Mike Flynn

The sum total of the argument made by supporters of the Senate amnesty bill is that one either supports their bill or one is against immigration reform. Its a false choice that precludes any meaningful discussion of immigration reform. In

On Thursday, the Senate is set to pass the “Gang of 8” amnesty legislation. The bill provides for legalization of 11 million illegal immigrants in six months and contains a host of provisions promising to secure the border sometime in

On Monday, GOP political commentator Karl Rove sharply criticized a recent Breitbart News article on new language in the Senate amnesty bill. Appearing on FoxNews to defend the bill’s security provisions, Rove singled out a Breitbart story which appeared Friday

Supporters of the Senate amnesty bill have for months set a goal of reaching 70 votes on final passage of the bill. They would only need 60 votes to reach cloture and block a filibuster, but argue that 70 or

On Wednesday, the Commerce Department reported the economy grew a weak 1.8% in the 1st Quarter, a big downward revision from its previous estimates. A big part of the decline is attributable to a steep downward revision in personal consumption.

On Monday, the Senate voted to cut off debate on the Schumer-Corker-Hoeven substitute amendment to the Gang of 8 amnesty bill.  The full chamber will now vote on the amendment, which will replace the original Gang of 8 bill as

In the past few weeks, conservative anxiety over the Schumer-Rubio immigration deal has grown as details of the legislation emerge. Despite assurances from Sen. Marco Rubio and other GOP negotiators that the deal would “fix” illegal immigration by finally providing

A new CNN poll released Monday generated a lot of attention on the dramatic drop in President Obama’s approval ratings. The top-line approval numbers were not the most troubling news for the White House, however. Obama now polls much worse

A new poll from CNN finds President Obama’s approval dropping eight points since May. Today, just 45% of Americans approve of his handling of the Presidency. 54% disapprove. Last month, 53% of adults approved of his performance. The dramatic drop

Appearing on ABC’s This Week on Sunday, Sen. Marco Rubio conceded that the border security provisions in the Gang of 8 Senate bill aren’t sufficient to win passage for the bill. He sidestepped a question on whether he would support

Last week, GOP pundit Karl Rove wrote in The Wall Street Journal in support of the current Senate immigration bill, arguing it was much tougher on illegal immigrants than the 1986 law that granted amnesty to the three million illegals.

On Wednesday, in a speech to the National Association of Manufacturers, Rep. Paul Ryan argued that the Senate immigration bill “is not amnesty.” Ryan offered to debate anyone who considered the legalization process in the bill to be “amnesty.” At

Next week the House Judiciary Committee will begin markup of two pieces of immigration legislation. On Tuesday, the Committee considers the SAFE Act, which would strengthen internal enforcement of existing immigration laws. Following that, the Committee will take up the

On Friday, two prominent Republican backers of the Senate immigration bill hosted a conference call with reporters to reveal the “history” behind some organizations opposing the legislation. According to the speakers, a significant amount of the opposition to immigration reform

Sen. Barbara Boxer is planning an amendment to the Senate’s immigration bill which would redirect funds committed to border security to reimburse state and local governments providing health care to newly legalized immigrants. Boxer plans to take $250 million, and

On Thursday, RedState Editor Erick Erickson published a scathing editorial on Sen. Marco Rubio and his push for the Senate immigration bill. Erickson has been a vocal supporter of Rubio, even back when he was challenging then-Gov. Charlie Crist for