Immigration News

A recent study reveals that the children of immigrants designated as refugees receive more in public benefits than native-born American children. Commenting on this disparity, a writer at americanthinker.com observed, "The concept of a civic community has been turned on its head in the United States. No longer do we take care of our own first and then do what we can to help the rest of the world. Along with the idea of actual borders, the idea that we owe our citizens the greatest protection is being tossed aside in practice, if not yet in theory."

The Townhall website counts twenty times when President Obama said that he didn't have the legal authority to decree legal status for illegal aliens--which he ended up doing. One example was his statement on July 1, 2010: “[T]here are those … who have argued passionately that we should . . . at least ignore the laws on the books... I believe such an indiscriminate approach would be both unwise and unfair. . . . This could lead to a surge in more illegal immigration.”

Austria's anti-mass immigration party, the Freedom Party, gained ground in the first round of the presidential elections, winning 36.7 percent of the vote. This is the best ever result for the party at the federal level.

House Republicans reacted strongly against the statement of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen that his agency doesn't care that illegal aliens are using fraudulent Social Security numbers on tax returns. Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) replied to Koskinen,"What I find absolutely outrageous is your suggestion that when it comes to illegal immigrants, the IRS couldn't really be bothered when it comes to these folks stealing Americans' Social Security numbers." Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX) said Koskinen's statements were "alarming."

Eighty percent of the unaccompanied minors caught illegally entering the U.S. in recent months have been placed by the Obama administration in the care...

The case, filed by Texas and 25 other states, challenges President Obama’s 2014 executive order that would have allowed some unauthorized immigrants to apply...

The tech company Intel is planning to lay off 12,000 workers. In recent years it has claimed that there are not enough qualified Americans to fill its job openings. Intel is among the top 15 companies importing foreign workers under the H-1B visa program.

In testimony before Congress, Sheriff Charles Jenkins of Frederick County, Maryland, stated what without a secure border, every county in the United States will become a "border county." Said Jenkins, "Open borders, reckless sanctuary policies, and failure to enforce our immigration laws have greatly impacted public safety and national security throughout every jurisdiction of this country. Every single day, more Americans are becoming victims of senseless crimes, being injured and killed by criminal aliens, many are transnational gang members.”

In response to questioning by Sen. Dan Coates (R-IN), IRS Commissioner John Koskinen admitted that the IRS will not take any action against illegal aliens who file tax returns with fraudulent Social Security numbers. Coates stated, "What we learned is that . . . the IRS continues to process tax returns with false W-2 information and issue refunds as if they were routine tax returns . . . . We also learned the IRS ignores notifications from the Social Security Administration that a name does not match a Social Security number. . . ."

The Tennessee General Assembly is moving to sue the Obama Administration over its policies to force refugee resettlement in Tennessee. The sponsor of this action in the House is Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver (R-Lancaster) who stated, "As [it] is moving forward, other states will read our actions. I am pleased that seventy-four of my colleagues believe wholeheartedly that Tennessee is responsible for asserting our state’s sovereignty rights under the Tenth Amendment. “We have seen unprecedented federal overreach during the Obama administration. We need clarity and definition concerning the relationship between the federal government and our state when it comes to appropriations to pay for the federal Refugee Resettlement Program.”