Bloomberg – The U.S. Senate has passed an immigration bill, and now all the great and good are urging the Republican-led House to pass it, too. It should decline. That bill would substantially increase immigration into the U.S., especially the number of low-skilled immigrants — something that Americans don’t want, that serves no pressing economic […]

Fresno Bee – Senate immigration reform bill creates new problem… It includes a section starting on page 113 titled, “protection of family values in apprehension programs.” Should someone be deterred at the border, officials would have to determine if they were a parent, guardian or child. Then, when determining repatriation or prosecution, they have to […]

Daily News – House Republicans said in a joint statement. “The American people want our border secured, our laws enforced, and the problems in our immigration system fixed to strengthen our economy. But they don’t trust a Democratic-controlled Washington . . .” Tellingly, there is not a word in the statement about a path to […]

New York Times – Meeting for the first time as a group to hammer out their approach to immigration, House Republicans came down overwhelmingly against a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, jeopardizing the future of sweeping legislation that includes a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. The Republican-controlled House does not plan to […]

National Review – There are many reasons why immigration reform is in trouble, ranging from the fact that immigration is not currently a burning political issue to the inherent complexity and internal contradictions of a 1,200-page bill. But there is another less-discussed reason. The Obama administration’s instinctive dishonesty and contempt for the rule of law […]

Forbes – The Congressional Budget Office issued a report this week analyzing an earlier version of the Senate bill. CBO estimated the legislation would reduce the federal deficit by $175 billion over the first ten years. Backers of the legislation quickly trumpeted the report as an additional reason to support the bill. However, both the […]