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GOP nixes vote on border bill

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Washington Times -- Stephen Dinan

House Republican leaders Monday abruptly canceled votes this week on their border security bill, blaming the weather but also earning more time to work out disagreements within their own caucus that had threatened to scuttle the legislation.

Under the new schedule announced Monday afternoon, the House will no longer vote on any bills Monday evening, but will spend Tuesday and Wednesday working on bills dealing with human trafficking and liquid natural gas.

New H-1B bill will 'help destroy' U.S. tech workforce

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Computer World -- Patrick Thibodeau

New legislation being pushed by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) to hike the H-1B visa cap is drawing criticism and warnings that it will lead to an increase in offshoring of tech jobs.

IEEE-USA said the legislation, introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday, will "help destroy" the U.S. tech workforce with guest workers.

Barack Obama assures PM Modi on concerns over H-1B visa issue

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Live Mint -- PTI

New Delhi: US President Barack Obama has assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will look into India’s concerns on the H-1B visa issue as part of his comprehensive immigration reform, US officials said on Monday.

Obama told Prime Minister Modi that his administration would be in touch with the Indian government on issues related to H-1B visas, popular among Indian techies.

Potential 2016 candidates road test messages on immigration

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CBS News -- Rebecca Kaplan

With less than two years until the next president is elected, more and more prominent Republicans are inching toward formally declaring their candidacy.

"I think it's pretty evident that I'm moving in that direction," former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday. "I've always said that my timetable is sometime later in the spring and that still is the timetable today."

It's all about the jobs...except in immigration reporting

Updated: February 6th, 2015, 9:35 am

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  by  Jeremy Beck

This week, former Mexican President Felipe Calderon praised President Obama's executive actions that will grant up to 5 million foreign nationals, including Mexicans, lawful access to American jobs despite being in the U.S. illegally. Calderon expressed hope that more Mexicans could get temporary U.S. work permits soon.

USCIS Council President Speaks Out on Executive Amnesty, Border Control Bill

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Kenneth Palinkas, President of the National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council, released a statement yesterday condemning President Obama's executive amnesty, the lack of action in the Senate to reverse the executive actions, and the upcoming border security bill. Palinkas stated the "grave peril" that President Obama's "skewed priorities" in granting executive amnesty to millions of illegal aliens puts the 12,000 adjudicators and personnel he represents at USCIS in.

REP. DAVE BRAT AIMS TO SLAY ANOTHER GOLIATH: TAKES ON MCCAUL’S BORDER BILL

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Breitbart News -- Matthew Boyle

David has his sights set on another Goliath.

After taking down then House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a primary last year, Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA) is aiming to slay a border bill from House Homeland Security Committee chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)—a bill Brat says is a “Trojan Horse” for amnesty.

JONI ERNST UNDER FIRE FOR FAILURE TO MENTION OBAMA AMNESTY IN SOTU RESPONSE

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Breitbart News -- Matthew Boyle

Freshman Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is coming under fire for her failure to address what many consider to be one of the biggest constitutional overreaches by a president in U.S. history in her prime time response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night.

Amended Border Security Bill Passes House Committee

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On Wednesday, the House Committee on Homeland Security passed an amended version H.R. 399, the Secure our Borders First Act of 2015, by a vote of 18-to-12. The bill, introduced by Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas), would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the United States.

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