Results for Immigration

  1. Damage Control: White House Spins Poor Obama Press Conference https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/05/02/damage-control-white-house-spins-poor-obama-press-conference-n1584707
    And on the big issues, this White House believes -- big issues like guns, immigration and the budget -- public opinion is with the … Over to you, American people (via CNN earlier this month): Federal Budget Deficit: 38% Approve, 58% Disapprove Illegal Immigration
  2. For GOP Would-Be Presidents, The Border Fence is 2016's Panama Canal https://townhall.com/columnists/hughhewitt/2013/05/02/for-go…e-presidents-the-border-fence-is-2016s-panama-canal-n1585238
    from east to west, except obviously the mountainous areas," as Charles Krauthammer put it, is essential to the effort to pass immigration … Any bill that tries to "reform immigration" without really fencing the border will not pass, nor should it. … the border-fence-as-part-of-the-immigration-package is the way to sound perfect pitch.…
  3. Immigration Deformed https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2013/05/01/immigration-deformed-n1584483
    That's the way I feel about the immigration "reform" bill introduced by the Senate's bipartisan "Gang of 8." … I'm all for an immigration bill, just not this immigration bill -- at least in its present form. … Responding to a report by Ronald Mortensen, a fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, which analyzed the Senate proposal, the…
  4. Report: Two Accused Tsarnaev Accomplices are in US Illegally https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/05/01/report-two-accused-tsarnaev-accomplices-are-in-us-illegally-n1584388
    It wasn’t until the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement division heard about the interviews later … on Saturday that they realized Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov were not currently of legal immigration status, and ICE officials went to … And since we've already touched on two hot-button issues in this post -- terrorism and immigration -- why not toss in a third?  …
  5. Immigration Deformed https://townhall.com/tipsheet/calthomas/2013/05/01/immigration-deformed-n1584459
    That's the way I feel about the immigration "reform" bill introduced by the Senate's bipartisan "Gang of 8." … I'm all for an immigration bill, just not this immigration bill -- at least in its present form. … Responding to a report by Ronald Mortensen, a fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, which analyzed the Senate proposal, the…
  6. The Talk Radio Primary Begins: A Tale of Two Senators https://townhall.com/columnists/hughhewitt/2013/05/01/the-talk-radio-primary-begins-a-tale-of-two-senators-n1584014
    program with me yesterday, calling in to respond to the many criticisms (most bogus, some legit) launched at the first draft of immigration … The Washington Examiner's Byron York assesses the defense of the immigration bill the senator mounted here. … Benghazi and the Boston bombings also came up with Thune, as of course did immigration reform.…
  7. Immigration Fight Moves To the House With Deep Divide https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2013/05/20/immigration-fight-moves-to-the-house-with-deep-divide-n1601828
    There will be an event on Capitol Hill this week that will tell us a lot about the future of comprehensive immigration reform. … It is the most basic disagreement between the parties over immigration reform. … If Republicans accept it, an immigration reform bill will pass. If Republicans don't, the bill will fail.…
  8. ‘Gang of Eight’ Amnesty Plan Undermines Immigration https://townhall.com/columnists/gabriellahoffman/2013/05/19/gang-of-eight-amnesty-plan-undermines-immigration-n1600659
    an amendment to the Schumer-Rubio immigration bill. … Immigration is the foundation of this great nation. … That is why legal immigration must be encouraged.…
  9. Harry Reid is Considering Rule Change to Block Filibuster https://townhall.com/tipsheet/heatherginsberg/2013/05/18/har…reid-is-considering-rule-change-to-block-filibuster-n1600415
    This year, many Democrats have expressed that if Reid attempts to use the nuclear option it will kill any chance at immigration reform…
  10. ‘Gang of Eight’ Amnesty Plan Undermines Immigration https://townhall.com/tipsheet/gabriellahoffman/2013/05/17/gang-of-eight-amnesty-plan-undermines-immigration-n1599058
    an amendment to the Schumer-Rubio immigration bill. … Immigration is the foundation of this great nation. … That is why legal immigration must be encouraged.…
  11. Uncle Sam Presses for Massive National ID Database https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbarr/2013/05/15/uncle-sam-presses-for-massive-national-id-database-n1596842
    Hidden deep within the 800-odd pages of the Senate’s pending immigration reform bill is a provision for a new government ‘photo recognition … Citizenship and Immigration Services database.” … The “photo tool” in the current “Immigration Modernization Act” goes a step further -- using a photo database rather than physical…
  12. American Workers Ask: “What’s in it for me? https://townhall.com/columnists/bobdane/2013/05/15/american-workers-ask-whats-in-it-for-me-n1596552
    But that hasn’t been happening and immigration has a lot to do with it. … Any notion of adjusting immigration to achieve a healthier balance between the supply of labor and available jobs was dispensed with … They want to triple legal immigration and double the number of foreign guest workers.…
