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Rep. McCaul introduces Border Security bill

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House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) has introduced H.R. 399, the Secure the Borders First Act, that would require the Department of Homeland Security to obtain operational control of the border and complete the Congressionally-mandated biometric entry/exit system, but the timeline set forth in the bill wouldn't require most provisions to take effect for 5-7 years. Since the bill is called the "Secure the Borders First Act", there should be no further legislation or guest worker programs until the border is fully secured 5-7 years from now.

Could immigration be GOP's winning issue?

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Park City Daily News -- John David Dyche

Have you ever wondered why roofing crews seem to be comprised entirely of non-English-speaking immigrants while U.S. welfare rolls bulge, unemployment among young African-American men rages and the labor force participation rate for men aged 25 to 54 is at an all-time low? U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama apparently has.

Broken Immigration Headline, Work Permits for Tourists, and Self Deportation in Utah

Updated: January 30th, 2015, 10:10 am

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  by  Jeremy Beck

The New York Times' headline says "House Votes to Revoke Legal Protections for Millions of Immigrants." There is no down-the-middle interpretation to be found here. The headline tells the reader what they are supposed to feel before they read the story.

Rep. Ellmers' primary opponent challenges her votes to Fund Obama's amnesties

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Frank Roche, who was last year's GOP primary opponent to Rep. Renee Elmers, has published a blog on his website calling out Ellmers for her opposition to amendments to the DHS spending bill that would have defunded most of Pres. Obama's 2012 and 2014 executive amnesties. In his blog, Roche writes that he knew Ellmers would support amnesty for illegal aliens even though she campaigned otherwise.

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