BREITBART — House Democrats are divided on when to put immigration legislation on the floor for a vote, which they can force by using a discharge petition. The discharge petition would need a majority of lawmakers’ signatures. Because of the difficulty in coming up with those 216 signatures, which would have to include 17 GOP […]
An Autopsy of the Senate Immigration Bill, Pt. 3: The Question of Limits
February 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
CIS — Most immigration discussions totally avoid the subject of immigration limits or assume there are no limits to the number of immigrants the United States can or should take in every year. A recent Washington Post editorial, for example, complained about what it called an “absurdly long backlog” that exists “because of annual limits […]
GOP Rep mulls amnesty at townhall — held entirely in Spanish
February 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
TEA PARTY — After the sterling conservative voting record he has established during three years in Washington, Representative Mick Mulvaney, a Republican, can take a few political risks in his South Carolina district, one of the most conservative in this reliably Republican state. This week he did just that. [Read More]
McCain ‘won’t give up’ on immigration
February 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
CNN — McCain ‘won’t give up’ on immigration State of the Union. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) says he’s not giving up on trying to pass immigration reform yet. [Read More]
Candidate For Texas Lt. Governor Faces Accusation Having Hired Undocumented Workers
February 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
FOX NEWS — Texas state senator Dan Patrick, a candidate for lieutenant governor known for his tough stance on immigration, is defending himself against allegations that he knowingly employed undocumented immigrants decades ago. [Read More]
An Autopsy of the Senate Immigration Bill, Pt. 2: What Can We Learn?
February 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
CIS — The working assumption of too many members of Congress, and this was certainly true for the Gang of Eight, is that when it comes to immigration, they know what’s best for the country. And if that runs counter to the real immigration enforcement and lower immigration numbers that Americans continually say they want, […]
