Republicans Force Hand Against Undocumented

House Speaker Dennis Hastert stood before the cameras Thursday placing big red check marks on a list of nine border-enforcement bills that have passed the House  —  including a 700- mile, double-layer fence ridiculed by critics all year but headed for the Senate floor next week.

At least for now, House Republican leaders have succeeded in their take-no-prisoners approach to immigration despite nationwide protests by Latinos last spring and White House warnings that they are endangering their party’s future. Click here.

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