Breitbart — As Republicans work to overcome a Democratic filibuster of a House-passed Department of Homeland Security bill that blocks President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is highlighting the Obama administration’s long history of dismantling immigration laws. In a lengthy timeline released Monday, Sessions — the chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and […]
To fight Obama’s amnesty, Boehner willing to let DHS funding lapse
February 16, 2015 By 12 Comments
Reuters — WASHINGTON — John Boehner, the Republican U.S. House of Representatives speaker, said he is willing to let funding for theDepartment of Homeland Security lapse as part of a Republican push to roll back President Barack Obama‘s executive actions on immigration. With a Feb. 27 deadline looming for funding the department, Senate Democrats three times […]
GOP resurrects national e-verify movement
February 13, 2015 By 7 Comments
SHRM — Legislation requiring employers to use the government’s electronic employment eligibility verification program to ensure that their employees are authorized to work in the U.S. will soon be reintroduced, lawmakers said. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, announced his intention to reintroduce the Legal Workforce Act at a Feb. 4, 2015, House Judiciary Immigration and Border Security […]
GOP turns up pressure on Dems in DHS funding fight
February 13, 2015 By 13 Comments
The Washington Examiner — With two weeks left before a funding deadline, House and Senate Republicans Thursday stepped up pressure on Democrats to stop filibustering a $40 billion Homeland Security funding measure. But Democrats aren’t budging. In a show of party unity, Republicans from the House and Senate held a joint news conference to criticize Democratic […]
