The Hill — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) plans to bring to the Senate floor next week a House-passed bill reversing President Obama’s executive actions shielding millions of illegal immigrants from deportation. The House attached policy riders unwinding the orders to a $40 billion bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). McConnell said the […]
Obama’s immigration action carries limited economic appeal
January 27, 2015 By 4 Comments
The Washington Examiner — President Obama’s attempts to link his executive action on immigration reform to bolstering the middle class are likely overblown, as economists argue that White House efforts to spare up to 5 million illegal immigrants from deportation will have a limited impact on the overall economy. Obama is highlighting his power play on […]
California DMV ordered to overlook identity theft by illegals
January 27, 2015 By 4 Comments
Breitbart — Illegal aliens may enjoy a free pass on identity theft due to a new investigative policy at California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The policy, issued last year and effective as of Jan. 1, 2015, directs DMV investigators to overlook identity theft by applicants “who may have attempted to obtain or been issued a license […]
What Jeff Sessions needs to understand about the immigration debate
January 23, 2015 By 5 Comments
National Review — Last summer, Eliana Y. Johnson dubbed Alabama senator Jeff Sessions “Amnesty’s Worst Enemy” in her excellent, wide-ranging profile, and now Sessions has been installed as the new chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security. Naturally, those who favor sharply increased immigration levels are displeased. Though I don’t agree with […]
San Jose considering opening immigration office
January 22, 2015 By 1 Comment
San Jose Mercury News — SAN JOSE — Responding to new actions by President Barack Obama to shield immigrants from deportation, San Jose will consider establishing the city’s first-ever office to provide aid to its huge population of foreign-born residents. The new federal actions, which begin taking effect in the coming months, are expected to allow […]
Conservative lawmakers rebuke Mitch McConnell on immigration
January 22, 2015 By 3 Comments
The Hill — House conservatives are taking aim at a new target: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Tea Party lawmakers on Wednesday directed their ire at the Kentucky Republican after Senate leaders signaled they don’t have the votes to pass a House-approved bill that would fight President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. It’s a new tack […]
