FoxNews Latino — Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is making a one-man high-level push for immigration reform on Capitol Hill this week. Zuckerberg, 29, met with House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday to urge him to focus lawmakers in the chamber on passing legislation that would revamp the U.S. immigration system to expand the […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg On Capitol Hill To Press Lawmakers On Immigration Reform
Companies Lay Off Thousands, Then Demand Immigration Reform for New Labor
Washington Examiner — On Tuesday, the chief human resources officers of more than 100 large corporations sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urging quick passage of a comprehensive immigration reform bill. The officials represent companies with a vast array of business interests: General Electric, The Walt Disney Company, […]
What Happens When You Can’t Believe A Thing The President Says?
Forbes — I have come to the point that I cannot believe a thing President Obama says. That’s not quite the same as saying I don’t believe anything he says. When he speaks he may be telling the truth, he may not be, or he may be parsing his words to mislead. But it’s impossible […]
Illegal Immigrant Fights to Become California Lawyer
CBS News — MMP Note: Hmmm… Illegal immigrant who broke the law now wants to practice law as an attorney in – no surprise – California. Sergio Garcia arrived in the U.S. illegally 20 years ago to pick almonds in the field with his father. But that was not all he wanted for his life. […]
Unemployed Flock to Job Fairs While Lawmakers Continue to Argue “Labor Shortage”
NumbersUSA — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle frequently tout the “labor shortage” line when pushing for comprehensive immigration reform. Some of these same lawmakers actually hold job fairs, knowing well that their state or district has unemployment problems. While others may not hold their own job fairs, they continue to say that “jobs” […]
Sessions: Labor Day a Reminder Immigration Bill Must Be Stopped, U.S. Economy Strengthened
The Weekly Standard — Alabama senator Jeff Sessions, a Republican, is marking Labor Day with a statement lamenting the decline in America’s workforce and the strident push toward passing an immigration bill. First, Sessions focuses on the sorry state of the American economy, where the unemployment rate is a staggering 7.4 percent. “As the nation […]