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Question of the Week: What’s My Take on “Reform Conservatism”?
https://townhall.com/columnists/danieljmitchell/2013/06/03/q…on-of-the-week-whats-my-take-on-reform-conservatism-n1611537
– An immigration reform that tilts much more toward Canadian-style recruitment of high-skilled workers, and that doesn’t necessarily … seek to accelerate the pace of low-skilled immigration.…
Avoid the Need for Spying Using This One Not-So-Weird Trick
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2013/06/19/avoid-the-need-for-spying-using-this-one-notsoweird-trick-n1623107
– (Sorry, Scottish bankers -- that's our immigration law!) … Edgar Hoover's job would have been a lot easier if our immigration service had been doing its job. … We have an immigration problem.…
Thousands of Tea Partiers Pack Capitol For "Audit the IRS" Rally
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/taylorcolwell/2013/06/19/thous…f-tea-partiers-pack-capitol-for-audit-the-irs-rally-n1623035
– The pending immigration bill and NSA surveillance found their way into the conversation, the latter of which elicited shouts of "Barack … Steve King's (R-IA) press conference denouncing the immigration bill. … RNC Chairman Reince Priebus made an appearance at the immigration rally, mingling with the crowd and telling them "We appreciate everything…
Immigration: Boehner Confirms Hastert Rule in House, Senate Kills Border Fence Measure
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/06/19/boehner-c…stert-rule-senate-defeats-border-measures-cbo-score-n1622511
– Yesterday was a busy day on the immigration front.  Let's get you caught up.  … sources close to House Speaker John Boehner were indicating that he would respect the so-called 'Hastert rule' by ensuring that any immigration … "I don't see any way of bringing an immigration bill to the floor that doesn't have a majority support of Republicans," Boehner told…
Headwinds for Obama
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2013/06/19/headwinds-for-obama-n1622750
– .): The Economy: 42-57 (-15) Foreign Affairs: 44-54 (-10) Deficit/budget: 34-64 (-30) Immigration: 40-56 (-16)…
The “Soft Tyranny” Born Of “Trust Us”
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbarr/2013/06/19/the-soft-tyranny-born-of-trust-us-n1622717
– Those who support the current version of immigration reform legislation clamor for “e-verify,” a federal database they hope will be…
The Obama Non-Foreign Policy
https://townhall.com/columnists/billmurchison/2013/06/18/the-obama-nonforeign-policy-n1622201
– The immigration debate is case in point. Why does everybody in the world seem to want to live here?…
Report: Boehner Won't Bring Immigration Bill to the Floor Without Majority of Republicans On Board
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/06/18/report-bo…the-floor-without-majority-of-republicans-on-board-n1621951
– significant development, via the Examiner's David Drucker: House Speaker John Boehner is not going to bring a comprehensive immigration-reform … Boehner, R-Ohio, does not view immigration in the same vein as the fiscal cliff last December, when he backed a bill that protected … On the super-charged issues of immigration, Boehner won't play with fire, according to Drucker's sources; any plan that emerges from…
Immigration Debate is All About Border Security
https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2013/06/18/immigration-debate-is-all-about-border-security-n1622031
– There's a fundamental conflict at the heart of the Senate debate over the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill.…
Will GOP Leave Common Sense at the Border?
