FAIR

FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 25, 2013

• Obama Administration Admits It Scuttled Border Security Metric to Protect Amnesty
• Senate Rejects Amendment to Deny Amnestied Illegal Aliens ObamaCare
• Congress Passes Funding Bill, Maintains Homeland Security Appropriations
• Guest Worker Program Remains Major Obstacle for Senate Gang of Eight
• Senator Rand Paul Unveils Amnesty Plan
• Chairman Leahy Left Empty-Handed and Frustrated
• Montana Senate Passes Anti-Sanctuary Bill
• Gallup: 138 Million Want to Migrate to United States

Obama Administration Admits It Scuttled Border Security Metric to Protect Amnesty
In a stunning admission, officials in the Obama Administration admitted to The New York Times they resisted producing a metric to determine whether the border is secure because President Obama did not want any hurdles placed between illegal aliens and a pathway to citizenship.
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Senate Rejects Amendment to Deny Amnestied Illegal Aliens ObamaCare
The Senate rejected an amendment by true immigration reformer Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to the Senate's 2014 budget bill that would deny illegal aliens ObamaCare and Medicaid in the event Congress passes an amnesty bill later this year.
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Congress Passes Funding Bill, Maintains Homeland Security Appropriations
Last week Congress passed H.R. 933, a continuing resolution to fund the government through the end of fiscal year 2013 (September 30).
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Guest Worker Program Remains Major Obstacle for Senate Gang of Eight
The Senate "Gang of Eight" negotiations broke down on Friday as labor and big business once again clashed on terms of a new guest worker program that Senators want to include in their mass amnesty bill expected to be released in April.
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Senator Rand Paul Unveils Amnesty Plan
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) became the latest Republican to support amnesty for the 11-12 million illegal aliens in the country. The Tea Party Senator announced his immigration plan last Tuesday during a speech at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
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Chairman Leahy Left Empty-Handed and Frustrated
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-VT) expressed frustration last week with the Gang of Eight's failure to produce amnesty bill before Congress leaves on Easter recess.
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Montana Senate Passes Anti-Sanctuary Bill
Last week, the Montana Senate passed House Bill 50 (HB 50) which prohibits local governments from enacting or enforcing sanctuary policies.
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Gallup: 138 Million Want to Migrate to United States
According to the latest Gallup poll, 138 million adults would permanently move to the U.S. if given the opportunity. The U.S. by far ranks the number one country to which people would like to migrate.
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