The White House will be welcoming undocumented immigrants shielded from deportation by the president’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program Tuesday even as the policy has precipitated a crisis on the southern border as tens of thousands of children stream
The Democratic National Committee wished America a “Happy Flag Day!” by tweeting out a picture of a child holding a flag over the weekend. The problem, however, is that the child is not holding the American flag, but rather another
Michigan Republican Rep. Candice Miller is calling on President Obama to dispatch the National Guard to the border to aid the U.S. Border Patrol, currently overwhelmed with the large influx of unaccompanied illegal immigrant children. “Rather than carrying out their
Should Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) meet expectations and beat Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) in the race to replace House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the Californian will leave another leadership vacancy to be filled. The prospect of this opening already
Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador announced a late-entry bid for Majority Leader but faces a steep climb after Whip Kevin McCarthy has already garnered significant support over the past three days. Eric Cantor’s Tuesday defeat sent a clear message that
Four Republican senators are pushing to bring an end to a policy that allowed for the release of thousands of convicted criminal immigrants back into the United States last year. “By releasing these criminals back into our communities we are
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne formally demanded the federal government “cease and desist” from transporting illegal immigrants to his state or else face a possible lawsuit. In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Sec. Jeh Johnson, Horne called on
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Speaker John Boehner said he’s not sure whether immigration had anything to do with Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s historic primary loss, despite the fact that David Brat, the economics professor who bested Cantor, spent the final
Arizona Republican Sens. Jeff Flake and John McCain are calling on President Obama to send “a clear message” to those seeking to enter the United States illegally that they are not eligible for his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The shockwaves from House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s defeat by an anti-amnesty economics professor were still reverberating Wednesday as the prospects for House action on immigration reform this year appear more bleak. “Perception becomes reality in this.
With floods of illegal immigrant children and families from Central America crossing the border into the United States, reports about the situation in Spanish-language newspapers do not appear to be doing much to discourage the practice. “During their stay,
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), perhaps the most outspoken amnesty proponent in Congress, said the stunning defeat of Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the primary Tuesday is no impediment to President Obama moving forward with immigration unilaterally. “When people say there’ll
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Immigration was not on the June legislative agenda released by Majority Leader Eric Cantor. It was only fleetingly discussed at a closed-door conference meeting this morning. And many lawmakers are being kept in the dark about an
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Speaker John Boehner said he is glad Bowe Bergdahl is back but added he expects there will be more lives lost as a result of the Obama administration’s controversial prisoner swap. “There is not any doubt
The ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley, called on the Department of Homeland Security to provide more information about the release of convicted criminal immigrants, specifically the 116 immigrants convicted of homicide. Last month
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consular representatives from El Salvador have been involved in identifying and offering protection to the unaccompanied minors flooding across the border, according to a source at the El Salvador Embassy. “Our consulate in Tucson, Arizona, reports a
Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott signed into a law legislation allowing illegal immigrants living in Florida to qualify for in-state tuition rates Monday. “Signing this historic legislation today will keep tuition low, and allow all students who grew up in
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The limited immigration group, Numbers USA, is calling on its activists to be in touch with their congressmen to protest the recent push for immigration reform in the House. In an “urgent action alert” to members Monday
The deluge of unaccompanied children crossing the border illegally is “compromising” the government’s ability to combat other border threats and has been incentivized by government policies, according to a leaked internal draft memo from Deputy Chief of Border Patrol Ronald D.
An anti-amnesty group announced plans Thursday to send robocalls and run radio ads sarcastically thanking House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham for “supporting amnesty for undocumented, illegal immigrants.” “Remember that when you vote next
The Department of Homeland Security announced it will renew the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which allows young illegal immigrants to stay and work in the country. To date, more than 560,000 illegal immigrants have been shielded from
The immigration reform effort in the House is gaining traction and momentum, according to Florida Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart. In an interview with Roll Call published Wednesday, the Florida Republican said his bipartisan immigration reform effort is gaining Republican supporters
South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham floated the possibility of impeachment calls if the Obama administration releases more Guantanamo Bay prisoners without congressional approval, according to The Hill. “It’s going to be impossible for them to flow prisoners out of Gitmo
A Pentagon spokesman said that they are reviewing the authenticity of a video released to the media by the Taliban showing Bowe Bergdahl being turned over to U.S. forces in Afghanistan. “We are aware of the video allegedly released by
