Unfortunately, the legislation being considered by Congress in response to concerns about overly-long prison sentences for Americans has been crafted to primarily benefit criminal aliens. (Those are not Americans but citizens of other countries who have been imprisoned for committing serious crimes in the U.S.) That’s the conclusion of our legislative affairs team after several … Continued
By Eric Ruark
A March 7 story from Bloomberg Businessweek reported on a new poll that surveyed Americans on immigration. The Bloomberg lede was that 61 percent of Americans believe that “continued immigration into the country jeopardizes the United States.” The full survey, commissioned by “global management consulting firm” A.T. Kearney and a market research company The NPD Group, … Continued
One of the top headlines on the front page of this morning’s New York Times reads “Foreign Labor Fills Vacancies at Trump Club.” The story details the Mar-a-Lago resort’s preference for hiring foreign workers through the H-2B visa program over hundreds of American workers who were referred to the club for jobs. It’s interesting to … Continued
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
By Jeremy Beck
Fact Check’s Robert Farley looked into Ted Cruz’s claim that Marco Rubio’s immigration bill would have granted legal status (and work permits) to criminal aliens. Farley’s piece, “Cruz Distorts Rubio’s Immigration Stance,” was picked up by USA Today and The Huffington Post among others. Farley concluded that, “one could argue that Rubio’s plan would allow those … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Neil Irwin of The Upshot says a variety of factors have likely resulted in less-educated workers getting hammered, including workers moving from shrinking industries to growing ones: “…perhaps a rise in automation and globalization is eliminating manufacturing jobs, and the people who once held those jobs are now competing for work as janitors and food … Continued
By Jim Robb
In an outrageous new development, the Obama Administration has started a program to bring the Central American relatives of the illegal aliens it has amnestied (or plans to amnesty) to the United States! Instead of forcing the minors, and near minors, to face the dangerous and expensive trip from Central America on their own (like … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Administration officials have been telling the media that federal judge Andrew Hanen’s injunction against President Obama’s November executive actions on immigration limits the administration’s ability to prioritize deportations. President Obama says that’s nonsense. Media reports this week were full of language like this from the Wall Street Journal: “neither a judge’s ruling nor a standoff … Continued
By Roy Beck
As for jobless Americans, I suppose the answer is: Let them eat pie, or let them eat when there is a bigger pie. Despite saying some pretty sensible things about immigration at the big CPAC conservative activists conference last Friday, presidential hopeful Jeb Bush displayed zero awareness that immigration issues affect working-class Americans. FOX host … Continued
