From the Daily Caller....
The Senate voted down an amendment that would
have prevented illegal aliens from receiving taxpayer-funded health care
if they are granted legal status in an immigration reform package.
The 43-56 vote — taken during the Senate’s so-called budget
vote-o-rama Friday and the early hours of Saturday — split along party
lines the “gang of eight” senators currently working on an immigration
reform package.
Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, the sponsor of the amendment, said that the vote put “immigration reform in jeopardy.”
“The core legal and economic principle of immigration is that those
seeking admission to a new country must be self-sufficient and
contribute to the economic health of the nation,” Sessions said in a
statement. “But, for years, the federal government has failed to enforce
this law. This principle is even more urgent when dealing with those
who have illegally entered the country.”
March 31, 2013
March 25, 2013
Detroit - Forbes List of "Most Miserable Cities"
from Real Clear Politics -
If you’d like to get a glimpse of what America would look like if President Barack Obama got his way on everything, take a good look at Detroit.
In 1950, Detroit was America’s fifth-largest city, with a population of 1.84 million. Median household income was higher than in any other city. So was the percentage of people who owned their own homes. Detroit was then arguably the best big city in which to live.
Today, Detroit leads Forbes magazine’s list of “most miserable cities.” It’s the fourth-worst run, according to Money magazine. It’s second in violent crime, third in murders. Nearly half of Detroiters of working age are unemployed.
The population of Detroit has fallen by more than half, to 706,585. It’s now the size it was in 1910. Median household income is barely half the U.S. average ($27,862 vs. $51,413). The average price of a house in Detroit is just $16,800, by far the lowest in the country.
If you’d like to get a glimpse of what America would look like if President Barack Obama got his way on everything, take a good look at Detroit.
In 1950, Detroit was America’s fifth-largest city, with a population of 1.84 million. Median household income was higher than in any other city. So was the percentage of people who owned their own homes. Detroit was then arguably the best big city in which to live.
Today, Detroit leads Forbes magazine’s list of “most miserable cities.” It’s the fourth-worst run, according to Money magazine. It’s second in violent crime, third in murders. Nearly half of Detroiters of working age are unemployed.
The population of Detroit has fallen by more than half, to 706,585. It’s now the size it was in 1910. Median household income is barely half the U.S. average ($27,862 vs. $51,413). The average price of a house in Detroit is just $16,800, by far the lowest in the country.
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