News
Rep. Menendez (D-N.J.) -- Stop the Raids
'I told Myers and Chertoff about the problems, and they said they have everything (under control), that everything was OK,' Menendez said. 'They're obviously in total denial.' …
'We have the equivalent of a shoot-first-and-ask-questions-later policy,' he said. 'That can't possibly be the law.' http://www.northjersey.com/news/nationalpolitics/19880064.html
By Elizabeth Llorente -- The Herald News (Passaic County, NJ)
Sen. Wicker (R-Miss.) -- Increase Border Control, Expand E-Verify
"We need to make sure the E-Verify system is as accurate and instantaneous as it can be," he said. "I know there are people who think it's inaccurate, (but) it seemed to be a system on the right track to me."
In a wide-ranging interview, Wicker said he disagrees that babies born in the United States to parents who are in the country illegally should automatically become American citizens.
Sen. Casey (D-Pa.) -- Increase Border and Workplace Enforcement
AP: Please explain whether you support a bill recently passed in the Senate that would give more money for border security, a guest worker program and a shot at citizenship for illegal immigrants.
CASEY: ... From 1999 to 2003, the number of employers who were notified that they would be fined for hiring illegal immigrant went from 417 in 1999 to 3 in 2004. In 1999, there were 2,849 work site arrests. By 2004, that number dropped to only 159.
Sen. Kyl (R-Ariz.) -- Secure the Borders, Limit Chain Migration
A Few Evangelical Leaders Defend Pro-Amnesty Stance With Straw Men (they say they don't support BLANKET amnesty)
It appears that the dwindling number of evangelical leaders who support amnesty resort to the same kind of dodgy defenses as pro-amnesty politicians in Washington when they come under fire from the voters back home. They set up straw men based on accusations that have NOT been made against them and then proceed to easily knock them down. This is undignified for congressmen, and far more so for otherwise distinguished religious leaders.
More Evangelical Denominations Distance from NAE Pro-Amnesty Lobbying
As the furor over the National Association of Evangelicals' recent aggressive pro-amnesty lobbying spreads, more evangelical denominations are making it clear that they don't agree with the NAE.
Sen. McCaskill (D-Mo.) -- Supports Dream
Such jobs are the real enticement for illegal immigrants and their disappearance is the best was to discourage it, the senator said.
Sen. Bennet (D-Colo.) -- Favors Amnesty
Speaking at a news conference of four Colorado congressional Democrats touting efforts during Barack Obama's first 100 days in office and the new Congress, Bennet said a path to citizenship along with increased border enforcement should be part of comprehensive immigration reform.
'The current status quo is clearly unacceptable on so many levels,' Bennet said.