  13. Court Rules Against German Homeschool Family Seeking Asylum https://townhall.com/columnists/toddstarnes/2013/05/15/court…les-against-german-homeschool-family-seeking-asylum-n1594988
    An Immigration judge granted them asylum in 2010 after the family revealed they were facing criminal prosecution for homeschooling … That decision was later overturned by the Board of Immigration Appeals in 2012. … “Congress might have written the immigration laws to grant a safe haven to people living elsewhere in the world who face government…
  14. Senate Skips Details in Rush to Pass Immigration Bill https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2013/05/14/senate-skips-details-in-rush-to-pass-immigration-bill-n1594165
    Are snowboard instructors key to American immigration policy? … Well, they're important enough to be specifically included in the Senate bipartisan Gang of Eight immigration reform bill. … One key indicator of immigration reform's prospects in the full Senate will be positions taken by Democratic senators -- Mark Pryor…
  15. Secure the Border? That's What the US Has Done https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2013/05/12/secure-the-border-thats-what-the-us-has-done-n1593472
    IN THE CLAMOR over immigration, the demand for more border security has been unrelenting. … Immigration hardliners are determined to prevent a repeat of 1986, the year President Ronald Reagan signed a landmark immigration law … ever before – today a majority of all federal criminal prosecutions are immigration-related.…
  16. Facing Facts About Illegal Immigration https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2013/05/12/facing-facts-about-illegal-immigration-n1592795
    Congress faces a similar choice when it comes to immigration laws. … A 2009 study from the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at the University of California, San Diego found that "of those who … No one relishes the task of finding useful ways to address the longstanding results of illegal immigration, but they require attention…
  17. The Old Order is Dying https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2013/05/30/the-old-order-is-dying-n1608537
    Through greater intermarriage and immigration, America has become a multiracial nation.…
  18. Send Us Your Violent Bigots, Yearning to Butcher Our Citizens https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2013/05/29/send-u…our-violent-bigots-yearning-to-butcher-our-citizens-n1608962
    Supporters of the West's current immigration policies can't keep ducking reality. … The co-opting is so thoroughgoing that the anti-immigration Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn was himself gay. … , alarming immigration enthusiasts.…
  19. The Responsible Thing to Do https://townhall.com/columnists/kenconnor/2013/05/29/the-responsible-thing-to-do-n1607666
    And rising immigration from the Muslim world is likely to increase the proportion of Americans sympathetic to political Islam."…
  20. British War Memorials Vandalized; "Islam" Spraypainted in Red https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/05/28/british-war-memorials-vandalized-islam-in-red-spraypaint-n1607284
    “This is not just a police issue,” said Jimmie Akesson, the party’s leader, but “a direct result of an irresponsible immigration policy…
  21. Memorial Day Recess: Six Townhall Questions for Lawmakers https://townhall.com/columnists/danholler/2013/05/27/memorial-day-recess-six-townhall-questions-for-lawmakers-n1605883
    Ed Meese, who served as Reagan’s attorney general, explains the Senate’s immigration bill “should sound familiar, as it’s quite close … Meese is clear: “The 1986 reform did not solve our immigration problem—in fact, the population of illegal immigrants has nearly quadrupled … The Senate’s immigration bill will be no different.…
  22. The Truth Would Be Shocking! https://townhall.com/columnists/jamesallen/2013/05/26/the-truth-would-be-shocking-n1606570
    The evidence clearly shows that the immigration sweeps occurred. … How is it possible in the state of Arizona to do an illegal immigration crime sweep and not target Hispanic drivers after they are … The entire situation is problematic because racial profiling was used in these illegal immigration sweeps.…
  23. Obama To Media: Support the Stop Me Before I Kill Again Act https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2013/05/26/obama…o-media-support-the-stop-me-before-i-kill-again-act-n1606321
    Neither did the president’s decision to refuse to enforce the immigration laws in any way other than cheering his implementation of…
  24. John McCain And Marco Rubio's "Let’s End Conservatism In America Amnesty Bill" https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2013/05/25/john…ubios-lets-end-conservatism-in-america-amnesty-bill-n1606180
    We have existing immigration laws that are not being adequately enforced. … These are men who have already lied about illegal immigration, they oppose enforcing the illegal immigration laws on the books, but … Anyone who votes for this immigration bill, either Republican or Democrat, deserves to be bounced out of office.…
  25. Republicans Want Obama to Meet With Border Enforcement Union https://townhall.com/tipsheet/heatherginsberg/2013/05/24/rep…ns-want-obama-to-meet-with-border-enforcement-union-n1605940
    The National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council has warned Congress that immigration reform will cause an uptick in illegal … immigration. … To be effective any immigration reform bill must heed the warnings from our federal immigration agents,” they wrote.…