Immigration and Politics

Under existing policy, any child born on U.S. territory--even to illegal alien parents--is automatically an American citizen. As such, they can serve and an...

Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), the retiring chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, charged that GOP House leadership sabotaged the immigration reform legislation he proposed. It was a compromise bill which would have granted work permits to 700,000 illegal aliens in exchange for significant cuts in legal immigration and steps to enforce immigration laws. The leadership, apparently at the behest of cheap labor interests, put for another bill which offered broader benefits to illegal aliens and fewer cuts in legal immigration. This bill, Goodlatte complained, diverted enough Republican support from his legislation to ensure that it would fail.  Read more at breitbart.com

The Pew Research Center estimates that the U.S. Muslim population is growing at the rate of about 100,000 per year. According to the center, the number of Number of Muslims legally residing in the U.S. grew from 3.31 million in 2016 to 3.45 million in 2017.  Muslim advocacy groups, such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations, maintain that the total of Muslims is significantly higher, between 6 and 8 million. There is general agreement on the reasons why the Muslim population is growing: immigration and a high Muslim birth rate. 

President Trump accuses Democrats in Congress of putting the protection of illegal aliens above the protection of Americans.  During his weekly radio address, the President...

Patrick J. Buchanan's column today considers the implications of President Trump's deal with Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi to give amnesty to...

Pro-alien House Speaker Paul Ryan privately says there is little support among House Republicans for building the border wall sought by President Trump.  Ryan is a long-time...

Federal Judge William Orrick III, who on Tuesday blocked an executive order signed by President Trump dealing with sanctuary cities, has been revealed to...

New York State Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Queens) has introduced a bill to make it illegal to discriminate against immigrants -- even illegal immigrants --...

Former congressman Tom Tancredo, who fearlessly fought the mass immigration special interests during his service in Congress, has some advice for President-elect Trump.  By all...

Paul Penzone, who assumed office as Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff on January 1 after defeating six-term Sheriff Joe Arpaio, referred to illegal aliens as "guests"...