Thread: Will GOP resistance thwart their leaders plan to pass amnesty?

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We heard chatter this week about a plot by GOP House Leaders to insert an amnesty into the National Defense Authorization Act that will be marked up by the Armed Services Committee later this spring. While this threat is still very much alive, it received a lot of resistance on Thursday, in part because of your activism efforts. Our activist network has sent more than 50,000 faxes since we first alerted you to the threat yesterday! The rumored plan is to add either Rep. Jeff Denham's (R-Calif.) ENLIST Act or Rep. Mike Coffman's (R-Colo.) Military Enlistment Act to the Defense Authorization bill. Both bills would allow illegal aliens who came to the country at a young age to receive amnesty if they join the military. The threat, though, isn't just the more limited amnesty. Had either of the bills been attached to the Defense Authorization bill and approved by the House, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would have a House-originated "immigration bill" with which to attach the Senate-approved, Shumer-Rubio-Obama amnesty bill. This plot is another attempt by pro-amnesty GOP Leaders, including House Speaker John Boehner, to get their amnesty and massive increases in legal immigration. The first sign that the plot might be in trouble was when Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) withdrew his name from the list of cosponsors to the ENLIST Act. Rep. Duncan called the attempt a "sneaky trick" and vowed to oppose the Defense Authorization bill if it contained an amnesty provision. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), who also serves on the Armed Services Committee, circulated a letter on Thursday making his House colleagues aware of the plot. Resistance also came from Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), Rep. John Fleming (R-La.), and Rep. Paul Cook (R-Calif.) who all serve on the Committee as well. But, until there is a statement from GOP House Leadership, Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon, or Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte that the amnesty will not be attached to the Defense Authorization bill, the threat still looms. We'll keep you updated on any developments, but in the meantime, if you have a GOP House Rep. and didn't send the faxes we posted yesterday urging him/her to tell House Leadership to abandon this plan, please visit your Action Board and do so today. IRS RULE UPDATE For the past several months, we've asked you to submit comments to the proposed IRS rule that would limit the activities of certain non-profit organizations, including NumbersUSA, in the weeks leading up to a federal election. Your efforts have paid off! IRS Commissioner John Koskinen spoke at the National Press Club earlier this week and announced that, while a rule was probably coming, it wouldn't be finalized before the end of the year. He cited the record number of comments as the reason for the delay. More than 150,000 comments were submitted to the proposed rule with most of in opposition. GOOD NEWS IN OREGON An ongoing battle to repeal Oregon's law that gives illegal aliens driving privileges had a small victory this week. Opponents of the law have been fighting to add a referendum to the ballot to repeal the law, but the law's supporters have fought the effort every step of the way. This week, the Oregon Supreme Court heard a challenge from the law's supporters to change the title of the ballot referendum to one more supportive of the law. The Court, however, threw out the challenge, allowing the proposed title "Provides Oregon resident driver card without requiring proof of legal presence in the United States" to stand. The referendum will appear on the ballot this November. chris chmielenski Fri, Apr 4th

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Chairman McKeon Nixes Amnesty in Draft Defense Bill


House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon, R-Calif., said he will not include the “ENLIST” Act amnesty in the draft defense authorization bill he introduces. McKeon’s decision was a setback for the measure’s sponsor, Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., who had been quietly trying to include it in the Chairman’s draft. Still, Denham promised to try to add the amnesty in committee or on the House floor.



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IRS: No rule to limit 501(c)(4) non-profits this year


IRS Commissioner John Koskinen spoke at the National Press Club on Wednesday and said that a proposed rule aimed at limiting free speech for 501(c)(4) non-profits would not be finished before the end of the year. The agency had posted a proposed rule for public comment that would strictly limit the ways 501(c)(4)s could operate in the weeks and months leading to a federal election. Specifically, these non-profits, including NumbersUSA Action, would not be able to mention a candidate's name even if the reference was non-election related.



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Citing House Leaders’ Plot, Republican Drops Amnesty-Bill Sponsorship


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Thu, Apr 3^rd 2014 @ 1:08 pm EDT
Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., dropped his co-sponsorship of an amnesty bill Republican leaders want to include in the Department of Defense authorization bill, Breitbart reports. Duncan said he was unaware of the plot and objected to adding the measure to an unrelated bill.

