Condoleezza Rice 'Admits' Overseeing 67,000 Refugees Resettled As Bush's Secretary Of State
Condoleezza Rice: security concerns, sure, but don’t put Syrian refugees “in camps.”
Paul Ryan To ‘Pause’ Refugee Settlement After Paris Attacks, Fears Terrorist Infiltration
Paul Ryan’s ‘Pause’ on Syrian refugee resettlement could be leadership, or just anti-Arab pandering. We’ll see.
Senate Passes Iran Bill After Marco Rubio Amendment Removed
Rubio and conservative allies failed to sabotage the U.S.-Iran peace deal after the Senate watered down a review bill
Rand Paul On Immigration: 7 Quotes That Explain The Senator's 'Evolving' Position
As a wacky U.S. Senator, Ron Paul introduced some radical ideas on immigration. As a presidential candidate, he's trying not to talk about it.
Iran Nuclear Deal: Republicans React To Agreement With West Asian Nation
Does Iran's nuclear deal strengthen U.S. security, or weaken it? Politicians' answers depend by their party and their presidential ambition, with some comparing Iran to the Nazis in 1938.
United States, EU, Iran To Strike 'Deal' On Nuclear Weapons
Ever heard your professor say that there are no extensions in the "real world?" An extension of talks in Switzerland may have brought a degree of peace from Europe to Central Asia.
Immigration News: Will GOP Use Government Shutdown To Stop Obama’s Executive Power On Reform?
Is another government shutdown on the horizon? The Washington Post claims that if you ask any Republican outright, they will deny it, however, multiple reports claim that another government shutdown is pending this time in regards to Obama’s stance on immigration reform.
Immigration Review 2014: Obama’s Pressure Discourages House Republicans, Says Bob Goodlatte
“When the president says that he’s going to set a time limit and then consider taking actions himself … that makes doing immigration reform harder, not easier,” said Goodlatte.
Immigration Reform, Deportations Crucial To DREAMers’ Support Of Democrats
A survey of Dreamers indicates that their support for either party depends heavily on action on immigration-related issues.
Tea Party Leader Sal Russo Pens Op-Ed Calling For Conservatives To Act On Immigration Reform
In the op-ed, Russo derides the "misty-eyed ideals of some of the liberal do-gooder reformers" who support the passage of immigration reform and urges conservatives to take a leading role on the issue.
Immigration Reform 2014: Boehner Backs Off Mockery Of House Republican Colleagues
Boehner said he may have gone "a little too far" in his mockery of colleagues for their reluctance to act on immigration reform.
Immigration Reform 2014: John Boehner Under Fire For Comments Mocking Fellow House Republicans
Boehner has maintained that Obama is to blame for the reluctance of House GOP members on immigration.
ICE Data Says Agency Rarely Uses ‘Prosecutorial Discretion’ To Close Cases Against Immigrants
After a case is referred to immigration courts, ICE officers rarely exercise discretion on whether or not to prosecute undocumented immigrants.
Immigration Reform 2014: Republican Senators Denounce Obama’s Enforcement Review As Threat To ‘Entire Constitutional System’
Some 22 Republican senators addressed a letter to President Barack Obama this week, which slammed the use of proprietorial discretion in immigration enforcement and expressed "grave concern" with proposed changes.
Immigration Reform 2014: President Obama, Eric Cantor Clash During Phone Call
"House Republicans do not support Senate Democrats' immigration bill and amnesty efforts, and it will not be considered in the House," said Cantor.
Jeb Bush Defends Comments Calling Illegal Immigration ‘Act Of Love’
“You know, I’ve been saying this for the last three or four years, I said the exact same thing that I’ve said regularly," said Bush on Thursday.
Immigration Reform 2014: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Calls On Obama To Use ‘All Legal Means Available’ To Broaden Deportation Protections
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has released a series of recommendations for the Obama administration which includes extending protection from deportation to a much greater group of undocumented immigrants.
Republican Senator Rand Paul Says GOP Must Get ‘Beyond Deportation’ To Appeal To Hispanic Voters
Sen. Paul said on Tuesday that the GOP wouldn't be able to expand its appeal to Latino voters until its members "get beyond" deportations.
House Democrats Introduce Discharge Petition In Last-Ditch Effort To Force Vote On Immigration
Democrats concede it’s unlikely to succeed. They're keeping up pressure on House Republicans on a tendentious issue for conservatives during an election year.
House Republicans Pass Immigration Law-Enforcement Bill To Counter Obama ‘Overreach’
The first of three immigration-related bills -- which take aim at the president in part for his creation of DACA, defund an immigrant-advocate position within ICE, and require the Attorney General to report to Congress whenever a Justice Department official doesn't administer the law -- passed the House on Wednesday.
Immigration Reform ‘Doesn’t Have The Votes Yet’ Among House Republicans, Says Paul Ryan
Rep. Paul Ryan says GOP leaders are still working on finding how much House Republican rank-and-file are willing to bend on immigration.
La Opinión Slams Obama: California Newspaper Publishes Angry Editorial Urging President To Stop Deportation Of Undocumented Immigrants
California newspaper La Opinión has slammed president Obama for not taking more decisive action to halt the deportation of illegal immigrants.
Immigration Reform 2014: House GOP Leaders Moving Bill To Axe Immigrant-Outreach Job
The House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill which would axe funding for a community-outreach officer in the 20,000-man ICE.
Immigration Reform 2014: New Ad From Mark Zuckerberg Affiliate Group Blasts House GOP Inaction
A new ad buy from a Mark Zuckerberg lobby group criticizes House Republicans for their inaction on immigration reform, marking a new, more sharper approach.
GOP Amendment Seeks To Deny Child-Tax Refund To Undocumented Children
An estimated 1.15 million undocumented children live in the US. A new GOP amendment would deny a child-tax refund worth as much as $1,000 per child to their families.
Immigration Reform 2014: Schumer Compromise Plan ‘Entirely Impractical’, Says Boehner’s Office
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), a key player in Senate negotiations on immigration, proposed that Republican distrust of the president's commitment to immigration laws could be circumvented by simply passing a reform now and letting it go into effect after Obama left office.
Immigration Reform 2014: Biden Predicts ‘We’re Going To Pass This Senate Bill’
The vice president blustered on Thursday during a live Internet discussion on immigration that House Republican leaders would eventually cave on a bill they have repeatedly rejected.
Immigration Bill 2013: House Speaker John Boehner Says Reform ‘Absolutely Not’ Dead
Boehner's comments come less than a week after he said House Republicans would "absolutely not" conference their own small immigration bills with the comprehensive overhaul passed by the Senate in June.
Immigration Bill 2013: Obama Says He Will Accept ‘Piecemeal’ Approach, Still ‘Optimistic’ On Reform Before End Of Year
The president reiterated that he would accept House Republicans' preferred approach to immigration reform "as long as all five pieces get done".
Chris Christie: Republicans Need to 'Show Up' For Latino Vote
New Jersey Governor Chirs Christie has said that the key to his election victory was communicating with the Latino voters.