julia preston

Roundup of legal and illegal immigrant coverage by Obamacare - 11/04/2009

Julia Preston of the New York Times has a roundup of the current state of Obamacare as it relates to coverage of legal immigrants and illegal aliens here. While near the beginning she does try to pretend that the Democrats wants to prevent illegal aliens from receiving benefits, she also includes quotes from those working to stiffen the identification requirements and correctly pointing out what t...

Obama admin preparing USCIS for amnesty (millions of visas, comprehensive immigration reform) - 10/03/2009

... citizenship. And, article author Julia Preston of the New York Times says that the preparations being made now "contrast" with those made by the Bush administration. I don't know what she's talking about, and she probably doesn't either. See 2006's "Bush Admin Hiring For Guest Workers Program as if Done Deal" for some of the preparations they were making, ...

25% fewer Mexicans entered U.S. due to economy last year; NYT admits to jobs magnet - 5/15/2009

... to U.S. Has Plummeted" by Julia Preston of the New York Times, link): The trend emerged clearly with the onset of the recession and, demographers say, provides new evidence that illegal immigrants from Mexico, by far the biggest source of unauthorized migration to the United States, are drawn by jobs and respond to a sinking labor market by staying away... "If jobs are available, people...

2009 immigration marches get tea party-level turnout (actually even less) - 5/01/2009

... Associated Press, link); UPDATE 2: Julia Preston and Kirk Semple of the New York Times say one of the L.A. marches had 'about 1,000 people carrying Mexican flags and wearing T-shirts saying “Legalize America now"' (link). * Milwaukee: "It’s estimated that between three and five thousand people showed up Friday, versus the 30,000 people who participated last year" (lin...

Change to Win, AFL-CIO join to push immigration "reform"; ditching big business; labor commission - 4/14/2009

Julia Preston and Steven Greenhouse of the New York Times offer 'Immigration Accord by Labor Boosts Obama Effort" (link). The AFL-CIO and the Change to Win federation (which includes the Service Employees International Union) have joined forces to push comprehensive immigration reform, aka amnesty. This is a continuation of the plan that was outlined in Soros-funded Democratic immigratio...

Obama will bring back amnesty this fall (immigration "reform"). What you can do about it. - 4/08/2009

Julia Preston of the New York Times offers (link, with help from Jeff Zeleny) the not-incredibly-surprising news that Barack Obama will try to push comprehensive immigration reform (aka amnesty) this year. See the last link for the massive problems with that scheme. The legislation might be introduced in the fall; in May Obama will speak about this and then during the summer they'll lobby the...

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