Massive suffering is occurring before our eyes through media accounts of the exodus of Middle Eastern citizens from their dysfunctional and violent countries, particularly as they struggle to get to -- and across -- Europe.
Testifying before the House Oversight Committee earlier this week, National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd estimated that the agency has only achieved operational control for approximately 40% of the U.S.-Mexico border. The Secure Fence Act of 2006 required that DHS achieve operational control along the entire border.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly jobs report on Friday in advance of Labor Day weekend, and BLS reports that nonfarm employment increased modestly by 173,000 in the month of August. The number looks good, but it represents a 30% decrease in new jobs from the previous two months.
This week, a group of illegal aliens filed a federal law suit against Georgia's Department of Driver Services for what they claim to be a violation of their constitutional rights by denying them driver's licenses.
This week Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) wrote an op-ed in The Hill supporting the idea of ending birthright citizenship for the children born in the U.S. to illegal aliens.
The Center for Immigration Studies released a new study showing that immigrant (legal and illegal) households take access more welfare programs compared to native households.
After a four-day sweep in Southern California 244 criminal aliens (both legal and illegal) were taken into custody by ICE.
The Supreme Court has never officially ruled on the interpretation of the first clause of the 14th Amendment, which states: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
The interpretation of the section "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" is what leads to the birthright citizenship debate for illegal aliens.
Prior to Steinle's death most California counties, including the entire Bay Area, had stopped working with ICE by mid-2014.
