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

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Tuesday was a rough day for the new face of the pro-amnesty movement. During the first House Judiciary Committee immigration hearing of the new Congressional session, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro made a passioned plea for giving amnesty to the nation’s 11 million illegal aliens. But he had no answers to tough but reasonable questions … Continued

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Very slowly, more and more Members of Congress are starting to look at the practical consequences of the Senate Gang of Eight’s broad proposals for a “path to citizenship” for some 11 million illegal aliens.  Elected officials have to be forced to consider that a better phrase would be that they are being asked to provide the … Continued

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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