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Republican Senator Jeff Sessions from Alabama is known as an open critic of the comprehensive immigration overhaul being considered by Congress. There has been a surge of asylum requests from Mexican immigrants in recent days, and Sessions is not mincing words about it- saying the House should not move forward on the immigration bill until the asylum issue is resolved. “The House cannot allow such actions to continue,” Sessions told FoxNews.com in a written statement. “They must use every power they have to end this absurdity. No immigration bill should advance until these abuses are ended.” According to a FoxNews...

A new rush through the U.S. border has been triggered by an outspoken progressive group that is exploiting new asylum regulations to demand American citizenship for 1.7 million illegals previously deported to Mexico, according to Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. Border officials have told advocates and TV stations that hundreds of people are using the group’s innovative legal tactic to get approval from the border patrol for a temporary legal stay in the country. The National Immigrant Youth Alliance triggered the rush by sending a group of illegals back to Mexico. The illegals then successfully used the asylum claim...

SAN DIEGO - Team 10 learned of a loophole allowing hundreds of immigrants into the country from Mexico.

For a little sneak preview of where our ruling class’ obsession with amnesty for illegal aliens will lead us, take a look at what’s happening on the border right now. An astonishing surge of asylum seekers has literally overwhelmed U.S. Immigration in San Diego, forcing them to rent out hotel rooms to accommodate the overflow, while some aliens were “released to cities around the U.S.,” according to Fox News: Sources say one day last week, 200 border-crossers came through the Otay Mesa Port of Entry claiming asylum while and as many as 550 overflowed inside the processing center there and...

A sudden influx of illegal immigrants from Mexico requesting asylum is overwhelming immigration agents in San Diego, forcing agencies to rent hotel rooms

<p>A loophole is allowing hundreds of immigrants across the Mexico border in to the United States.</p> <p>Immigrants are being taught to use "key words and phrases" to be allowed to enter and stay in the country.</p> <p>Just this past Monday, Border Patrol agents say about 200 people came through the Otay Crossing claiming a quote: "credible fear" of the drug cartels.</p>

Former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Mitt Romney's top Hispanic surrogate, is calling for the Republican Party to "modernize" and embrace comprehensive immigration reform in order to survive as a national party. "We need to modernize. Modernization includes diversity. Obviously, immigration reform is part of that process of diversity," he told The Hill on Tuesday. "We are the party of growth, of business, of entrepreneurship, of innovation. We cannot continue to be that without an effective immigration policy." Gutierrez, who chaired Romney's Hispanic Steering Committee during the GOP nominee's presidential campaign, blames Romney's rightward primary shift on immigration for his loss....

America's credit rating being downgraded is a crucial moment not just for the United States but for the world. The world’s most powerful nation and its President have been humbled in full global view. More fundamentally, the Western political class has been found sadly wanting in its inability to cope with a long-brewing crisis as the balance of global economic power shifts to Asia. The interconnected nature of globalised economics and politics means there is no hiding place from the woes of the nation we have grown used to exercising leadership since 1945 and since the end of the Cold...

America's credit rating being downgraded is a crucial moment not just for the United States but for the world. The world’s most powerful nation and its President have been humbled in full global view. More fundamentally, the Western political class has been found sadly wanting in its inability to cope with a long-brewing crisis as the balance of global economic power shifts to Asia. The interconnected nature of globalised economics and politics means there is no hiding place from the woes of the nation we have grown used to exercising leadership since 1945 and since the end of the Cold...

It's déjà vu all over again. Democrats in congress have re-introduced a small business –jobs bill that has no hope of helping small business. Pandering to labor union interests, filled with Democrats’ flawed understanding of what creates private sector jobs, and crammed full of recycled regulations from the failed Waxman-Markey Energy bill, H.R. 870 is dangerous legislation that uses buzz words rather than sound business principles to encourage small business growth and job creation. The legislation, thinly disguised as a jobs creation bill, panders to the tired, failed policies of Democrats’ left-wing, extremist base. The bill focuses on “green jobs”,...

50 Buzzwords You Shouldn't Use on Your ResumeKaren Burns, On Wednesday November 17, 2010, 10:08 am EST **SNIP** 1. Team player 2. Detailed-oriented 3. Proven track record of success 4. Experienced 5. Excellent communication skills 6. Leadership skills 7. Go-to person 8. Managed cross-functional teams 9. Exceptional organizational skills 10. Self-starter 11. Results-oriented professional 12. Bottom-line orientated 13. Works well with customers 14. Strong negotiation skills 15. Goal-oriented 16. People-person 17. Dynamic 18. Innovative 19. Proven ability 20. Top-flight 21. Motivated 22. Bottom-line focused 23. Responsible for 24. Assisted with 25. Skilled problem solver 26. Accustomed to fast-paced environments 27....

