Pres. Barack Obama is expected to ask Congress for an additional $27 billion for border and transportation security along the Southwestern border. The move would help fulfill a promise to the Mexican government to stop the flow of guns across the border and will also likely set the stage for immigration reform and Amnesty by putting the focus on border security first.
When I walked into Sen. Jeff Sessions' office several years ago for my first one-on-one visit with him, I knew we could count on him to be a full champion for the rule of law in matters of immigration. But I wanted to persuade him that it was just as important to change immigration policy out of compassion for beleaguered American workers. With almost no prodding from me, the Alabama Senator astounded me with the depth of his sensitivity to the plight of vulnerable workers and with his resistance to chamber of commerce propaganda.
Mayor Bill White is facing increasing hostility over his decision to have the city participate in a federal program that trains local jailers to act as immigration agents.
Some activists have suggested the move toward stronger immigration enforcement could jeopardize the accuracy of the 2010 census count for people of Hispanic origin, who are estimated to make up the city’s largest ethnic group at more than 40 percent of the population.http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6403870.html
Roy Beck, executive director of NumbersUSA, which views illegal Immigration as damaging to the U.S. economy, said he was hopeful there would be even more raids under the new guidelines and that the new focus would deter employers from hiring illegal immigrants.http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-immigration_01may01,0,7669259.story
By James Oliphant and Anna Gorman -- Chicago Tribune
