Sen. Jeff Sessions, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, said Friday that the U.S. has already taken in more than its “fair share” of migrants, and the Middle East should step up to resettle the recent surge of refugees: “The United States has been doing more than its ‘fair share’ for […]
Poll: 1 in 5 voters wouldn’t vote for candidate they disagree with on immigration
A new Gallup poll released Wednesday revealed that 1 in 5 registered voters would not vote for a candidate they disagree with on immigration, a figure that could spell trouble for Donald Trump and others: In a survey released Wednesday, Gallup found that 20 percent of American voters will only vote for a presidential candidate […]
Conservative Latino group speaks out against GOP immigration rhetoric
A conservative Latino group made a bold statement against the immigration rhetoric of fellow conservatives Wednesday. The Libre Initiative — which is funded by the Koch brothers — penned a letter criticizing the immigration policies of GOP presidential candidates as “not in line with our principles and […] not in the best interest of the […]
Indiana’s Pre-K Pilot Caught Up in Immigration Debate
By Christina A. Samuels, Education Week, Bethesda, Md. Sept. 09– Indiana’s decision to close its state-funded preschool pilot program to 4-year-olds who are not legal U.S. residents has drawn national attention and raised sticky questions about the access of such children to education before they reach kindergarten. The news organization Chalkbeat Indiana reported in August […]
On the street: Mass deportations?
(Daily Record, The (Wooster, OH)) People in Wayne and Holmes counties were asked: Should there be mass deportations of illegal immigrants? “I do believe that we need a (border) wall. We need to enforce existing legislation and we always want to encourage legal immigration. But as to mass deportations, I’d say no. It’s too emotional […]