On Monday, a resolution to honor the late labor leader Cesar Chavez failed to get through the Senate because Democrats did not want to acknowledge that Chavez was against illegal immigration and supported stricter border security. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ),
Joe Green, who co-founded the pro-amnesty FWD.us lobbying group with Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, likened America’s immigration policies to the Soviet Union in pressing his case for comprehensive immigration reform and more high-tech visas that would lower the wages of
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
A pro-amnesty group associated with Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a 60-second ad Monday targeting House Republicans on immigration reform legislation that includes amnesty and more high-tech work visas. The ad asks why Republicans are “cooling, retreating and
Facebook yesterday added another global brand and 450 million new users to its growing collection of social media properties when it agreed a $19 billion cash and stock deal for fast growing, five-year old startup WhatsApp. WhatsApp is a text,
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is buying mobile messaging service WhatsApp for up to $19 billion in cash and stock, by far the company’s largest acquisition. The world’s biggest social networking company said Wednesday that it is paying $12 billion
FWD.us, the pro-amnesty brainchild of Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, made a big splash at the House GOP retreat last week in Cambridge, Maryland, with a packet distributed to every lawmaker touting the benefits of a big, comprehensive reform bill. However,
Zach Snyder, the director of the upcoming Batman vs. Superman movie, has made the interesting choice of Jesse Eisenberg as the next actor to play Lex Luthor, Superman’s most formidable enemy, a choice that has caused controversy among comics fans.
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, and his pro-amnesty FWD.us group, has been one of the biggest proponents of amnesty, but that did not stop President Barack Obama from dissing Facebook last week. Obama reportedly was talking with millennials about Snapchat, Instagram,
The lobbyists that make up Washington’s permanent political class in the country’s “Boomtown” are banking on comprehensive immigration reform in 2014 to pad their profit margins even during a time when the country is revolting against them. According to a
(AP) Facebook to sell 70M shares, 41M of them from CEOMENLO PARK, Calif.Facebook plans to offer 70 million shares of its Class A stock in a sale that includes more than 41 million shares from chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg,
Silicon Valley companies, Democrats, President Barack Obama, and Republican lawmakers and journalists in support of comprehensive immigration reform have repeated the mantra that more high-tech visas and temporary work permits are needed in an immigration reform bill because the country
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) said on Sunday that billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg should either drop his lobbying for amnesty via FWD.us or come with him for a real first-hand look at how America’s borders are not secure. “If Mr.
Billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg defended President Barack Obama’s troubled Obamacare website HealthCare.gov in an interview with ABC News’ This Week in which he pushed for amnesty. “You know, sometimes stuff doesn’t work when you want it to. We’ve certainly
While billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to appear on ABC News’s “This Week” on Sunday morning, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) National Council president Chris Crane is calling on Zuckerberg to suspend his amnesty lobbying efforts until he
On Friday, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg “doesn’t get to dictate” to Congress and Americans what they should do regarding comprehensive immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship. Sessions has warned the House to “be on
On Wednesday, twenty illegal immigrant “DREAMers” at a 24-hour “Hackathon” organized by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg worked on creating technologies that they can use to promote a pathway to citizenship for themselves and pressure Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform.
