King spoke to us a lot about immigration. He said this is the one area we have to fight the president on. … But, on the positive side, he said that, unlike Iraq, immigration is one are where conservatives are generally in agreement. … He said of the Immigration Service, "We need to clean house." …
He would also go on to defend the president’s immigration policy. … But he lost the crowd on immigration:
“He touched plenty of third rails, just to show that you can and still succeed. … “He lost half the room on immigration,” one Beltwayer noted.
Link to video of the speech, here.…
Connole, Lewisville junior and Young Conservatives of Texas publicity director, said the purpose of the event was to bring illegal immigration … are political speech, protests against bad race-based university policies and the failure of governments to uphold the rule of immigration…
Here's the opening line from today's big Washington Times story:
"Senate Democrats quashed a proposal yesterday that would have dramatically increased civil fines on employers who hire illegal aliens."
Romney also took exception to rival John McCain's record on campaign finance and immigration policy, suggesting the Arizona senator's … Romney noted his hard-line stance on immigration and opposition to a campaign finance reform measure that McCain pushed with Sen.…
Romney: Romney: "McCain-Kennedy would do to immigration what McCain-Feingold did to campaign finance, and that's bad." … Giuliani on immigration: "First, I wanna thank Congressman Tancredo for calling me "soft" on anything.…
However, when some important issues come up like national security and illegal immigration law enforcement, they all of a sudden become … It would have allowed state and local authorities to be reimbursed for expenses related to immigration enforcement training.…
From Politico:
John Edwards, facing criticism from some gay rights activists today, has come out in favor of a key plank in the gay rights platform: Legislation that would allow gays and lesbians to bring their foreign partners into the United States just as opposite-sex couples can.
H/t: Amanda...
I just got off a conference call with Matt Spalding and Jim Carafano of the Heritage Foundation, on the topic of Immigration reform.Their … The Heritage Foundation’s 6 requirements for comprehensive immigration reform.…
When John Boehner calls an immigration bill a "piece of s**t"; that means the bill is too restrictive. … Boehner voted the opposite way each time, to the chagrin of those seeking more limits on immigration. … Tom Tancredo, Colorado Republican and the leader of the Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus.…
This ABC News piece speculates that Romney's immigration position might be straining his relationship with Jeb Bush:
Jeb Bush … But Ana Navarro, a Florida Republican activist and fundraiser who has worked with Jeb Bush on immigration issues in the past, said … the former governor told her last weekend that he is "disappointed" that Romney has denounced the immigration bill in television advertisements…
