By Roy Beck
In a 2,200-word speech, he didn’t mention “work permits” or “work authorization” even once. Pres. Obama’s huge prime-time TV speech about his big fix of the “broken immigration system” somehow left out the fact that he would be rewarding millions of unlawfully present foreign citizens with three-year work permits to compete directly with struggling American … Continued
By Roy Beck
Pres. Obama’s and the mainstream media’s focus on “relief from deportation” is a distraction from the real issue which is the work permits that the President’s executive immigration action would provide in the millions. It is the giving out of work permits that most strongly challenges the Constitution. And it is the work permits that … Continued
Your voices are winning in Congress right now, but the fight is far from over. After a week of insisting on a long-term spending bill, House Republican Leaders are reported to be seriously considering a short-term spending bill because of intense pressure from a growing number of their Members who see that as the only … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The New York Times editorial “Mr. Obama’s Moment on Immigration,” garnered 458 comments, 322 of which made the “Readers’ Picks” list. Of those 322, I counted 25 that supported the editorial’s pro-executive-action stance. Of the 25 comments in favor of executive action, 21 were recommended ten times or less. None of the 25 received more … Continued
By Roy Beck
Since NumbersUSA began running TV and radio ads in February highlighting the amnesty leadership of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), his popularity among South Carolina voters has dropped rapidly, according to a new Winthrop University poll.Although he retains majority support among Republicans, his approval rating among them fell from 71.6% in February to 57.5% in April.That’s … Continued
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 … Continued
By Roy Beck
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.The fact that Rush … Continued
By Roy Beck
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 … Continued
By Roy Beck
What happens to the few immigration lawbreakers who won’t be offered work permits and legalization by the Gang of Eight’s amnesty bill? (This op-ed first appeared on Fox News Latino) The Associated Press and others are reporting that foreign citizens who unlawfully entered or overstayed a visa after Dec. 31, 2011, will not get the … Continued
