Real Clear Politics — President Obama gave brief remarks after meeting with six “DREAMers” seeking a change in U.S. immigration policy. Obama said “these kids are Americans just like us and they belong here and we want to do right by them.” PRESIDENT OBAMA: I don’t think there’s anybody in America who’s had a chance to […]
Ben Carson blames measles outbreak on illegals
February 4, 2015 By 6 Comments
The Hill — Ben Carson says illegal immigrants are partly to blame for the measles outbreak. Carson, a retired neurosurgeon considering a 2016 run for the White House, said it’s a fact that people are entering the country illegally without being screened for measles. While U.S. citizens who don’t get vaccinated are also a factor in […]
Obama to host illegal immigrant dreamers at White House
February 4, 2015 By 14 Comments
The Washington Times — President Obama will host a half-dozen Dreamers — illegal immigrants here under his temporary deportation amnesty — at the White House on Wednesday as he tries to fight back against Republicans’ efforts to cancel his immigration policies. A White House official said the president would meet with Dreamers from Texas, Maryland, Nevada, Connecticut, […]
Republicans weigh how far to push Obama on DHS funding
February 4, 2015 By 5 Comments
The Washington Examiner — For weeks, House and Senate Republicans have rallied behind a Homeland Security spending bill that defunds President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. But Senate Democrats blocked the measure on Tuesday, triggering what will likely be a tough debate within the Republican conferences about how far to challenge the president using the congressional […]