We all hate buzzwords, just like the writers for "The Simpsons." who made fun of them a while back (and ... well ... always. But there's a new list out this year of the most execrable buzzwords of 2010. They include "win-win," "synergy" and "ping." Are you guilty of using some of these in 2010? I must admit. I've used "metrics" a lot to discuss online traffic and other "measurables" (ugh) that I'm responsible for in my job.

Words are supposed to convey thoughts, but they can also obliterate thoughts and shut down thinking. As Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said, a catchword can “delay further analysis for fifty years.” Holmes also said, “Think things, not words.” When you are satisfied to accept words, without thinking beyond those words to the things — the tangible realities of the world — you are confirming what philosopher Thomas Hobbes said in the 17th century, that words are wise men’s counters but they are the money of fools. Even in matters of life and death, too many people accept words instead of...

Today's most over used and abused office buzzwords are more effective at prompting eye rolls rather than real action, according to an Accountemps executive. “When business or industry terms become overused, people stop paying attention to them,” said Accounttemps Chairman Max Messmer, who is the author of Managing Your Career For Dummies. Many of this year's words like "synergy," "on the same page" and "think outside the box" were also noted as exhausted in a 2004 survey. These are 2009's office buzzwords that need to be retired: * Leverage: As in, “We intend to leverage our investment in IT infrastructure...

I would like to come up with my own buzz words for the next year. Allow me to start with Christianphobes: People who hate Christians have a phobia against Christians. For example, people would bomb a church are Christianphobes. People who would shoot a ski resort Manager for professing Christianity, is a Christianphobe. People who fear those who pray to Jesus are Christianphobes. One example: see Michael Newdow. Globalwarmingphobes: People who run around claiming the sky is falling, er the globe is warming are GlobalWarmingphobes. See Al Gore. He is one the BIGGEST of them all. Constitutionphobes: People who twist...

For 34 Years Lake Superior State University in Michigan has compiled a list of Useless, Over-used, and Misused Buzzwords that should be banned from the "Queen's English." Over 5,000 nominees were entered, and this year's list is a doozy (see below). Due to the global warming craze, this years list contains many "green" terms (such as carbon footprint) but also some from the political campaign and the recent economic nightmare. Below is their list, do you agree? What words do you thing should be banned from the Queen's (Brooklyn and Long Island too) English. Read the winning losing words below...

The nation's best-selling beer is giving its cans and bottles a makeover next year, with a focus on the color blue and the brand's new emphasis on refreshment and what the brewer calls "drinkability." The change comes as analysts say more people are buying beer instead of higher-priced wine and spirits. Anheuser-Busch, the St. Louis-based U.S. unit of Anheuser-Busch InBev, introduced the concept of drinkability with a series of ads in early October telling drinkers the Bud Light brand has flavor and won't fill them up. Next, Anheuser-Busch, bumped up the release of the second wave of its $50 million...

anchor baby: a derogatory term for a child born in the United States to an immigrant. Since these children automatically qualify as American citizens, they can later act as a sponsor for other family members. frequent flier: a repeat offender; a recidivist; generally, a person who regularly or habitually uses or takes advantage of a service. From the airline industry term but now widely used in hospitals and by police officials. Fox lips: lips colored and lined with makeup to seem more prominent, said of female anchors on Fox News. God wink: something taken as evidence that a higher power...

Soon after the November elections leading Democrats agreed that the party was ailing and in dire need of a new direction, a new focus, new ideas to lead it forward. "It's critical we realize why the electorate voted the way it did," Representative Bob Menendez, of New Jersey, the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, said of the party's devastating loss in the presidential election and its setbacks in both houses of Congress. In February, House Democratic lawmakers held a retreat in Virginia to hash out what to do next. Something miraculous happened. They recovered—or at least they're behaving that...

The Neo Con’s guide to Democratic buzzwords Dictionary of Democrat buzzwords Silent Epidemic- We have absolutely not evidence other than our feeling to back this up so don’t expect any hard science. Democratic wing of the Democratic Party- This is trying to find our base. No one really understands what this means but it sure sounds good. Why not the liberal wing of the liberal party? Oh that would just make Janeane Garofalo stumble ..... Please add your own and I will add them to the list.

Women Support Bush—Feminism is Dying September 30, 2004 http://www.mensnewsdaily.com/archive/s/sterrett/2004/sterrett093004.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- by Isaiah Z. Sterrett -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE PAST FEW months have not been kind to feminists. There was John Kerry’s stunning admission that life begins at conception, followed by several additional stories, each of which punched a new hole in feminist propaganda. That Sen. Kerry believes life begins when a man’s sperm fertilizes a woman’s egg is commendable. This position may mark the first time in his career that he’s actually flip-flopped for the better; Kerry opposed the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, and has been a reliable pro-abortion legislator for years....