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Off The Charts with Roy Beck (abridged 2-min. version -- 2010)


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Thu, Apr 3^rd 2014 @ 12:57 pm EDT
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This is an abridged version of Charts as edited and included in Dennis Michael Lynch's 2012 documentary, "They Come to America" Roy Beck is the Founder of NumbersUSA which educates and mobilizes Americans around the recommendations of two national commissions that recommended deep reductions in annual immigration numbers.

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GOP House Leaders Plot to Insert Amnesty into Defense Authorization Bill





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Thu, Apr 3^rd 2014 @ 9:21 am EDT
Multiple news sources are reporting that the House GOP Leadership are working behind the scenes to insert an amnesty bill into the Defense Authorization bill, which will likely be marked up by the House Armed Services Committee this spring. The plan would include the ENLIST Act - a bill introduced by Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) that would grant amnesty to illegal aliens who came to the country prior to 2011, were under the age of 15 when they arrived, and enlist in the military.

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Democrats’ Attempt to Fund Comprehensive Amnesty in Budget Bill Fails

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Thu, Apr 3^rd 2014 @ 9:00 am EDT
Republicans voted down a Democratic amendment to the fiscal year 2015 budget bill that would have included funds for so-called comprehensive immigration reform. Media are portraying the gambit as the first major immigration fight of the year but Democrats offered the amendment knowing it wouldn’t pass. The political ploy was meant to put Republicans on the record as voting against the preferred Democratic method of immigration reform.

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High Immigration Causing European Voter Backlash





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Wed, Apr 2^nd 2014 @ 1:16 pm EDT
European political parties that support immigration reduction are gaining ground over concerns the European Union’s open-borders policies are costing jobs, USA Today reports. The voter backlash in one country, Switzerland, will force the government to implement reductions contrary to European Union policies.

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'But he hasn't got anything on.' LA Times clarifies Obama's deportation record; debunks prevailing myths





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Wed, Apr 2^nd 2014 @ 12:22 pm EDT by Jeremy Beck
Two and a half years after President Obama told reporters that his deportation statistics were "a little deceptive" and three weeks after DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson confirmed that the current administration's deportation numbers are mostly made up of border apprehensions and are counted differently than in previous administrations, the Los Angeles Times has published an in-depth clarification of Obama's record.

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If Illegal Aliens are Already Citizens, then Joe Biden is Already President





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Mon, Mar 31^st 2014 @ 5:00 pm EDT by Van Esser
Vice President and potential presidential candidate Joe Biden gave a speech last week in which he said the 11 million illegal aliens in the United States “are already Americans.” Famous for pandering to audiences and, uh, stretching the truth, Biden also has been a champion for causes irrespective of whether they are consistent with U.S. laws or the Constitution. So if he’s misguided enough to think illegal aliens are citizens, perhaps one day Biden will dispense with the formalities of an election and declare he’s already president. Or at least the comic-in-chief.

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CIS: 68,000 Illegal Aliens with Criminal Convictions Set Free in 2013


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Mon, Mar 31^st 2014 @ 10:33 am EDT
A new report from the Center for Immigration Studies has determined that the Obama administration released 68,000 illegal aliens with criminal convictions in 2013. Additionally, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents reported 722,000 encounters with illegal aliens in 2013, but only followed through with immigration charges for 195,000 of them. The conclusions are based on data from ICE's 2013 year-end "Weekly Departures and Detention Report."

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Obama Administration is Releasing Recent Illegal Border Crossers Deemed a Low Threat


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Fri, Mar 28^th 2014 @ 4:36 pm EDT
A Texas TV station reports the Border Patrol is releasing women and children that recently entered the United States illegally if they are considered no threat to national security. The agency confirmed the releases, explaining the decision was prompted by an uptick in border apprehensions and already crowded detention facilities.

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Democrats’ Discharge Petition Gambit Questioned by Illegal-Alien Advocates


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Thu, Mar 27^th 2014 @ 9:03 pm EDT
House Democrats introduced a discharge petition Wednesday in an effort to force a vote on their comprehensive amnesty bill. But some illegal alien advocates have criticized that strategy and re-focused their efforts on President Obama, who they hope will declare amnesty by fiat.

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