Philadelphia Inquirer – The alternative to the false fix of “comprehensive immigration reform” is a series of smaller reforms, continuing review and adjustments to our immigration limits, and more certain enforcement of whatever limits on immigration we enact. We must banish the illusion of a big, one-time “fix” of our immigration system – the idea […]
Jan Ting on Avoiding Immigration Amnesty
Washington Times – Rand Paul’s Libertarian immigration policy would be an experiment in which I don’t think we should participate. We should not bet the republic that the results will be good. I suspect the results would be a disaster and the end of the American experiment. The irony of millions of Americans looking for […]
Immigration Must Focus on Needs of Unemployed Americans
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) – Immigration reform is a complex issue that requires significant time and public engagement to be handled responsibly and to produce legislation that will actually work. We need to have open public hearings on every aspect of this proposed reform—visa overstays, exit and entry systems, future flow, chain migration, the public […]
Ron Paul: If Illegal Immigration Not Stopped, Future is Grim
RonPaul.com – A nation without borders is no nation at all. After decades of misguided policies America has now become a free-for-all. Our leaders betrayed the middle class which is forced to compete with welfare-receiving illegal immigrants who will work for almost anything, just because the standards in their home countries are even lower. If […]
Business Lobbyists Dominate Immigration Debate
CNBC – With Congress once again slouching toward immigration reform, it makes sense to look for who is lobbying lawmakers to shape the coming legislation. As it turns out, while Americans remain divided on immigration, the lobbyists are not. The Sunlight Foundation, a do-gooder government transparency and accountability outfit formed in 2006, released “Untangling the […]
ICE Union Has Zero Confidence in Border Security Promises
Daily Caller – The head of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent union says that he has no confidence that the Obama administration would step up its border control efforts as part of any immigration reform agreement. Chris Crane, ICE officer and National ICE Council president representing 7,000 ICE agents, officers, and employees, expressed concern […]