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As President Obama considers going forward with a unilateral amnesty for millions of illegal aliens, even some proponents of immigration reform are warning the political consequences will be calamitous.   “Some Democratic senators are probably not going to come back.

Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions slammed Senate Democrats for failing to push back against President Obama’s plans for executive actions on immigration — especially in light of reports of what the actions will look like. Recent reports have said that

The White House has indicated that President Obama will take some kind of executive action on immigration at the end of summer, but the administration has been tight-lipped about the specifics of such a move. Reports have indicated that the

With President Obama expected to announce some kind of executive action on immigration at the end of the summer, the Latino Victory Project – a PAC recently launched by actress Eva Longoria – is hopeful that such a move will

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest kept his cards close to the vest about President Obama’s expected executive actions on immigration Monday.  “I don’t really have an update in terms of his process,” Earnest said when asked about the current

With President Obama expected to announce executive action on immigration reform soon, Illinois Democratic Rep. Luis Gutiérrez says he is telling people to “get ready.”  “It’s music to my ears that someone would have a source at the White House

In the wake of a Government Accountability Office report that concluded the Obama administration broke the law when it released five Taliban Guantanamo prisoners for Bowe Bergdahl, House Speaker John Boehner slammed the administration’s propensity to ignore laws. “[I]t is

Fresh off his visit to the Heritage Foundation, Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s PAC dispatched an appeal to supporters slamming the Obama administration for inaction on the border and national security.  In his fundraising appeal, Perry explained his call for “comprehensive

Concerns about the militarization of police — highlighted this month during protestor clashes with police in Ferguson, Mo. following the shooting death of Michael Brown — will be a topic of debate in Washington when lawmakers return in September.  Missouri

A poll released Thursday finds that a majority of likely voters are not on board with allowing the recent illegal immigrant minors to enroll in local schools. According to the Department of Education, all children in the United States –

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released the zip codes associated with the Obama administration’s release of 169 immigrants convicted of “homicide-related” offenses who were awaiting deportation proceedings.  ICE released the new information about the 169 immigrant convicts to Iowa Republican

Border Patrol apprehended another Central American convicted sex offender attempting to illegally enter the U.S. through the southern border this week, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Osmar D. Acevedo, a Guatemalan national, was apprehended Monday 29 miles west

With their proposals defeated in Congress for now, pro-amnesty activists have dropped off the radar while President Obama considers a major executive action that Republicans have warned could precipitate a constitutional crisis. August recess town halls have also been relatively

A California Republican says President Obama should call the Senate back to Washington to take action on the House-passed border bills, according to a local report.  “I expect him to do the right thing. I don’t want to send any

America’s southern border cannot remain in “chaos,” Nebraska Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry said at a town hall meeting earlier this month, according to the Bellevue Leader. “The hallmark of America is that we are a very good, generous, and just

The Senate must pass the House bill to stop President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and deal with the ongoing crisis of illegal immigration, Texas Republican Rep. Kevin Brady said at a town hall event in his district.

Illinois Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski explained his “present” vote on the recent bill that would have ended President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program at a recent town hall meeting. “I don’t want to take away deferred status from

Each illegal immigrant in the United States costs American citizens, Louisiana Republican Rep. Vance McAllister argued this week at a town hall meeting in his home state, according to The Town Talk. “Every time one illegal immigrant comes to this country,

A beneficiary of President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program who killed two children in a hit and run accident has been released from jail and will be able to return to the the protections of the program, according

Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt cautioned against the federal government taking over the investigation into the death of Michael Brown. “I’ve thought from the start that a parallel federal investigation into the death of Michael Brown is important,” Blunt said

Border Patrol agents have apprehended two illegal immigrants from Central America convicted in the U.S. for sex offenses in recent days. Customs and Border Protection announced Monday that the agents at the Eagle Pass area in Texas made arrests of

The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa announced Monday that 22 Iowa county jails will no longer honor Immigration and Customs Enforcement requests to detain inmates suspected of immigration violations unless a judge has approved a warrant to that end.

President Barack Obama is not serious about securing the border, but neither was former President George W. Bush, according to House Speaker John Boehner. “No, no. That’s the issue.” Boehner said when asked in an interview with North Dakota radio

A federal review of the charge that a Customs and Border Protection officer pointed a gun at a Boy Scout during an inspection at the Alcan Port of Entry, Alaska has concluded that the allegation is “unsubstantiated.” An Iowa Boy

Babies born to middle-income families last year are expected to cost their parents nearly a quarter million dollars through age 18, according to the federal government.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its annual report on the Cost of Raising

An illegal immigrant wanted in Mexico for murder has been arrested in Colorado, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Friday. Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations apprehended Jesus Gabriel Ibarra-Espinoza, a former Mexican police officer,

The agency overseeing immigration to the United States announced new immigration relief measures to nationals of the countries battling Ebola who are living in the United States. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Friday announced that immigrants from Guinea, Liberia, and

September and October could see an even greater crisis of unaccompanied minors illegally entering the United States from Central America, according to a Washington Examiner report. A representative of a group assisting with the ongoing influx of unaccompanied minors, contended

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are calling for hearings on the “use of excessive and deadly force by police.” The request comes as law enforcement in Ferguson, Missouri police tangle with protestors demonstrating against the death of Michael Brown. 

Country music star Willie Nelson has weighed in on the crisis of unaccompanied minors entering the United States illegally through the southern border. “I’ve been watching, and the only thing we can do is take care of those kids, whatever

In response to an inquiry about unaccompanied minors from one of its school divisions, Virginia’s Department of Education issued a memo this month reminding its 132 divisions about their obligation to educate all children. “In light of the heightened media coverage of

President Obama spoke on the phone with the leaders of Liberia and Sierra Leone about the ongoing Ebola outbreaks in their West African nations Thursday.  According to a readout of the calls from White House, Obama spoke separately with President

The Obama administration has shut down the three temporary shelters for unaccompanied minors detained illegally entering the United States through the southern border. “To prudently manage its resources, HHS’s Administration for Children and Families has suspended all three temporary Unaccompanied

The vast majority of Americans believe that English should be the official language of the United States, according to a new poll.  A Rasmussen poll released Wednesday found that 83 percent of Americans say English should be the official language

The Republican National Committee blasted President Obama for his prodigious golfing habit Thursday. According to a recent RNC tally, since taking office Obama has played 186 rounds of golf, 22 of which have been on Martha’s Vineyard, where the president

In a reminder of the dangers involved with human smuggling, Customs and Border Protection discovered two Mexican nationals “unconscious and not breathing” attempting to enter the U.S. illegally from Mexico in the trunk of a car, according to reports. CBP