Jan 14
Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, is a day that provides Americans with the opportunity to reflect on our ongoing struggle for social justice and equality and a chance to renew our vision of what kind of country and people we want to be. This year, MLK Day falls in the middle of a profound …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/01/14/living-the-legacy-mlk-day-in-2011/
Jan 13
Earlier today, Public Policy Professor at Georgetown University Harry J. Holzer presented his new report, Does Low-Skilled Immigration Hurt the US Economy? Assessing the Evidence. Contrary to the myth that “immigrants steal American jobs,” Prof. Holzer concludes that low-skilled immigration likely has little to no effect on most U.S. workers, though changes in immigration policy …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/01/13/new-study-finds-low-skilled-immigration-has-negligible-impact-on-wages-of-native-born/
Jan 12
South Carolina State House. Photo by Joe Shlabotnik. As many states begin their legislative sessions this week, some lawmakers are conflicted over whether to proceed with strict immigration enforcement measures, forcing them to balance immigration measures with other pressing state priorities. Understandably, state legislators want to see something done about our national immigration problems, but …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/01/12/state-lawmakers-conflicted-over-immigration-enforcement-measures/
Jan 11
BY ANDREW WAINER, BREAD FOR THE WORLD Given the new political configuration in the 112th Congress, how can the already worn-down immigration policy discourse escape its current stalemate? Devoting more attention to immigration’s root causes in Latin America is one way to expand the discussion and perhaps create opportunities for compromise. It makes sense that …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/01/11/immigration-reform-and-the-other-side-of-the-border/
Jan 10
The recent shooting of a U.S. Congresswoman, Federal Judge and other innocent bystanders in Arizona is both sobering and tragic. Because Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was hosting a community event at the time of the shooting, the role of politics in this tragedy has led to significant soul searching. Regardless of the motives of the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/01/10/crossing-the-line-again/
Jan 07
What a difference a few weeks can make. Just last month, the papers were filled with stories about the amazing feats of DREAM Act students, whose commitment and love for this country is boundless, even as they risk deportation in order to tell their stories. This week, the papers are filled with stories of vicious …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/01/07/the-emperor-and-the-anti-fourteenth-amendment-crowd-have-no-clothes/
Jan 06
State Legislators for Legal Immigration member, State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-PA) Yesterday, a group of state legislators gathered in a small room in Washington, D.C. to present their plan for reinterpreting the 14th Amendment—the amendment which states that all persons born in the U.S., and subject to jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of U.S. and the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/01/06/legislators-intend-to-burden-states-with-costly-immigration-litigation-fees/
Jan 05
At a press conference this morning at the National Press Club, a coalition of state legislators and immigration restrictionists known as the State Legislators for Legal Immigration (SLLI) presented their proposal to turn back the clocks to the pre-Civil War era to create a new definition of “state citizenship,” create a new second-class citizenship, and …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/01/05/state-legislators-attempt-to-turn-back-clock-to-antebellum-south/
Jan 04
Despite the very public failure on the part of the 111th Congress to pass any type of comprehensive immigration reform (including the collapse of the DREAM Act), Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) plans to reach out to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to work on the issue again in the 112th Congress. While Sen. Graham initially signaled …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/01/04/will-conservatives-back-off-their-harsh-immigration-rhetoric-and-party-politics/
Jan 03
Shortly after Republicans gained a majority in the House after midterm elections, many attempted to predict the Republican game plan on immigration—which, as you can imagine, was no herculean task considering the GOP’s three-ring enforcement spectacular these last few years. Recall also the recent Republican opposition to the DREAM Act, opposition they rationalized using the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/01/03/inch-by-inch-hearing-by-hearing-a-look-ahead-at-the-gop%e2%80%99s-immigration-agenda/
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