Members of the U.S. Army stand guard as people walk through a concourse in the departures area at LaGuardia Airport , June 30, 2016 in the Queens borough of New York City. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP Members of the U.S. Army stand guard as people walk through a concourse in the departures area at LaGuardia Airport , June 30, 2016 in the Queens borough of New York City.
Category: Immigration Reform
Trump administration considering separating women, children at Mexico border
Women and children crossing together illegally into the United States could be separated by US authorities under a proposal being considered by the Department of Homeland Security, according to three government officials. Part of the reason for the proposal is to deter mothers from migrating to the United States with their children, said the officials, who have been briefed on the proposal.
A good policy is humane
President Donald Trump has shown an exasperating ability to send mixed signals on important issues, few more exasperating or important than illegal immigration. The disconnect was on full display Tuesday.
Mexico launches nationwide effort in US to help migrants
Ciriaco, who has lived in the U.S. for 20 years and works as a housekeeper, is gathering all the document… . Mexican nationals wait to be seen at the Consulate General of Mexico, Friday, March 3, 2017, in Miami.
Separating children from their mothers at the border to stop immigration? Okay with Trump
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But… At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the… Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that… Its no wonder undocumented parents are leaving the US to try to enter Canada.
Lawyers try to delay ‘all-American’ Argentine’s deportation
Daniela Vargas, whose father and brother were picked up during a recent immigration raid of undocumented immigrants listens as speakers discuss the series of raids that also picked up other undocumented immigrants across th… The Mexican government is beefing up its aid to migrants in the U.S. through the creation of 50 legal assistance centers in response to President Donald Trump’s measures to curb illegal immigration. The Mexican government is beefing up its aid to migrants in the U.S. through the creation of 50 legal assistance centers in response to President Donald Trump’s measures to curb illegal immigration.
ICE Director Homan talks immigration enforcement, public relations
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Thomas Homan, a native of West Carthage, was named acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in January by President Donald Trump. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Thomas Homan, a native of West Carthage, was named acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in January by President Donald Trump.
H-1B reform bill unites political opposites
Since 2005, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell has been introducing H-1B reform legislation in the House and getting nowhere. But with the bill he introduced today, he might have struck gold.
Illegal Migrant Satanists Kidnap, Rape 14-yr Girl And Kill Another- To Appease Offended Demon
Miguel Alvarez-Flores, 22, and Diego Hernandez-Rivera, 18 are currently being charged in a horrific plot that included the kidnapping of a 14 year old girl and brutally raping, assaulting, torturing, and drugging.The two men are illegal immigrants from the country of El Salvador, but at the time of the crimes they were living in the Houston area. The leader of the Satanic gang called himself ‘Diabolical.’
Trump declares its time to join forces to fix US problems
Washington – Heralding a “new chapter of American greatness,” President Donald Trump stood before Congress for the first time on Tuesday night and issued a broad call for overhauling the nation’s health care system, significantly boosting military spending and plunging $1 trillion into upgrading crumbling infrastructure. Trump’s address came at a pivotal moment for a new president elected on pledges to swiftly shake up Washington and follow through on the failed promises of career politicians.
Celebrate revolt of state attorneys general
Among the many unintended legacies of Barack Obama, one has gone largely unnoticed: the emergence of a novel form of resistance to executive overreach, a check-and-balance improvised in reaction to his various presidential power grabs. It’s the revolt of the state attorneys general, banding together to sue and curb the executive.
Mexico Invests $50M in Legal Aid for Citizens in the US Illegally
Mexico is responding to President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration by providing legal aid to its citizens living on the U.S. illegally. The country will spend $50 million to start legal assistance centers at all 50 of their consulates, including the ones located in Brownsville and McAllen.
Rep. Fred Upton supports Russia probe, Obamacare repeal in phone forum
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton supported investigations into Russia’s alleged influence on the 2016 election, replacing the Affordable Care Act and immigration reform in a conversation with constituents this week. Upton, R-St.
MS-13 gang members indicted in slayings of 3 New York teens
Federal agents said Thursday that they have caught the members of a violent street gang who killed three teenagers last year, including two girls who were inseparable best friends at their Long Island high school. Nisa Mickens, 15, and Kayla Cuevas, 16, were slaughtered in a residential neighborhood near an elementary school in a Sept.
Editorial: Immigrants needed
Chances are you didn’t suffer terribly from the recent Day Without Immigrants, a nationwide strike meant to demonstrate the economic impact of foreign-born workers. Energized by President Donald Trump’s promise to deport millions who live here without permission, immigrants took the day off to march and rally.
