The GOP’s “Pledge to America” is pretty brief when it comes to immigration issues: It advocates control of the border, enforcement of immigration laws and strengthening visa security. (Notably absent? Any paths to legalization for illegal immigrants already in the country.) The document does not go so far More…
Politico reported today that 59 percent of Americans — 61 percent of Democrats and independents and 59 percent of Republicans — want Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. As demand for change increases, statements on immigration by campaigning politicians are also on the upswing — but neither Republicans More…
Sen. Chuck Schumer said this morning he hopes the $600 million border security bill will convince Republicans to come to the table to work on comprehensive immigration reform. Observers are skeptical of this strategy, and Republicans don’t seem convinced either — most still argue more needs More…
Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl accused the House of trying to take credit for border security after the chamber passed an identical version of the Senate’s border security bill this morning. The $600 bill was re-started in the House to deal with a rule More…
The Senate passed a $600 million border security bill last night by voice vote, just before leaving for August recess. The bill, introduced Thursday afternoon by Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), funds 1,500 new enforcement agents and additional unmanned drones along the border. More…
Add Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) to the list of Republican senators who have said they would support a review of “birthright citizenship.”
More Republicans voiced support for a possible change to the 14th Amendment to remove automatic citizenship for children born in the U.S. to illegal immigrants. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Monday that he supports a review of the 14th Amendment, which Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said More…
- The ACLU sued Fremont, Neb., over its new immigration regulations, which ban illegal immigrants from working or renting property in the town. The ACLU said the law is discriminatory and preempts federal authority over immigration.
- J.D. Hayworth and John McCain are still fighting for More…
On Fox News yesterday, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) again stated his support for an expansion of Operation Streamline, a Bush-era program that requires federal criminal prosecution of all illegal border crossers in certain regions. Kyl downplayed its costs:
Then the thing that — well, it cost
A few days ago, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) termed unemployment benefits — a federal insurance system paid for by employers — a “necessary evil” and said that tax cuts should not need to be offset, but benefits extensions should.
Today, speaking with Talking Points Memo’s Brian Beutler, Sen. Mitch More…
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