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House panel urges Congress to pass Birthright Citizenship legislation
For the first time in 10 years, the issue of Birthright Citizenship was in the forefront on Capitol Hill this week when the House Immigration Subcommittee held a hearing on Wednesday. The hearing sought to determine if Birthright Citizenship is the right policy for America, but it focused less on the policy question, and more on whether or not it's a Constitutional mandate via the 14th Amendment. The panelists told the Subcommittee that only with a law passed by Congress could the courts offer an interpretation.
Before you blame an immigrant, would you blame an unemployed college grad?
Neil Irwin of The Upshot says a variety of factors have likely resulted in less-educated workers getting hammered, including workers moving from shrinking industries to growing ones:
House Committee Approves Amendment that Affirms Pres. Obama's DACA Amnesty
The House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment on Wednesday to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2016, offered by Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), that affirms Pres. Obama's unconstitutional 2012 DACA amnesty. The amendment was approved 33-to-30 by the Committee, mostly along party lines, but with enough GOP support to pass.
EXPERT: UP TO 400K CHILDREN BORN TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN U.S. ANNUALLY, ONE IN 10 BIRTHS
Breitbart News -- Caroline May
Approximately 350,000 to 400,000 children are born to illegal immigrants in the U.S. each year. Due to current policy, all automatically become U.S. citizens, Center for Immigration Studies legal policy analyst Jon Feere testified before a House panel Wednesday.
DHS DECLINES TO INVESTIGATE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON H-1B VISA ABUSE ALLEGATIONS
Breitbart News -- Caroline May
The Department of Homeland Security has declined to investigate Southern California Edison on allegations that it is replacing American employees with foreign workers on H-1B visas.
Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after age 50, and for other purposes.
STAPLE Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 2181, the STAPLE Act, would issue green cards (exempt from existing numerical limitations thereby increasing legal immigration) to foreign citizens who graduate from a U.S. institution with a Ph.D. in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) and are offered employment by a U.S. company. The bill would also exempt these same foreign workers from the H-1B visa numerical limits.
