The Senate immigration bill survived its first tests Thursday as a core group of Republicans and Democrats held together, killing efforts to require full border security requirements before legalizing illegal immigrants [illegal aliens].
Jim DeMint, president of the Heritage Foundation, comments on a study that shows immigration legislation would cost taxpayers $6.3 trillion to provide government benefits for millions of people now living in the U.S. illegally....
Poll after poll reveals that Americans want our border secured and guestworker numbers restricted. Polls show that a majority of Americans believe that the federal government actually encourages illegal immigration.
