May 31, 2011
In the 2008 presidential campaign, some Republican contenders called for millions of people living in the country illegally to return to their native lands before being able to seek legal status. As the next presidential election nears, would-be GOP nominees are emphasizing sympathy for some illegal immigrants, in what...
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More than 800,000 people have been deported since Barack Obama took office, at the rate of about 1,000 per day. Just as it will to the hundreds of thousands of employers who have been pressured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to fire illegal immigrant workers. With a record like...
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Today, the Washington Post looked at the changing demographics of North Carolina. Obama won that state in 2008 by a slim margin. Both parties intend to make a play for NC's electoral votes. Overall, the state is changing demographically and politically. In North Carolina, the Latino population grew...
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May 25, 2011
Those suspected of being in the country illegally soon may have to prove they are U.S. citizens, at least in South Carolina. S.C. House members approved an Arizona-style crackdown on illegal immigrants by a 69-43 vote.
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The easiest way to delegitimize your opponent's argument in a debate is to concoct wild exaggerations about it, then make the exaggerations the fulcrum of the debate. To see this tactic at work, just look at how the word "amnesty" accompanies any discussion about comprehensive immigration reform.
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Over the next couple weeks and months, we're expecting the anti-immigrant legislation, E-Verify, to start moving in the U.S. House. It's sponsored by Representatives Lamar Smith (TX), Elton Gallegly (CA) and Steve King (IA), who hope this legislation will lead to mass deportation. Fortunately, a strong coalition is...
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Even though the DREAM Act, a bill to legalize undocumented youth, was reintroduced in both chambers of Congress earlier this month, the legislative fight up next is not over that measure but instead, a bill to mandate nationwide use of the E-verify system to determine if employees have...
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May 23, 2011
Freshman Sen. Marco Rubio is often billed as the answer to the Republicans' Hispanic problem. On his party's shortlist of vice presidential candidates, he is a darling of the tea party, represents the largest swing state — and as the son of Cuban immigrants, could make history as the...
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May 20, 2011
Newt Gingrich, whose campaign for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination has gotten off to a rocky start, risked fresh controversy on Thursday by suggesting that some illegal immigrants living in the United States "may have earned the right to become legal."
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May 16, 2011
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) want to repeal the 14th amendment. Their goal is to deny citizenship to anyone born in the United States "unless at least one parent is a legal citizen, legal immigrant, active member of the Armed Forces or a naturalized legal...
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