WHYY Newsworks – We hear a lot from the Obama administration and big business and the immigration advocacy groups about the moral reasons why Congress should enact the Senate bill providing an amnesty for immigration law violators and a tripling of legal immigration over the next decade. But we don’t hear much about the moral […]
While Our Government Debates Raising Minimum Wage, China Reaches the Moon
December 20, 2013 By
National Post – China has succeeded in landing a craft on the moon, pulling off the first soft landing of a space vehicle in almost 40 years. The U.S., meanwhile has launched into a debate over minimum wages, and whether raising the current minimum from $7.25 would damage the recovery now gathering speed. The U.S. […]
Tech Job Shortage Narrative Skillfully Packaged and Promoted
December 19, 2013 By
Bemidji Pioneer – Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg et al., promote the idea that America has a skills shortage crisis that can be resolved through importing millions of foreign-born workers. Yet the evidence proves that there’re millions of talented, eager and willing Americans in virtually every field. Several non-partisan sources confirm the ample supply of U.S. labor. […]
Senate Democrats Put Obama Crony in Charge of DHS
December 18, 2013 By
Town Hall – Senate Democrats voted 57-37 to end debate on the nomination of Jeh Johnson to head DHS. That’s three votes short of the traditional 60-vote filibuster threshold that Reid nuked last month. Johnson went on to win his appointment by a 78-16 margin. News coverage instead stresses that Johnson is the “first African-American” […]
Loophole Allows Illegal Immigrants to Claim Tax Credits That Harms Vet Benefits
December 17, 2013 By
The Blaze – Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, has put forward a budget amendment to avert proposed cuts to veterans’ benefits by closing a loophole that allows illegal immigrants to collect child tax credits. Even though federal law bars illegal immigrants from collecting tax benefits like the earned […]
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan “Stands With” Illegal Aliens, Against Jobless Americans
December 16, 2013 By
Examiner – U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) says he “stands with” hardworking immigrants and their families, but who in Congress is standing with the 20 million Americans who can’t find full-time work while the federal government permits 7 million illegals to keep their jobs in construction, manufacturing, transportation and service industries? If Pocan is so […]
