Reps. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.), Sam Johnson (R-Texas), Gary Miller (R-Calif.), and Bill Posey (R-Fla.) have co-sponsored H.R.100, the CLEAR Act, that was introduced by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). The bill would provide the resources and training necessary to local police for enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) has introduced legislation in the Senate that would amend federal law to require at least one parent of all children born in the United States be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. The Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 (S.723) amends section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and is similar to legislation offered by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) in the House.
The Alabama House overwhelmingly passed, 73-to-28, an E-Verify measure on Tuesday that requires all businesses to check new hires through the system. The bill also allows police officers to check the immigration status of individuals detained or arrested and requires verification of citizenship before receiving public services.
A new study from the Center of Immigration Studies shows that 57% of households headed by an immigrant with children under the age of 18 receive some form of welfare. Only 39% of native born households with children receive welfare services. The study included households headed by both illegal and legal immigrants
Rep. David McKinley (R-W.V.) has become the first freshman from the 112th Congress to join NumbersUSA's 5-for-5 club after sponsoring at least one bill for each of our 5 Great Solutions. Over the past week, Rep. McKinley has co-sponsored the SAFE for America Act (H.R.704) that would end the Visa Lottery, the Nuclear Family Priority Act (H.R.692) that would end Chain Migration, the CLEAR Act (H.R.100) that would assist in the local enforcement of immigration laws, and the E-LAW Act (H.R.800) that would mandate E-Verify.
Two weeks after Utah's Republican Governor Gary Herbert signed into law sweeping immigration reforms, the backlash is still being felt across this conservative state, and Herbert faces possible primary challengers when he seeks reelection next year.
Richard Stana, director of homeland security and justice issues at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), said on Thursday that DHS and the Border Patrol can only stop illegal entries along 129 miles of the nearly 2,000-mile-long U.S. - Mexico border.
Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-Texas) has joined NumbersUSA's 5-for-5 club after sponsoring at least one bill for each of our 5 Great Solutions. Most recently, Rep. Marchant was an original co-sponsor to Rep. Gary Miller's (R-Calif.) LEAVE Act that would require all employers to use E-Verify.
Judicial Watch has filed two Freedom of Information lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security regarding memos that surfaced last year detailing ways the Obama Administration could provide a mass amnesty without Congressional action. Judicial Watch requested information last year through the Freedom of Information Act, but the Department has failed to cooperate.
The 2010 census found 43.2 percent of Arizonans under 18 were Hispanic and that whites were for the first time in a minority in that age group, at 41.6 percent. The ethnic and generational changes set the stage for Arizona to become a “test case” for responding to demographic trends as the U.S. becomes more diverse and increasingly Hispanic, said Jeff Milem, an education professor University of Arizona in Tucson.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep Lamar Smith (R-Texas) have sent a letter to DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano criticizing her decision to delay the implementation of REAL ID by 20 months. States were supposed to be REAL ID compliant by May of this year, but the deadline has been extended to January 15, 2013.
Updated research from the Migration Policy Institute found that an estimated 1.2 million college-educated immigrants in the United States were underemployed, while another 350,000 were unemployed.
Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.) has introduced the Loophole Elimination and Verification Enforcement (LEAVE) Act, H.R.1196, which is a comprehensive immigration enforcement bill that would require the use of E-Verify for all employers nationwide, end the practice of birthright citizenship, prohibit states from granting in-state tuition benefits to illegal aliens, increase the number of border patrol and immigration and customs enforcement agents, and assist local municipalities in the enforcement of federal immigration laws, among other things.
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell ordered that all executive branch state agencies must use E-Verify to check all new hires beginning June 1, 2011. The state legislature had passed a bill last year that requires state agencies to begin using E-Verify by the end of 2012, but Gov. McDonnell's executive order implements the law 18 months sooner.
A janitorial firm in Minnesota is firing more than half of its workforce after workers were unable to provide valid paperwork proving that they are authorized to work in the United States. According to a spokesman for the SEIU, the employees at Harvard Maintenance will be let go by the end of the month.
Reps. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.), John Fleming (R-La.), Ralph Hall (R-Texas), and Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 68 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) has joined the NumbersUSA 5-for-5 club. On Thursday, he added his name to the list of co-sponsors for Rep. Bob Goodlatte's (R-Va.) SAFE for America Act (H.R.704) that would end the Visa Lottery. By doing so, he has now co-sponsored at least one bill in each of our 5 Great Bill categories.
