Daily Caller – Middle class Americans face a tough future because robots and machinery are eliminating their jobs, according to Steve Case, an entrepreneur who earned roughly $1 billion by creating the first successful Internet firm, America Online. But Congress could help the situation by passing an immigration bill that would import some foreign entrepreneurs […]
Billionaire Steve Case Says 30 Million More Immigrants Will Offset Middle Class Job Losses
Finally, E-Verify Security Tightened to Deter ID Theft
USCIS – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that the E-Verify program has been enhanced to help prevent identity fraud. The enhancement identifies and deters fraudulent use of Social Security numbers (SSNs) for employment eligibility verification. An employer may enter information into E-Verify that appears valid – such as a matching name, date of […]
Detained Legal Residents Urge Hard Line on Immigration
Seattle Times – A group of legal permanent residents, housed at the immigration detention center in Tacoma, have distributed a letter urging that undocumented immigrants not be granted a path to citizenship. The detainees, from countries such as Jordan, Scotland, Somalia and Mexico and in the country in some instances for as long as 40 […]
Can Obama Legalize 11 Million Immigrants On His Own?
Washington Post – In 2012, the administration was able to stop the deportation of hundreds of thousands of undocumented youths under a deferred-action program. Obama could, in theory, expand that program somewhat, allowing even more current immigrants to work legally in the United States without fear of getting deported. Legal experts say it would be […]
Is immigration Overhaul Dead in the House?
USA TODAY – House Speaker John Boehner startled immigration advocates this week when he said his chamber would never consider a sweeping immigration bill passed by the Senate and wouldn’t commit to voting on House immigration proposals by the end of the year. It appears that Boehner has not closed the door on the issue […]
It’s Official – Boehner Says No Immigration Reform This Year!
CNN – “This is about trying to do this in a way that the American people and our members can absorb,” Boehner said, adding immigration reform is too complicated to rush. “There are hundreds of issues involved in dealing with immigration reform, and we’ve got to deal with these in a common sense way where […]