Conservatives ‘Shocked’ by Change to Immigration Law Tucked Inside Spending Bill

'It came out of nowhere, completely out of nowhere,' Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said of the measure quadrupling the number of low-skilled guest workers allowed in to the U.S.

Philip Wegmann, --December 18, 2015

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House conservatives are up in arms over a provision in the omnibus spending bill that could allow more than a quarter-million temporary guest workers into the U.S.
As a significant change to immigration law, the measure stunned conservative lawmakers, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told The Daily Signal. “It came out of nowhere, completely out of nowhere,” Jordan, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, said, “[and] everyone was shocked there was a change and no one had talked about it.” More...

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