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Royce Pushes for Amendments to Prevent Illegal Immigrants from Receiving Health Care Benefits at Taxpayer Expense
Nov 6, 2009
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At today's press conference Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) joined several colleagues as well as representatives from Numbers USA and Federation of Americans for Immigration Reform (FAIR) to discuss the lack of verification measures in the Democrat Leadership's government run health care bill.
"I support t...
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"Illegal immigrants may be detained in hotels, nursing homes" from the Orange County Register
Oct 7, 2009
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By Dena Bunis for the Orange County Register
WASHINGTON – Illegal immigrants without criminal records may be put in converted hotels and nursing homes, part of a top to bottom restructuring of the detention system that homeland security officials announced today.
The nation's immigration detent...
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Royce Applauds SAVE Act Introduction
Jul 23, 2009
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Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) applauded Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC) for reintroducing the Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act . Royce, an original cosponsor of the legislation in the 110th Congress, issued the following statement:
"I applaud Rep. Shuler's efforts and I am p...
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"Obama presses for immigration overhaul" from the Orange County Register
Jun 26, 2009
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By Dena Bunis and Jessica Terrell for the Orange County Register -- President Barack Obama on Thursday jump-started the immigration debate by meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers who are key to any bill’s passage and telling them he wants something done late this year or early in 2010.
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"Lawmakers take sides on illegal immigrant students act" from the Orange County Register
Jun 17, 2009
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By Cindy Carcamo for The Orange County Register -- A bill that would grant students who are in the country illegally a pathway to residency will likely not be introduced again as a stand-alone piece of legislation.
Instead, some Congress members said the DREAM Act – for Development, Relief and Educ...
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Royce Calls on President Obama to Resume Operation Jump Start
Mar 11, 2009
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Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) and several of his colleagues, sent a letter to President Barack Obama and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today requesting renewal of Operation Jump Start. The program, which ended in July 2008, successfully assisted in securing the border, enhanced b...
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Royce Celebrates Commutation of Sentences for Ramos and Compean
Jan 19, 2009
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Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) today expressed relief at the President's announcement to commute the sentences of Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. Today's announcement comes in the final days of the President's term, when it has become customary for him to grant clemency in criminal case...
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"Bush commutation of ex-agents' sentences brings relief" from Orange County Register
Jan 19, 2009
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By Dena Bunis and Cindy Carcamo for the Orange County Register – With less than 24 hours to go in office, President George W. Bush today commuted the sentences of two former border patrol agents in federal prison for shooting a fleeing Mexican drug dealer.
Two Orange County lawmakers who have bee...
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Royce Urges President to Commute Sentence of Border Patrol Agents
Jan 14, 2009
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As President Bush's last week in office comes to a close, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), joined his colleagues at a press conference in the U.S. Capitol to urge the President to commute the sentences of Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean.
"I am here today because we are in the final days...
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"Lawmakers implore Bush to free ex-border agents" from Orange County Register
Jan 14, 2009
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By Dena Bunis for the Orange County Register -- With just six days left of the Bush presidency, Rep.Dana Rohrabacher and a group of a dozen House members, including Rep. Ed Royce, held a press conference today to again implore the president to pardon or commute the sentences of the two ex-border p...
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