In the months after Rep. Brian Bilbray sponsored a Congressional cigar club—where politicians and their staffers have puffed and partied with lobbyists around D.C.—he introduced or lent his name to legislation that would benefit some of those lobbyists’ clients.

In the months after Rep. Brian Bilbray sponsored the formation of a cigar association for Congressional staff, he introduced or lent his name to several pieces of legislation that would benefit clients of lobbyists involved in the social club.

A call to end automatic citizenship for the children of illegalimmigrant parents is gaining momentum among leading Republicans inCongress, who recently called for hearings on the subject.

Illegal immigration into the U.S. has slowed considerably in recent years, a study released Wednesday concludes.

WASHINGTON — Illegal immigration into the United States has slowed considerably in the past