Citizenship Path Is a ‘Curious’ Concept

Should There Be a Path to Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants?

By Rep. Tom Tancredo
Special to Roll Call

July 14, 2006, 12 a.m.

Providing a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants is a central part of the Senate’s amnesty bill and has been a constant theme of the president’s proposal as well. It also is a very curious concept, almost an oxymoronic one. Maybe that is why some proposals that want to earn the label “compromise solution” seek to hide it and not discuss it candidly.

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article