Carol Swain, professor of law and political science at Vanderbilt University, has noted in the Nashville Tennessean that Pres. Obama has now promised to lead the way to cure cancer, end foreign oil dependence and guarantee higher education to everyone who wants it. But when it comes to keeping illegal aliens out of U.S. jobs so that unemployed Americans (especially Blacks and Hispanics) can have them, Obama can't seem to lift a finger.
Nearly a dozen North Texas law enforcement agencies have joined the federal "Secure Communities" program, allowing them access to federal criminal records and immigration records while taking suspects' fingerprints during bookings.
Georgia Representatives Jack Kingston and John Linder were among the 19 original cosigners when Rep. Phil Gingrey introduced H.R.878 (Nuclear Family Priority Act) earlier this month.
PHOENIX -- A group of Arizona business and civic leaders told me last night that the strange behavior of our nation's chief security leader this week is just what they expected. They say that Janet Napolitano was a skilled master at getting media to make her look like a believer in the rule of law but that when it came to immigration she was almost always "The Anti-Enforcer."
President Obama released his budget proposal today, which includes a 6.5 percent increase for the Department of Homeland Security. The budget would increase spending for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Border Patrol and E-Verify.
Oklahoma Representative Mary Fallin and Missouri Rep. Todd Akin were among the 19 original cosigners when Rep. Phil Gingrey introduced H.R.878 (Nuclear Family Priority Act) earlier this month.
A new bill has been introduced to the North Carolina General Assembly, and if passed, would prohibit illegal aliens from attending North Carolina community colleges. Introduced by State Senator Philip Berger, the bill would establish the purpose of community colleges as an educational opportunity for students "who are lawfully present in the United States who are high school graduates."
