May 7, 2013 By John Seiler As I mentioned two weeks ago, the Gang of 8 immigration bill, S. 744, extended to 844 pages of indecipherable governmentese. Here's an example of what I quoted: Page 65: 17 (ii) EXCEPTIONS.—The discretionary 18 authority under clause (i) may not be used 1...
Posts Tagged ‘immigration’Immigration bill bloats to 867 pagesTuesday, May 7th, 2013Ex-CA Senate Dem candidate tees off on immigration ‘reform’Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 April 17, 2013 By Chris Reed Mickey Kaus, the Los Angeles journalist and author who ran against Sen. Barbara Boxer in the 2010 Democratic primary, has emerged as the sharpest critic of the immigration overhaul expected to emerge this week in the U.S. Senate: "Rubio repeatedly said it would be... Lawmakers ignore state’s lead role in immigrant intimidationThursday, March 7th, 2013 March 7, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- At a Capitol hearing Wednesday, Assemblyman Roger Hernandez, D-West Covina, charged that California employers frequently threaten immigrant workers with deportation and abuse. The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee hearing took place after a... Immigration debate over in CASunday, March 3rd, 2013March 4, 2013 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO -- As the cliché goes, elections have consequences. And the Nov. 6 election results have had dramatic consequences in California. The debate over immigration -- legal and otherwise, but, especially, otherwise -- is over. Even some Republicans are... Winning over Latinos: Focus on benefits, not featuresSaturday, March 2nd, 2013 March 2, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO --- Ask any women what she wants in a purse design, and she’ll tell you it needs to be able to organize her entire life. The bag must be able to carry everything, including a spare pair of shoes and a laptop. But a salesperson shouldn't be the o... Video: Victor Hanson on California’s white minority and why it doesn’t matterTuesday, February 5th, 2013Feb. 5, 2013 By Brian Calle This is another segment in my recent interview with scholar and prolific author Victor Davis Hanson. He talks about legislation, pensions, schools, whites as a minority and immigration. Gov. Brown turns attention to immigrationSaturday, January 19th, 2013Jan. 18, 2013 By Joseph Perkins California is home to nearly one-quarter of the nation’s 11 million or so illegal immigrants. So it is understandable, laudable even, that Gov. Jerry Brown intends to be a player in upcoming discussions back in Washington on comprehensive immigration reform. ... Immigrant Release Could Ease CA Jail OvercrowdingFriday, January 11th, 2013Jan. 11, 2013 By Dave Roberts California generally remains more open to immigration than other states. But it still faces a problem of what to do with immigrants who are suspects in serious crimes. This has been made more complicated by California’s 2011 budget realignment process, whi... Video: Victor Davis Hanson on why Latino leaders won’t stop illegal immigrationTuesday, December 11th, 2012Dec. 11, 2012 By Brian Calle After a speech in Newport Beach, noted author Victor Davis Hanson talked to me about immigration policy. California’s congressional wish listTuesday, November 20th, 2012Nov. 20, 2012 By Joseph Perkins California Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, and Ken Calvert, R-Corona, ought to meet up for coffee while they’re back in the Nation’s Capital for Congress’ post-election lame duck session. The chairs of state’s Democratic and Republican congressional de... |