The Hill — The tech industry is beginning a full-throttle push for immigration reform now that the government shutdown fight is over. Silicon Valley groups and top executives like Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg are planning a flurry of events and media campaigns aimed at pressuring the House to vote on immigration bills before the end […]
UC Berkeley Labor Center Report Underlines Harm More Guest Workers Would Inflict on America’s Poor
October 22, 2013 By
Joe Guzzardi – CAPS — This month, the UC Berkeley Labor Center issued a more detailed study about workers in service-related industries that paints a grim picture. The Berkeley study found that even though they are employed, the combination of low wages, lack of benefits and part-time status means that most families of fast food […]
The Ammo You Need to Defeat Amnesty: Immigration and Environmental Hypocrisy
October 22, 2013 By
Conservative HQ — House Republicans are on a dangerous course on immigration “reform” and amnesty for illegal aliens, and the only way to defeat this giveaway of American sovereignty and exceptionalism is for you to get in the battle to defeat amnesty, and get in it NOW. The next video in our “Short Course” on […]
Protesters chain themselves to stop deportations in Arizona
October 15, 2013 By
The Washington Times — Immigrant-rights protesters have chained themselves in front of an detention facility in Eloy, Ariz., and planned to blockade the main federal immigration office in Phoenix later Monday, hoping to stop anyone from being deported. The moves are the latest act of civil disobedience from activists who are demanding the Obama administration […]
Why Immigration Reform Could Spell Doom for the GOP
October 15, 2013 By
Townhall — The recent Senate debate over immigration reform focused mostly on three issues: 1) the economic effects of legalizing millions of currently illegal immigrants while also increasing the rate of future immigration, 2) the possibility of achieving real border security and 3) the ethical question of offering the reward of citizenship to those who […]
Conservative ‘fly-in’ aims to sell House GOP on immigration
October 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
USA Today — About 300 conservatives from around the country and with varying backgrounds — pastors, farmers, police chiefs, business owners — will arrive in Washington on Oct. 28 to meet with Republican lawmakers and make a conservative pitch for a new immigration law. Participants in the “fly-in” say they can better speak to the […]
