U.S. judge in Texas sentences two Mexican cartel members to life in prison

Yahoo News — AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas on Thursday sentenced two members of the Los Zetas Mexican criminal cartel to life in prison for smuggling thousands of kilograms of marijuana and hundreds of assault rifles across the border, prosecutors said. Emilio Villalobos-Alcala, 29, and Jose Eluid Lugo-Lopez, 27, were convicted […]

House Armed Services Committee Approves “Amnesty Amendment”

The House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment to the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act from Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) to allow illegal immigrants into the U.S. military. Unsurprisingly, supporters couch the giveaway in language like saying enlisting illegal immigrants is “vital to the national interest.” Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) is one of the few […]

No Magic Kingdom for American IT Workers at Disney

The happiest place on Earth wasn’t for hundreds of American IT workers who were unceremoniously laid-off and many were forced to train foreign replacements during a recent shakeup at Disney HQ. Disney bigwigs claim the layoffs were simply part of a corporate restructuring but former Disney employees tell a much different tale. From the perspective […]

Ted Cruz: Focus on immigration reform issues that have ‘bipartisan support’

In a Q&A Wednesday with Javier Palomarez, president of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Sen. Ted Cruz said that he’s “long-term optimistic and short-term pessimistic” about passing any immigration reform, and that lawmakers should focus on policies that have “bipartisan support”: “I think we should address these issues one at a time,” Cruz said, arguing […]

1 in 10 Babies Born in U.S. to Illegal Immigrants

Illegal immigrants account for around 400,000 births in the United States which roughly translates to one in ten babies born in the U.S. as a whole. Jon Feere, legal policy analyst for the Center for Immigration Studies, testified before a House panel on “birthright citizenship” and revealed his research which showed the rapidly increasing number […]

Americans not concerned about legal immigration, poll finds

Potential 2016 Republicans presidential candidate Scott Walker recently raised the possibility of limiting legal immigration to the United States. However, while immigrants now make up the highest percentage (13%) of the U.S. population since before WWI, a YouGov poll has found that most Americans don’t consider legal immigration a problem: YouGov’s latest research shows that […]