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January 28, 2010 No Strong Call for Amnesty in State of the Union; Gutierrez Vows Action President Obama briefly touched on immigration during the State of the Union speech yesterday, saying, "And we should continue the work of fixing our broken immigration system - to secure our borders, enforce our laws, and ensure that everyone who plays by the rules can contribute to our economy and enrich our nation." In a Huffington Post commentary, Rep. Luis Gutierrez says that "[Obama] did not go far enough. . ." Gutierrez says that it is clear that Congress must "set a timeline for the comprehensive immigration reform Americans want and deserve."
Jobs That Americans Will Do Joshua Greene at Helium says that even a back of the envelope estimate shows that claims that illegal immigrants are doing jobs Americans won't is false. "When examining the statistics before your eyes we see that a HUGE chunk of undocumented workers work in jobs that Americans want and have. 10 percent of the illegal aliens that live in the United States work in management and professional settings! That between 1.2 million to 2 million jobs that any American citizen would find security in."
New Estimate - 13 Percent of California Inmates Are Deportable The Sacramento Bee analyzed how many inmates either had or were eligible for an immigration detainer. The paper "found that as of Dec. 31, California prisons had 22,173 inmates with an immigration hold or potential immigration hold. That represented 13 percent of the state's 168,830 inmates," The Crime Report says.
ICE Whistleblower Trial Continues . . . "A supervisory agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement testified Wednesday that former agent Cory Voorhis did not get his approval to provide the criminal record of an illegal immigrant to a gubernatorial campaign staffer," the Denver Post reported. Voorhis blew the whistle on plea-deals for criminal illegal aliens that let dangerous felons stay in the U.S., and was fired for it.
The Palin Wild Card in Hayworth-McCain Primary? The FrumForum (set up by columnist David Frum) has a post by Paul Craft looking at the Arizona Senate primary matchup between former Rep. JD Hayworth and Sen. John McCain. "A 2010 Hayworth-McCain battle would, in many respects, fit into a larger political trend in which a conservative GOP candidate like Florida's Marco Rubio challenges an established, moderate candidate, like Florida Governor Charlie Crist (a McCain supporter)," Craft says. "But there is some hope for McCain in gaining some more traction with Arizona Republicans: Sarah Palin has promised to campaign in Arizona on her old running mate's behalf. Will she live up to this promise with Hayworth in the race? Palin's base of support surely shares more in common with Hayworth."
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