Apr
30
Yesterday’s release of the framework for an immigration bill—Real Enforcement and Practical Answers for Immigration Reform (REPAIR) has been praised as a positive step forward in the immigration debate by the President and dismissed as a cynical play for votes by Senators Graham and Kyl. They are aghast that immigration is moving because promoting it …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/30/repairing-immigration/
Apr
29
In a sudden about-face last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reversed its position on an interpretation of law which drastically increased immigrants’ vulnerability to deportation. In a brief filed on April 21, DHS urged the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) to modify an existing precedent decision in a pending BIA case, Matter of …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/29/dhs-reverses-decision-on-deportation-time-frame/
Apr
29
The world of immigration reform can seem, at times, a lot like being stuck in an avalanche—it’s difficult to know which way is up. The closer we get to midterm elections, the more political drift and white noise we have to dig through to discern whether immigration reform is actually going to see the light …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/29/digging-immigration-out-of-midterm-election-politics/
Apr
28
Supporters of Arizona’s harsh new immigration law claim that it is, among other things, a potent tool in the crime-fighting arsenal. For instance, the bill’s author, Republican State Senator Russell Pearce of Mesa, confidently predicts that the law—which requires police to investigate the immigration status of anyone who appears to be unauthorized—will result in “less …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/28/arizona%e2%80%99s-punishing-new-immigration-law-doesn%e2%80%99t-fight-crime/
Apr
27
Arizona’s new controversial enforcement law, signed into law last week by Gov. Jan Brewer, has the potential to shake down more than just undocumented immigrants and suntanned citizens. Arizona’s businesses and tourism industry are also likely to take a hit as more and more people call for an economic boycott. The law, which requires state …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/27/hell-no-we-won%e2%80%99t-go%e2%80%a6to-arizona-new-arizona-enforcement-law-sparks-calls-for-economic-boycott/
Apr
26
BY JONATHAN BAUM AND ROSHA JONES* Everyone’s heard stories about how deportation rips apart families—or they will if Arizona’s new law is enforced. Most people think of undocumented workers when they think about deportation, but legal immigrants are often deported too. Most of these immigrants—legal and undocumented—have families, and many of those families include U.S. …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/26/new-report-reveals-devastating-effects-of-deportation-on-us-citizen-children/
Apr
23
As the deadline for signing/vetoing Arizona’s immigration enforcement law (S.B. 1070) draws near, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has more than just the moral and ethical implications of the law to consider. The proposed “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act,” a bill that makes it a misdemeanor to fail to carry proper immigration documents …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/23/can-arizona-afford-to-implement-sb-1070/
Apr
22
The passage of Arizona’s proposed anti-immigration enforcement law (SB 1070) last week has spurred an outcry of critical voices—including the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police, religious leaders, immigration advocacy groups and a slew of political leaders—disavowing the bill as a license to racially profile and as “open season on the Latino community.” The proposed …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/22/turning-up-the-heat-on-immigration-new-arizona-law-spurs-need-for-immigration-reform/
Apr
21
Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) have done something that is increasingly rare in Washington—they have issued a bipartisan request for a concrete change in immigration policy. Today, Senators Durbin and Lugar asked Secretary Janet Napolitano to defer deportation of students who would qualify for the DREAM Act. As the lead sponsors of …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/21/keeping-the-dream-alive-sens-durbin-and-lugar-ask-administration-for-deferred-deportation-for-dream-act-kids/
Apr
20
The April 19th anniversary of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing is a grim reminder that the United States is far from immune to the dangers posed by home-grown extremists on the radical right. In fact, as the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) notes, the radical right is experiencing a resurgence at the moment that is …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/20/the-nativist-resurgence-of-the-radical-right/
Immigration Impact is a project of the American Immigration Council.
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