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CNN: Homeland Security bill faces key vote on Tuesday By Ted Barrett Bloomberg: Iowa Poll: Jeb Bush Has a Big Problem By John McCormick  Politico: Barack Obama: DHS impasse could mean ‘end of a paycheck’ for thousands By Seung Min Kim Wall Street Journal: Obama Immigration Budget Underscores Deep... Continue »

The 25 states’ lawsuit against President Obama’s executive action received its first hearing from federal judge Andrew Hanen in Brownsville, Texas last week — you can see our report on the judge and his potential bias on the topic here.  At the New York Times today is an editorial emphasizing many... Continue »

Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s lawsuit against President Obama’s executive action received a court hearing in Washington, DC yesterday — and all accounts are reporting that the judge, Beryl Howell of the US District Court in Washington, did not seem impressed.  As the Washington Post and Politico wrote of the judge’s questioning of... Continue »

At National Journal today is an interview with Russell Pearce, the former Arizona state senate president who was responsible for passing SB 1070 into law.  The entire interview is worth reading.  Years after he was recalled for his role in passing SB 1070, then outvoted when he tried to return to the... Continue »

Bloomberg: Arizona Rejected by Top Court on Immigrant Driver’s Licenses New York Times: Justices Let Stand a Ruling on Driver’s Licenses for Young Arizona Immigrants Huffington Post: Supreme Court: Arizona Can’t Block IDs for Dreamers For Now Reuters: U.S. top court blocks Arizona from denying driver’s licenses to immigrants... Continue »

Yesterday brought the news that Arthur Schwab, a federal judge in Pennsylvania, ruled that President Obama’s executive action for immigrants is unconstitutional.  There’s no injunction — the ruling was completely off the cuff and has no actual consequences on the President’s executive actions.  But it’s just a reminder that playing... Continue »

Ironton Tribune: DeWine adding Ohio to immigration lawsuit causing mixed reaction Bloomberg: Senate’s Spending Votes Seen as Litmus Tests for 2016 Candidates Huffington Post: Senate Republicans Object To Spending Bill Over Immigration National Journal: The Omnibus Is Done. Ted Cruz’s Feud With GOP Leaders Rages On. Politico: Senate closes... Continue »

h/t Center for New Community Today, the House Judiciary Committee is beginning its assault on President Obama’s new executive order for immigrants, with a hearing entitled “President Obama’s Executive Overreach on Immigration.”  The Republican majority gets three witnesses, one of which is a Mr. Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel for the... Continue »

President Obama announced his long-awaited executive action for immigrants last night and Republicans and conservatives, well, let’s just say they are not taking it well.  Commentators and legal experts concur that President Obama is well within his legal authority, and that yesterday’s executive order is no different from moves taken by former Presidents Ronald Reagan... Continue »

Tonight, President Obama will announce a sweeping executive action that will change life for millions of immigrant families.  While advocates are beginning to celebrate, opponents of immigration reform are beginning to lose it completely. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) likened Obama’s executive action to the Japanese internment camp order (and was slammed... Continue »