(AP) Facebook to open office near Harvard campusCAMBRIDGE, Mass.Facebook confirmed Thursday that it is opening a Boston-area office in suburban Cambridge, just a couple of miles from where the website was founded in Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard University dorm room. The
Special interests lobbying for amnesty–including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s FWD.us, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the National Council of La Raza–have taken to Twitter to further coordinate their pro-amnesty advocacy. The Chamber, La Raza and FWD.us, among others, have
On November 5, Defending Main Street, one of the most prominent Republican establishment groups formed with the intent of destroying the Tea Party, will meet with wealthy Wall Street donors to begin building up its war chest before the 2014
The New York Times reports Tuesday that Silicon Valley is breeding a secessionist movement. It is attracting tech gurus who are frustrated with society’s refusal to listen to them, and its insistence on regulating them. Entrepreneur Balaji S. Srinivasan, who is leading
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg set a new record for corporate compensation in 2012 with a package worth more than $2.278 billion, according to a survey by a corporate governance firm. The report by GMI Ratings showed Zuckerberg’s salary of $503,000
Immigration activist groups have declared they will launch a “week of escalation” this week to pressure lawmakers in Congress with acts of civil disobedience to pass comprehensive immigration reform this year. According to Politico, pro-immigration reform groups will target House
The advocacy group formed by Facebook mogul Mark Zuckerberg to promote comprehensive immigration reform will hold a “hackathon” with illegal immigrant “Dreamers” next month in an attempt to shine a bigger spotlight on the issue. FWD.us, Zuckerberg’s group that
Facebook isn’t cool anymore and probably never will be again. That’s what CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted in an interview with The Atlantic this week. People assume that we’re trying to be cool. It’s never been my goal. I’m the least
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) told Breitbart News on Tuesday evening that despite the claims from many in the GOP establishment that corporations need to import foreigners to do American jobs through immigration reform, American workers can in fact cut it in
On Wednesday, Facebook co-founder and immigration reform advocate Mark Zuckerberg claimed that comprehensive immigration reform was not as polarizing an issue as people have claimed. Appearing on CNN, Zuckerberg asserted he started his advocacy group, FWD.us, to support comprehensive immigration
(AFP) – A Palestinian researcher who hacked into Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg’s profile to expose a security flaw won’t get the customary reward payment from the social network.
Sadly, the biggest problem with this biography of the great Information Age visionary is that it lacks vision. There’s a lot of good stuff in “Jobs,” most definitely including Ashton Kutcher’s terrific portrayal of Steve Jobs. Kutcher not only nails
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s lobbying outfit has launched a $350,000 ad buy to defend House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) amid his push for comprehensive immigration reform. Politico reports that Zuckerberg’s FWD.us-run group, Americans for a Conservative Direction,
At town halls across the country during this recess, members of Congress are taking heat over immigration reform, and the issue is expected to spark a major debate when Congress reconvenes. But as congressmen meet constituents this summer, Facebook’s Mark
On Monday, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said so-called Dreamers and immigrants would be the future job creators in America while pushing for “full comprehensive immigration reform” in his first public remarks on the issue. Speaking at a movie screening of
On Monday, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg used the story of an illegal immigrant high school student he taught for a semester to advance the cause of “full comprehensive immigration reform” and more high-skilled visas that he and his political action
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg will push comprehensive immigration reform on Monday when he speaks at a screening of “Documented,” a film about illegal immigrants and former Washington Post reporter Jose Antonio Vargas. Vargas revealed his status as an illegal immigrant in a
The former chief strategist for left-wing billionaire George Soros has joined Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg in an effort to push amnesty for America’s illegal immigrants, Bloomberg reports. Stanley Druckenmiller, who Bloomberg reports served as Soros’s “chief strategist” for “more than 10
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s political groups spent more than twice as much on advertising for “immigration reform” than all of the bill’s opponents combined since April. The Senate’s immigration bill passed on Thursday 68-32, with 14 Republicans in support. The immigration
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s political advocacy group, FWD.us, has lost two high-profile Silicon Valley backers. Zuckerberg’s group is one of the more prominent backers of the Gang of 8 amnesty legislation, but has drawn fierce criticism from the left for
On Tuesday, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s political action group, FWD.us, launched a new ad backing the immigration bill pushed by the so-called Senate “Gang of 8.” FWD.us is utilizing an offshoot to push the ad – an offshoot disarmingly titled
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s political advocacy group, Fwd.us, has enlisted heavyweights like Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and Al Gore’s business partner, John Doerr, to help push for immigration reforms that will benefit the tech industry’s heavy reliance on foreign
