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ICE Union Pres. Removed from Gang of Eight Press Conference
The Gang of Eight officially unveiled its amnesty bill to the public today, but one of the press conference's attendees wasn't welcome. ICE Union President Chris Crane was removed from the event when he tried to ask a question during the Q&A portion of the press conference.
Fact Check: Marco Rubio Distorts His Bill During Rush Limbaugh Interview
If the Senate is going to pass the Gang of Eight's amnesty bill in the 113th Congress, they're going to need Marco Rubio to sell it to his Republican colleagues. After the bill's introduction yesterday morning, Rubio began his sales pitch last night by appearing on Mark Levin's radio program. But the big sell came today when he tried to convince Rush Limbaugh. Unfortunately for Rubio, Limbaugh didn't bite even with his distorted details.
Rush (and other Talk Radio) dump Rubio's amnesty for lack of guaranteed enforcement
The effort to build more conservative support for Sen. Schumer's latest giant amnesty began to crumble over the last 24 hours.
No development was bigger than Rush Limbaugh's backing away.
Now that there's an actual bill to read, Rush wasn't so charmed by Sen. Marco Rubio's promises of immigration enforcement on his show today.
Immigration Bill Gets Mixed Review
By Sarah Murray and Miriam Jordan in The Wall Street Journal
Sen. Sessions Asks CBO to Estimate Long-Term Costs of Amnesty
The Gang of Eight's immigration reform bill prohibits illegal aliens that receive amnesty from accesing public benefits until they receive green cards, but that's just an accounting trick. Every bill in Congress is scored by the Congressional Budget Office to determine its impact on the federal budget, but the CBO only examines the first 10 years, which is why the Gang has delayed green cards for most illegal aliens for 10 years. But the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee is urging the CBO to score the bill beyond the 10 years.
Sen. Rubio Facing Major Opposition from Tea Party Activists over Amnesty Bill
Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-Fla.) support for a "comprehensive immigration reform" bill that offers amnesty to most of the nation's 11-18 million illegal aliens has him at odds with an unlikely foe - the Tea Party. Tea Party activists held protests at all of his Florida offices earlier this week, and Sen. Rubio and the Tea Party Patriots have gotten into a war of words over the last few days.
Poll indicates little voter urgency on immigration, compared to jobs issues
A recent Gallup Poll shows that immigration is a low priority for Americans. According to the poll, Americans believe the most important problem facing the country today is the economy, followed by unemployment/jobs and dissatification with the government. Despite the Senate releasing an 844-page immigration reform bill last night, immigration ranked 7th on the list with only 4% of Americans thinking the issue is most important.
Has the Gang of 8 been out of the country for 5 years? Their bill tackles the . . . LABOR SHORTAGE?
Just how long was the Gang of Eight Senators in that back room pounding out the massive immigration bill they released today?
Supposedly, it has been three months, but I'm wondering if they've been in that back room for five years and missed the fact that the country during that time lost millions of jobs and the top concerns of voters are putting Americans back to work in an improved economy.