In a Spanish language interview with Jorge Ramos on Univision’s Al Punto show, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) discussed immigration policy, affirming his longstanding objection to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) programs. Part of the Ramos interview with Rubio aired on Wednesday and the full interview is scheduled to air on Sunday.
by Sarah Rumpf18 Apr 2015, 6:05 PM PST0
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), a 2016 GOP presidential candidate, said he believes that President Barack Obama’s first executive amnesty for so-called DREAMers—the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)—is “important” and he won’t reverse it himself if elected president. He delivered these remarks in a Spanish-language interview he gave to Univision’s Jorge Ramos.
by Matthew Boyle17 Apr 2015, 10:45 PM PST0
This Wednesday, lawmakers in California’s Senate Health Committee will consider whether taxpayers should foot the healthcare bill for approximately one million illegal immigrants in the Golden State who are without insurance.
by Adelle Nazarian14 Apr 2015, 12:47 PM PST0
Judge Andrew Hanen has issued a scathing written rebuke directed at government lawyers and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for their misrepresentations made in the case filed against President Obama’s executive amnesty plan. He has ordered the Government to produce related documents by April 21st. He also warned the government against destroying any of this evidence.
by Lana Shadwick8 Apr 2015, 6:21 PM PST0
The Texas Senate takes up the issue of repealing in-state tuition benefits for the children of illegal immigrants living in the Lone Star State. DREAMers and their supporters were on the Texas Capitol steps early this morning in preparation for lobbying legislators on S.B. 1819. They are in Austin to speak to the Texas Senate’s Sub-Committee on Border Security. The sub-committee is part of the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations. The bill would remove in-state tuition eligibility for certain children who came to America illegally.
by Lana Shadwick6 Apr 2015, 8:42 AM PST0
Add non-Obamacare government health insurance to the benefits that foreign nationals currently illegally present in the United States could receive should President Obama’s November 2014 executive action be determined constitutional in the courts.
by Michelle Moons28 Mar 2015, 10:47 AM PST0
U.S. Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) has been traveling the country on an “Immigration Action National Tour,” gathering foreign nationals illegally present in the United States, organizing them to rally for comprehensive immigration reform, and guiding them in applying for legal status under President Obama’s executive amnesty plans–DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and DAPA (Deferred Action for Parental Accountability).
by Michelle Moons26 Mar 2015, 11:29 AM PST0
U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) isn’t letting a judge’s orders keep him from a cross-country tour that landed in Los Angeles this weekend, counseling illegal aliens on how to apply for Obama’s executive actions on immigration–DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and DAPA (Deferred Action for Parental Accountability)–and to stay in the country with newly minted legal status.
by Michelle Moons24 Mar 2015, 6:01 AM PST0
Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) said there is a “pervasive mindset” of “bias towards possibly granting deferred action” on Monday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Channel. Tillis stated that the case of suspected multiple murderer Emmanuel Jesus Rangel-Hernandez
by Ian Hanchett23 Mar 2015, 2:41 PM PST0
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) representatives reportedly traveled to Mexicali Friday on the hunt for foreign nationals who have previously been deported or removed from the United States in order to add them to a list of plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against two U.S. federal government agencies.
by Michelle Moons23 Mar 2015, 5:00 AM PST0
The murder suspect in the slaying of several people in North Carolina, including former “America’s Next Top Model” contestant Mijana Puhar, is an illegal immigrant shielded from deportation by President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
by Caroline May20 Mar 2015, 11:57 AM PST0
In Monday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) questioned U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officials about whether the agency was taking funds from fees paid by legal immigrants and diverting them to pay for President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty program. Cruz also asked about how USCIS officials were complying with the recent temporary injunction issued by a federal district court judge in Texas, which was supposed to block the Obama administration from implementing the program.
by Sarah Rumpf4 Mar 2015, 11:39 AM PST0
Border patrol agents with National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) Local 1613 are publicly voicing concern over new policies the representatives say pose a threat to national security.
by Michelle Moons7 Feb 2015, 10:12 AM PST0
President Obama meets with DREAMers, highlights their plight, and asserts they are Americans “just like us” who “belong here.”
by Charlie Spiering4 Feb 2015, 10:11 AM PST0
The biggest casualty of the President’s executive amnesty, aside from the Constitution, has been the American worker. President Obama is handing out millions of work permits to illegal aliens at a time when many Americans are struggling to find a job. It is difficult to grasp why President Obama seems more interested in lending a helping hand to illegal aliens than American workers. Sadly, the issuance of work permits is often an overlooked part of the President’s amnesty.
by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)26 Jan 2015, 2:17 PM PST0
Freshman Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is coming under fire for her failure to address what many consider to be one of the biggest constitutional overreaches by a president in U.S. history in her prime time response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night.
by Matthew Boyle22 Jan 2015, 4:45 AM PST0
According to a study at the Migration Policy Institute, three million of the USA’s 11.4 million Illegal immigrants live in California, sixty percent of whom live in Los Angeles County and nearby surrounding counties.
by Adelle Nazarian17 Jan 2015, 11:49 AM PST0
On Thursday, talk radio host Laura Ingraham blasted Representative Renee Ellmers (R-NC) for voting against an amendment to strip funding from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals [DACA]. Ingraham began by criticizing Ellmers for saying she wasn’t for amnesty but
by Ian Hanchett15 Jan 2015, 10:51 AM PST0