Trump’s opportunity to do the right thing on immigration reform
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events MORE THAN once, President Trump has enticed Democrats and some moderate Republicans – and risked infuriating hard-liners in his base – by expressing an openness to overhauling the nation’s dysfunctional immigration system. He did so again in a session at the White House with television news anchors Tuesday, saying he’d consider a compromise that included legal status for millions of undocumented immigrants, and then wondering aloud whether he should float the idea to Congress in his speech that night.
Canada’s ‘merit-based’ immigration system wins Trump’s praise
Canada’s ‘merit-based’ immigration system wins Trump’s praise Trump pointed to Canada’s legal immigration system as a model for the U.S. to emulate Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2manKnP President Donald Trump is making the case for his tougher immigration rules during his speech. “The current, outdated system depresses wages for our poorest workers, and puts great pressure on taxpayers,” Trump said.
Luntz Group: Even Clinton Voters Thought Trump Did Better Than Expected
GOP pollster Frank Luntz had one of his signature focus groups, this time consisting of 21 people, to watch President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress, where 19 felt the president did better than expected, nine of those people were Clinton voters. . @FrankLuntz asks focus group: “How many of you thought this speech was better than what you expected?” “Okay, so he did well.”
Trump sends mixed messages on immigration
President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to soften his tough stance on immigration, suggesting that he’s open to reforms that would allow millions of undocumented immigrants to stay in the U.S. – only hours later to revert to his hardline rhetoric in a speech to Congress, discussing crimes undocumented immigrants have committed on U.S. soil and making no mention of such sweeping immigration reform. “The time is right for an immigration bill as long as there is compromise on both sides,” said before his televised speech to Congress during a private meeting with TV news anchors at the White House, , saying Trump supports a plan that would grant legal status to undocumented immigrants already in the U.S. without making them citizens.
President Trump speaks before a joint session of Congress
Fact-checking President Trump’s first address to Congress The president distorted the facts on jobs, immigration, health insurance, war spending and more. Check out this story on pal-item.com: http://usat.ly/2lygrDh In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Trump stuck closely to his prepared remarks, but ran afoul of the facts in some cases.
The Trump who spoke to Congress was a lot less fiery than the Trump who stumped in Maine
Republicans are in celebration mode and Democrats are saying Republican President Donald Trump focused on pandering and not details Tuesday night in his first address to a joint session of Congress. Trump’s speech – which unlike most of his previous public appearances adhered tightly to the script – was remarkable for its departure from Trump’s usual gloom-and-doom characterization of everything from violence in U.S. cities to our country’s role in upheaval in the Middle East.
Ap Fact Check: Trump takes credit he hasna t earned
President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday night about corporate job expansion and military cost-savings that actually took root under his predecessor and gave a one-sided account of the costs and benefits to the economy from immigration – ignoring the upside. TRUMP: “According to the National Academy of Sciences, our current immigration system costs America’s taxpayers many billions of dollars a year.”
Marco Rubio: We can get something done on immigration if Dems are realistic
Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday that reforms can be made to the U.S. immigration system if Democrats avoid “unrealistic” demands like blanket amnesty for illegal immigrants. “You have to enforce your laws,” Mr. Rubio , Florida Republican, said on “Fox & Friends.”
75 per cent of Brits fail to eat five-a-day
Believe in America: Trump reboots his presidency with condemnation of hatred, a rousing vision of what the country can be by 250th anniversary of independence and a heartbreaking appearance by the widow of SEAL hero whose father snubbed him ‘Ryan’s looking down now and he’s very happy because he just broke a record’: Trump pays tribute to hero SEAL killed in terror raid as his weeping widow receives Congress’s longest ovation Thumbs down for Trump from Pelosi’s women in white: Democrats dress like their suffrage heroines to attack President What would you say to families that lose a loved one because America didn’t defend its borders?: Trump challenges Democrats as he promises we WILL build a wall ‘I’m ashamed’: Uber CEO Travis Kalanick issues groveling memo to staff admitting he needs to ‘grow up’ after video surfaces of him yelling at one of his own drivers Is online shopping making … (more)
Trump declares it’s ‘time to join forces’ to fix US problems
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis.
Text of U.S. President’s Trump’s speech to Congress
Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, we are reminded of our Nation’s path toward civil rights and the work that still remains. Recent threats targeting Jewish Community Centers and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries, as well as last week’s shooting in Kansas City, remind us that while we may be a Nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its forms.
Trump sounds optimistic tone, hails ‘new chapter of American greatness’ in speech
Heralding a “new chapter of American greatness,” President Donald Trump stood before Congress for the first time Tuesday night and issued a broad call for overhauling the nation’s health care system , significantly boosting military spending and plunging $1 trillion into upgrading crumbling infrastructure. Trump’s address came at a pivotal moment for a new president elected on pledges to swiftly shake up Washington and follow through on the failed promises of career politicians.
