The Hill reports that using immigration reform as a 2014 campaign issue has become a dead end for Democrats, who are avoiding the subject as they run for Congress. Part of the problem for Democrats is that the very group
States that were awarded grants from President Obama’s Race to the Top (RttT) stimulus bill program agreed to implement the Common Core standards and to comply with the “Four Assurances,” one of which was the requirement of “Building data systems
On Friday’s broadcast of “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel, Breitbart Texas editor Brandon Darby made appearance alongside immigration attorney Francisco Hernandez, both of who had their ideas on how to stem the flow of illegal immigrants coming in from
California Assemblyman Tim Donnelly wrote a letter to President Obama on Friday, slamming him for not visiting the U.S.-Mexico border while in Texas for fundraisers and urging him to put a stop to the massive influx of illegal immigrants streaming
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said that President Barack Obama told him in March to bring him a “menu” of potential executive actions to grant more amnesty and ease deportations if Congress did not pass a comprehensive amnesty bill. Gutierrez said
TEL AVIV — Israel has deployed its 8th Iron Dome anti-missile battery into the field, and it became fully operational Friday afternoon. The Iron Dome has intercepted rockets at a success rate of 90% thus far in downing incoming rocket
While liberal activists keep pushing Democrats to make more concessions regarding the flood of illegal immigrant children across the border, GOP consultants in D.C. are suggesting that Republicans roll over and approve President Barack Obama’s request for $3.7 billion without
Lawyers advocating for illegal immigrant children flooding across the U.S.-Mexico border want Congress to make it more difficult to deport illegal immigrants, even from Mexico. Under current law, the federal government can immediately deport illegal immigrants from Mexico and Canada.
Whatever happened to the Obama administration’s guiding principle never to let a serious crisis go to waste? Ex-White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel pronounced this shockingly brazen political principle before a group of Wall Street executives in November 2008.
Gay Republican congressional candidate Carl DeMaio has bought $1.2 million worth of airtime for TV ads this fall. He is trying to unseat Democratic freshman Rep. Scott Peters in California’s 52nd Congressional District, according to a report by CQ Roll
More than 1,200 graduates of Jesuit universities and high schools have signed a petition that urges fellow alumni in the House to “seek comprehensive immigration reform without delay.” According to the Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN) blog, 43 House members, including
The USA Today editorial board blasted Congress for its recent efforts to undermine the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act which banned members of Congress from profiting off of insider knowledge when making investments. As USA Today noted, a book
Billionaires Warren Buffett, Sheldon Adelson and Bill Gates have teamed up to call for amnesty for America’s illegal immigrants as a solution to the ongoing crisis at the border as President Barack Obama mulls granting amnesty to millions via executive
To Mr. SHELDON G. ADELSON, Mr. WARREN E. BUFFETT, and Mr. BILL GATES, As billionaires, I would imagine your view of immigration reform is much different than the view of a guy like me who is obviously much farther down
Friday on “Democracy Now,” Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) attacked his “shameful” Republican colleagues for wanting to change the 2008 child trafficking law so that the children from from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador current streaming across the border in hopes
Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) told reporters on Friday that President Obama’s “emergency” supplemental spending request for the border was too expensive for the House of Representatives to support. The bill requests $3.7 billion in new funding – of
In New York City, First Lady Michelle Obama spoke at the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) convention, promising that her husband would act on his own to fix the broken immigration system. Obama reminded the attendees that they
On Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) left out immigration in a draft resolution that authorized the House of Representatives to sue Obama for having “unilaterally changed the employer mandate” in the Obamacare law. “In 2013, the president changed the
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s FWD.us just won’t give up on amnesty legislation. On Thursday, House GOP leaders denied Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart’s (R-FL) final plea for amnesty legislation, weeks after House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) informed President Barack Obama that there
One of the side debates in the discussion of the current border crisis has been over the comparison to the Katrina disaster. The comparison has now been made by politicians and pundits on both sides of the aisle. As I
This article originally appeared in Roll Call The effect on the congressional immigration debate after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor‘s surprising primary loss should not be about whether to have reform, but whether that reform should be about increasing foreign labor
The 2014 National Migration Conference (NMC), held in Washington, D.C., is about to come to a close on Thursday, July 10. The event, which clearly highlights the partnership between the Catholic Church in the United States and the U.S. government
House Speaker John Boehner wants to push back against Barack Obama’s abuses of power with a lawsuit, which couldn’t possibly accomplish anything until Obama was out of office. Sarah Palin is talking about impeaching him, which is the Constitutionally-provided tool
The San Francisco Giants are considering a ban on fans wearing certain types of clothing because some fans passed around a Native American headdress at a game, USA Today reports. The Giants are responding to an incident at AT&T Park in which
House Speaker John Boehner exploded during a press conference on Thursday, after was asked by a reporter if he was worried the Republicans would get blamed if Congress failed to pass President Obama’s request for emergency funds to handle the
