tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179589222012-02-13T10:36:55.230-06:00Eagle Forum BlogEagleHQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651769185405454458noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-35909271709788037802012-01-05T08:00:00.000-06:002012-01-06T11:49:10.149-06:00Let's Talk About JobsThe presidential candidate debates on television have included little or no mention of what is widely conceded to be the number-one issue: jobs. The unemployment figures remain unacceptably high, and the figures for young people are truly shocking. The general unemployment rate has been about 9% for the past couple of years. In the second quarter of 2011, the unemployment rate for U.S.-born Phyllis Schlaflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11930380089191812969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-54143688547780293772011-03-17T08:17:00.004-05:002011-03-17T13:40:32.011-05:00The Racket of Importing Pregnant WomenIt's long overdue for Congress to stop the racket of bringing pregnant women into this country to give birth, receive free medical care, and then call their babies U.S. citizens entitled to all American rights and privileges plus generous handouts. At least 350,000 babies are born to illegal aliens in the United States every year. That's 10% of all births. An entire industry called "birth Phyllis Schlaflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11930380089191812969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-71048584097373972282010-09-17T13:39:00.000-05:002010-09-17T13:39:00.122-05:00Malkin: Harry Reid's Illegal Alien Student BailoutThe so-called DREAM Act would create an official path to Democratic voter registration for an estimated two million college-age illegal aliens. Look past the public relations-savvy stories of "undocumented" valedictorians left out in the cold. This is not about protecting "children." It's about preserving electoral power through cap-and-gown amnesty.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced EagleHQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651769185405454458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-87534283497129272222010-08-23T09:02:00.000-05:002010-08-23T09:02:39.693-05:00Grassroots Groups Urge Obama Against End-Run AmnestyLegalization by Wholesale Use of Administrative Powers Amounts to "Abuse of Power," Organizations Say in Letter to White House
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eighteen grassroots organizations representing millions of Americans today insisted that the Obama administration forego usage of narrow legal authorities as a means to legalize millions of illegal aliens.
In a joint EagleHQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651769185405454458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-79975343011206149692010-08-04T14:44:00.000-05:002010-08-04T14:44:58.168-05:00Arizona won't back down from Obama and illegal aliens, say officialsRepublican state lawmaker Russell Pearce, who sponsored the Arizona immigration reform bill, pledged to take his battle against illegal and criminal aliens to the U.S. Supreme Court, after a Judge Susan Bolton of the U.S. Circuit Court, blocked the enforcement of that law's strictest provisions.
Pearce has gone as far as calling for children born in the U.S. -- known as "anchor babies" -- to be EagleHQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651769185405454458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-65209018097195714902007-10-29T10:33:00.000-05:002007-10-29T10:35:46.877-05:00U.S. territory hits 'amnesty' as threatA U.S. territory in the Pacific is battling to stop Congress from imposing federal guest-worker rules and an "amnesty" for current temporary workers, saying aliens could then use the territory as an entry point to get into other places in the U.S.The government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) says two bills working their way through Congress to impose federal EagleHQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651769185405454458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-86294970630084872872007-10-25T12:05:00.000-05:002007-10-25T12:38:33.238-05:00ALERT UPDATE: DREAM Act is dead for this session of CongressOn Oct. 24, the Senate failed to invoke cloture by a vote of 52-44 (60 votes were required to proceed). This means the DREAM Act is dead for this session of Congress. Thank you for your calls and letters!Read the entire Eagle Forum Alert on the DREAM Act.Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15695011899082291135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-41750065213977570952007-10-25T10:30:00.000-05:002007-10-25T10:33:25.112-05:00Senate Wakes from DREAM and Votes Down AmnestyWASHINGTON, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eagle Forum, a leadingpro-family organization founded by Phyllis Schlafly, commends the U.S.Senate today for defeating the cloture motion to proceed to S. 2205, theDevelopment, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, by a voteof 52-44 (Roll Call 394). The bill would have granted amnesty to illegalaliens who came to this country before theEagleHQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651769185405454458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-49148021330986438912007-10-16T11:01:00.000-05:002007-10-16T11:49:47.758-05:00Dream Act Is Backdoor AmnestyThe American people rose up out of their usual apathy this year and soundly defeated the Bush-Kennedy-McCain-Kyl bill to give amnesty to illegal aliens. Now, some Senators are trying to get Congress to pass a backdoor amnesty by calling it the DREAM Act, and it's really a nightmare for Americans.The cutesy title DREAM, which is meant to be a double entendre, is an acronym for Development, Relief,Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15695011899082291135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-64153937401518317192007-09-17T15:52:00.000-05:002007-09-17T15:54:02.048-05:00A Sleeper Amnesty: Time to Wake Up from the DREAM ActJust three months after the Senate immigration bill met its well-deserved end, amnesty advocates in the U.S. Congress resumed their efforts. Recently, Senator Richard Durbin (D–IL) announced on the Senate floor his intention to offer the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act as an amendment to the defense authorization bill.The DREAM Act (S. 774) is a nightmare. It is EagleHQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651769185405454458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-65843789563175898332007-09-17T14:20:00.000-05:002007-09-17T14:22:15.484-05:00Amnesty for illegals back for another tryAmendments to defense funding bill subject of debate in Senate this weekPresident Bush's comprehensive immigration reform, defeated in June, will make a second appearance this week when the Senate takes up various pro-amnesty amendments submitted to the Department of Defense funding bill, H.R. 1585, which is scheduled for debate. While not "comprehensive" reform, the latest initiative attempts toEagleHQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651769185405454458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-69105421219203668972007-07-31T11:07:00.000-05:002007-07-31T11:31:40.687-05:00GOP resolution rejects amnesty for illegalsState Republican officials from across the country on Thursday will formally break with the desire of President Bush and other top Republican leaders to include amnesty and other benefits for illegal aliens in immigration-reform legislation.So far, 47 members of the 168-member Republican National Committee have signed a resolution that unequivocally opposes the Bush-backed policy that would grantEaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15695011899082291135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-61537040593798502662007-07-17T12:26:00.000-05:002007-07-17T12:28:04.897-05:00July 07 Phyllis Schlafly ReportTrade Demands a Level Playing FieldEagleHQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651769185405454458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-55601555095048844372007-07-13T15:37:00.000-05:002007-07-13T15:40:04.714-05:00Alert! Senators want to add AgJobs amnesty bill to Farm Bill!Stymied in their attempts to pass a massive increase in immigration, proponents of this notion are trying to attach pieces of the "comprehensive" bill to funding legislation. A major effort is underway to include the AgJobs bill as part of the 2007 Farm Bill Reauthorization. Capwiz.com, July 13, 2007EagleHQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651769185405454458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-3246743308988935982007-07-12T11:51:00.000-05:002007-07-12T11:52:34.854-05:00More immigration arrests made at Swift plant in MarshalltownFederal authorities arrested five people in Iowa during this week's immigration stings at Swift meatpacking plants in a half-dozen states. About 20 people were arrested in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweep of six Swift plants, including the one in Marshalltown. RadioIowa.com, July 12, 2007EagleHQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651769185405454458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-65097043389504371292007-07-11T08:53:00.000-05:002007-07-11T08:54:37.845-05:00The Voters Roared, The Senate HeardContrary to continuing media propaganda, the 2006 election and the killing of the Senate "comprehensive" immigration bill do NOT prove that anti-amnesty is a loser for Republicans. The Democrats who won in 2006 campaigned with Republican-rhetoric messages calling for border security, and they kept their promises in the decisive cloture vote on June 28. Phyllis Schlafly column, July 11, 2007EagleHQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651769185405454458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-5115963983082894752007-07-09T10:37:00.000-05:002007-07-09T10:39:05.368-05:00How