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Deportations carried out in the middle of immigration cases
By Anna Gorman - Los Angeles Times
Key Democrat says national health care can NOT include illegal aliens -- But amnesty would lock in the illegal health cost
A key Democratic Senator in the health care overhaul says illegal aliens can't be covered under whatever emerges. Open-borders advocates are howling. Here's the big question for national Democratic leaders: If they recognize that national health insurance for illegal aliens is too expensive, can they see that an amnesty essentially locks in the cost by qualifying 12-20 million illegal aliens for the health care -- plus millions of their relatives who will follow?
White House Schedules June Immigration Policy Meeting
A White Source has confirmed that Pres. Barack Obama is scheduling a meeting to discuss immigration on June 8. According to the Wall Street Journal, the source said Congressional leaders will meet to discuss policy discussion, but legislative action isn't planned until next year.
Reps. Lynn Westmoreland and Walter Jones Sponsor Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009
Georgia Rep. Lynn Westmoreland and North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones were among the 40 original cosponsors when Rep. Nathan Deal introduced the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009 (H.R.1868) last month.
Sen. Schumer Ready to Take on Amnesty
Immigration Subcommittee Chairman Senator Chuck Schumer said during a hearing today that now is the right time for amnesty. Sen. Schumer said the U.S. borders are more secure than ever, which is the first step to overhauling the current immigration system.
Keep those Faxes Coming!
I just finished looking at our fax reports this morning. Members ordered 43,340 faxes to Congress, the President, and Secretary Napolitano yesterday. This compares to 44,732 faxes on Monday. As Director of Technology at NumbersUSA, it is my job, among other things, to make sure these get delivered.
Court Upholds Cuts in Aid to Noncitizens Who Are Old, Blind or Disabled
Thousands of impoverished elderly, disabled or blind legal residents of New York State, including refugees, will be limited to $352 a month in public aid — about half of what lower courts have said they should get — under a decision by the Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court.