Apr 15
Despite the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling to uphold a preliminary injunction against provisions of Arizona’s SB 1070 earlier this week, state lawmakers in Georgia passed their own version of Arizona’s law (HB 87) last night, which allows police to investigate the immigration status of certain suspects and requires businesses to verify work eligibility …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/04/15/get-out-your-wallets-georgians-state-lawmakers-pass-costly-immigration-measure/
Apr 14
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is one of the letter’s 22 signators. As it becomes increasingly evident that Congress is too mired in politics to reform our broken immigration system, a steady chorus demanding executive action is growing. This week, 22 U.S. Senators, including Majority Leader Harry Reid, sent a letter to President Obama asking him …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/04/14/22-senators-demand-president-obama-exercise-executive-action-on-immigration/
Apr 13
Nearly two years ago, expectations ran high as President Obama took office and Secretary Napolitano took the reins of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In review of DHS’s first year under the Obama Administration, the Immigration Policy Center (IPC) found that while many promising changes were initiated, few were successful due to limiting political …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/04/13/two-years-under-the-obama-administration-how-does-dhs-measure-up/
Apr 12
In a clean sweep for the rule of law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction yesterday against four key provisions of SB 1070—Arizona’s notoriously misguided attempt to drive undocumented immigrants from the state. The court’s comprehensive ruling left in place a lower court decision from July which temporarily …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/04/12/four-cheers-for-the-ninth-circuit%e2%80%99s-ruling-on-sb-1070/
Apr 11
Updated 04/12/11: The State of Maryland is well on its way to making higher education accessible to undocumented students, as both houses passed the Maryland DREAM Act and Governor O’Malley has pledged to sign into law. Last Friday, Maryland’s House of Delegate passed an in-state tuition bill (HB 470) by a vote of 74-66. On …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/04/11/tuition-equity-legislation-for-undocumented-students-picks-up-speed/
Apr 08
For months, the business community and farming industry have warned state lawmakers that immigration enforcement legislation will hurt state economies, pointing to Arizona’s economic crash-and-burn as a prime example. This week, however, a group of agricultural leaders in Georgia upped the ante, sending a letter to state lawmakers urging them to consider just how much …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/04/08/farming-industry-urges-state-lawmakers-to-kill-costly-immigration-measures/
Apr 07
Opponents of immigration reform are often quick to differentiate their disdain for unauthorized immigration and their alleged support of legal immigration. But finding evidence of their support for legal immigration has always been difficult. Over the past several months, the House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement has conducted several hearings where some members have …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/04/07/house-subcommittee-battles-diversity-in-u-s-immigration-system/
Apr 06
Over the last few weeks, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano has been on an enforcement tour defending the Administration’s record on border enforcement while criticizing conservative lawmakers’ “enforcement-first” legislative strategy (Napolitano has repeated called on lawmakers to stop “moving the goal posts”). Calling out legislators for using the border as an excuse to stall immigration reform is …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/04/06/are-the-wheels-falling-off-dhs%e2%80%99s-immigration-enforcement-wagon/
Apr 05
The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) released another report today attempting to blame our economic woes and budget shortfalls on immigrants—this time using the children of immigrants, most of whom are U.S. citizens, as scapegoats for benefits usage (here Medicaid, food assistance, cash assistance, and housing programs). As are most restrictionists’ attempts to blame immigrants …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/04/05/restrictionist-group-blames-the-children-of-immigrants-for-america%e2%80%99s-budget-woes/
Apr 04
At a conference last week, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano raised a few eyebrows when she implied those who are fingerprinted through ICE’s Secure Communities program are presumably guilty of a crime—a particular sticking point considering the program’s reputation for sweeping up non-criminals. Although ICE officials claim the program targets criminal aliens, nearly 28% of people …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/04/04/secure-communities-program-continues-to-take-heat-for-targeting-non-criminals/
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