Gov. Jan Brewer, signer of Arizona’s immigration law, is finding herself in some deep water due to her recent mishaps. Just this past week, the Arizona governor embarrassed herself in her first gubernatorial debate.
The Tea Party could make a big impact in Congress, unless rival political factions successfully paint the largely independent-minded voter movement as being driven by racism in the controversy surrounding illegal immigration.
This week, California became the first state to be provided with resources to deploy National Guard troops to its southern border with Mexico. The move is a part of a promise from the Obama administration to secure the border. Gov. Schwarzenegger said he was proud to be the first state to have troops get to work.
An L.A. Times editorial recently challenged the prospect of modifying the 14th amendment’s birthright citizenship provision, categorizing those who support repealing it as part of a fringe element.
According to new guidelines from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), director John Morton says his agency will use limited resources from Congress to focus on removing only those illegal aliens threatening U.S. national security and posing a public safety hazard.
Time Magazine’s Tim Padgett writes that Arizona’s immigration law, parts of which were struck down by a federal judge, is unjustifiable on statistical grounds.
Luis Gutierrez, the Illinois congressman leading the push for comprehensive immigration reform, still believes that a bill of some sort will pass before the November midterms. “Immigration reform is still possible this year...The American people demand law and order and secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform is the only way to get there,” he said in a READ MORE »
In a speech touting the need for immigration reform, President Obama offered more of the same polarizing rhetoric typical of the contemporary Washington environment. Ultimately, he blames Republicans if the reform effort fails, even though some Democrats aren't on board.
Last December, Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, said $352 billion in criminal money was laundered and kept the financial system afloat during the worst of the crisis.
Possibly indicating what direction the president might lean on comprehensive immigration reform, the Washington Examiner reports that President Obama has proposed cutting U.S. border security as part of his 2011 budget. This includes two specific provisions:
