Instead of trying to completely re-work the immigration system, lawmakers ought to focus on a few parts of the problem. … It also would discourage illegal immigration by providing a way for workers to come legally, earn money and return home. … E-Verify is effective, because it cracks down on illegal immigration on the supply side.…
Supervisors agreed yesterday on a measure to prohibit law enforcement officials from turning over minors convicted of felonies over to Immigration … Nice.Since the mayor changed the policy, 149 undocumented juveniles charged with felonies have been referred to immigration officials…
that the FCC collect data, seek public comment and "explore options" for combating "hate speech" from staunch critics of illegal immigration … La Raza President Janet Murguia called for TV networks to keep immigration enforcement proponents off the airwaves and argued that … Their FCC petition calling for a crackdown on illegal immigration critics cites Obama's own words in a fall 2008 speech to the Congressional…
In fact, five people were taken into custody by immigration officials in the church parking lot in recent weeks. … "We're ministering to people who live here and we want to lead them to Christ here, so we don't question their immigration status.…
legislation, and flummoxed by the failure of the stimulus package to hold unemployment below 10.2 percent, prepared to address the immigration … The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that the number of illegals in the U.S. declined by 1.7 million, or 14 percent, in 2007 … The 2006 and 2007 comprehensive immigration packages were premised on different facts.…
conservative Swiss People's Party (SVP) has long warned of a creeping "Islamisation" of Switzerland, pointing to new mosques, Muslim immigration … In effect, the Swiss voted to ban the most visible evidence of Muslims in their midst, while doing nothing to restrict Muslim immigration … These trends must be matched to unexpectedly high levels of Muslim immigration and the high birth rates, and to Muslim populations.…
Little Miss Attila paraphrases Jim Gilmore on immigration, which is a hot issue today, and will be throughout the weekend. … more precise than that and figuring out, for example, whether we can have a guest worker program—or enhanced rates of legal immigration … would argue that's why the center-right has most of the, you know, ideas for dealing with problems like entitlement spending, immigration…
Apparently, he's in support of unfettered access to visas and the sloppy immigration regulation that allowed the 9/11 hijackers into … And when 15 of the 19 hijackers come from Saudi Arabia (some of whom if I recall, were in violation of immigration laws), can the Bush … administration really be faulted for actually enforcing the immigration law (something they should be doing more often, even today…
From the Q&A:
Question: Do Democrats have a plan on immigration? … The immigration issue is a security issue. The 11 million illegal immigrants living in the country now is a separate problem.…
On the immigration debate:
"This is a very, very dangerous debate for the Republicans...You brought this debate on yourselves." … He also said Republicans have lost the edge they used to have on the immigration debate and the deficit.…
I picked out the gist of it:
I've laid out a proposal for comprehensive immigration reform that includes three critical elements: … Our immigration system cannot function if we cannot control the border. … Illegal immigration puts a strain on law enforcement and public resources, especially in our border communities.…
