Town Hall – Senate Democrats voted 57-37 to end debate on the nomination of Jeh Johnson to head DHS. That’s three votes short of the traditional 60-vote filibuster threshold that Reid nuked last month. Johnson went on to win his appointment by a 78-16 margin. News coverage instead stresses that Johnson is the “first African-American” […]
Loophole Allows Illegal Immigrants to Claim Tax Credits That Harms Vet Benefits
December 17, 2013 By
The Blaze – Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, has put forward a budget amendment to avert proposed cuts to veterans’ benefits by closing a loophole that allows illegal immigrants to collect child tax credits. Even though federal law bars illegal immigrants from collecting tax benefits like the earned […]
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan “Stands With” Illegal Aliens, Against Jobless Americans
December 16, 2013 By
Examiner – U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) says he “stands with” hardworking immigrants and their families, but who in Congress is standing with the 20 million Americans who can’t find full-time work while the federal government permits 7 million illegals to keep their jobs in construction, manufacturing, transportation and service industries? If Pocan is so […]
Immigration: Claims for asylum soar in 2013
December 13, 2013 By
UPI — The number of immigrants seeking asylum after entering the United States illegally nearly tripled in 2013 to the highest level in 20 years, a report said. The report, issued Thursday by the non-partisan Congressional Research Service, said the number of asylum-seekers granted temporary refuge rose from 13,931 to 36,026 in the fiscal year […]
