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  • My Response to the President’s Action on Immigration
    Nov 26, 2014  - Last week, Americans watched as our President announced sweeping changes to our nation’s immigration system. The bottom line of his decision? Amnesty. In a stunning example of executive overreach, the President took an action that he himself has said is one of the biggest problems facing America. “I... More
  • Forbes Statement on Administration’s Announcement of Executive Amnesty
    Nov 21, 2014  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) issued the below statement following the President’s announcement tonight that he will take executive action on immigration: “We define ourselves as a nation of immigrants, but we also define ourselves as a nation built on the rule of law. The President’s announce... More
  • Forbes Demands Administration Abandon Plans for Executive Amnesty
    Nov 19, 2014  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) issued the following statement in response to the announcement that President Obama will take executive action on immigration: “The President’s intention to act unilaterally to change our immigration laws is not discretion, but a blatant disregard of the separati... More
  • Forbes: ICE Cover Up of Aggravated Felons’ Release Is Dangerous & Concerning
    Oct 24, 2014  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) issued the following statement in response to records confirming that a number of the over 2,000 undocumented immigrants the Administration released were aggravated felons. “The fact that ICE would release thousands of undocumented immigrants – including violent ... More
  • Goodlatte & Forbes Ask DOJ to Appeal Court Decision That Allows Gang Members to Stay in U.S.
    Feb 21, 2014  - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congressman Randy Forbes (R-Va.) today sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder asking what the Department of Justice plans to do in light of a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit that could endanger our c... More
  • A credibility problem, not a political problem
    Feb 13, 2014  - The bill had just cleared the House and the Senate and was headed to the President for his signature. The text of the legislation was clear: The Attorney General shall adjust the status of an alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for temporary residence. It created a path to amnesty for illega... More
  • Forbes Releases Statement on Passage of Senate Immigration Bill
    Jun 27, 2013  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), today, released this statement in response to the passage of the Senate’s Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act: “Today’s passage of the Senate immigration bill, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modern... More
  • Forbes’ Gang Bill Included In Larger Interior Enforcement Package
    Jun 13, 2013  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that legislation he authored to address gangs has been included in an immigration enforcement bill moving through the House Judiciary Committee. The Congressman’s legislation, found in Section 311 of Title III of the Strength and Fortify Enforceme... More
  • Forbes Makes Statement on Fiscal Cliff
    Dec 20, 2012  - Washington, D.C. – Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement on the fiscal cliff: “I continue to be open to any serious attempt to control this country’s rising tax rates, rising federal spending, and rising threats to dismantle our military. While I am not convinced that... More
  • The Second Best Time
    May 7, 2010  - Every once and a while the smallest memories stick in your mind. They drift to the recesses of our consciousness and then, randomly, a seemingly unrelated occurrence triggers their return to our memory. Such it has been over the past week as I have recalled that homemade sign in front of an old coun... More