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2013/06/18/will-gop-leave-common-sense-at-the-border-n1621852
– It doesn’t matter whether the Republican-led House passes good, workable immigration legislation. … On immigration, the best thing the House could do right now is … nothing. … The immigration “crisis” did not emerge overnight, and it will take years to sort out.…
Amnesty Nonsense
https://townhall.com/columnists/jackkerwick/2013/06/18/amnesty-nonsense-n1621845
– Let’s be blunt: anyone who endorses anything remotely resembling the “comprehensive immigration reform” currently bandied about in … Amnesty — and make no mistakes about it, “comprehensive immigration reform,” “a pathway to citizenship,” and whatever other euphemisms … Finally, when Chuck Schumer, Marco Rubio, and their allies in Washington inform us that our immigration system is “broken,” they admit…
Embattled ICE Director Resigns
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/06/17/embattled-ice-director-resigns-n1621795
– After years of criticism, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton has submitted his resignation. … Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will leave his post at the end of July to take a position at a private company, ICE's office of … Morton's resignation in the middle of the illegal immigration debate on Capitol Hill is sure to cause a few headaches.…
Sessions: Let's Face It, This Immigration Bill is Beyond Repair
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/06/17/sessions-lets-face-it-this-immigration-bill-is-beyond-repair-n1621094
– rejecting any "cosmetic fixes" to the legislation (hyperlinks and emphasis his): When the Gang of Eight first announced their immigration … clearly authored by special interests whose chief desires are lower wages and amnesty—rather than a lawful, rational system of immigration … The proof of this is the bill itself, S.744, the Gang of Eight ’ s immigration legislation.…
The Importance of Friends and Enemies
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2013/06/17/the-importance-of-friends-and-enemies-n1621704
– As the Senate works through the immigration bill, look at what Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (opponent) has been up to. … largely stayed on the sidelines - although he did stroll onto the pitch Wednesday, saying that "he will not allow the Gang of Eight immigration … If he can blame the defeat of immigration reform on the GOP (friend) then he prevent them from using immigration to attract Hispanic…
Governor Brewer Betrays Conservatives, Forces Through Huge Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2013/06/17/g…es-forces-through-huge-obamacare-medicaid-expansion-n1621431
– Once considered a conservative governor due to signing SB 1070, which toughened up illegal immigration laws, Arizona’s Governor Jan…
Rubio Dodges Direct Question About Whether He'll Vote For Gang of Eight Bill
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/06/17/rubio-wont-suppoert-his-own-bill-n1621419
– At the moment, the illegal immigration overhaul does practically nothing to secure the southern border with Mexico in a real and tangible … The only way to pass the immigration reform law out of the House and Senate so the president can sign it is if has real border security…
Amnesty First, Citizenship Second, Border Security Maybe
https://townhall.com/columnists/danholler/2013/06/17/amnesty-first-citizenship-second-border-security-maybe-n1620367
– Under the auspices of immigration reform, a prominent bipartisan group of lawmakers has embarked on a months-long journey. … At the outset, some were hopeful that closed-door negotiations would result in concrete steps to fix our nation’s broken immigration
Two Black Democrats Become Republicans in Louisiana
https://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2013/06/17/two-black-democrats-become-republicans-in-louisiana-n1620190
– “the party of disappointment” and expressed disillusionment with Democratic policies on abortion, gun control, education, and immigration
Employers Are Not Immigration Officers
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2013/06/16/employers-are-not-immigration-officers-n1621144
Immigration reform is notoriously contentious. … Immigration enforcement is the government's job, not the private sector's. … Even if it is the one piece of immigration "reform" that everyone agrees on.…
Employers Are Not Immigration Officers
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeffjacoby/2013/06/16/employers-are-not-immigration-officers-n1621143
Immigration reform is notoriously contentious. … Immigration enforcement is the government's job, not the private sector's. … No employer should be punished because of an employee's immigration problems.…
Report: Obamacare Loophole to Hammer Low-Wage Workers
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/06/16/report-obamacare-loophole-hammers-many-lowwage-workers-n1620803
– Hill fear it could lead to a brain drain just as Congress tackles a slew of weighty issues — like fights over the Tax Code and immigration
Immigrants Don't Matter to Them
https://townhall.com/columnists/lincolnbrown/2013/06/16/immigrants-dont-matter-to-them-n1620976
– So the Senate by a 57-43 vote killed the secure borders amendment to the Immigration Reform. … Excuse me, Compressive Immigration Reform. Harry Reid seems to find the idea laughable. … Republicans are championing immigration reform so they can have some of your votes: enough to stay alive at the very least. …
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