Caroline May

As the foreign-born population increased in the U.S. from 1970 to 2013, the lower 90 percent of income earners saw their wages decline, a new memo from the Congressional Research Service reveals.

Loretta Lynch, President Obama’s nominee for attorney general, cleared a procedural vote Thursday, setting up a vote on final confirmation later in the day.

The immigrant population in the United States will hit its highest percentage ever in the next eight years, according to an analysis of U.S. Census data released Wednesday by the Center for Immigration Studies.

The Senate is slated to consider President Obama’s nominee for attorney general Loretta Lynch this week. The vote could end up being one of the closest attorney general confirmation votes in recent years.

A Senate panel will look into a new Obama administration program to fly the Central American children of lawfully present parents— including amnestied illegal immigrants — to the United States.

“Clearly, the president’s actions to unilaterally rewrite our immigration laws are not adequately keeping known criminals out of our country and failing to protect the safety of North Carolinians,” Rep. Richard Hudson says.

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Director Michele Leonhart is expected to resign soon, according to media reports.

The Obama administration is admitting it granted executive amnesty protections to a known gang member — one charged with four counts of murder — and is now reviewing prior approvals to double check that other gang members have not also been approved for deferred status.

Loretta Lynch is expected to be confirmed by a tight margin with much of the Republican caucus voting against her. Many have pointed to her support for executive amnesty as their reason for doing so.

Turns out it is not a good idea to steal the identity of a Border Patrol agent — especially if you are an illegal immigrant trying to use that identity to lie to Border Patrol officers.

President Obama’s nominee for attorney general Loretta Lynch is likely to receive a vote in the coming days, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) predicts.

A Department of Homeland Security Inspector General report released this month reveals that while U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Air Operations (ICE Air) met its responsibilities in transporting 930,435 immigrant detainees in a three and a half year timeframe, it failed to document enough data on the detainees or fill seats effectively.

Disgruntled, largely fast food, workers — spurred by labor organizations such as the Service Employees International Union — staged a rally this week calling for a $15-an-hour minimum wage. They insist the current economy is unfair to low-wage workers. But the real problem is immigration, both legal and illegal.

President Obama’s nominee for attorney general Loretta Lynch would not commit to investigate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email account and server during her tenure at the State Department.

An American worker is suing his former employer for allegedly discriminating against “individuals who are not South Asian, including discrimination in hiring, placement, and termination decisions.”

A group of 22 Republican lawmakers want an audit of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency responsible for adjudicating immigration applications and carrying out much of President Obama’s executive amnesty.

On Tax Day, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) pressed the Obama administration for an update on the criminal investigation into the alleged misconduct of IRS personnel in the handling of conservative organizations’ tax exempt status.

Al Sharpton and women civil rights leaders say they are launching a fast to pressure lawmakers to vote and confirm President Obama’s nominee for attorney general, Loretta Lynch.

Given the Internal Revenue Service’s recent bellyaches about supposedly being underfunded — causing the agency to ignore some 60 percent of taxpayer phone calls during tax season — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) is highlighting some ways the IRS could save cash.