Immigration

Mitt Romney's attempts to woo conservatives with tough immigration rhetoric is drawing the party away from its compassionate conservative values, said a Hispanic Republican group.

Dee Dee Garcia, founder and past president of Somos Republicans, said Romney is not a true conservative Republican.

His past as a pro-choice governor, the creator of a statewide health care mandate that was the blueprint for Obamacare and now a firm opponent of a pathway to citizenship for America's 12 million plus illegal immigrants puts him out of touch with conservative values, Garcia said. more >>

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s plans to hammer fellow contender Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry on their seemingly lenient immigration positions may conflict with the very same evangelical voters he is trying to court.

Campaign reports reveal that Romney, the winner of the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary, plans to campaign in South Carolina on Monday on immigration reform.

Romney will appear next week with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who is a Republican and a contributor in the passing of Arizona’s tough immigration law. Romney will likely take a firm stance on immigration, endorsing state efforts to curb the flow of illegal aliens into the United States. more >>

It’s not about finishing first in the GOP Iowa caucuses – they already realize that is a prize that will evade them. But for all of the planning and hundreds of thousands of man-hours that have gone into preparing for the caucuses, the campaigns of Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann will hinge significantly on what type of send-off Iowa voters give them Tuesday evening.

What all three have in common is that at one time or another, each could lay claim to front-runner status – first Bachmann, then Perry and finally Gingrich. Unfortunately, the other common thread that binds the trio together is none could stay at the top long enough to push Mitt Romney off for very long.

So what comes next for Bachmann, Gingrich and Perry? more >>

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who is in Iowa campaigning for Tuesday’s caucuses, pledged to veto the DREAM Act, which would help children of undocumented immigrants gain citizenship if they attend college or serve in the military.

It was perhaps the first time former Massachusetts Gov. Romney explicitly promised to veto a congressionally-backed measure.

On Saturday, Romney replied to a question from the audience at The Family Table in Le Mars, saying, “The question is, if I were elected and Congress were to pass the DREAM Act, would I veto it, and the answer is yes.” more >>

A faith-based media production company is asking online viewers to choose their favorite videos from its own list of the top videos in 2011 aimed at promoting tolerance, peace, and social justice.

Odyssey Networks bills itself as the nation's largest multi-faith coalition dedicated to social causes through the production and distribution of media.

The “Top 11 Videos of 2011” include topics such as illegal immigration, poverty, and the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the U.S. more >>

When the clock strikes midnight this Saturday, the U.S. population will have hit 312.8 million people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Is the nation's population in danger of getting out of control?

In 2006, Jack Martin and Stanley Fogel of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) wrote a report titled "Projecting the U.S. Population to 2050: Four Immigration Scenarios." Martin and Fogel predicted that, if the issue of illegal immigration remained unchecked, "we likely will be facing the prospect of a population in 2050 of half a billion people."

At the same time, FAIR predicted that, "If current proposals to increase immigration, give legal status to those currently here illegally, and create a new guest worker program were adopted," the country’s population would reach one billion people by the end of the century. more >>