American Thinker – With millions of Americans un- or underemployed, it’s difficult to see how any political party that’s looking out for the folks would want to import more people. America doesn’t seem to be able to provide jobs for the people already here. Yet, importing more people to compete for jobs in a stagnant […]
Border Security: One Rancher’s Warning on Immigration Reform
BBC News – US Congress is debating an increase in border security as part of an overhaul of the country’s immigration system. But long-time ranchers along the border worry that their already diminished rights might be under attack again. [See the Video]
Senate Democrats Abandon Expansion of Gun Background Check Measure
Daily News – Senate Democrats have abandoned efforts to pass a law this year expanding background checks for gun purchases — dealing a new setback to the drive for tougher gun laws after the Newtown school massacre. In a meeting Thursday with a pro-gun-control group, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said budget battles looming this […]
Dick Morris: Reform First or Border Security First – Voters Want Both
The Hill – House Republicans would like to vote for an immigration reform approach that hews to the amendment introduced by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), which would require that the border be sealed, with 90 percent of illegal immigration prevented, before any legalization or amnesty process could begin for illegal immigrants already here. Border security […]
House Judiciary Committee Taking Incremental Approach to Immigration Reform
National Review – Rep. Bob Goodlatte’s House Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over our immigration laws, is taking a step-by-step approach to immigration reform and building a strategic playbook that first strengthens border security and interior enforcement, improves our legal-immigration programs, and fairly deals with unlawful immigrants. A robust border-security and interior-enforcement strategy is the […]
Homeland Security Loses Track of 1 Million Foreigners
Washington Times – The Homeland Security Department has lost track of more than 1 million people who it knows arrived in the U.S. but who it cannot prove left the country, according to an audit Tuesday that also found the department probably won’t meet its own goals for deploying an entry-exit system. The findings were […]