Leading up to next week’s pivotal primaries in Florida and Ohio, Presidential Hopefuls from both parties added some clarity to their immigration positions during debates this week in South Florida. While most of the Republican Hopefuls tried to balance continued levels of immigration with the electorate’s angst over mass immigration, the Democratic Hopefuls all but … Continued
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By Jeremy Beck
E-Verify’s detractors typically oppose the belief held by Barbara Jordan and most Americans that citizens and legal immigrants already here have a greater right to U.S. jobs than job-seekers in the country illegally. Yet they often attempt to undermine E-Verify by predicting massive job losses for American workers. Such is the case in an analysis from the Cato Institute, “Checking E-Verify The Costs and Consequences of a National Worker Screening Mandate.”
By Jeremy Beck
This week, a federal judge temporarily halted President Obama’s most recent executive actions on immigration. But what exactly does that mean? Josh Gerstein of Politico explained the decision as well as anyone: “The injunction paralyzed Wednesday’s planned expansion of Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which started in 2012, and grants temporary work permits … Continued
By Roy Beck
The fact that the judicial branch has joined the House of Representatives and a majority of states in questioning the constitutionality of the President’s executive actions on immigration should make it obvious that the Senate needs to proceed to a debate on the Department of Homeland Security funding bill and add its voice to this … Continued
By Jim Edwards
President Obama’s end-run of Congress to give around 5 million illegal aliens quasilegal status seems to be giving more and more Christians pause. The combination of acting outside the constitutional bounds, exercising what amounts to legislative powers reserved to Congress, plus the president’s bald-faced misuse of Scripture in an attempt to justify his highly questionable … 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
By Jeremy Beck
The New York Times editorial “Mr. Obama’s Moment on Immigration,” garnered 458 comments, 322 of which made the “Readers’ Picks” list. Of those 322, I counted 25 that supported the editorial’s pro-executive-action stance. Of the 25 comments in favor of executive action, 21 were recommended ten times or less. None of the 25 received more … Continued
By Roy Beck
Since NumbersUSA began running TV and radio ads in February highlighting the amnesty leadership of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), his popularity among South Carolina voters has dropped rapidly, according to a new Winthrop University poll.Although he retains majority support among Republicans, his approval rating among them fell from 71.6% in February to 57.5% in April.That’s … Continued
