Immigration reform

Former President George W. Bush urged Americans Friday to join him in supporting widespread amnesty for illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children and those living in the country illegally. “Americans who favor a path to citizenship for those brought here as children, known as ‘dreamers,’ are not advocating open borders,” Bush wrote in a Washington Post op-ed. Bush pointed to former President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) amnesty program and called for a permanent amnesty for recipients. Bush argued DACA recipients were “fundamentally American” and did not know any other home than the United States. “They ought not be punished for choices made by their parents,” he wrote. Bush is on a media tour promoting Out of Many, One, his book of stories and paintings of immigrant Americans. He said that amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants in the United States would “fundamentally unfair” but still supported amnesty for … [Read more...] about George W. Bush Renews Amnesty Push for Illegal Immigrants

Eritrean refugees queue during a distribution of items organized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at Mai Aini refugee camp in Ethiopia on January 30. Photo: Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images President Biden signed an executive order on Friday that retains the historically low cap on refugee admissions set by President Trump, though it eliminates restrictions Trump set on which refugees qualify to resettle in the U.S. The decision to once again cap admissions at 15,000 this fiscal year is a reversal of the Biden administration’s pledge to allow up to 62,500 refugees into the U.S. through the end of September, which would have been both a significant and symbolic change from the previous administration’s anti-immigrant policies. Instead, according to a new analysis from the International Rescue Committee, Biden is now set to admit fewer refugees into the U.S. this fiscal year than any previous president has before. Following outrage over the move, the … [Read more...] about Biden Keeps Trump’s Record-Low Refugee-Admissions Cap, Breaking Pledge

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) suggested President Joe Biden is attempting to “remake the demographics of America” with mass immigration policies that seek to pack as many foreign nationals into the United States as possible. In an interview with Fox Business Channel, Johnson said Vice President Kamala Harris, named by Biden as “crisis manager,” is aware of the surge of illegal immigration to the U.S. but is not working to stem the problem. The reason, Johnson suggested, is the Biden administration’s goal of remaking the American electorate with foreign-born voters to secure a permanent political majority. “[Kamala Harris] is awol and she was on my committee and we held something like 30 hearings on border insecurity … and problems with human trafficking,” Johnson said: So she should be fully aware of this, she is fully aware of this and yet this administration wants complete open borders . And you have to ask yourself ‘Why?’ Is it really because they want to remake the … [Read more...] about Ron Johnson: Joe Biden Trying to ‘Remake Demographics of America’ with Mass Immigration Policies

President Biden Joe Biden Biden administration still seizing land near border despite plans to stop building wall: report Olympics, climate on the agenda for Biden meeting with Japanese PM Boehner on Afghanistan: 'It's time to pull out the troops' MORE on Friday signed an order speeding refugee admissions but maintaining fiscal 2021 admissions at 15,000, a cap set by the Trump administration and a number far below the 62,500 figure proposed to Congress earlier this year. The order would also open up slots to refugees from regions excluded by Trump, including parts of Africa and the Middle East. But it does not raise the ceiling, as Democrats including Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy Pelosi House Republican proposes constitutional amendment to prevent Supreme Court expansion Business groups oppose Paycheck Fairness Act, citing concerns it could threaten bonuses and negotiating New US sanctions further chill Biden-Putin relations MORE (D-Calif.) … [Read more...] about Biden rebuffs Democrats, keeps refugee admissions at 15,000

Nicole Hemmer is an associate research scholar at Columbia University with the Obama Presidency Oral History Project and the author of " Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics ." She co-hosts the history podcasts " Past Present " and " This Day in Esoteric Political History " and is co-producer of the new podcast " Welcome To Your Fantasy ." The views expressed in this commentary are those of the author. View more opinion articles on CNN. (CNN) Tucker Carlson knew what he was doing. When he launched into a diatribe against immigration during an appearance on Fox News Primetime last week, he preemptively struck out at his critics. "I know that the left and the little gatekeepers on Twitter become literally hysterical if you use the term 'replacement,'" he said, "if you suggest that the Democratic Party is trying to replace the current electorate -- the voters now casting ballots -- with new people, more obedient voters … [Read more...] about History shows we ignore Tucker Carlson at our peril