Obama Obama Administration Blocked Border Security Measurements

Obama Administration Blocked Border Security Measurements to Prevent it from Impeding Immigration Reform
Friday, March 22, 2013, 1:22 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA
Pres. ObamaThe Obama Administration admitted on Thursday that it resisted efforts by the Department of Homeland Security to create a way to measure border security because it was concerned the measurement would be used to block immigration reform that provides an amnesty to the nation's 11-19 million illegal aliens. The news came after a House Committee hearing on Wednesday where DHS officials said they failed to create a measurement system after telling Congress that it would two years ago.
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DHS Budget Cuts not Impacting Perks at Illegal-Alien Detention Centers
Friday, March 22, 2013, 11:18 AM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

Earlier this week, ICE Director John Morton told a House Committee that the release of more than 2,200 illegal aliens was necessary in light of the sequester. DHS has also said that Border Patrol agents could face salary cuts because of the sequester. But a new report says the detention centers that hold illegal-alien detainees, which contain many perks for detainees, won't see any cuts.
Read Full StoryConstruction Workers are Latest Roadblock for Gang of Eight
Friday, March 22, 2013, 9:37 AM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

As the Senate Gang of Eight try to complete their "comprehensive immigration reform" bill that will include an amnesty for the nation's 11 million illegal aliens, an expansive guest worker program that would include visas for construction workers is the latest stumbling block. Business groups are concerned that the GOP Members of the Gang have given in too much to union demands.
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