Ap Fact Check: Trump distorts an immigration report
President Donald Trump took undue credit Tuesday night for massive cost-savings in a fighter jet contract and gave a one-sided account of the costs and benefits to the economy from immigration – ignoring the upside. TRUMP: “According to the National Academy of Sciences, our current immigration system costs America’s taxpayers many billions of dollars a year.”
Trump throws down a huge challenge to the tea party
President Trump has thrown down a major challenge for the tea party and its congressional bloc, known as the Freedom Caucus. He is proposing to Congress a massive budget-busting plan that increases military spending by a whopping $54 billion, slashes domestic programs, and leaves Social Security and Medicare intact.
Reality Check Quick Takes: Did premiums rise 116% in Arizona?
President Donald Trump on Tuesday delivered a sweeping speech to Congress outlining his legislative priorities and vision for the country. He chose his words carefully and largely stuck to the script, avoiding the freewheeling style that has defined many of his public appearances and stump speeches.
Trumps highlights early actions, gives his vision for nation
In a wide-ranging speech covering his accomplishments since taking office, President Donald Trump delievered his his first address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, laying out the agenda for his presidency and, in broad terms, his vision for the country. He touted “billions” in new investments by American companies in the weeks since his inauguration, seeking to highlight the actions his administration has taken to keep his campaign promises.
Trump hits media just once in joint session address
Speaking Tuesday to both houses of Congress, Trump touched on the news media and his mostly negative view of it just once. “I have ordered the Department of Homeland Security to create an office to serve American Victims,” he said while discussing immigration policy.
The Latest: Five justices to attend speech
The Supreme Court says five justices are expected at President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress, but sometime Trump critic Ruth Bader Ginsburg won’t be among them. Ginsburg apologized in July for negative remarks she made about Trump to The Associated Press and other news organizations.
Chicago cardinal takes stand on immigration enforcement
The Roman Catholic archdiocese in Chicago told its schools this week not to let federal immigration agents into their buildings without a warrant, in step with guidance given to hundreds of Chicago public schools last week in response to President Donald Trump’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration. Marking what may be the first such guidance issued by a Roman Catholic church leader, Cardinal Blase Cupich sent the directive in a letter Monday to principals of more than 200 schools and other officials in the nation’s third largest archdiocese.
Trump speech guests chosen to help highlight priorities
President Donald Trump is following the playbook for speeches to Congress and packing his guest box with individuals whose personal stories the administration hopes will put a face on the proposals he planned to highlight in Tuesday night’s address, namely illegal immigration. The lives of three of the eight people the White House invited to join first lady Melania Trump in a guest box high above the House floor for Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress were affected when loved ones’ crossed paths with people who were living in the U.S. illegally.
Administration Source: Trump Envisions Bill Allowing Many Immigrants to Stay in US
President Donald Trump wants to pass an immigration reform bill that could grant legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants living in the US, a senior administration official said Tuesday. The President is eager to pass a compromise immigration bill in his first term that would stop short of granting a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, but would allow undocumented immigrants who aren’t serious or violent criminals to live, work and pay taxes in the US without fear of deportation, the senior official told reporters Tuesday at the White House.
US approves 3 types of genetically engineered potatoes
An eye implant that takes about 10 minutes to put in place is the newest in a list of surgical repairs for the blurry close-up vision that is a bane of middle age. Federal officials say three types of potatoes genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine are safe for the environment and safe to eat.
Could Pres Trump’s Deportations Drive Up Ag Wages?
COULD PRES TRUMP’S DEPORTATIONS DRIVE UP AG WAGES? Feb. 28, 2017 Bloomberg reports: Across America’s orchards and crop fields, a shrinking supply of migrants has already driven pay up faster than in the broader workforce. President Donald Trump’s immigration policy may turbocharge that trend.
Deportation agency ignored 1.6 million visa overstays under Obama
The government flagged more than 1.6 million foreign visitors for overstaying their visas from 2013 to 2015, but deportation agents said they fell too low on President Obama’s list of priorities to bother targeting for removal, according to a watchdog report released Monday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , the deportation agency, concluded that it would cost too much to pursue the overstays, the Government Accountability Office said.
Trump: Obama Behind Protests, Leaks
President Donald Trump told Fox News on Monday he believes the leaks coming out of the government are holdovers from President Barack Obama’s administration. In a preview of an interview set to air in full on “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday morning, Trump told Fox’s Brian Kilmeade not only does he believe Obama is behind the protests at the town halls of Republican House and Senate members in recent days, he also has his people leaking information to the press.