AP — President Barack Obama defiantly dared congressional Republicans on Tuesday to try to block his efforts to act on his own and bypass a divided Congress that has thwarted his policy initiatives. “So sue me,” he taunted on a sweltering day, as he pushed lawmakers to pay for road and bridge repairs. “I’m not […]
Protesters Block Bus Carrying Immigrants
July 2, 2014 By Leave a Comment
NBCLOSANGELES — Buses carrying migrant families were rerouted to a U.S.-Mexican border station after being blocked by protesters waving American flags in a suburban Southern California city. Protesters, some yelling, “They’re not born here!” and “Go back to Mexico!” stood in the street, blocking the buses as they were headed to the suburban border patrol […]
Obama: I’ll act on my own on immigration
June 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
FOXPHOENIX — President Obama on Monday said that if Congress doesn’t take up immigration reform he may have to look at taking executive action. The President held a news conference at the White House, lashing out at Congressional Republicans and House Speaker John Boehner for refusing to take up immigration reform this year. He said […]
Obama to take executive action on immigration
June 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
CNNPOLITICS — VIDEO: Washington (CNN) — It’s their fault, President Barack Obama said Monday in blaming Republican inaction on immigration reform for escalating problems including a surge of undocumented children crossing the border from Mexico. At a hastily scheduled Rose Garden appearance, Obama said the top House Republican — Speaker John Boehner — told him […]
Remarks by the President on Border Security and Immigration Reform
June 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
BREITBART — THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. One year ago this month, senators of both parties –- with support from the business, labor, law enforcement, faith communities –- came together to pass a commonsense immigration bill. Independent experts said that bill would strengthen our borders, grow our economy, shrink our deficits. As we speak, there […]
Illegal Immigrants Believe Border Patrol Agents Must Let Them Stay in US
June 26, 2014 By Leave a Comment
BREITBART — Illegal immigrants from Central America who are making the journey to the United States largely believe that they will be allowed to indefinitely remain in the United States once they surrender to Border Patrol agents because of changes in U.S. law. The Associated Press interviewed migrants along the “primary migrant route north to […]
