ABC News – Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testified before a Senate committee on Wednesday about issues like border security and the need for improvements to the legal immigration system. She spoke broadly about the vast strides taken under her watch to both grow and enhance immigration enforcement. But at the hearing in the Senate […]
ICE Agents Prohibited From Enforcing Immigration Laws
Jim Gilchrist, MMP Exclusive — New doubts are being raised about the sincerity of the Obama administration to enforce border security after the anticipated passage of a comprehensive immigration reform package. In testimony before the House Judiciary Committee last week, Chris Crane, President of the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council 118, said ICE agents […]
Nothing About Illegal Immigration Quite Adds Up
Tribune Media Services – Conservative corporate employers still support the idea of imported, cheap, non-union labor — in a strange alliance with liberal activists who want the larger blocs of Latino voters that eventually follow massive influxes from Latin America. Yet how conservative are businesses that in the past flouted federal law — and how […]
The GOP’s Amnesty Caucus Raises the White Flag
[Patrick J. Buchanan] — On Monday, Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Jeff Flake and Marco Rubio emerged with an offer of a Republican surrender to Barack Obama. We will accept amnesty for 11 million illegal aliens, said the four, but you must get serious about securing the border against yet another invasion. Only after an […]
Grassley Steps Up to the Plate – Seeks Expansion of E-Verify
Jim Gilchrist, MMP Exclusive — Not fooled by current immigration reform proposals that merely pay lip service to border security, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the ranking member on the Senate judiciary committee, last week introduced legislation that would require all employers to confirm the legality of their employees through E-Verify. The Internet-based system provides employers […]
Amnesty is Not the Answer for GOP
Jim Gilchrist, MMP Exclusive — How many Latino voters can Republicans expect to gain by supporting amnesty? Not many, if history and performance are any indication. Consider this… After Ronald Reagan passed his amnesty in 1986, George Bush senior received only 30% of the Latino vote in 1988. In 2012, Latino voters supported President Barack […]