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Byrne Critical of Jeh Johnson’s Defense of Obama Amnesty Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, December 3, U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R from Mobile) issued written comments in which he was critical of President Obama’s recently announced Executive amnesty program for millions of undocumented immigrants. Congressman Byrne said in a written statement on Facebook, “Secretary Johnson struggled to defend President Obama’s executive … Continued
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December 5, 2014

Alabama Joins Texas In Suit To Block Executive Amnesty

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, December 3, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) announced that the State of Alabama has joined a lawsuit filed today by Texas challenging the President’s recent immigration actions as unconstitutional and illegal. The lawsuit challenges the November 20 Executive Orders by President Obama and the U.S. Department of … Continued
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December 4, 2014

Sessions Says Congress Should Not Fund Obama’s Illegal Amnesty And Work Authorization

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, December 3, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R from Alabama) issued comments in response to the current plan being floated in the House of Representatives regarding what he calls the President’s unconstitutional amnesty. Sen. Sessions said, “The Chairman of the Republican Party made a promise to America on … Continued
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December 4, 2014

Sewell Disappointed In Brooks’ Call For Legal Action Against Obama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—On Wednesday, November 19, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D from Selma) responded to Congressman Mo Brooks’ (R from Huntsville) bill to sue President Obama (D) over his Executive Action on Immigration, which will be announced on Thursday in a nationally televised address. Representative Sewell said in a written statement, “I … Continued
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November 20, 2014

Alabama Immigrants Urge Obama To Go Big With Amnesty

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—President Obama has told the Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives, that either they pass the Senate’s immigration bill increasing the flow of legal immigrants into the country and giving legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, or he will do it himself by Executive Action. The Alabama Coalition … Continued
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November 19, 2014

Sessions Says We Can’t Allow Executive Amnesty to Happen

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R from Alabama) wrote in a statement to Politico, that not stopping President Obama from declaring a massive illegal alien amnesty would be a betrayal of the voters. Senator Sessions said, “We cannot surrender Congress’ most powerful Constitutional tool before a single newly elected Republican … Continued
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November 13, 2014

Sessions Vows that a Republican Congress will Defend Themselves and Nation Against Lawless President

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R from Alabama) declared that immigration was a losing issue for Democrats in the 2014 midterm election and vowed to fight an Executive Amnesty, which he declared was illegal. Senator Sessions told the Associated Press’s Stephen Dinan, “Republicans campaigned for the House and Senate against … Continued
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November 7, 2014

Sessions Responds to Wall Street Journal Report

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, November 4 American citizens will go to the polls to elect a new Congress.  Under the U.S. Constitution the Congress sets immigration and naturalization policy.  Not anymore they don’t.  The ‘Wall Street Journal’ is reporting that President Barack H. Obama intends to implement a plan to unilaterally … Continued
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October 31, 2014

Sessions Responds Timing of Executive Amnesty

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R from Alabama) released a written statement following an admission by a White House spokesman that the implementation of an executive amnesty has been pushed back several weeks because they hoped it would delay public outrage until after the election. Sen. Sessions said, “One is … Continued
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October 14, 2014