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Immigrant Advocates Push DREAM Act, But Congress Remains Wary

By | 07.20.10 | 3:40 pm

On Tuesday, about 300 students — many non-citizens who have been living in the U.S. for years — filed into a church near the Capitol for a mock graduation ceremony. Clad in caps and gowns, they came from as far as California to lobby members of Congress to pass the More…

Obama Stakes Out Middle Ground in Calling for Immigration Reform

By | 07.01.10 | 12:03 pm

Obama tried to carve out a place in the middle of the immigration debate during a speech at American University’s School of International Service today. Although his speech was light on specific policy recommendations, Obama rejected anti-deportation appeals for blanket amnesty for undocumented immigrants in the country while also emphasizing More…

Rep. Foxx: ‘I Agree’ That Immigration Equals ‘Invasion’

By | 06.09.10 | 1:35 pm

On a call with constituents today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) appeared to agree with callers who said that immigration constitutes an “invasion” of the United States and that one way of dealing with illegal immigrants from certain countries is to use a “drag net and round them all up.”

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Ann Coulter Winks at the Birthers

By | 02.24.10 | 8:01 pm

The conservative author who makes a living offending liberals takes a tiny step into the land of Obama birth certificate theories with a throwaway line in her new column.

If they could, Americans would cut the power to the Capitol, throw everyone out and try to deport them. (Whereas

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Hudakgate Comes to an End

By | 01.22.10 | 2:58 pm

The strange spectacle of a Massachusetts congressional candidate trying to grab onto Scott Brown’s coattails is over: Bill Hudak, who got in hot water for signs and remarks about President Obama’s citizenship, has retracted his claim of an “endorsement” from Brown. From his press release:

“Our campaign misinterpreted his verbal

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Rare Non-Orly Taitz Birther Smackdown

By | 11.12.09 | 12:57 pm

Phil Berg, who by my lights is the original “birther” attorney — he filed a lawsuit challenging then-candidate Barack Obama’s citizenship in August 2008 — has been dealt a serious blow in his quest to overturn the results of the presidential election. The Court of Appeals for the Third District More…

Senate Kills Vitter Census Amendment

By | 11.05.09 | 7:05 pm

The Senate voted today to end debate on the Commerce, Justice and State appropriations bill without considering the controversial amendment proposed by Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Bob Bennett (R-Utah) that would have stopped the U.S. Census from taking place without an additional question about each individual’s citizenship More…

Here They Come: Tea Parties Against ‘Amnesty’

By | 10.28.09 | 10:58 am

The immigration restrictionist group Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC) said it’s flooding Twitter, Facebook and MySpace, and planning another round of Tea Parties, to motivate what they hope will be a huge backlash against any attempt to legalize any undocumented immigrants in the United States. The group More…

Tom Maguire Keeps Digging

By | 08.07.09 | 1:48 pm

The conservative blogger at JustOneMinute, who’s surprised some people on the right by asking silly questions about President Obama’s citizenship, accuses me of being in on the “Kenyan birth certificate” hoax.

As to Dave Weigel’s involvement in this, we can take for granted he will deny being in on

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Townhall.com and Birtherism

By | 06.26.09 | 9:04 am

I usually skip the advertisements that Townhall.com sends its readers, from unaffiliated conservative groups that buy their lists. But this one was a doozy. PatriotUpdate.com appealed to Townhall.com readers with a series of “jokes” about the president’s citizenship.

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