The stars continue to align for comprehensive immigration reform. The President continues to call for movement this year, Congress is beginning the legislative process, and DHS is realigning their priorities to focus on the root causes of undocumented immigration. FIRST, at yesterday’s press conference marking the end of his first 100 days, President Obama stated: …
Monthly Archive: April 2009
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Apr
29
Obama Moving “Full Steam Ahead” On Immigration Reform
At a news conference commemorating his 100th day in office, President Obama indicated that his administration is planning on moving “full steam ahead on all fronts” on immigration reform. Obama told Telemundo reporter, Lori Montenegro, that he hopes to convene working groups to start building a framework for how immigration legislation might be shaped. Obama …
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Apr
29
Nativists Blame Immigrants for Swine Flu—and Everything Else
Photo by Dr Craig. Nativist commentators and activists have wasted no time in pinning the blame for the current outbreak of swine flu in the United States on the same target they usually choose when assigning responsibility for any social, economic, political, or natural disaster: immigrants—especially undocumented immigrants. Following in the footsteps of Lou Dobbs, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2009/04/29/immigration-swine-flu-mexico-border/
Apr
28
Immigration Reform as Stimulus to U.S. Economy
Photo by ShellyS. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) ran an editorial yesterday, “We Need an Immigration Stimulus,” in which former WSJ publisher and Dow Jones VP, L. Gordon Crovitz, makes the case that protectionism doesn’t bolster U.S. economic growth and that, in our current economic downturn, immigration reform and economic growth are closely tied together: …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2009/04/28/immigration-reform-as-stimulus-to-us-economy/
Apr
27
Economic Benefits of Immigration a Safe Bet
Photo by Jam Adams. Conservative guru Richard Nadler is willing to make a couple bets. He’s willing to put money on the fact that in less than one year’s time, new members of Congress will be sporting an immigrant-friendly platform, beating out candidates who promote restrictionist policies. Most recently, Nadler announced that he is also …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2009/04/27/economy-immigration-reform-richard-nadler/
Apr
23
Move Over Malkin-ites: Napolitano Gets Immigration Law Right
Photo by Random Factor. As the reactionary Michelle Malkins of the conservative blogosphere foam at the mouth over Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano’s comment on CNN’s John King’s State of the Union about the “criminality” of crossing the border, Napolitano is busy with real work laying out five areas of focus for the Department …
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Apr
22
College Board Unanimously Supports DREAM Act for Undocumented Students
Photo by Night Owl City. Just as the Obama administration has signaled that they hope to tackle immigration reform in the coming months, the College Board’s trustees unanimously voted to support legislation which would provide undocumented youths a path to citizenship through college or the military. More specifically, the College Board expressed its support of …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2009/04/22/dream-act-college-board-immigration/
Apr
21
Low-Income Latinos and Immigrants Reported “Under Siege” in the South
Photo from SPLC. Today the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a new report entitled “Under Siege: Life for Low-Income Latinos in the South.” SLPC report adds to the mounting evidence pointing to the harmful impact that the absence of a functioning immigration system is having on Latinos and immigrant communities. SPLC investigators interviewed and …
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Apr
21
Arizona’s Sheriff Arpaio Puts Publicity Before Border Violence Hearing
You’d think America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff,” Joe Arpaio, would’ve been in his hometown of Phoenix, Arizona to attend yesterday’s U.S. Senate hearing on border violence. Instead, while a panel of U.S. Senators lead by John McCain traveled to Arizona, Sheriff Arpaio was well on his way to appear on Stephen Colbert’s comedy show, The Colbert …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2009/04/21/arpaio-colbert-report-immigration-border-violence-arizona/
Apr
20
Obama Reasserts Support of Immigration Reform at Summit of the Americas
Photo from whitehouse.gov This past weekend, at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, President Barack Obama reaffirmed his commitment to reforming the broken U.S. immigration system. Obama met with the Central American Integration System (Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana), and was “especially receptive” to the requests coming from the presidents of Honduras, …
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