Albert Lea Tribune -- Tom Jacobson
With over 300,000 illegal immigrants entering U.S. in recent months, many as children, the immigration issue is of concern to many.
To find the truth on how each state’s congressional leaders vote on immigration issues, you may want to check the website Numbers USA.com.
National Review -- A.J. Delgado
A judge in Oregon has dismissed the deportation case against Cinthya Garcia-Cisneros, a 19-year-old illegal immigrant who killed two young girls in a hit-and-run car accident last year. Though Garcia-Cisneros was in the midst of removal proceedings, she is now released and will not face deportation. Garcia-Cisneros, who came from Mexico as a child, had permission to be in the country under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program instituted by President Obama in 2012.
Breitbart -- Tony Lee
A blockbuster new poll obtained by Breitbart News reveals that a majority of likely voters want to push the pause button on massive immigration, similar to what occurred between 1915-1964, which allowed legal immigrants a chance to more fully assimilate while the middle class expanded as wages increased.
The Washington Free Beacon -- Bill McMorris
Michigan Democrat Gary Peters assured voters that illegal immigrants would not be eligible for Obamacare, but later supported the loophole that is now allowing young illegal immigrants to enroll in the program.
NPR -- Lourdes Garcia-Navarro
Eleven states and Washington, D.C., have passed laws to grant driver's licenses to immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. But applicants face hurdles, like language barriers and fear of deportation.
CBS News Poll. July 29-Aug. 4, 2014.
How serious a problem do you think the issue of ILLEGAL immigration is for the country right now: very serious, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not at all serious?
Very Serious: 62%
Somewhat Serious: 22%
Not Too Serious: 10%
Not At All Serious: 4%
Unsure/No Answer: 1%
Which should be the higher priority now: securing the nation's border, or addressing the status of illegal immigrants currently in the U.S.
Securing the Border: 59%