Gang Of 8, Senate Reject Border Fence

Excerpted from WASHINGTON TIMES Senators on Tuesday rejected building the 700 miles of double-tier border fencing Congress authorized just seven years ago, with a majority of the Senate saying they didn’t want to delay granting illegal immigrants legal status while the fence was being built. The 54-39 vote to reject the fence shows the core of the ...

House Votes 224–201 To Defund Obama’s DREAM Policy

Excerpted from NATIONAL REVIEW The House of Representatives voted 224–201 Thursday morning to deny funding for the Obama administration’s controversial Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. The policy, which was implemented via executive order in June 2012, effectively assumes the enactment of the DREAM Act, legislation that has failed to pass Congress on multiple ...

Gang Of Eight Immigration Bill Swells To Over One Thousand Pages

Excerpted from BIG GOVERNMENT The Senate Judiciary Committee has increased the already-sizable length of the “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill to more than a thousand pages during the markup process, Breitbart News has learned. The final length of the bill remained a mystery during its drafting process. Some estimates from media outlets, including from the ...

Cartel Towns Pose Challenge For Senate Immigration Bill

MATAMOROS, Mexico — Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, stands a dormitory-style shelter filled with people recently deported from the U.S. and other migrants waiting to cross the border. The long rows of bunk beds offer immigrants a place to rest on their long journey. But the shelter is no safe haven in a ...

Obama Grants Legal Status To 99.2% Of Young Illegal Mexicans Who Apply

Excerpted from WASHINGTON TIMES The Homeland Security Department has granted legal status to 99.2 percent of all illegal immigrants who have applied under President Obama’s new non-deportation policy for young adults, according to the latest numbers released Friday. That’s a slight drop from the 99.5 percent approval rate reported last month. The policy, known as Deferred Action for ...

Immigration Bill Grants Napolitano Unlimited Discretionary Power to Grant Citizenship

Excerpted from CNS News: Law enforcement officials nationwide have warned Congress of the dangers giving too much power to "appointed officials" like DHS Sec. Janet Napolitano in the immigration bill S.744 being considered in the Senate. In a letter to Congress, they warn the bill grants "virtually unlimited" discretion to grant illegal aliens legal status to the ...

Gang Of Eight Vote Down Amendment Securing Borders Before Amnesty

Excerpted from TOWNHALL An amendment submitted by Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley requiring the security of the Nation's borders before granting amnesty to more than 11 million illegal immigrants, has been voted down by the Senate Judiciary Committee 6-12. Every Democrat on the Committee voted against the amendment. The amendment: Purpose: To prohibit the ...

‘Gang of Eight’ Bill: If Border Not Secure at Any Time in First Five Years After Law Passes – Form a Commission!

Excerpted from CNS NEWS – The immigration bill proposed by the “Gang of Eight” in the U.S. Senate includes a provision to create a commission to study the failure of securing the border's "high-risk sectors" during any or all of the first five years after the 844-page legislation becomes law. On page 14, Section 4 of the ...