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Ingraham Angle: Immigration Bill

The "Ingraham Angle" with Laura Ingraham on "The O'Reilly Factor" focused on the immigration bill. 

Ingraham said there has been no credibility on enforcing our borders by administrations of late.  She state that there are seven provisions to allow Homeland Security Secretary Napolitatno wide latitude to admit people to the US.  Ingraham said that there are parts of Texas whjere illegals are pouring in because of the benefits of the new law.

Ingraham feels Senator Rubio is incredibly naive in trusting in Senators Schumer and Menendez to write a bill with strict security.  

Larry Kudlow of CNBC with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Larry Kudlow of CNBC.

Kudlow said he's doing great in the market and said he's a buy and hold investor.  

Kudlow agrees with Senator Ted Cruz that the internet sales tax is wrong and that the internet companies do pay taxes.  It is the big box retailers trying to put the online operators out of business.  He said it's big business in bed with government and cited the complicated tax regulations that will put small operations out of business.  

Kudlow detailed the many aspects of the US sluggish economy and that this is the worst time to raise any taxes but instread it's time to lower and simplify taxes.  

Byron York with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Byron York.

York said he has been reading the immigration bill.  He said there are big exceptions to the rules stated up frint in the immigration bill that shorten the time to citizenship as well as the fasttrack for DREAMERS, with discretion in the hands of the Homeland Security Secretary dictatorial powers.  

York said the results and panic from the last election is spurring the GOP to pass a liberal immigration bill.  Ingraham pointed out the dismal state of California which has a disproportionate number of illegal immigrants on benefits.  York added the GOP didn't appeal to voters across the board with a pro-growth, freedom agenda.  Ingraham said many people are livid about the bill outside the beltway.  

York said the Senate is on the brink of passing the bill, but the House isn't.  Ingraham said employers get amnesty for breaking the immigration bill.  York said the three big issues: security, economic effects and the moral issues of rewarding law breakers.

 

Congressman Bill Shuster with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Congressman Bill Shuster.

Shuster said the White House appoints the FAA head and that they can move money around so that air traffic controllers aren't cut.  He said the House Transporation Committee is looking to get documents to detail this.  He added that cutting the air traffic controllers endangers the public.  Ingraham implored Shuster to get the documents quickly to protect the public.  Ingraham said 1200 flights were delayed Monday due to the furloughs.  Shuster said the White House refused to release their plan for allocating sequester funds.  

Boston Marathon Attack Raises Questions About Immigration Bill

The terror attack at the Boston Marathon by two radicalized immigrants from the Russia/Chechnya area is raising questions about the new immigration bill which is being pushed through Congress.

"Given the events of this week, it's important for us to understand the gaps and loopholes in our immigration system. While we don't yet know the immigration status of people who have terrorized the communities in Massachusetts, when we find out it will help shed light on the weaknesses of our system. How can individuals evade authority and plan such attacks on our soil?" Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said at a hearing on immigration reform today.

"How can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the United States? How do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws, including this new bill before us?" Grassley said.

 

Senator Marco Rubio with Laura Ingraham on Immigration

Laura Ingraham hosted Senator Marco Rubio of Florida on immigration.

Rubio said the immigration bill reflects principles he called for such as e-verify, a viable guest worker program, etc..  He didn't support President Obama's executive order on the CREAM Act.  He said the tax code should be fixed so that people on temporary status shouldn't receive government benefits.  He said documentation must be provided of temporary status.  He said the Democrats want immediate amnesty in the main.  He added that if an illegal breaks laws, they have to go back and wait ten years to get a green card.  He also noted that those who are under thirty have to have graduated or in the military or working.  

Rubio stated that the phone provision allows for border security by giving phones to people on the border.  

Rubio said Hispanic growth in the US is due to the birth rate and that conservative principles should bre presented to appeal to Latinos.  He claimed that the US is already suffering from the effects of illegal immigration in employment, education, health care, etc.. He said e-verify will happen and that temporary workers will get a biometric, tamper proof card for identification.  

 

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Gabriel Gomez with Laura Ingraham on the Boston Marathon Terror Attack

Laura Ingraham hosted Gabriel Gomez. 

Gomez served in the Navy and is currently running for the Senate from Massachusetts.  He was approaching the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw the blasts.  He knew right away that it wasn't normal.  He offered thoughts and prayers to the victims.  

Ingraham expressed concern about partisan comments and Gomez said politicians shouldn't be using this attack for such purposes is reprehensible.  He and Ingraham talked of the need to name such acts as evil.  

Rep. Mike McCaul of the House Homeland Security Committee with Laura Ingraham on the Boston Marathon Terror Attack

Laura Ingraham hosted Rep. Mike McCaul.

McCaul said the best way to prevent terror attacks is by intelligence ahead of time.  He and Ingraham decried media pundits who are already making partisan accusations.  He and Ingraham spoke about the risks on our border vis-a-vis allowing criminal and terror elements.  McCall said the person of interest in the Boston Marathon terror attack is allegedly here on a student visa and that many of the visa overstayers are foreign students.

