Seattle Times – Under current law, around 1 million people get green cards granting permanent U.S. residence each year. That would rise to between 1.5 million to 1.7 million annually under the Senate bill within about five years of enactment, the Migration Policy Institute estimates. But those figures don’t count people coming to the U.S. […]
Senate Immigration Bill Would Remake America’s Workforce At All Levels
July 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Republicans in House Resist Overhaul for Immigration
July 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
New York Times – Meeting for the first time as a group to hammer out their approach to immigration, House Republicans came down overwhelmingly against a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, jeopardizing the future of sweeping legislation that includes a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. The Republican-controlled House does not plan to […]
House Republicans Craft Path for Immigration Debate, Stress Border Security
July 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Fox News – According to an internal memo, House Republicans are laying out plans for potential immigration reform legislation with heavy emphasis on border security. The talking points highlight legislation introduced in the House Judiciary Committee to “address various issues that have contributed to the broken system,” including the SAFE Act, which would allow states […]
Why Obamacare Threatens Immigration Reform
July 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
National Review – There are many reasons why immigration reform is in trouble, ranging from the fact that immigration is not currently a burning political issue to the inherent complexity and internal contradictions of a 1,200-page bill. But there is another less-discussed reason. The Obama administration’s instinctive dishonesty and contempt for the rule of law […]
Immigration Reform and Your Wages
July 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Intelligencer Journal – A large, sustained new influx of low-wage workers may put downward pressure on wages across the board. And the outlook may be particularly grim for low-skilled workers, who have already been hammered the hardest by our recent economic troubles. “It is no secret that the employment picture for low-skilled workers is abysmal,” […]
They’re Hiding From You The Full Cost Of Immigration Reform
July 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Forbes – The Congressional Budget Office issued a report this week analyzing an earlier version of the Senate bill. CBO estimated the legislation would reduce the federal deficit by $175 billion over the first ten years. Backers of the legislation quickly trumpeted the report as an additional reason to support the bill. However, both the […]
