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Arpaio Lawsuit Against Obama Amnesty Wins Accelerated Hearing
Newsmax -- Cathy Burke
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama's sweeping orders that protect millions of illegal aliens — dismissed by a federal judge last month — is back on the front burner, with an appeals court Wednesday ordering an accelerated hearing in the constitutional case.
Immigrants can now get Mexican birth certificates in US
Associated Press -- Amy Taxin
The Mexican government on Thursday will start issuing birth certificates to its citizens at consulates in the United States, seeking to make it easier for them to apply for U.S. work permits, driver's licenses and protection from deportation.
Until now, Mexico has required citizens to get birth certificates at government offices in Mexico. Many of those living in the U.S. ask friends and relatives back home to retrieve them, which can delay their applications for immigration or other programs.
56% of Americans believe President Obama's Executive Amnesty Should Be Blocked
ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2015
Obama has taken executive action allowing as many as four million undocumented immigrants to avoid deportation. The Republicans in Congress say they may take away federal funding so this order cannot be carried out. Do you think Obama's action on immigration should go forward, or should it be blocked?
Should be blocked: 56%
Should go forward: 41%
Unsure: 4%
Boehner: 'No Alternative' to Defunding Executive Amnesty, Is Affront to Constitution
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, spoke on the floor today in advance of votes on amendments that would block funding for President Obama’s executive amnesties. He spoke in favor of the amendments and mentioned 22 times in which the president said he could not implement amnesty without congressional approval.
Sen. Sessions Warns Dems on Executive Amnesty, Gives Republicans Immigration Primer
The focus is on the Senate now that the House passed legislation to block funding for President Obama’s executive amnesties, so Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., took to the floor to warn Democrats about the seriousness of the coming Senate votes. Before House and Senate Republicans left for a retreat in Pennsylvania, Sen. Sessions’ staff hand-delivered a copy of his new immigration primer and plans to discuss it at the retreat.
Dems launch national effort to enroll immigrants
The Hill -- Mike Lillis
Undaunted by GOP efforts to undo President Obama's executive order to halt deportations, House Democrats have launched a national campaign to get the millions of eligible illegal immigrants signed up.
Spearheaded by Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.), the multi-city effort will unite lawmakers, faith-based institutions and other community leaders working to help participants through the application process and over other bureaucratic hurdles.
Republicans vote to overturn Obama's immigration policies, expose many to deportation
Associated Press -- Erica Werner
In an assault on one of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities, House Republicans approved measures Wednesday that would overturn his immigration actions and remove protections for immigrants brought illegally to the country as children.
Despite a White House veto threat, Republicans attached language blocking Obama's immigration initiatives to legislation providing nearly $40 billion to finance the Homeland Security Department through the rest of the budget year.
22 Times President Obama Said He Couldn’t Ignore or Create His Own Immigration Law
Length: 7 min 15 sec
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) spoke from the House Floor on President Obama's unconstitutional executive amnesties.
"What we are dealing with here is a president who has ignored the people, ignored the Constitution, and even his own past statements," he said.
"In fact, on at least 22 occasions he has said he does not have the authority to do what he did."
Speaker Boehner then read them.
