After months of back room negotiations and deals with special interests, the U.S. Senate will vote on whether to bring to the Senate floor S. 744,…
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Votes on Gang of Eight Amnesty to Start This Afternoon…
The Tragedy and the Farce of the Gang of Eight Immigration Bill
Karl Marx once said, “History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.” Marx’s prediction is about to play itself out in Congress, where the Senate…
Senators Cruz, Grassley, Sessions & Lee Voice Opposition to Gang of Eight Bill
Concerned that S.744 repeats many of the same mistakes as the 1986 amnesty bill in addition to breaking numerous promises to the American people, Senators Ted…
Conservative Groups Push Amnesty While Proclaiming Financial Doom
With the recent news from the Congressional Budget Office that deficit projections for 2013 will be lower than expected, three right-of-center policy groups rushed to remind taxpayers that America’s…
List of Rejected Amendments that Could Have Improved the Gang of Eight Amnesty Bill
On May 9, 2013, the Senate Judiciary Committee began amending (“marking up”) S. 744, the 844-page Senate Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform legislation. Three hundred…