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What You Need to Know About Obama’s Executive Move on Immigration
President Obama tonight announced he will begin to fix the nation’s broken immigration system by allowing millions here illegally to stay and to get work permits. Obama did not specify a number, but the White House put it at about 5 million of the estimated 11.5 million illegal immigrants. Obama said he decided to go around Congress… -
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Watch Obama Say Over and Over He Won’t Take Executive Action on Immigration
In the past, President Obama has been adamant that he won’t use executive action on immigration reform. To cite just one example, he said in 2010 in an Univision interview: I am president, I am not king. I can’t do these things just by myself. We have a system of government that requires the Congress… -
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You Can’t Watch Obama’s Immigration Speech on Network TV, but You Can See It Here
The White House couldn’t get ABC, CBS or NBC to carry tonight’s immigration address by President Obama. You can tune in via The Daily Signal instead. The speech starts at 8 p.m. ET. >>> Read More: Obama to Explain How He Will Act on His Own to Change the Immigration System We’re also carrying a… -
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Here’s What People Are Saying About Obama’s Immigration Executive Order
President Obama will announce the details of his executive order on immigration during a prime-time address tonight. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill and Americans are already reacting to the president’s impending announcement. >>> Obama to Explain How He Will Act on His Own to Change the Immigration System Here’s a snapshot of what they’re saying: Sen…. -
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Republicans Differ Over ‘Power of Purse’ to Stop Obama Immigration Action
Republicans in the House and Senate disagreed today over how best to use the "power of the purse" to block President Obama’s imminent executive action on immigration. Lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee said they can’t do it within normal procedures. Colleagues on the Senate Budget Committee said there's a way. Officials with House Appropriations contend that… -
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Obama to Explain How He Will Act on His Own to Change the Immigration System
President Obama will announce executive action on immigration tomorrow night during a televised address in prime time, then travel to a Las Vegas high school Friday to rally support for the initiative. In a video posted today to the White House Facebook page, Obama, looking casual as he sits on the edge of his desk… -
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Government Shutdown Not Necessary to Block Obama Action on Illegal Immigrants, Republicans Say
Republican leaders have zeroed in on a few options to keep the government running while confronting President Obama’s impending executive action to reshape the nation’s immigration system. Obama’s intent to act alone to change enforcement of immigration laws — potentially deferring deportation for millions of illegal immigrants — complicates efforts by Congress to fund the… -
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Flashback: On Immigration, Obama Said in 2011 He Wouldn’t ‘Change the Laws on My Own’ Without Congress
President Obama hasn’t been shy about his interest in using an executive action to grant some of the immigration initiatives he’s failed to get through Congress. But in 2011, Obama took a different view on executive action on immigration. This is what he said: Now, I know some people want me to bypass Congress and… -
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Cotton, Lankford Look to Spending Bills as Counter to Immigration Executive Action
This week, President Obama outlined his plan to act alone on immigration reform. But the GOP’s newest crop of senators are already discussing the Senate’s plan to combat Obama’s executive action. During a joint appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” Republican Sens.-elect Tom Cotton of Arkansas and James Lankford of Oklahoma denounced claims that Republicans would… -
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Looks Like Obama Is Going Big on Immigration. Now What?
President Obama is expected to act alone to overhaul the nation’s immigration system as soon as next week, protecting up to 5 million illegal immigrants from deportation and providing many of them with work permits. Obama has flaunted the prospect of executive action for months, and multiple media outlets now report details of the president’s… -
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The 10-Point Immigration Plan Obama Should Follow
With news reports surfacing about President Obama’s 10-step plan to take executive action on immigration, it appears the president has decided to ignore the American people, Congress and current law in order to push through some sort of amnesty. While the details are not yet clear, this administrative amnesty will likely shield as many as 5 million… -
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Homeland Security to Tell Local Cops When Immigrant Criminals Are Freed
The Department of Homeland Security is developing an automated system to alert state and local law enforcement when illegal immigrants with serious criminal records are released into their jurisdictions. Two members of Congress from Texas — Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican, and Rep. Beto O’Rourke, a Democrat — described the plan in a letter sent… -
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Attorney General Nominee Faces Questions on Legality of Obama’s Immigration Action
Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee want President Obama’s nominee for attorney general to weigh in on the constitutionality of an executive order that would defer deportation for millions of illegal immigrants. Obama nominated Loretta Lynch, the U.S. attorney for Eastern New York, to replace Attorney General Eric Holder, on Friday. She now awaits Senate… -
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Obama Explains Why He Won’t Wait for Congress to Act on Immigration
Despite blunt warnings from Republicans, President Obama made it clear that he will not wait for Congress to act on immigration. “I’m going to do what I can do through executive action,” he said this morning on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” In explaining why he can’t delay, Obama told CBS News’ Bob Schieffer, “Every… -
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Next Steps on Immigration for Conservatives
Following Tuesday’s election and the dramatic shakeup that handed control of both chambers of Congress to the Republicans, the question for conservatives is: What are the next steps for immigration reform? President Obama, seemingly unfazed by the election results, reiterated his intention to act on immigration via executive action, likely by the end of this… -
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Here’s How Conservatives Aim to Stop Obama’s Action on Illegal Immigrants
Aides to conservative members of the U.S. Senate say their bosses are rallying around a strategy to prevent President Obama from taking executive action to allow illegal immigrants to stay in the country: Use government funding bills to withhold the money the president needs to implement his plan. At the same time, some of the… -
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Obama Wants Conservatives to Self-Cannibalize Over His Executive Action on Immigration
Having received a walloping in the elections, President Obama has promised to double down by tearing the country apart over illegal immigration. “I’ve shown a lot of patience,” he said with characteristic conceit at Wednesday’s contrition-free press conference. Make no mistake. It will be the opening salvo of a two-year campaign that will decide which… -
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Potential Attorney General Nominee Criticized by Conservatives on Immigration
Eric Holder is on his way out, and the New York Post reports that President Obama is considering a surprising replacement: Alejandro Mayorkas, the man who oversaw a controversial immigrant visa program at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. “Alejandro Mayorkas created a dangerous ‘get to yes’ culture at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, where… -
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Oregon Voters Reject Giving Driver’s Licenses to Illegal Immigrants
At the polls Tuesday, Oregon voters overwhelmingly rejected a law passed by the state legislature last April that granted driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants residing in the state. The measure was put to voters after Oregonians for Immigration Reform, an immigration enforcement group opposed to the driver’s license benefit, initiated a citizen’s referendum and successfully… -
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How Do Hispanics Really View Immigration Reform?
Despite yesterday’s election results, President Obama is reportedly still planning to move forward with an executive order to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. I spoke to Heritage Foundation senior fellow Mike Gonzalez about the issue, and specifically how it’s viewed by Hispanics. Gonzalez is the author of “A Race for the Future: How…