PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Attorney Loretta Lynch testified Wednesday in front of Congress as part of her confirmation hearings to become Eric Holder’s successor as Attorney General. Cornell University Clinical Professor, Director of the Securities Law Clinic, contributor for Legalinsurrection.com, and Harvard classmate of Lynch, William Jacobson told WPHT morning host Chris Stigall that he is […]
Cornell Law professor says immigration issue ‘should be deal-breaker for Loretta Lynch appointment’
January 30, 2015 By 9 Comments
Obama not considering public opinion in immigration drive
January 30, 2015 By 11 Comments
The Washington Examiner — Gallup recently asked adults around the country a very simple question about immigration: Are you satisfied, or dissatisfied, with the level of immigration into the United States today? Are too many immigrants coming? Too few? Or is the number just about right? Before giving the results, it’s important to note what that […]
Obama to ask Congress for $1 billion for Central America
January 30, 2015 By 22 Comments
The Hill — President Obama will ask Congress in his 2016 budget to approve $1 billion to help Central American countries in the wake of last summer’s surge of unaccompanied children entering the United States illegally. In an op-ed published in The New York Times Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden said the “security and prosperity of Central America are inextricably […]
Boehner planning to sue Obama over immigration
January 28, 2015 By 4 Comments
CNN — House Speaker John Boehner announced Tuesday plans to pursue legal action against the Obama administration in order to challenge President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration, CNN has learned. Boehner told Republican House members at Tuesday morning’s meeting he plans to take steps to file a lawsuit. “We are finalizing a plan to authorize […]
Attorney General Loretta Lynch to defend Obama’s amnesty
January 28, 2015 By 6 Comments
Politico — Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch plans to tell senators that she doesn’t believe President Barack Obama has blanket power to grant “amnesty” to undocumented immigrants, but she’ll argue that the president’s sweeping moves on the issue have stayed within the bounds of the Constitution. As her confirmation hearings begin Wednesday in the Senate Judiciary […]
‘Immigration’ only mentioned twice in Obama’s State of the Union
January 21, 2015 By 3 Comments
The Hill — President Obama on Tuesday amplified his threat to veto GOP efforts to undermine his executive actions easing deportations. But unlike years past, the president stopped short of using his annual State of the Union speech to press Congress hard for the comprehensive immigration reform legislation that’s been a campaign promise since 2008. Indeed, Obama’s speech, […]
