In April, a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that about 8.1 of the 11.8 million employed illegal immigrants in the U.S. paid an excess of $11.8 billion in state and municipal taxes in 2012. For advocates of immigration reform, this seemed to disprove Donald Trump’s inflammatory comments that illegal immigrants […]
Rick Perry suggests helping to secure Mexico’s southern border
September 3, 2015 By 6 Comments
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry spoke with Fox News’s Lou Dobbs on Wednesday about how imperative border security is to immigration reform, and suggested a step that other candidates have not addressed: that the U.S. help to secure Mexico’s southern border in order to stymie the flow of Central Americans into the country: Perry discussed […]
Wyoming apartment complex requiring proof of citizenship for tenants
September 3, 2015 By 3 Comments
The owners of Blair Place Apartments in Jackson Hole, Wyoming recently enacted a new policy that has many residents upset: tenants must now provide proof of citizenship or legal status before they can renew their lease: The policy initially led some to raise concerns about discrimination, but because the landlords apply the policy to all tenants […]
High school immigration assignment faces backlash
September 2, 2015 By 8 Comments
An immigration assignment at Erwin High School in Asheville, N.C. has drawn the ire of many after images of the assignment — including posters depicting negative comments directed toward illegal aliens — went viral on social media. Brian Gonzales, chair of the social studies department at the high school, told local ABC affiliate News 13 […]
Jeb Bush blasts Trump on immigration
September 2, 2015 By 1 Comment
Miami, Sep 1 (EFE).- Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said Tuesday that if he becomes president he will propose a path to legalization for undocumented migrants, especially the ones brought to the United States as children, and he distanced himself from the harsh radical line on immigration taken by magnate Donald Trump. “What he (Trump) […]
Jeb Bush: Those attacking immigration stance should ‘chill out’
September 2, 2015 By 45 Comments
By George Bennett, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Sept. 01– MIAMI — Jeb Bush slammed Donald Trump on Tuesday as a counterfeit conservative with unworkable immigration views and said Hillary Clinton should “chill out” after criticizing his use of the term “anchor babies.” A day after Republican presidential front runner Trump’s campaign released a video […]
