Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who has been working on a comprehensive amnesty bill with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and President Obama, has said that there will be no chance of immigration reform this year.
Reps. Gary Miller, Lamar Smith, and Sue Myrick have formed the Reclaim American Jobs Caucus
The Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), has hit out at Rep. Luis Gutierrez's comprehensive amnesty bill
As the furor over the National Association of Evangelicals' recent aggressive pro-amnesty lobbying spreads, more evangelical denominations are making it clear that they don't agree with the NAE.
An immigration panel set up by the Brookings Institution and Duke University has advocated that the current "diversity" visa lottery be abolished, tighter restrictions be placed on family-based immigration, and that workplace verification be required before any amnesty is considered.
During a speech at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast President Obama assured the audience that he was committed to comprehensive immigration reform.
A new report released by the Federation for American Immigration Reform conclusively disproves many of the arguments used by amnesty proponents; in particular, that an amnesty would help America's ailing economy and improve working conditions for all Americans.
The Obama Administration has stated its intention to expand the Secure Communities program, which verifies the immigration status of prisoners in federal and state jails, to all local jails. If this program is expanded, about 1.4 million criminal illegal aliens would be deported each year.
During a speech yesterday before a Hispanic caucus at the Democratic National Convention in Denver Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, signaled that if elected her husband would attempt to grant amnesty to every illegal alien in the United States.
Rep. Chris Cannon (R - Utah) was defeated in the Republican primary in Utah's 3rd district. While considered a staunch conservative on many issues, Rep. Cannon is known for being pro-immigration and has sponsored many bills to allow more foreign workers to enter the United States. Americans for Better Immigration gives Rep. Cannon a C grade based on his immigration voting record. Rep.