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Democrats Reignite Senate Push for Amnesty

Preston Huennekens — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:51:35 +0000

Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said in a statement that “we need to explore every legislative option and go as big as we can on immigration with the votes we’ve got.” The assistant Democratic leader further said that “I am as committed as ever to… establishing a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants [...]

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Harry Reid’s Complicated Relationship with Immigration Policy

Ira Mehlman — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 20:07:49 +0000

Harry Reid, the long-time senator from Nevada, and his party’s leader in the Senate for many years, died on Tuesday. Most people who follow the immigration debate closely probably remember him as the former boxer, turned bare-knuckles Senate majority leader, who succeeded in getting a massive illegal alien amnesty bill approved by the Senate in [...]

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“Build Back Better” Amnesty Will Cost Taxpayers $483 Billion

Pawel Styrna — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 13:32:06 +0000

If you ask the proponents of amnesty about the costs of their agenda, they will likely try to change the subject, deceptively touting economic gains supposedly flowing from their agenda. Luckily, those Americans who want to get to the truth of how much amnesty will cost them – and their children – can consult such [...]

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Vulnerable Democrats Feel the Heat on Immigration Ahead of the Midterms

Preston Huennekens — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 18:52:47 +0000

Are vulnerable House Democrats starting to feel the heat ahead of the 2022 midterms? It looks that way. Polling reflects a consensus that Americans are souring on the Democrats’ unified control of Washington. The RealClearPolitics (RCP) average for President Joe Biden’s approval rating is 41.9 percent, compared with 52.4 percent who disapprove. Republicans lead Democrats [...]

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CBO Says Build Back Better Act’s Immigration Provisions Will Raise the Deficit by $115.1 Billion

Preston Huennekens — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 17:16:21 +0000

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report finding that the immigration provisions in the Democrats’ Build Back Better (BBB) Act (H.R. 5376) would add $115.1 billion to the deficit of the United States over the next ten years. This goes well beyond the House Democrats’ $107.5 billion allocated for the BBB Act’s Judiciary [...]

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New Poll Shows Widespread Opposition to Amnesty

Preston Huennekens — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:30:03 +0000

President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are in the process of trying to shepherd through a massive tax and spend bill, the Build Back Better Act (BBB). The massive $1.85 trillion spending package includes $100 billion to provide a form of amnesty for up to 7.1 million illegal aliens. Following crushing electoral defeats in Virginia [...]

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