U.S. immigration from southeast Asia, Middle East skyrockets

Washington Times — Immigration from southeast Asia and the Middle East has skyrocketed in the last few years, according to a report released Thursday that found the overall immigrant population has hit a record 41.3 million. Immigration from Saudi Arabia nearly doubled from 2010 to 2013, when nearly 90,000 Saudis came to the U.S. Pakistan […]

US: Immigrant families fail to report to agents

AP — Tens of thousands of young families caught crossing the border illegally earlier this year subsequently failed to meet with federal immigration agents, as they were instructed, the Homeland Security Department has acknowledged privately. An official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement revealed that about 70 percent of immigrant families the Obama administration had […]

U.S. immigrant population hits all-time high

According to a new report from the Center for Immigration Studies, the number of legal and illegal immigrants living in the United States hit a record high in 2013 at 4.1 million: The U.S. immigrant population has doubled since 1990, while the general population has risen just over 20 percent, and quadrupled since 1970, while the […]

GOP: Obamacare ‘Bending Over Backwards’ for Illegals

Washington Times — The Obama administration has dragged its feet on revoking Obamacare coverage for people who can’t prove U.S. citizenship or legal residency, allowing some of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. to continue enjoying taxpayer-funded benefits, a Republican senator charged Monday. “The Obama administration is bending over backwards to give […]