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State Dept. Hindering Criminal Aliens Deportations

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In a growing number of cases where countries won't repatriate criminal aliens who have received deportation orders in the United States, the State Department has refused to use its power under federal law to block visas or financial aid to those countries according to The Washington Times. This results in thousands of violent criminals being released back into American communities, including Jean Jacques who was convicted of murdering Casey Chadwick in Connecticut earlier this year after his native country of Haiti wouldn't take him back.

Gang of Eight Could Revisit Amnesty Bill After Elections

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Immigration has played a key role in the 2016 presidential election and has some of the formerly known 'Gang of Eight' members saying they'll reintroduce comprehensive amnesty legislation if Democrats hold on to the White House. The Gang of 8's 2013 bill would have doubled legal immigration and granted lifetime work permits to 11 million illegal aliens.

Sarah’s Law

Updated: November 1st, 2016, 2:21 pm

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H.R. 5646, Sarah's Law, would require the detention of illegal aliens who have been charged with a crime resulting in the death or serious bodily injury of another person. The legislation would also call for DHS to notify the victim or victim's family of relevant immigration/criminal history of the accused.

Sarah’s Law

Updated: November 1st, 2016, 2:19 pm

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H.R. 5619, Sarah's Law, would require the detention of illegal aliens who have been charged with a crime resulting in the death or serious bodily injury of another person. The legislation would also call for DHS to notify the victim or victim's family of relevant immigration/criminal history of the accused.

Why we say 'NO' to immigrant bashing

Updated: July 28th, 2016, 10:30 am

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  by  Roy Beck

The Brexit vote for Britain to leave the European Union -- and the central role that opposition to high immigration played -- has focused a lot of attention on how people in any country talk about the issue and how they respond. I'm thankful for 20 years of NumbersUSA participants modeling how to argue for dramatic immigration reductions in a civil and effective way. When we are angry about immigration, we blame our government, not immigrants.

DHS: Illegal Border Crossing of Family Units Exceed FY15

Department of Homeland Security

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According to the Department of Homeland Security figures by May 2016 more illegal alien family units have been apprehended at the border than in all of FY 2015. 44,524 illegal family units have been apprehended crossing the border so far this fiscal year compared to the 39,838 that were apprehended last year.

Senate To Vote On Sanctuary City Bill

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.)

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Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) has introduced legislation that would limit funds for jurisdictions with sanctuary city polices who refuse to work with immigration officials. The legislation was fast-tracked to the Senate’s calendar, which means it will skip the usual committee process. This makes is likely that the Senate will vote on the bill, though a date has not been set yet.

David Brooks: Immigration System Has Been 'Overflooded'

David Brooks, a New York Times columnist

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During ‘PBS NewsHour’ on Friday David Brooks, a New York Times columnist, attributed high immigration levels as a root cause of the Brexit vote and that similar attitudes can be found in the U.S. He said, “I’m as pro-immigration as the day is long, but we’ve asked a lot of people who are suffering in this economy to accept extremely, radically high immigration levels. And we’ve probably overflooded the system.”

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