Oklahoma and South Carolina's legislatures have passed legislation modeled on Arizona's immigration enforcement bill, SB 1070.
After facing a more hostile House Committee last week, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano testified before the more friendly confines of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Even though the Democratic-controlled Committee allowed Napolitano to be less defensive, she still faced tough questions about border security and the amnesty memos that circulated last summer.
Reps. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), Lou Barletta (R-Pa.), and Mike Turner (R-Ohio) have co-sponsored H.R.100, the CLEAR Act, that was introduced by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). The bill would provide the resources and training necessary to local police for enforcement of federal immigration laws.
The president of a Southern California furniture manufacturer has been sentenced to 10 months in prison and fines totaling $15,000 for hiring illegal aliens and then obstructing police during the investigation. Rick Vartanian, president of Brownwood Furniture, pleaded guilty to the charges.
After weeks of wrangling and heated arguments, the New Mexico House of Representatives has finally passed legislation preventing illegal aliens from receiving the state's drivers licenses. New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez has been a vocal advocate of changing the state's laws and has made this bill one of her top objectives.
Texas Reps. John Carter, Michael Conaway, Louie Gohmert, and Sam Johnson have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 68 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Poll results can vary widely, depending on how the questions are worded. Nowhere is this truer than when the subject is immigration. A recent poll conducted by the University of Texas and Texas Tribune is no different. Not only did a question regarding Birthright Citizenship mislead those being asked, but it also misrepresented the 14th Amendment.
Reps. John Carter (R-Texas), Bill Flores (R-Texas), Walter Jones (R-N.C.), and Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) have co-sponsored H.R.100, the CLEAR Act, that was introduced by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). The bill would provide the resources and training necessary to local police for enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Last month, the Government Accountability Office issued a report saying that the Department of Homeland Security had less than 50 percent 'operational control' of the Southwest Border. The House Homeland Security Committee brought in DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to discuss the findings of the report, but instead, the Members and Napolitano quibbled over the definition of 'operational control'.
The Georgia House approved legislation today that will require the mandatory use of E-Verify by a 113-to-56 margin. In addition to mandating E-Verify, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011 (HB 87) would also allow local law enforcement officers to run immigration status checks under certain circumstances and establish penalties for knowingly harboring or transporting illegal aliens.
U.S. citizens comprise 25 percent of all domestic crop laborers. Another 21 percent are legal immigrants. Together, they make up nearly half of the agricultural workers that provide the nation's food supply. Yet the media is conspicuously silent on these legal farm workers, while devoting copious copy to the interests of their illegal competitors and their employers.
Before wrapping up its 2011 legislative session, the Virginia Legislature approved several immigration-enforcement measures, including an expansion of the state's current E-Verify law and a bill that would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to cancel a state ID or driver's license for known illegal aliens. The bills are expected to be signed into law by Governor Bob McDonnell.
In August 2008, the Howard Industries electrical plant in Laurel, Mississippi, was raided by ICE and more than 600 illegal aliens were arrested. Last week, the company pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate America's immigration laws in connection to this raid.
Immigration Customs and Enforcement agents arrested 22 people involved with a crime organization that sold fraudulent documents to illegal aliens. The crime organization was also suspected of kidnapping, beating, and murder to protect their territory.
Reps. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), John Culberson (R-Texas), Kenny Marchant (R-Texas) and Ted Poe (R-Texas) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 66 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
An Arizona-style immigration enforcement bill has passed through the Indiana Senate, 31-to-18, and now moves to the House for approval. The comprehensive bill, introduced by State Sen. Mike Delph, would require the use of E-Verify and allow local police to check immigration status in certain situations.
A report from the Department of Homeland Security reveals that the illegal alien population in the United States remained steady from January 2009 to January 2010. According to the report, the number of illegal aliens increased slightly from 10.75 million in 2009 to 10.79 million in 2010.
What a political season we're living in! Overseas, the entire Middle East is exploding into revolution. We can only hope it leads to an improvement. And now right here in the U.S., state capitals are erupting in rancorous divisions over how to deal with huge budget shortfalls. At first blush, it looks like the issue of immigration doesn't figure that high with all the budget upheavals and foreign government changes, but keep reading . . .
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has introduced the CLEAR Act (H.R.100) that would provide federal assistance to local communities that help enforce federal immigration laws. The bill's key goal is "helping local law enforcement detect, arrest and detain illegal aliens in their communties."
Reps. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) and Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 66 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
