89 Million Americans “Not in Labor Force,” Congress Shrugs; Pushes Amnesty
One of the longest running but unfunny jokes on Capitol Hill is the monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment report. According to... Read More
California Dream Act Kicks In: 20,000 Aliens Line Up for Taxpayer Subsidized Tuition
Before October 2011 when Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Dream Act, CAPS launched a vigorous campaign to warn citizens of the... Read More
Past Broken Immigration Promises Pose Big Hurdle for Congress
By Joe Guzzardi March 6, 2013 Promises, promises—when Congress debates immigration legislation, it promises the moon. But in the end, it delivers... Read More
DHS Rewrites Immigration Law—Again!
The U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service, a department within Homeland Security, recently announced that effective March 4th, it will accept provisional unlawful... Read More
Bakersfield Sings the Overpopulation Blues
Back in the 1950’s Bakersfield, CA. was a sleepy San Joaquin Valley town best known as the nation’s country music capital. Before... Read More
DHS Releases Criminal Aliens: “On What Authority?”
From the moment President Obama authorized thousands of criminal aliens released, outrage has boiled over. Even though detaining criminal aliens costs peanuts,... Read More
Ag industry captains have friends in high places—the United States Congress
As if immigration reform patriots don’t have enough to worry about, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte’s office is sending troubling signals. Goodlatte... Read More
For Clueless GOP, No Amnesty Upside; Staggering Costs Certain
By Joe Guzzardi February 27, 2013 On Capitol Hill, events related to the congressional amnesty debate are unfolding at breakneck pace. Last... Read More
The Field Poll scrutinized: Californians want enforcement
The Sacramento Bee recently published a selective sampling of Field Poll results about immigration. The media hype touted findings that indicated Californians'... Read More
Immigration Reform Stalled on Capitol Hill; Distractions Abound
By Joe Guzzardi February 25, 2013 With Congress reconvening this week, now’s a good time to evaluate comprehensive immigration reform’s progress—or lack... Read More