Politico -- Seung Min Kim
House Republicans are set Wednesday to mount a furious assault on four years of President Barack Obama’s immigration policies – satisfying hardliners on the issue but prompting resistance among some moderates concerned that the party’s leadership has gone too far.
The House has approved two amendments to the Department of Homeland Security spending bill that would defund Pres. Obama's executive amnesties. The Aderholt amendment, which would block funding for Obama's November 2014 executive actions and most of the 2012 Morton Memos, passed by a 237-to-190 margin. The Blackburn amendment, which would block funding for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, passed by a 218-to-209 margin.
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) introduced S. 153 on Tuesday that would expand the number of H-1B guest worker visas for the tech industry regardless of the fact that there is a surplus of American high-tech workers. Along with Sen. Hatch, the Immigration Innovation (“I-Squared”) bill was co-sponsored by Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.).
Washington Times -- Cheryl K. Chumley
New York's new identification cards for illegal immigrants go up for grabs Monday, giving the 500,000 or so individuals in the city unlawfully the chance to come out of the shadows and open bank accounts with participating institutions.
The card also gives illegals access to state buildings and a free one-year membership to enter the city's top cultural institutions, The Guardian reported.
Congressman Bob Goodlatte -- Augusta Free Press
Breitbart News -- Caroline May
An immigration officer working in ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division says “a significant portion” of officers’ times is now spent helping people determine eligibility for executive amnesty and reviewing cases rather than enforcing the law.
2015: Voted in favor of Amdt. #6 to H.R. 240 introduced by Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.)
2015: House Floor vote on Amdt. #7 to H.R. 240 introduced by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
Breitbart News -- Jonathan Strong
The House will quickly begin considering broader immigration legislation in weeks ahead even as Republicans are likely to remain mired in conflict with President Obama over a far-reaching executive action that extended amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, Speaker John Boehner announced to members at a closed-door meeting this morning.
“We’re going to get an immigration bill moving pretty quickly,” one GOP lawmaker told Breitbart News.
