Apr
19
In Sunday’s local Las Vegas newspaper, the Review Journal, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reiterated his support for immigration reform and pushed back on the paper’s editorial staff who have long rallied against fixing our broken immigration system. Senator Reid’s reiterated support came on the heels of a speech he gave a week earlier in …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/19/supporting-immigration-reform-in-nevada-is-more-pragmatic-than-political/
Apr
16
A perfect storm hit the state of Arizona this week. On Tuesday, the Arizona House passed SB1070—a bill which would compel local police officers to investigate people’s immigration status based on a “reasonable suspicion” he/she was in the country illegally. Two days later, Arizona residents witnessed local police descending onto their streets (along with hundreds …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/16/razing-arizona-how-local-state-and-federal-authorities-are-%e2%80%9crooting-out%e2%80%9d-arizona%e2%80%99s-immigration-problems/
Apr
15
Tax Day is a fitting time to consider the billions of dollars which the federal government wastes each year attempting to put a stop to unauthorized immigration through an “enforcement only” strategy—and the billions of new taxpayer dollars which would flow from comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to legal status for unauthorized immigrants …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/15/immigration-reform-raises-revenue-while-enforcement-only-strategies-throw-tax-dollars-away/
Apr
14
Arizona has made national headlines again. It is not a moment of pride. On Tuesday, the Arizona House of Representatives passed SB 1070, a bill that makes it a misdemeanor to fail to carry proper immigration documents and requires police to determine a person’s immigration status if they have “reasonable suspicion” that the person is …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/14/punitive-arizona-immigration-measure-makes-headlines-again/
Apr
13
At the beginning of every new work session in the Senate, Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) lays out his plans for the coming few weeks—a sort of roadmap for the Senate and those who follow its sometimes glacial progress towards passage of a bill. Given Senator Reid’s recent statements that he would move comprehensive immigration reform …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/13/senator-reid%e2%80%99s-commitment-to-moving-immigration-reform-still-firm/
Apr
13
Age isn’t just a number anymore—it’s also a number that turns out at the voting booth en masse. The same generation that brought you hope and change now hopes to change the way our country responds to our broken immigration system. A recent article in the L.A. Times examined a new poll which found that …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/13/immigration-reform-and-a-younger-generation-of-voters/
Apr
12
Congress certainly has a lot on their plate as they reconvene from a long recess this week—a jobs bill, financial reform and now the confirmation of a new Supreme Court Justice. Over the weekend, however, congressional leaders put immigration reform at the top of their legislative to-do lists, calling for bipartisan cooperation to pass reform …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/12/support-for-immigration-reform-picks-up-steam/
Apr
09
A new report released by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) this week attempts to assess the economic benefits of a legalization program on immigrants and native born workers. The report, Immigrant Legalization: Assessing the Labor Market Effects, however, falls short on research and methodology. While the report accurately concludes that legalization would not …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/09/new-report-on-the-benefits-of-legalization-comes-up-short/
Apr
08
Regardless of the prolonged and often controversial fight over comprehensive immigration reform, immigration bills do occasionally make it through Congress. Such bills tend to be very specific, concrete, almost technical changes to existing laws. Not surprisingly, many of those bills are tied to issues that have broad bipartisan support like perfecting refugee provisions or making …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/08/two-pieces-of-refugee-legislation-show-promise-of-bipartisan-reform-effort/
Apr
07
Today, a group of immigration reform advocates called for an end to the controversial 287(g) program, labeling it a “failed experiment.” Speakers from labor organizations and immigration advocacy groups said the expansion and continued failure of this enforcement program is a “worrying signal on the President’s commitment” to reforming our immigration system. They went as …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/07/immigration-advocates-call-for-an-end-to-ice%e2%80%99s-failed-287g-program/
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