By Roy Beck
Sen. Schumer’s PRO-amnesty petition had a big day today and seems to be picking up momentum.But the nation’s top ANTI-amnesty petition has even more momentum. My great thanks to all of you who were part of adding more than 30,000 new signers today!For the first time, the ANTI-amnesty petition has more signers than the one … Continued
During Tuesday’s House Judiciary hearing, several of the GOP Republicans pursued a line of questioning with pro-amnesty witness, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, that discussed the idea of compromise especially when it comes to dealing with the 11 million illegal aliens living in the United States. Mayor Castro’s response was that a path to citizenship … Continued
After a four-day gushing of praise from the mainstream media over the Gang of Eight’s immigration proposal, the reality of whether a bill could actually pass is finally starting to sink in. On Sunday, the New York Times published an op-ed from Bloomberg’s Albert Hunt – A Rocky Road to Reforming Immigration.Last Friday, the headline across … Continued
By Anne Manetas
Unfortunately the race to out-amnesty one another just got a new contender as President Obama announced his support for an even more wide-reaching amnesty. WHAT IS ANNOUNCED IN VEGAS SHOULD STAY IN VEGAS It appears President Obama is ready to play Amnesty Roulette and he’s betting on a bigger amnesty than the Gang of Eight’s. … Continued
By Anne Manetas
While the current proposal is short on details, Rosemary Jenks has reviewed it and tells me it is basically the same sweeping amnesty we defeated in 2007 with “updated” language to re-brand the amnesty. We had hoped that the new voices of Senators Rubio (R-FL) and Lee (R-UT) [both members of the so-called Senate “Gang of Eight”] … Continued
In 2010, Marco Rubio had to defeat a well-funded and well-known Charlie Crist in both the GOP primary and the general election. He did it, in part, by taking an immigration position that was in contrast to Crist’s pro-amnesty position, earning him some positive ratings on our candidate comparison pages. But after yesterday’s press conference, we … Continued
By Anne Manetas
Federal District Court Judge Reed O’Conner has ruled that 10 ICE agents and officers have standing to challenge in Federal court the so-called Morton Memo on prosecutorial discretion and the DREAM directive on deferred action. The agents filed their complaint in October, charging that unconstitutional and illegal directives from DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and ICE … Continued
Pres. Obama made only one reference to immigration during his second inaugural address on Monday, but that wasn’t the statement that stood out on the topic. Instead, it was his statement echoing his concern for a shrinking middle class. A concern, however, that is contradictory to his immigration proposal that would award millions of illegal … Continued
Earlier this week, an alliance of more than 100 leaders from the Evangelical community renewed their push for comprehensive immigration reform, including a mass amnesty for the nation’s 11-18 million illegal aliens. The Evangelical Immigration Table, as they’ve called themselves since their formation in 2012, is urging Christians in the United States to consider immigration from a biblical … Continued
