The Past Repeats Itself

Republicans concerned immigration bill repeats 1986 mistakes
A U.S. Border Patrol agent is seen from Mexico through the fence along the US-Mexico border / AP

House Republicans expressed concerns at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday that the Senate immigration bill repeats the mistakes of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA).

Amnesty Opposition Grows

Union representing immigration officials opposes immigration reform
AP

The union representing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials will officially oppose the proposed Senate immigration reform legislation on Monday, according to an advance statement obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

Out of His Hands

Column: From health care to Syria, President Obama is at the mercy of events
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One hundred days into his second term, where do President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party stand?

Nowhere good.

Opposing Amnesty

African-American leaders call on Congressional Black Caucus to halt immigration bill
Rep. Marcia Fudge / AP

The African American Leadership Council asked the Congressional Black Caucus to oppose the Senate Gang of Eight’s immigration bill at a press conference Wednesday morning.

Boston Attack Casts Shadow Over Immigration Debate

Senators clash at hearing over terror's impact on immigration reform
Sen. Chuck Grassley (left) looks at Sen. Patrick Leahy.

A fiery partisan exchange broke out Monday as the Senate Judiciary Committee heard a second day of testimony on the bipartisan immigration proposal agreed to by the so-called “Gang of Eight” Republicans and Democrats.

Ranking member Sen. Charles Grassley (R., Iowa) lashed out at Senator Charles Schumer after the New York Democrat suggested critics of immigration reform were using last week’s attacks on the Boston Marathon, which left three dead and 170 wounded, as an “excuse” to delay the bill.

Get Out of Jail Free Card

Obama policies resulting in release of criminal illegal immigrants
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano speaks in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office in Texas on immigration and border security / AP

Deportation statistics touted by the Obama administration came under fire earlier this month when experts testifying in federal court suggested that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is artificially inflating the numbers of deported illegal immigrants who have committed crime.