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June 05, 2009 Who's On the List? While White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said that no official invitation has been sent out for the June 17th immigration reform meeting called by President Obama, sources say those attending include Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Reps. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif), the vice chair of the Democratic Caucus, and John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), the House Judiciary Chair. Thus far no members of the GOP have scored an invitation, yet, a move that a senior Democratic aide called "not smart politics for the administration." Read about this breaking story in Politico.com.
Healthcare Before Immigration Reform In a nutshell, that was the message relayed by a White House staffer to local Latino leaders in Phoenix. White House staffer Carlos Odio said that the administration and elected officials are not going to start talking about immigration reform until this fall. Most attendees came away disappointed. You can get the details about this meeting in today's Phoenix New Times.
E-Verify: The Magic Faucet John Kass of the Chicago Tribune thinks that with billions of your federal tax dollars gushing forth from Washington as part of the Stimulus Bill, it would be nice to have a magic faucet to compel those federal contractors doing all the hiring with all that federal money to make certain the jobs go to people who are legally entitled to work in the United States. Well, that faucet already exists and it's called E-Verify. So, why hasn't it been made mandatory yet? Read Mr. Kass' insightful and at times entertaining editorial here.
Policy Contradiction Could Add Confusion to Immigration Issue The Texas prison system is now capturing the digital fingerprints of the approximately 1,500 new inmates entering its jail system each week. The program is intended to identify and then deport criminal aliens who have "committed serious crimes." California has said that it may soon follow Texas' process, but on the other hand the city of Oakland earlier this week announced plans to issue photo-ID cards to illegals to enable them to ease their "access to services, improve their civic participation and encourage them to report crimes." FAIR's Ira Mehlman says that this is nothing short of aiding and abetting people who are violating federal immigration laws, and sending a message that what they are doing is OK. Read his comments and get further details at ThreatsWatch.org.
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