Sealing Off the Borders

Anti-Immigration Groups Gear Up for Action

March 23, 2009, 12 a.m.

With Democrats hinting that the nation’s immigration laws could be in play, radio talk show hosts and anti-amnesty groups are preparing for a repeat of their grass-roots lobbying effort of two years ago, a campaign that clogged Congressional switchboards and ultimately doomed legislation that attempted to account for the roughly 12 million undocumented workers in the United States.
And they’re promising lawmakers that they ain’t seen nothing yet.

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