NPR – Nearly half the people now in the U.S. illegally didn’t climb walls, wade across the Rio Grande or trek through the desert to get here. They arrived legally, with tourist or student visas. And when those visas expired, they just never left. Like the rest of the 11 million undocumented people in the […]
USDA Tells Mexico Illegal Immigrants Can Have Food Stamps
Washington Examiner – With food stamp spending in the United States skyrocketing since the beginning of the recession, the Department of Agriculture is paying to promote food stamp usage to illegal immigrants for the sake of their American children, according to documents obtained by a government watchdog. According to Judicial Watch, “The promotion of the […]
Thomas Sowell: Judge Immigration Laws By How They Affect Americans
Omaha World Herald – Britain’s late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said it all when she wrote that the world has “never ceased to be dangerous” but the West has “ceased to be vigilant.” Nothing better illustrates her point than the fact that the West has imported vast numbers of people who hate our guts and […]
Enforcement Officers Wary of Huge Loophole in Senate Immigration Bill
Policymic – The 7,600-member ICE union claims the proposed Senate bill dooms U.S. efforts to address immigration concerns on the ground. They are particularly concerned over a “major loophole,” allowing the government “discretion” over when to enforce immigration laws. The union’s concerns have been echoed by other critics of the proposed bill, as Senator Jeff […]
Anti-Illegal-Immigration Activists Go To Washington
Jim Gilchrist – MMP Exclusive – It’s not just big corporations and pro-amnesty organizations who are in Washington to lobby for immigration reform. There is a grass-roots lobbying event called Hold Their Feet to the Fire organized by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). The annual event includes broadcasts and blogging by talk-radio hosts […]
Immigration Bill Bad for U.S. Workers Says Sessions
Alabama Live – Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), voiced concerns about an immigration reform bill being proposed by the “Gang of Eight” senators, saying it would stifle the economy and depress wages for working-class Americans. “I really respect the work of the gang of eight. But they have produced legislation…that will give amnesty now, legalize everyone […]