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Powerful Ag Group Once Again Standing in the Way of Mandatory E-Verify

RJ Hauman — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 10:00:22 +0000

On Wednesday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) introduced the bipartisan AG and Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 6417) – legislation that would mandate E-Verify and create a new agricultural guest worker program. The bill’s introduction represents the first step in fulfilling a promise made by House Speaker Paul Ryan to hold a vote on [...]

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Politician, Heal Thyself

FAIR Staff — Fri, 30 May 2014 21:12:01 +0000

On Thursday, in his opening remarks during an oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland Security, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), who has several times made clear he supports the policy of amnesty for illegal aliens while avoiding the use of the term, had some harsh words for the president’s use of “code words” [...]

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Goodlatte: Mistrust of Obama held up “immigration reform”

FAIR Staff — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:46:40 +0000

Last Thursday, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Robert Goodlatte (R-Va.) spoke at a National Journal and Atlantic Media event underwritten by the National Association of Broadcasters: “Conversations with the Chair.” The topic of immigration drew considerable interest. While addressing the subject, Chairman Goodlatte claimed that both he and Speaker Boehner want to pass “immigration [...]

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An Unfair Trade

FAIR Staff — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:31:25 +0000

In a recent interview with Telemundo, Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, made the case for repeating the mistakes of the 1986 deal, when as we all know, Congress traded amnesty for illegal aliens in exchange for promises of future enforcement. He said: “And if we can have a way to get [...]

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Rep. Goodlatte Emerges as Leading Open Borders Advocate in House

Guest Opinion — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 21:14:08 +0000

Why does Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R., Va.) continue to voice support for blanket amnesty and massive increases in immigrants and guest workers? The best explanation is that he is acting as the mouthpiece for Speaker John Boehner, who is persistently probing to find the path of least resistance to the final passage of the Senate’s [...]

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Rep. Goodlatte Says House Working Behind the Scenes on Immigration

Dan Stein — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:14:06 +0000

Rep. Goodlatte Says House Working Behind the Scenes on Immigration, “Earned Path to Citizenship” “Rep. Bob Goodlatte said the immigration issue needs to be solved and work is happening behind the scenes toward that goal.The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday pledged action on immigration overhaul legislation even as most of the attention [...]

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