 

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Chris Calabrese with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Chris Calabrese.

Calabrese said the digital e-mail rules the IRS is following were put in place in the 1980s which still allow them to search e-mails.  He said our e-mails and any digital information should have the same warrants and informing the victim as when home searches are done.

Calabrese said the ACLU is concerned about medical privacy being compromised in the gun legislation and said any expansion over mental health provisions are troubling as unintended consequences could ensue.  He said the Toomey-Manchin amendment is narrowly defined, but that they are keeping a close eye on the legislation.  Ingraham expressed concern about federal databases of mental health histories of citizens.  

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Governor Rick Perry with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Governor Rick Perry of Texas.

Perry said he has sent invitations to gun manufacturers that are pulling up stakes in states with restrictive gun laws.  He favors having teachers or schools being trained to defend students and pointed to the stabbing of college students on campus that could have stopped the carnage if armed.  He also favors mental health solutions. He hopes the Congress stands up for Second Amendment rights. He wondered where VP Biden would have stood in 1776 and opined it would have been with the royals. 

Perry spoke of the explosion of business and the arts in Texas as people have more of their own money to spend. 

Perry expressed concern that immigration reform will be shoved through without thought with results akin to Obamacare.  He said the path to citizenship is already in place and that we don't know what we're getting.  

Shakowsky Privacy Protection Amendments Defeated in Controversial

Rep. Jan Shakowsky proposed 3 privacy protection amendments to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) that were voted down by the House Intelligence Committee in secret.

A controversial data-sharing bill won the approval of a key congressional committee today without privacy amendments, raising concerns that the National Security Agency and other spy agencies will gain broad access to Americans' personal information.

The House Intelligence committee, by a vote of 18 to 2, adopted the so-called CISPA bill after an unusual session closed to the public where panel members debated and voted on the proposed law in secret.

 

Senator Ted Cruz CPAC Speech

Laura Ingraham hosted Senator Ted Cruz of Texas.

Cruz said he and other senators are insisting on a 60 vote threshold for legislation on issues that are affected by the Constitution such as gun control.  He pointed to the Obama administration's Justice Department not prosecuting felons who try to obtain guns.  Instead they are trying to take away the rights of law abiding citizens.  He feels the criticism is silly as there will be debates and votes.  He noted that senators don't know what the bill says as the Democrats haven't released the bill's details.  Ingraham added that names of gun buyers would be kept track of.  He objects to transfers of guns among people being maintained in a federal gun registry which he deems unconstitutional and the predicate to gun taxation and seizure.  The emphasis should be on criminals and that the Bill of Rights should be protected.  

Cruz isn't worried about political implications of rebuffing Obama's agenda on gun violence and that it could lead to the GOP taking the Senate.  

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Catherine Herridge of Fox News with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Catherine Herridge, chief intelligence correspondence of Fox News on the Benghazi scandal and North Korea.

Herridge said South Korea claims North Korea has its missiles positioned to fire.  Also the US military said we have ability to shoot down a missile aimed at US interests.  Most importantly, she said a recent cyberattack is thought to have come from North Korea. 

Herridge noted we are in big debt to China and that they are robbing us blind, making it difficult for us to negotiate with them save they are worried about instability in North Korea. 

Herridge reported that 700 Special Ops signed a letter to Congress demanding a thorough investigation into the Benghazi scandal. She said Speaker Boehner hasn't gotten behind a special committee investigation, perhaps due to the money and spending political capital.  There are questions about the silence of the survivors, Obama's and Hillary Clinton's lack of engagement in the matter.  She said it is peculiar that the survivors aren't allowed to talk to Congress members who are supposed to receive classified intel.  

Jim DeMint with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Jim DeMint of Heritage.

DeMint said the most compassionate thing we can do is to fix the immigration system we already have where the borders are insecure.  He said we don't need to repeat the immigration mistakes of the Reagan era.  He claimed that the Democrats want new voters and aren't serious on border control  He feels Senator Rubio is trying to do the right thing, but is caught in the politics.  He said not all immigrants want to stay here and that we need a very open system where all components are transparent to the public.

DeMint said Heritage will release a report that will detail the expense of immigration. 

Laura Ingraham on "Fox & Friends": North Korea, Media Bias

Laura Ingraham appeared on "Fox and Friends" on April 9th.

Ingraham said it's troubling that the US is outsourcing its foreign policy on North Korea to China as it assumes greater power on the world stage.  She questioned what we could do as we know very little about Kim Jong Un despite AQ Khan's contention that nothing will happen.  She noted that it's a sign of the US as a declining power and Obama's lack of engagement on the issue.  

Ingraham defended Fox News Jana Winter's right to protect her sources on her story on Aurora shooter James Holmes. She stated that if this had been the elite media, there would have been great interest and defense of Winter.

Ingraham contrasted the media coverage of the obits of Margaret Thatcher and Hugo Chavez with Chavez getting an "Entertainment Tonight" coverage and that Thatcher has received derisive language from the left.  Ingraham who enjoyed a small luncheon party for Thatcher, described,  as a great lady.