An estimated 40% of illegal immigrants in this country weren’t smuggled across the border. They came here on legal visas and simply stayed after their visa expired. While the implementation of a system to track when visa-holders exit is one
Amnesty proponents claim the Senate’s “comprehensive immigration reform” bill does not grant illegal immigrants “amnesty” because illegal immigrants will have to learn English, pay fines, pass background checks, pay back taxes, and go to the back of the line. Jon
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, straight talking Rep. Steve King (R-IA) makes a seldom heard argument that cuts to the heart of the immigration problem. Congressman King said: I was talking to someone about immigration reform and I told
The days of Big Brother may be here already, thanks to a provision in the immigration reform measure being considered in the Senate, Wired magazine reports. Within the 800 pages of the legislation under consideration is a passage outlining the creation
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee began its mark-up of the Gang of 8’s immigration legislation, considering more than 300 amendments filed on the bill. Supporters of the Gang’s amnesty legislation have a working 12-6 majority on the committee, ensuring
New York City may soon allow non-citizens, including illegal immigrants who would be granted amnesty if the Senate’s immigration reform bill passes Congress, to vote in elections. According to Talking Points Memo, the New York City Council is currently considering
Sens. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) joined all Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats to oppose an amendment securing America’s border with Mexico before legalizing America’s at least 11 million illegal immigrants. During Thursday’s markup of the “Gang of Eight”
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee began its mark-up of the Gang of 8 immigration proposal. With hundreds of amendments filed, the committee work is expected to take a couple weeks. If the committee holds to that timeline, the immigration
As the Senate prepares to conduct its markup of the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill on Thursday, sheriffs and other law enforcement officials have joined forces to oppose the legislation on the grounds that it, in their opinion, makes the
Vice President Joe Biden, speaking at the 43rd Annual Washington Conference on the Americas on Wednesday, decided to use a word closely associated with him when he discussed why immigration reform was so dear to him. And the word was…dignity. Joe “They’re
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) aims to block any illegal immigrant from ever receiving any state, local, or federal welfare or public benefits with a series of amendments to the immigration reform bill currently under review in the U.S. Senate. Cruz
The Heritage Foundation’s much-discussed report on the cost of amnesty pegs it at $6.3 trillion, measuring government benefits paid against a far smaller amount of tax revenue to be collected. It’s early yet, since the report weighs in at 92
The Heritage Foundation released its long-awaited report detailing the costs of providing a pathway to citizenship to the at least 11 million illegal immigrants in America on Monday. It highlighted the four “phases” such a pathway contains that the conservative
On Monday, Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint said those in Washington who stand to benefit from awarding amnesty to illegal immigrants ignore the $6.3 trillion dollars over the next 50 years it would cost taxpayers. Discussing the Heritage Foundation’s report
An internal Department of Homeland Security memo has instructed border agents to automatically verify the visa status of every international student “effective immediately.” The enhanced student visa security comes after authorities discovered that a student from Kazakhstan in the United States
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), in a wide-ranging conversation on Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM, said the House must be prepared to reject the Senate’s “dangerous” immigration bill if it passes the Senate. “It’s very important that the House not
Monday morning, the Heritage Foundation is releasing its long-anticipated study of the fiscal impact of providing illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship. Breitbart News has received an advance copy of the study. Over their lifetimes, the newly legalized immigrants would
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is clearly the biggest obstacle to the passage of so-called “comprehensive” immigration reform. And that’s a good thing. “Comprehensive” reforms should be limited to laws that make things simpler–as in the tax reforms proposed by
As the old saying goes, “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” In 1986, acting on the recommendation of a bipartisan task force, President Ronald Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act. With good intentions,
Mayor of Washington D.C. Vincent Gray wants illegal immigrants to have driver’s licenses. His bill would allow illegal immigrants to get licenses or IDs that would not allow them to fly or enter federal buildings, but would allow them to
Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) told Boston’s conservative radio host Howie Carr on Wednesday that the political momentum is starting to turn against the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill. When Carr asked the senator if this
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) would support an amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill to close the loophole allowing illegal immigrants access to state and local welfare benefits, his spokeswoman told Breitbart News on Tuesday afternoon. Flake’s spokeswoman, Genevieve
Since Senator Marco Rubio unveiled his long anticipated immigration reform bill, many pro-legal immigration supporters have harshly criticized the bill as being nothing less than amnesty for illegal immigrants. Rubio has pushed back and has countered his critics by trying
The immigration bill introduced to the Senate a week and a half ago would, if passed, allow illegal immigrants to access state and local welfare benefits immediately, Breitbart News has learned. The financial impact of allowing potentially millions of immigrants
From the beginning, the Obama administration has made the claim that the “selective deportation” scheme it initiated did not apply to dangerous criminals. Only peace-loving, law abiding illegal aliens would be allowed a stay of deportation proceedings, they explained. But
