Tag: Bob Goodlatte

Iowa GOP Senate candidate Joni Ernst declared two surprising stances in a Saturday debate with Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA), saying separately that she would consider increasing taxes to shore up Social Security and that she does not support repealing

The number of unaccompanied minors apprehended illegally crossing the southern border has increased nearly 1,000 percent since the implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012, according to House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA). “After six

In a joint statement released Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte slammed the Obama administration for delaying executive actions on immigration reform until after the midterm elections.  According to the pair, no time is

Americans may soon have the freedom to unlock their cellphones from the service providers to which they are attached. The House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, sponsored by Rep. Bob

Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) is introducing legislation with Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) to address the border crisis, a change in course for the powerful Judiciary Committee chairman who had previously focused on the actions President Obama could take under current

There is a surge of unaccompanied children, teenagers, and families from Central America–largely from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador–that are arriving in unprecedented numbers in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. They are making a dangerous journey through Mexico and

President Obama could take action now to stop the flood of illegal immigration across the southern border, none of which he included in his funding request to Congress Tuesday, according to House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte.  “President Obama created this

Fresh off a tour of the U.S. border with Mexico, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte said it is clear that Obama administration policies have lead to the recent surge in unaccompanied minors and family units illegally entering the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Word has spread around the world that the Obama administration “refuses” to enforce the country’s immigration laws, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte said Wednesday.  At a hearing on the flood of unaccompanied minors crossing the southwest border,

House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte is demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security about the tens of thousands of undocumented unaccompanied minors and family units illegally crossing America’s southern border. “I am formally requesting information needed by the Committee

America’s immigration system is inadequate but unlikely to be fixed this Congress because of President Obama’s failure to enforce current law, according to House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte.  “Our immigration system is broken because our current laws are inadequate to

House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) wants to “move now” on amnesty legislation. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s (R-VA) shockingly lost his primary last week because of his support for amnesty legislation, and illegal immigrants continue to flood across

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R) is demanding the Department of Homeland Security provide more information about the Obama administration’s release of deportable criminal immigrants from detention back into the U.S. In a letter to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson,

Four prominent scholars on Friday questioned why the high-tech industry gets a free pass to perpetuate the myth that there is a shortage of American workers in jobs related to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).  Unlike industry lobbyists and

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Texas Republican Rep. Lamar Smith expressed outrage at a new report detailing the 36,007 convicted criminal immigrants released back into the United States last year. “Regardless of one’s position on the

The notion that there is a shortage of American high-tech workers has been parroted as if it were an indisputable fact by members of congress Congress, academia, and the mainstream press. It has been the impetus behind the relentless campaign

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), one of the most powerful members of Congress on immigration issues, is holding a major fundraiser Wednesday with pro-amnesty forces in Silicon Valley — and his donors seem to think they can

Since last October, almost half of the immigrants facing deportation are winning cases they have brought before an immigration judge according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University. This is the highest rate of victories for immigrants in

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) National Council president Kenneth Palinkas warns that a position House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has taken on amnesty for illegal alien youths is one that could turn into a perpetual amnesty for all

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) is set to push for full-blown amnesty this year per the marching orders the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has given GOP leaders in Congress. He will make this announcement in an interview set

Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which oversees immigration legislation, reportedly said on Thursday that he sees “no reason” why illegal immigrants should not be granted amnesty.   “If we can have a way to

Barack Obama is coming under fire for his willingness to bypass Congress when implementing his agenda in contravention of the Constitution’s desire for three equal branches of government. GOP congressmen speaking at a House Judiciary Committee meeting this week were