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Jason Richwine, co-author of a Heritage Foundation study which said citizenship for immigrants would cost the U.S. $6.3 trillion, has resigned after comments surfaced of him saying Hispanic immigrants with low-IQ's will have generations of family members with low-IQ's as well.

Harvard students demand investigation into Jason Richwine immigration thesis

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Jason Richwine, who resigned after his 2009 doctoral dissertation on immigrants having lower IQs than white natives surfaced, is seeing his thesis become the … Read More

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., questions a panel of witnesses as the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on immigration reform after a bipartisan group of senators agreed last week on legislation that would dramatically remake the U.S. immigration system, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Committee moves toward a vote on immigration

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to … Read More

President Barack Obama greets people on the tarmac as he arrives on Air Force One at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Atlanta, en route to the Morehouse College commencement and a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) event. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Opinion: Controversy plagues Obama’s administration and diverts attention from real issues

By Raul A. Reyes

Last week, the Obama administration was engulfed by controversy.  Each day brought more revelations on Benghazi, the IRS, and the government probe of the … Read More

Senator from Florida Marco Rubio speaks at the BuzzFeed Brews newsmaker event in Washington on February 5, 2013. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

Marco Rubio takes the lead on bringing attention to IRS controversy

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As soon as news broke that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) admitted to targeting Tea Party and conservative political groups during the 2012 election cycle, … Read More

Former Republican Senator Jim DeMint says legalizing undocumented immigrants will cost trillions of dollars, but other Republicans swiftly criticized the report.

Opinion: Conservatives slamming the Heritage report on immigration is the right move for GOP

By Stephen A. Nuño

Is the GOP dead? Some have speculated that the Republican Party is facing impending doom because of the party's resistance to jettisoning their extremist … Read More

(Courtesy Bob Miller, NBC News)

Conservative groups blast Heritage foundation’s $6.3 trillion “amnesty” cost

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In 2007, when Ted Kennedy and John McCain were pushing comprehensive immigration reform, an outside player helped to torpedo the bill. The culprit was The … Read More

Texas Senator Ted Cruz

Sen.Ted Cruz thrills crowd at NRA convention

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The message was simple: You can't pick and choose which parts of the constitution you honor. That was the theme coming from freshman Texas Senator Ted Cruz … Read More

Senator Ted Cruz says a pathway to citizenship is what is blocking immigration reform.

Analysis: Ted Cruz 2016 run could be a problem for Rubio

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The 2014 midterm elections are just barely on the horizon but the wheels of 2016 are always turning for pundits and would-be contenders. Recent reports in … Read More

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Gabriel Gomez speaks during a debate sponsored by WBZ-TV and The Boston Globe, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 in Boston. Whoever attracts the most votes will face the winner of the Democratic primary pitting Congressmen Edward Markey and Stephen Lynch against each other. (AP Photo/The Boston Globe, Barry Chin, Pool)

Ex-SEAL Gomez wins Mass. GOP Senate primary

By Steve Leblanc and Bob Salsberg, Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) -- Businessman and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez has won the Republican nomination to run in Massachusetts' special election for the U.S. Senate … Read More

Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio on NBC's Meet the Press. (Courtesy William B Plowman, NBC)

Marco Rubio leads crowded 2016 GOP field, poll says

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The political 800-pound gorilla for the Democratic Party is whether Hillary Clinton will run for president in 2016. Other top contenders sit frozen, waiting for … Read More