Posts Tagged ‘immigration’

Likely Republican Chairmen poised to Turn Around Immigration Policy

If the Republicans take over of the House of Representatives, liberal immigration policies are likely to be stopped dead in their tracks as strong conservatives take over key positions on the Judiciary Committee. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) is poised to take over the chairmanship of the House Judiciary Committee. Smith...

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TAKE ACTION: Stop the DREAM Act UPDATE: We Did It!

Update: On Tuesday, September 21, the Senate voted 56-43 not to break a filibuster against the Defense Authorization bill. By refusing to consider the bill, the Senate blocked efforts to attach the DREAM Act as an amendment – and to pass a repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ as well...

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Violence Increases on US-Mexico Border; Obama Responds with Signs

The violence on the US-Mexico border is worsening. On Thursday, a shootout between soldiers and suspected cartel gunmen on the Texas border left twenty-five suspects dead. Beheaded bodies have been found hung from bridges and police have discovered pits filled with dozens of murdered cartel victims. Car bombs and blockades...

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Legal Insurrection: Reid Argues Against Birthright Citizenship

Are opponents of birthright citizenship extremists, as some contend? If so, Harry Reid found himself occupying that extreme position – in 1993:

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Obama Administration considering “backdoor” Amnesty plan

With Congress unable to pass an immigration reform package, the Obama administration is considering a bureaucratic back door to stop deporting many illegal immigrants, in effect a non-legislative version of amnesty. The memo, obtained by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), suggests that the administration has at least considered how to keep...

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McClintock Responds to Calderon

Mexican President Felipe Calderon addressed a joint session of Congress this week, and he used the occasion to criticize the United States for failing to interdict the flow of guns south, and for the state of Arizona’s decision to crack down on illegal immigration. With regard to Calderon’s appearance and...

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