There are few areas where Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders differ on immigration, but Thursday night’s debate put two of them on display. Both Clinton and Sanders embraced lifetime work permits for 11 million illegal aliens and a massive expansion of legal immigration through their united support of “comprehensive immigration reform.” But … Continued
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The most common critique of our 2016 Presidential Hopefuls comparison grid this week has been of our amnesty rating for Ted Cruz. The Texas Senator has a mixed history on the issue, but we’ve given Cruz our second best rating of “Very Good”. There’s one thing that’s crystal clear about Cruz’s position on offering work … Continued
For the first time in 10 years, the issue of Birthright Citizenship was in the forefront on Capitol Hill this week when the House Immigration Subcommittee held a hearing on Wednesday. The hearing sought to determine if Birthright Citizenship is the right policy for America, but it focused less on the policy question, and more … Continued
Your voices are winning in Congress right now, but the fight is far from over. After a week of insisting on a long-term spending bill, House Republican Leaders are reported to be seriously considering a short-term spending bill because of intense pressure from a growing number of their Members who see that as the only … Continued
If the Senate is going to pass the Gang of Eight’s amnesty bill in the 113th Congress, they’re going to need Marco Rubio to sell it to his Republican colleagues. After the bill’s introduction yesterday morning, Rubio began his sales pitch last night by appearing on Mark Levin’s radio program. But the big sell came … Continued
The Senate returned from a two-week recess today, and most of us were bracing for the Gang of Eight’s introduction of a “comprehensive immigration reform” bill that would grant amnesty to at least 11 million illegal aliens. As the new Senate work session begins, the good news is that there’s still no bill. The bad … Continued
The organizers of this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held just outside of Washington, D.C. embraced amnesty, but judging by the reaction of the attendees, it wasn’t exactly well received. After the three-day conference, it became clear that if the GOP wants to also embrace amnesty, it risks losing its base. During the three … Continued
Since there’s still no “comprehensive immigration reform” bill in either the House or the Senate, there’s a lot of uncertainty about what a final bill may look like. But one thing is becoming clear; there are lots of opposing opinions on what should be and shouldn’t be in the bill, and those differences were on … Continued
