FOX — WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 600 business organizations, from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Apple to McDonald’s, have sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner pressing him to move on immigration legislation this year. The 636 groups said “failure to act is not an option” and implored Boehner to move on […]
An Autopsy of the Senate Immigration Bill, Pt. 3: The Question of Limits
February 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
CIS — Most immigration discussions totally avoid the subject of immigration limits or assume there are no limits to the number of immigrants the United States can or should take in every year. A recent Washington Post editorial, for example, complained about what it called an “absurdly long backlog” that exists “because of annual limits […]
Surge in illegal youths crossing into Texas
February 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
TEA PARTY — They come from Central America with slips of paper sewn into their pockets bearing names they are sometimes too young to spell. Parents send them with Bibles, rosaries and small wooden crosses in their backpacks. [Read More]
GOP Rep mulls amnesty at townhall — held entirely in Spanish
February 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
TEA PARTY — After the sterling conservative voting record he has established during three years in Washington, Representative Mick Mulvaney, a Republican, can take a few political risks in his South Carolina district, one of the most conservative in this reliably Republican state. This week he did just that. [Read More]
