Breitbart — When he needed their votes, President Obama was more than willing to go to the Univision studios for a special forum appealing to the Latino vote. But now that he’s president and a major international crisis is brewing over chemical weapons use in Syria, the president just doesn’t have time for the nation’s […]
Amnesty Slipping Through Their Fingers
Mark Krikorian, CIS — They must be cursing Assad at the Chamber of Commerce and La Raza. If only he’d held off gassing his enemies (assuming it was, in fact, him) until after the House passed an immigration bill, it wouldn’t have been so bad. As it is, “Immigration Reform Falls to the Back of […]
Unemployed Flock to Job Fairs While Lawmakers Continue to Argue “Labor Shortage”
NumbersUSA — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle frequently tout the “labor shortage” line when pushing for comprehensive immigration reform. Some of these same lawmakers actually hold job fairs, knowing well that their state or district has unemployment problems. While others may not hold their own job fairs, they continue to say that “jobs” […]
Sessions: Labor Day a Reminder Immigration Bill Must Be Stopped, U.S. Economy Strengthened
The Weekly Standard — Alabama senator Jeff Sessions, a Republican, is marking Labor Day with a statement lamenting the decline in America’s workforce and the strident push toward passing an immigration bill. First, Sessions focuses on the sorry state of the American economy, where the unemployment rate is a staggering 7.4 percent. “As the nation […]
McCain: Immigration Bill Could Give Foreign Workers Leg Up on Americans
Washington Times – Two Republicans who helped write the Senate’s immigration bill said Tuesday that they are convinced it will finally be able to get a handle on the porous southwestern border — but acknowledged it could mean problems for American workers. Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake, both Arizona Republicans, said they fear that […]
An Honest Look at State-by-State Figures Shows Numbers on Immigrants Here Illegally Are Wrong
Dallas News – If you ask how important it is for supporters of comprehensive immigration reform to play down the numbers of illegals in the U.S. — the answer is: very important. In a country of 317 million people, it’s likely we could absorb 11 million undocumented people with no ill effects to our culture […]