many illegal aliens are in the U.S.?In a letter dated February 2004, no less an authority than Arizona Senator John McCain recognized that Border Patrol apprehension figures demonstrated that "almost four million people crossed our borders illegally 2002" (read McCain's letter) – experts on the subject agree that illegal crossings have only increased since then. theamericanresistance.comEagleHQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651769185405454458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-45372329180136614892007-07-02T10:25:00.000-05:002007-07-02T10:28:18.367-05:00Web Groups Claim Victory in Bill DefeatOnline groups took credit Friday for leading the grass-roots opposition against an immigration reform bill, saying they persuaded Americans to flood Congress with hundreds of thousands of phone calls, faxes and e-mails. WashingtonPost.com, June 29, 2007EagleHQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651769185405454458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-17092056279697242362007-06-28T11:29:00.000-05:002007-06-28T11:32:16.129-05:00Senate Blocks Immigration BillJun 28 12:18 PM US/EasternBy CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate drove a stake Thursday through President Bush's plan to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants, likely postponing major action on immigration until after the 2008 elections.The bill's supporters fell 14 votes short of the 60 needed to limit debate and clear the way for final passage of the Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15695011899082291135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-89293835098233482842007-06-28T09:40:00.000-05:002007-06-28T09:43:39.779-05:00Senate Immigration Reform Bill Takes Step Toward the GraveThursday, June 28, 2007By Major Garrett and Trish Turner at FoxNews.comWASHINGTON — The fragile immigration reform bill crafted in the Senate faces sudden death Thursday when a second vote is scheduled to shut down a filibuster.If supporters don't get the 60 votes they need to end debate, then the bill is dead since the Senate schedule does not allow any more time to revive the Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15695011899082291135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-41718862443461106182007-06-27T11:40:00.000-05:002007-06-28T10:32:36.668-05:00THE GAME IS NOT OVER!Tell Your Senators to vote NO on cloture on Thursday!!On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate voted to revive the Kyl-Kennedy amnesty bill (S. 1639) and bring it back to the floor by a vote of 64-35 (Roll Call 228). Twenty-one Senators switched their votes from the previous cloture vote, held on June 7, which failed 45-50 (Roll Call 206). The "Traitorous 21" can no longer claim they oppose amnesty. Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15695011899082291135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-39346844523679312042007-06-22T10:11:00.000-05:002007-06-22T10:17:52.513-05:00ALERT: LEAVE THE AMNESTY IN THE GRAVE!Reasons to Oppose Resurrecting the Amnesty Bill This bill has already failed 3 cloture votes (Roll Call votes 203, 204, 206) No Senator, to our knowledge, has reported receiving more calls or constituent contacts supporting the bill than those opposing it.This bill has circumvented the legislative process by being negotiated behind closed doors, stifling debate, and setting up a rigged amendment Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15695011899082291135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-78741511872171144502007-06-20T19:02:00.000-05:002007-06-20T19:12:53.958-05:00The Pro-Amnesty "Masters of Disaster" Click on image to see our thank-you message to Senators Sessions, DeMint, and Vitter for standing up to the Pro-Amnesty "Masters of Disaster". 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You need QuickTime 7.1 .Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15695011899082291135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-29188627054317893032007-06-20T13:49:00.000-05:002007-06-20T13:53:12.376-05:00Putting the 400+ page Kennedy-Kyl immigration bill to good use!Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15695011899082291135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17958922.post-89682141298498088272007-06-18T11:43:00.000-05:002007-06-18T11:51:23.724-05:00AMNESTY BILL RISES FROM THE DEAD!Tell Your Senators to vote NO on proceeding to the amnesty bill!!Just a few days after President Bush met with Republican Senators in a closed door meeting on Capitol Hill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced a deal to bring the Kyl-Kennedy amnesty bill back from the dead.The Senate will vote this week on several procedural motions, including Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15695011899082291135noreply@blogger.com1