Posts Tagged as ‘immigration’

November 18, 2008

Bob McDonnell on Gangs and Immigration

Virginia Attorney General and 2009 gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell released a video today highlighting the gang problem in Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia:
During the premier of the graphic video, there were times you almost wanted to look away. But that is exactly what McDonnell says too many people have been doing all along. He wants [...]

October 25, 2008

Video: Chaffetz on Economy, Immigration

There doesn’t seem to be an embed code there, so you’ll have to watch it on My Fox Utah’s site.
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August 14, 2008

Pete Olson picks up more business cred

Pete Olson received a major endorsement yesterday from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce:
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce agrees with Rep. Nick Lampson on energy policy and gave the Democratic congressman an award in April for being “an effective ally to the business community.”
Republican challenger Pete Olson is diametrically opposed to the business federation on what [...]

August 13, 2008

Did Carl Mumpower facilitate an immigration raid?

Federal authorities raided a manufacturing plant in Woodfin, NC on Tuesday, leading to the arrests of 57 people on immigration violation charges.  But who set off this raid, which is said to be the largest ever in Western North Carolina?
In a press release Tuesday morning, Asheville City Councilman and congressional candidate Carl Mumpower took some [...]

August 9, 2008

The Salt Lake Tribune misses the point

The Salt Lake City Tribune can’t seem to understand why a Congressman like Chris Cannon got ousted by Jason Chaffetz in the GOP primary (emphasis mine):
A Congressional Quarterly study of partisan votes during the Bush years shows that Rep. Chris Cannon has voted with Republicans 97 percent of the time and supported the president 89 [...]

August 5, 2008

Dr. Bob Onder stands firm against illegal immigration

Dr. Bob Onder is a new addition here at Down the Ticket.  The state representative is one of the many Republicans seeking to replace Rep. Kenny Hulshof as the U.S. Representative from Missouri’s 9th District.  One of the things that drew me to his campaign was his strong stance against amnesty for illegal aliens (video [...]