Immigration News

Tommy Robinson, an immigration control activist in the U.K., was arrested for filming Muslims charged with "grooming" girls for prostitution. He was charged with "disturbing the peace" and within a few hours was sentenced to 13 months in jail. It is feared that his life may be in danger from Muslim inmates. A court has prohibited the British media from reporting on his incarceration. Critics of this action say that loss of fundamental liberties is the price that Britain is having to pay for "diversity."

A petition to President Trump is asking him to sign an executive order to make the E-Verify system mandatory for businesses. The system, now voluntary, enables businesses to check federal data bases to determine whether the people they hire are legally authorized to work in the U.S. Mandatory E-Verify, many experts agree, is essential to cutting off the magnet of jobs that draws illegal aliens to the U.S.  So far, more than 10,000 people have signed the petition. Ninety thousand more must sign by mid-June for the White House to respond to the petition. (To view the petition, click the link below.) Congress has failed to pass mandatory E-Verify, mainly due to business interests that want to keep their supply of cheap illegal labor. 

San Francisco's former mayor, Willie Brown, a Democrat, says that his party is mistaken to ignore the popularity of President Trump has gained for his stands on various issues including immigration. He observed that, "Americans are actually happy these days. They are making money. They feel safe, and they agree with the president's protectionist policies, his call for more American jobs, even his immigration stance." 

A Gallup poll conducted in April found that immigration and illegal aliens are the second greatest public concern. The top concern is dissatisfaction with government (23 percent), followed by immigration at 11 percent. After that are race relations (7 percent) and gun control (6 percent).

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) is reportedly seeking a "third alternative" bill to provide amnesty for illegal aliens in the DACA category. One proposal would grant this amnesty, but would provide adequate concessions for genuine immigration reform--including an end to chain migration, mandatory use of the the E-Verify system by businesses, and steps to increase border security. The second proposal is a DACA amnesty with almost no concessions. Supporters of the first alternative say it is an adequate compromise, and that any fewer concessions for reform are inappropriate.

Nancy Berryhill, the acting director of Social Security, endorsed E-Verify, the system that enables businesses to check federal data bases to determine whether the people they want to hire are legally authorized to work in the United States. In testimony before Congress she stated, "Mandatory use of E-Verify by employers would help reduce the incidence of fraudulent use of [Social Security numbers]."

The Trump Administration is cracking down on employers who hire illegal aliens. It has significantly increased audits of employers and prosecutions. As the Associated Press notes, "There were 594 employers arrested on criminal immigration charges from Oct. 1 to May 4, up from 139 during the previous fiscal year, and 610 civil immigration charges in the same period, compared to 172 in the preceding 12-month period." The administration says its goal is to create a "culture of compliance" in the workplace. 

The billionaire Koch brothers, big donors to Republicans, are pushing Republican candidates in he mid-term elections to stress support for tax cuts and amnesty...

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, recently wore a t-shirt at a May Day parade which stated in Spanish: "Yo no creo en fronteras" (I don't believe in borders).  President Trump sharply criticized Ellison "as an example" of what he called the Democratic Party's extremism on immigration.  

Seventeen Republican House members have signed a "discharge petition" to bring a vote on the DACA amnesty to the floor of the House. Almost all Democrats are expected to sign it. If a total of 25 Republicans sign on, the petition will pass, and a vote will take place. The bill is strictly to grant amnesty, and offers no concessions to genuine immigration reformers such as an end to chain migration or funds to build a border wall.  Without an end to chain migration, the amnestied DACA illegal aliens will be able to bring in a stream of their relatives in the future. Many Democrats favor chain migration as a means of building their party's political clout. The Republicans supporting the discharge petition seem to think that this will help them win their up-coming mid-term elections.