Despite a bruising fiscal cliff battle that managed to set the stage for an even more heated showdown that will likely take place in a matter of months, President Barack Obama is planning to move full steam ahead with the rest of his domestic policy agenda. An Obama administration official said the president plans to… Continue reading After Big Fiscal Cliff Win, Obama’s Next Battle – Immigration Reform
Category: Immigration Reform
Republican Joe The Plumber Proposes Shooting Immigrants To Fix Immigration Problem
At two separate events in recent days, Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher has proposed to “put a damn fence on the border going to Mexico and start shooting.” Wurzelbacher first made the remarks during a campaign rally for Arizona Republican state Rep. Lori Klein on Friday, according to video published by Prescott eNews. “For years… Continue reading Republican Joe The Plumber Proposes Shooting Immigrants To Fix Immigration Problem
Tough Week For The Right
Remember the beginning of June? Lousy jobs numbers, Obama’s muddled message and the popular assumption that the president was going to lose court cases on immigration and health care? Hope and change came quickly and it’s the Republicans who are back on their heels. For now. Not only was the Supreme Court’s health care decision… Continue reading Tough Week For The Right
Before The Words Fell From Romney’s Lips, His Campaign Confirmed He Was Lying
In Mitt Romney‘s never ending chameleon performance on issues facing Americans, Talking Points Memo highlights another obvious change or flip flop by the leader of the Republican party, (and I use that word as loosely as possible… after all, we are talking about Mitt Romney). Speaking to Newsmax about immigration on Friday, Chameleon, I mean… Romney… Continue reading Before The Words Fell From Romney’s Lips, His Campaign Confirmed He Was Lying
Americans Agree With President Obama’s Immigration Policy
President Obama’s new immigration policy is getting high marks. According to the Bloomberg poll, 64% of likely voters agree with Obama’s announcement Friday to end deportations of illegal immigrants brought to the USA as children; another 30% disagreed. Independents also backed Obama’s executive order by a margin of more than two-to-one. Bloomberg reported that “the… Continue reading Americans Agree With President Obama’s Immigration Policy
President Obama Scores Huge Endorsement from “The Hispanic Oprah”
President Obama, hoping the Latino vote can make the difference in key swing states, secured an endorsement today from a prominent Hispanic talk show host. Cristina Saralegui, who has hosted The Cristina Show for 21 years, said Obama “understands the Hispanic community and has supported it unconditionally and that is why I was moved to endorse and… Continue reading President Obama Scores Huge Endorsement from “The Hispanic Oprah”
President Obama Eases Immigration Rules on Young Illegal Immigrants
The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. The election-year initiative addresses a top priority of an influential Latino electorate that has been vocal in its opposition to administration deportation policies. The policy change, announced… Continue reading President Obama Eases Immigration Rules on Young Illegal Immigrants
Mitt Romney Weaves A Tangled Web Of Lies And Deceit
Oh Mitt! Why are you so filled with deceit? You criticized Rick Perry in a previous debate for providing “magnets” of “extraordinary government benefits” to undocumented immigrants in this country, but as it turns out, you too Mitty Romney are guilty of doing the very same thing you accused Perry of. Perry provides the undocumented with… Continue reading Mitt Romney Weaves A Tangled Web Of Lies And Deceit
Former Mexican President Thanks Rick Perry For Educating Mexican “Mirgants”
Thanks to Mitt Romney for pointing this out. Apparently, Mexico’s former president Vicente Fox, issued praise and thanks to Rick Perry for allowing Mexico’s “migrants” the opportunity to be educated in Texas. Of course, Mitt Romney says now that he disapproves of Perry’s immigration policy, but with the way Mitt flip-flops, we’ll have to wait… Continue reading Former Mexican President Thanks Rick Perry For Educating Mexican “Mirgants”
Arizona Immigration-Type Bill Signed Into Law In Georgia
By the Associated Press Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed a bill that cracks down on illegal immigration by increasing some enforcement powers and requiring many employers to check the immigration status of new hires. Deal on Friday signed the bill that has some similarities to a controversial bill enacted last year in Arizona. Most… Continue reading Arizona Immigration-Type Bill Signed Into Law In Georgia
Republican Congressman Suggests Shooting Illegal Immigrants
This is not your grandparent’s Republican party. This batch is of a whole new breed. We have documented time and time again, the unbelievable attempts by the Republican Party to totally eliminate anyone whose priorities do not match theirs – whether it be Latinos, Muslims, women, Jews, Blacks, Gays or any other minority group. But never… Continue reading Republican Congressman Suggests Shooting Illegal Immigrants
Haley Barbour – For Immigration Reform Before He Was Against It
In today’s political climate, any Republican in favor of providing a pathway to citizenship for those here illegally would face the wrath of the GOP and the Teaparty. So a potential 2012 Presidential Republican candidate would have every right to hide that fact. Enter Haley Barbour – the Republican Mississippi governor who was interviewed on… Continue reading Haley Barbour – For Immigration Reform Before He Was Against It