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
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
By Roy Beck
The effort to build more conservative support for Sen. Schumer’s latest giant amnesty began to crumble over the last 24 hours.No development was bigger than Rush Limbaugh’s backing away.Now that there’s an actual bill to read, Rush wasn’t so charmed by Sen. Marco Rubio’s promises of immigration enforcement on his show today.The fact that Rush … Continued
By Roy Beck
Just how long was the Gang of Eight Senators in that back room pounding out the massive immigration bill they released today?Supposedly, it has been three months, but I’m wondering if they’ve been in that back room for five years and missed the fact that the country during that time lost millions of jobs and the … Continued
By Roy Beck
What happens to the few immigration lawbreakers who won’t be offered work permits and legalization by the Gang of Eight’s amnesty bill? (This op-ed first appeared on Fox News Latino) The Associated Press and others are reporting that foreign citizens who unlawfully entered or overstayed a visa after Dec. 31, 2011, will not get the … Continued
By Roy Beck
Everybody in Washington is looking to see the fall-out from the marathon TV gig by 2016 Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio. Did he convince the American people that he did not break his Senate campaign promise in 2010 that he would oppose amnesties for illegal aliens? The front page of the Washington Post trumpeted: Rubio takes big … 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
