On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted to overturn Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration. Prior to the vote, Speaker John Boehner gave a rare floor speech during which he pointed out no less than 22 times that Obama said he couldn’t ignore or create his own immigration law. Watch video of the speech below: […]
Obama’s diplomatic deal with Cuba sparks surge in immigration
January 14, 2015 By 2 Comments
The Washington Times — The number of Cubans fleeing to the U.S. has surged since President Obama’s diplomatic deal with the island nation, according to statistics that lawmakers on Capitol Hill said suggest the administration was caught off guard. The Coast Guard interdicted more than 340 Cubans in the final two weeks of December, more than […]
Rubio bill allows companies to hire ‘unlimited’ amount of foreign workers
January 14, 2015 By 13 Comments
Breitbart — On Tuesday, three Republican Senators joined three Democrats to introduce legislation that would expand the number of guest-workers for the tech industry even though there is a surplus of American high-tech workers. The Immigration Innovation (“I-Squared”) bill, introduced by Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chris Coons […]
Illegal immigrants swamp DMV for California driver’s licenses
January 13, 2015 By Leave a Comment
The New American — Thousands of immigrants who are in the United States illegally started lining up on January 2 at Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offices across California to apply for driver’s licenses. Legislation giving this privilege to illegal aliens (Assembly Bill 60) was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in October 2013, but […]
Immigration fight will test GOP unity
January 13, 2015 By 1 Comment
The Hill — A push by House Republicans to reverse President Obama’s executive action on immigration has put their vulnerable Senate counterparts in a tough electoral spot. The GOP faces a much tougher 2016 map, and Hispanic groups are warning of political fallout over the issue of deportations at a time when the party is trying […]
Commentary from Jim Gilchrist defending free speech for Santa Barbara, Ca. newspaper
January 10, 2015 By 29 Comments
California Newspaper Stands Its Ground On Free Speech — a commentary by Jim Gilchrist Dear Americans and free speech proponents, The Santa Barbara News-Press will set a long overdue precedent of defying politically correct speech, which in itself is “censorship.” For decades the U.S. media has cowered to intimidation from sinister reactionaries who would have […]
