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Why 17 States Have Gone to Court Over Obama’s Action on Illegal Immigration
A third of the states have taken federal immigration enforcement agencies to court, challenging President Obama’s executive actions granting legal status to millions of illegal immigrants. Led by Texas Attorney General and Gov.-elect Greg Abbott, a coalition of 17 states filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration yesterday in U.S. District Court in Texas. Abbott,… -
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Conservatives Push Short-Term Funding to Block Obama on Illegal Immigrants
Breaking with House Republican leaders, conservatives are pressing for a short-term plan to fund the government while blocking President Obama’s move to grant legal status to millions of illegal immigrants. The measure would allow the new Congress to weigh in on the president’s unilateral action and shape the spending debate. Speaking yesterday during Conversations with… -
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Congressman Rips Reporters as Obama’s ‘Shills’ on Immigration
Rep. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, today criticized members of the news media for failing to do their homework on the history of President Obama and immigration reform, urging them to “stop being shills for this president.” Addressing reporters at the monthly Capitol Hill gathering Conversations with Conservatives, Labrador began by noting that the House Judiciary Committee has passed… -
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Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration Could Cost Taxpayers $40 Billion a Year
The Heritage Foundation is calculating that President Obama’s executive action on immigration could lead to as much as $40 billion in additional federal spending annually. Appearing on Fox News’ Special Report Tuesday, Heritage Foundation vice president Derrick Morgan explained the reasoning behind how the number was calculated: “Anybody with an average 10th grade education will probably… -
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Watch Live as Conservatives React to House GOP’s Immigration Plan
The monthly Conversations with Conservatives forum takes place today at 11 a.m., shortly after House Republicans gather for a closed-door meeting to plot their strategy for the lame-duck session of Congress. Immigration figures to be among the topics up for discussion as conservatives seek a strong response to President Obama’s recent executive order shielding an… -
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How Much Will Obama’s Immigration Order Cost Florida Taxpayers?
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Florida hasd the highest increase in illegal immigration of any state from 2009 to 2012, according to the Pew Research Center. By nature of avoiding detection, exact figures are hard to come by. But using community survey data, Pew’s Hispanic Trends Project estimates about 925,000 unauthorized immigrants now live in the Sunshine State, or… -
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The 10 Steps America Should Take on Immigration Reform
President Obama’s executive action on immigration further damages our malfunctioning immigration system and, more importantly, threatens to upend our entire governing system. The president’s program shreds the rule of law and encourages even more illegal immigration. Moreover, Obama is abandoning his oath of office to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” Obama's own… -
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Report: Yes, Congress Can Stop Obama’s Immigration Moves With ‘Power of Purse’
Congress may use its “power of the purse” to block President Obama’s executive action on illegal immigrants, a prominent legislative and policy authority on Capitol Hill concludes. The new report from the Congressional Research Service says that the House Appropriations Committee was incorrect last week in saying the government agency most responsible for implementing Obama’s… -
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Watch Obama Struggle to Quiet Hecklers Upset About Immigration
President Obama yesterday struggled to quiet hecklers who claim his executive action on immigration didn’t go far enough. During a speech Tuesday at Chicago’s Copernicus Center, a group of women interrupted the president to demand that he end all deportations of illegal immigrants. >>> Voters Split Over Obama’s Action on Illegal Immigrants “Not one more…. -
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Voters Split Over Obama’s Action on Illegal Immigrants
Americans are fairly evenly divided over President Obama’s decision to go around Congress and grant legal status to up to 5 million illegal immigrants, a new poll finds, but show less sympathy for those here illegally. The Quinnipiac University Poll found that 45 percent agreed with Obama taking executive action to change the immigration system… -
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9 Out of 10 Hispanics Support Obama’s Immigration Move, Poll Finds. Or Do They Really?
A national poll of Hispanic voters found that 89 percent support President Obama’s decision to go around Congress and grant legal status to up to 5 million illegal immigrants. Conducted Nov. 20 to 22 by Latino Decisions, the poll also found that 80 percent of the 405 Hispanic voters surveyed oppose congressional Republicans’ plans to defund… -
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5 Ways Congress Can Push Back on Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration
Congress doesn’t have to take this sitting down. Last week, President Obama announced executive actions on immigration that would defer deportation for millions of illegal immigrants. Members of Congress should rightfully be concerned that the president is usurping their legislative power and, at a minimum, not faithfully executing the law. There are a variety of… -
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Cruz: Obama Action Same as ‘Counterfeiting Immigration Papers’
Sen. Ted Cruz today described President Obama’s move to shield 5 million illegal immigrants from deportation as essentially the same as counterfeiting. Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” the Texas Republican said: For 4 to 5 million people here illegally, he’s promising to print out and give out work authorizations — essentially, he’s gotten in the job… -
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‘Obama’ Rolls Immigration Bill in ‘SNL’ Riff on ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’
“Saturday Night Live” last night mocked President Obama’s executive action to grant legal status to 5 million illegal immigrants by twisting a staple of the TV classic “Schoolhouse Rock!” In a spoof of that children’s show’s popular “I’m Just a Bill” segment set on Capitol Hill, “SNL” cast member Kenan Thompson explains in song that he’s… -
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Krauthammer Calls Obama’s Executive Action a ‘Gigantic Neon Sign’ Welcoming Illegal Immigrants
Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer didn’t mince words when asked about President Obama’s decision to defer deportation of an estimated 5 million illegal immigrants. Watch the minute-long clip, especially the part at 16 seconds when he talks about the “gigantic neon sign on the Rio Grande.” >>> Read More: Congress Must Check the Power of… -
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How Conservatives Can Attack Obama’s Immigration Plan Without Alienating Hispanics
At stake in the fight over President Obama’s executive action on immigration could be the future voting patterns of Hispanics—not just of the 5 million or so illegal immigrants he expects to legalize, but also the 46 million or so potential voters who are here legally. If Obama can assimilate all of them into his vision of… -
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Democrat Scolds GOP: ‘Stop Whining and Crying’ About Obama’s Immigration Action
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., has a blunt message for critics of President Obama’s immigration plan: “Stop whining and crying about what the president did.” Appearing on MSNBC with Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes, Gutierrez said the president’s executive action on immigration “fulfilled his commitment to use his pen.” “If you do not like what the… -
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Conservatives Warn of ‘Underreacting’ to Obama Immigration Decree
A day after President Obama announced he will reshape the immigration system on his own, conservative lawmakers, policy experts and pundits spoke out against what they view as an abuse of power. Obama’s moves, which protect millions of illegal immigrants from deportation and allow them to work legally, also sparked disagreements among Republicans about how to… -
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29 Tweets About Obama’s Immigration Speech
If you caught President Obama’s immigration speech last night or have scanned the conversation on Twitter today, you might have read some congratulatory remarks as well as some sarcastic tweets. We compiled a few below. .@AP says there were “notable omissions” in @BarackObama’s #immigration speech last night. Read their #FactCheck here-http://t.co/16SZDs27Tg — Diane Black (@RepDianeBlack)… -
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Cartoon: Obama, the Constitution and Immigration
Earlier this week, Heritage's Hans von Spakovsky and John Malcom wrote: According to the Associated Press, as well as House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Reps. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., President Barack Obama’s plan to provide executive amnesty to more than 5 million illegal immigrants is no different than unilateral actions that were…