate restructuring but former Disney employees tell a much different tale. From the perspective […]
Ted Cruz: Focus on immigration reform issues that have ‘bipartisan support’
April 30, 2015 By 2 Comments
In a Q&A Wednesday with Javier Palomarez, president of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Sen. Ted Cruz said that he’s “long-term optimistic and short-term pessimistic” about passing any immigration reform, and that lawmakers should focus on policies that have “bipartisan support”: “I think we should address these issues one at a time,” Cruz said, arguing […]
1 in 10 Babies Born in U.S. to Illegal Immigrants
April 30, 2015 By 2 Comments
Illegal immigrants account for around 400,000 births in the United States which roughly translates to one in ten babies born in the U.S. as a whole. Jon Feere, legal policy analyst for the Center for Immigration Studies, testified before a House panel on “birthright citizenship” and revealed his research which showed the rapidly increasing number […]
Americans not concerned about legal immigration, poll finds
April 29, 2015 By 15 Comments
Potential 2016 Republicans presidential candidate Scott Walker recently raised the possibility of limiting legal immigration to the United States. However, while immigrants now make up the highest percentage (13%) of the U.S. population since before WWI, a YouGov poll has found that most Americans don’t consider legal immigration a problem: YouGov’s latest research shows that […]
Deportations Under Obama Fall to 2006 Levels
April 29, 2015 By 1 Comment
The Associated Press has learned the government is on pace to deport the fewest illegal immigrants since 2006 according to government documents. As of April 20, federal immigration officials sent home 127,378 people in the United States illegally. That puts immigrant removals on track to be among the lowest since the middle of President George […]
