FAIR

FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 18, 2013

• Republican National Committee Supports Amnesty
• Administration Admits it Released over 2,000 Illegal Aliens from Detention
• House Gang of Eight Briefs Leadership on Amnesty Bill
• Senate Homeland Security Committee Holds Border Security Hearing
• Colorado Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Enable Sanctuary Policies

Republican National Committee Supports Amnesty

Embracing the false notion perpetuated by the open-borders lobby that the Party will continue to lose elections until it pushes amnesty, the Republican National Committee (RNC) today told its members they must support "comprehensive immigration reform."
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Administration Admits it Released over 2,000 Illegal Aliens from Detention

On Thursday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton admitted that the Administration released 2,228 illegal alien detainees back onto the streets under the guise of budget cuts.
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House Gang of Eight Briefs Leadership on Amnesty Bill

Last week, the bipartisan group of eight Members of the House of Representatives briefed their respective party leaders on the progress of their amnesty bill.
 
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Senate Homeland Security Committee Holds Border Security Hearing

Last Thursday, the Senate Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on how to measure border security. Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE) announced that the hearing, entitled "Border Security: Measuring the Progress, Addressing the Challenges," is the first of several hearings the Committee will hold on border security.
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Colorado Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Enable Sanctuary Policies

On Friday, March 8, Colorado Representative Joe Salazar (D-Thornton) introduced House Bill 13-1258, legislation that would enable state and local jurisdictions to adopt sanctuary policies.  The bill does so by repealing current state law, which prohibits state and local sanctuary policies.
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