House Votes Down Stop-Gap DHS Funding Bill, DHS Shutdown Hours Away
House members voted down a stop-gap funding bill on Friday, leaving funding for DHS unclear as a midnight deadline looms.
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Boehner Invites Afghan President To Address Congress
House Speaker John Boehner is asking Afghanistan’s recently elected president to address Congress next month.
After Passing Clean DHS Bill, Senate Dems Block Bill To Roll Back Executive Amnesty
Senate Democrats will not allow a bill to prevent funding for President Obama’s most recent executive amnesty to come to the floor for consideration.
Grassley Presses DHS On Murder Suspect Allegedly Granted Amnesty
Sen. Charles Grassley wants answers from the Department of Homeland Security about how an individual with alleged gang ties was able to win amnesty under Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Senate Passes ‘Clean’ DHS Funding Bill
The House and Senate are on different paths — with the House considering a short-term DHS funding bill, and the Senate having passed one that would fund the department through FY2015, but doesn’t stop President Obama’s amnesty.
Steve King On DHS Funding Fight: Senate Should Muster Grit To Defend Constitution, Or Go Home
Rep, Steve King challenges Senators to take up a House-passed DHS funding bill. “If you don’t have enough grit to defend the Constitution maybe you ought to think about going home.”
Boehner: Obama Should Be Thanking, Not Threatening, ICE Officers
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) called out President Obama for warning immigration enforcement officials against failing to comply with his executive amnesty.
Reid Warns House GOP Against Reinserting Anti-Amnesty Riders Into DHS Senate Bill
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is warning House Republicans against adding provisions to block President Obama’s executive amnesty to the “clean” Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill the Senate is expected to pass.
Boehner ‘Not Hard At All’ To Hold The Line Against Executive Amnesty
Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) insists the House will hold the line in the fight against President Obama’s executive amnesty, even as a Friday DHS funding deadline looms.
GOP Sens. Press Obama Admin. Over Released Illegal Immigrant
Two Republican senators want to know more about why ICE released an illegal immigrant, who’s alleged to have committed a murder after he was freed.
30 House Republicans Press House Leaders To Continue DHS Fight Against Executive Amnesty
Some 30 House Republicans are telling their leaders to hold the line on a DHS funding bill.
Rep. Salmon: Ronnebeck Murder ‘Clear Example’ Of Need To Address ‘Catch-and-Release’ Policies
The murder of Grant Ronnebeck, allegedly by an illegal immigrant, “is a clear example of why we need to address the failed catch-and-release policies of the Obama administration,” Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ) argued Wednesday during an Oversight and Government Reform panel hearing.
Amnesty Beneficiaries Could Claim More Than $35K In Tax Benefits In First Year
Illegal immigrants might earn more than amnesty. A new report indicates they could collect tens of thousands in tax credits, if the president’s amnesty program moves forward.
Father Of Son Murdered By Illegal Testifies To Congress: ‘Do Black Lives Matter?’
The father of an American murdered by an illegal immigrant made an impassioned plea to Congress Wednesday to adopt policies to prevent it from happening again.
Rep. Jim Jordan Slams DHS Sec. For Declining To Testify With Victims of Illegal Immigrant Crime
Rep. Jim Jordan is ripping the DHS secretary for skipping a hearing on the department’s processing of illegal immigrants.
Democrats Fear Monger DHS Funding Fight: ‘ISIS Is Funded’
Senate Democrats have been refusing to even consider a House-passed Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill. So they’re now charging Senate Republicans with holding up DHS funding, because the GOP has not offered a “clean bill.”
Obama Admin. To Extend Work Permits To Certain Spouses of H-1B Nonimmigrants
This May, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services plans to extend eligibility to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrations for work permits as part of President Obama’s executive amnesty.
McConnell Offers Stand Alone Bill To Combat Most Recent Executive Amnesty
If at first you don’t succeed, try something different. After Senate Democrats blocked a House-passed Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill for a fourth time Monday, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is offering a potential alternate route.
Senate Democrats Block DHS Funding Bill For A Fourth Time
For a fourth time, Senate Democrats have succeeded in preventing a DHS funding bill from even coming to the floor. Funding for the agency runs out this week.
Justice Department Requests Court Let Executive Amnesty Proceed
The Obama Justice Department has officially asked Judge Andrew Hanen to stay his injunction that is preventing the administration from moving forward with executive amnesty.
VA Reps. Call On Sens. Warner and Kaine To Stop Blocking DHS Funding Bill
Pressure from a purple state: Eight House Reps. from Virginia are encouraging their two Democrat senators to help lift a filibuster of the House-passed DHS funding bill.
‘Shadow Work-Permit System’: Anti-Amnesty Group Reveals More Details
New details about a “shadow work-permit system” are emerging. The Center for Immigration Studies finds that between 2009 and 2014, the Obama administration issued 7.4 million new work permits, above the annual 1.1 million new legal and 700,000 guest workers admitted to the U.S.
Conservative Women’s Group To Arquette: Women Already Have Equal Rights, Hollywood Sexist
The Independent Women’s Forum is responding to Patricia Arquette’s faulty argument about equal pay and equal rights for women.
1 in 5 Children On Food Stamps, 1 in 4 Live With At Least One Foreign-Born Parent
While President Obama was in Chicago bragging about the strong economy, the Census Bureau quietly announced that one of every five children is on food stamps, up from one in eight when the president was elected.
Pro-Amnesty Group Praises Decision to Seek Stay: We Have Waited Enough For Executive Amnesty
Pro-amnesty organizations are cheering the Obama Administration’s decision to seek an emergency stay of a federal judge’s ruling that temporarily halted the president’s executive amnesty.
