Democrat senators crafted a bill that seeks to cut by $1 billion President Barack Obama’s request for emergency funds for the support of Central American children crossing the United States border alone, the Associated Press reported on July 22. Senate appropriations committee chairwoman Barbara Mikulski, a Democrat representative of Maryland, was scheduled to file the proposed legislation […]
Washington and Texas politicians have made it clear that they are ready to take action to solve immigration problems that lawmakers are struggling to agree on, KENS5 reported on July 1. President Barack Obama made a commitment to expedite executive decision regarding immigration policy while Texas leaders are asking for money to maintain border security. President Obama scolded […]
President Barack Obama’s administration requested a $2-billion budget from Congress to deal with the wave of children illegally crossing the Mexican border to escape poverty and violence in Central America, the Associated Press reported on June 23. Investigation revealed that children who illegally immigrate to the United States can often reside in the country for a long time, […]
After taking a more lenient stance on immigration matters two years ago, the Texas Republican Party has returned to a hard-line policy against softening immigration standards. Candidate for Texas lieutenant governor Dan Patrick said “we must not step back from being bold,” a commitment he and other party members swore on at their recent party convention that […]