David Nakamura, Jerry Markon & Manuel Roig-Franzia
President Obama not only caused the current border crisis—since the year before his announced unwillingness to deport minors as required by law, the rate of minors illegally emigrating from Central America has risen about 20-fold (from about 300 to 6,000 per month)—but he also ignored warnings it was coming.
The Washington Post, July 19, 2014
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Scott W. Johnson
The crisis—or invasion—taking place on our border is a direct result of President Obama’s lawless decree that he won’t deport young illegals and his wider refusal to provide interior enforcement of immigration laws.
The Weekly Standard, July 21, 2014
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Jeff Sessions
Both parties in Congress are duty-bound to vigorously oppose any attempt by the president of the United States to defy the separation of powers and impose his own preferred immigration policy at the expense of the rule of law, a free people, and their Constitution.
July 28, 2014
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Laura Ingraham
Passing Obama-style immigration “reform” would provide a political boon for liberals, weaken our national sovereignty, and lower our per-capita GNP—even if President Obama could be trusted to enforce it.
Washington Post, February 19, 2014
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Jay Cost
Instead of largely mimicking the left’s immigration proposals and pretending that those are a political silver bullet, Republicans should focus on the economic well-being of everyday Americans.
The Weekly Standard, February 17, 2014
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Ross Douthat
The current push by House leadership on immigration reform risks dividing conservatives, to the benefit of the Obama White House.
New York Times, February 1, 2014
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Byron York
Most Americans, and rank-and-file Republicans, aren’t particularly interested in immigration “reform” that President Obama would selectively execute—but Obama and House Republican leaders apparently are.
Washington Examiner, January 27, 2014
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Charlotte Allen
As Stanford graduate Charlotte Allen highlights, in the world of rich Silicon Valley liberals and the illegal immigration they encourage, there’s no place for the middle class.
The Weekly Standard, December 2, 2013
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Byron York
Is the “comprehensive” immigration bill designed to benefit the median American, or big business?
The Washington Examiner, September 11, 2013