Rasmussen Reports released a new public opinion poll today that
shows a majority of Americans believe that the policies of the United States Government are
encouraging illegal immigration.
The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers (NAFBPO)
released a statement early last week voicing their opposition to
President Obama's plan
to individually review the deportation cases of 300,000 illegal aliens.
The plan will permit hundreds of thousands of illegal
aliens to remain in the U.S. despite their involvement in deportation proceedings.
In June of 2011, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed into law
restrictions against illegal immigration, considered by many political
analysts as the toughest in the nation. Governor Bentley labeled the law
as the “strongest immigration bill in the country.”
However, as seen in most instances, church groups in Alabama are coming
out publicly against the law and pushing for open-border measures. The
President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, Mark Tooley,
described the church’s belief as, “Any border enforcement is commonly
derided as ‘militarization.’ And illegal immigrants are routinely
likened to the Holy Family fleeing to Egypt, or Abraham searching for
the Promised Land.”
Reps. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.), Ralph Hall (R-Texas), Kay Granger (R-Texas), and Dennis Ross (R-Fla.) have co-sponsored House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith's (R-Texas) E-Verify bill. Chairman Smith's bill would require most employers to use E-Verify within two years of enactment.
Reps. Hal Rogers (R- Ky.), Bill Young (R- Fla.), and Peter King (R-N.Y.) have co-sponsored House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith's (R-Texas) E-Verify bill. Chairman Smith's bill would require most employers to use E-Verify within two years of enactment.
House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith's Legal Workforce Act is now bi-partisan with the addition of Democrat Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.). Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va) also cosponsored the bill today. Chairman Smith's bill would require most employers to use E-Verify within two years of enactment.