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June 21, 2010



Border Enforcement Hostage to Amnesty

Sen. Jon Kyl says the reason that Obama administration is foot-dragging on border security is to gain political leverage in passing amnesty. "They don't want to secure the border unless and until it is combined with comprehensive immigration reform," Kyl said. "They frankly don't want to do it. They want to get something in return for doing their duty."

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Tamar Jacoby: I Hate SB 1070 But Obama Shouldn't Sue

Amnesty supporter Tamar Jacoby says that the Obama administration should not sue to overturn SB 1070 because it will polarize the immigration debate. "It's a disastrous course -- and one all too familiar in American politics. How long before the immigration debate is as stalemated as the standoff on abortion? Each side sees the other as morally reprehensible. Each is sure it's right. We as a nation can't resolve the problem, but we can't let go of it, either -- and it soon poisons other issues, making it hard to do even basic things, like confirm judges."

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Amnesty Supporters Upset By Any Enforcement Effort

"Homeland Security is under fire by disillusioned activists who believe the Obama administration is only paying lip service to a different strategy, and that in reality it is detaining criminal and noncriminal immigrants the same way the administration of George W. Bush did," according to the Miami Herald.

"As a law enforcement agency, ICE never said we were going to cease arresting noncriminal aliens. Noncriminals are simply the lowest priority. ICE still detains and removes noncriminals, but ICE's priority as an agency is to remove criminal aliens with convictions," a DHS spokeswoman said.

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Lansing Tries EB-5 Visas to Recruit Foreign Investors

"The term might not be part of the everyday American lexicon. But to foreign nationals and Lansing officials, EB-5 translates into green - green cards for the foreign nationals, and money for city businesses and developments," says the Lansing State Journal. "In May, Lansing became an EB-5 Regional Center. The designation allows immigrants to obtain permanent U.S. residency when they invest $500,000 in a commercial enterprise that creates at least 10 direct or indirect full-time jobs."

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