UPI — The number of immigrants seeking asylum after entering the United States illegally nearly tripled in 2013 to the highest level in 20 years, a report said. The report, issued Thursday by the non-partisan Congressional Research Service, said the number of asylum-seekers granted temporary refuge rose from 13,931 to 36,026 in the fiscal year […]
Steve King: GOP bracing for bruising amnesty battle
December 12, 2013 By
WorldNetDaily.com — Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, considers 2013 a win for opponents of legalizing illegal aliens in the United States, but he fears a bruising fight in the new year against congressional Democrats and likely his own leadership. In the wake of President Obama’s 2012 re-election and Democrats retaining the U.S. Senate, comprehensive immigration reform […]
Immigration Coverage: The Biased Leading the Clueless
December 11, 2013 By
National Review – Reporting errors highlight the media’s gullibility on immigration. Too many reporters and editors unthinkingly see the anti-enforcement groups’ views as normative, and just assume their statements of fact are correct. This isn’t just because the reporters are mostly liberals, which is obviously true, but also because the coalition includes lobbyists from both […]
Majority of Americans Believe Deportation of Illegal Immigrants Not Agressive Enough
December 10, 2013 By
Townhall – Only 29% of Likely U.S. Voters think the government should stop deporting illegal immigrants until Congress passes an immigration reform plan. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 57% oppose a halt to deportations. Fourteen percent (14%) are undecided. Further, a majority of Americans want a secure border before any kind […]
Arpaio Says Colorado ‘Frighteningly Soft’ on Illegal Aliens
December 9, 2013 By
Huffington Post – Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio vowed that Tom Tancredo will make illegal immigration front page news in all 50 states in America. He said that Tancredo “won’t back down until amnesty is off the table” nationally. Arpaio also called Colorado “frighteningly soft on illegal aliens.” [Read More]
IRS Using Google Maps to Spy on Taxpayers
December 8, 2013 By
Daily-Caller – Agents from the Internal Revenue Service are using Google Maps as part of their tool kit to audit taxpayers and organizations. A redacted IRS letter dated Sept. 8, 2011 reveals that at least in one case the IRS’s examiners used photos of a property, obtained through Google Maps, as evidence to revoke the […]
