Texas GOP Vote

This month has brought several clashes of Constitutional power, delegation of authority and ultra vires acts. Last week, Attorney General Eric Holder was cited for contempt of Congress by the House Oversight Committee, President Obama made up new law by creating a new guest worker program, and this week the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled on Arizona's fight with the Obama Administration over immigration enforcement, and it will likely rule on ObamaCare. Several conflicts where the showdown of federal authority and jurisdiction are testing the very bounds of our Constitution.   Read more »

Washington – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Arizona v. United States, voting 5-3 to block most provisions of Arizona's controversial policing law but upholding the one of most concern to immigrant rights activists: the section that requires police to inquire about the immigration status of people they stop for other reasons who they suspect are in the country illegally. ImmigrationWorks USA president Tamar Jacoby made the following statement.   Read more »

The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld one of the four provisions challenged in the Arizona’s immigration law (S.B. 1070). Specifically, the Court ruled that Arizona’s local law enforcement can ask for proof of residency if they have reasonable suspicion the person is an illegal immigrant. Unfortunately, the Court overturned provisions of the Arizona law that allowed state law enforcement officials to help address illegal immigration in the absence of federal action.     Read more »

The following letter was sent in by Immigration Works USA president Tamar Jacoby:

Arizona state senator Russell Pearce, author of that state’s controversial policing law, SB 1070, was defeated Tuesday in a special election. His ouster started with a recall petition signed by more than 18,000 voters in May. Then political neophyte Jerry Lewis bested the sitting Senate president by a vote of 53 to 45 percent.    Read more »

So this is what happens when you allow a pro-abortion, enviromentalist machine like FAIR and NumbersUSA to write your policy proposals, you get recalled and as early reports indicate, voted out. Like George Will, many of us were in wait and see mode when it came to SB 1070.

However the truth came out quickly as to the intentions of the proponents of SB 1070. The revelation came that the entire SB 1070 movement was using its newly found political power to turn into a Birthright Citizenship lobbying movement.

The good news, Republicans are seeing gains in both congressional seats and electorial college votes. The bad news is that many of those votes are the result of increase Hispanic population growth, which brings us to the big challenge for Republicans in 2012 and beyond, how do Republicans attract Hispanics voters?   Read more »

The state of Utah has several immigration bills floating through its current legislative session.  Many of these bills were hard-nosed SB1070 type bills. However, according to the Texas Observer, Utah’s legislators are searching a more sensible solution.

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There's a push in Austin for an Arizona-style immigration crackdown, including a ban on "sanctuary cities." Governor Perry has made the ban an "emergency item" in this legislative session. The debate boiled over on the Newsradio 1080am KRLD Midday News with Scott Braddock and Mitch Carr.

It is refreshing to see my fellow conservative Republican Steve Hotze bring a free market perspective to the issue of illegal immigration. For too long we have allowed outside interest groups funded by zero population growth, abortion and eugenics money to control our message.

Mandatory E-verify, and Arizona style bills, will do nothing to secure the border. They will create unfunded mandates for law enforcement and they will drive undocumented workers away from tax-paying employers and deeper into the underground economy.   Read more »