May 31
By H. BOB SAKANIWA, AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYER’S ASSOCIATION As President Obama indicated in an immigration speech in El Paso, Texas, earlier this month, in a global marketplace, the United States needs the best and brightest to stay in our country to work, innovate and help create jobs for the benefit of all Americans. Well-educated, foreign-born …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/05/31/administration-uses-executive-authority-to-keep-educated-grads-in-u-s-longer/
May 27
The week before the Memorial Day holiday, several senators honored U.S. military families caught up in our broken immigration system by introducing The Military Families Act. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Harry Reid (D-NV), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the bill.
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/05/27/senators-introduce-the-military-families-act/
May 26
By Mary Giovagnoli and Melissa Crow Today’s Supreme Court decision upholding Arizona’s law requiring employers to use E-verify or risk losing their business licenses will, like all Supreme Court decisions, take some time to digest. What’s surprising, however, is how quickly some are already jumping to the conclusion that today’s decision signals how the Supreme …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/05/26/scotus-e-verify-ruling-no-bellwether-for-fate-of-sb1070/
May 25
Speeches, even those delivered by the President of the United States, can be forgotten fairly quickly. Following the El Paso immigration speech from two weeks ago, the White House is attempting to sustain a buzz by sending other members of the President’s cabinet and White House officials out to give speeches and hold roundtables across …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/05/25/white-house-immigration-blueprint-a-starting-point-2/
May 24
By Anam Rahman In a report issued earlier today, the restrictionist Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) took aim at problems facing the U.S. immigration court system—a topic worthy of serious discussion. Unfortunately, as with many of CIS’ publications, today’s report combines dramatic rhetoric and unsubstantiated data with ill-conceived solutions. While it is unlikely the report …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/05/24/cis-report-marred-by-%e2%80%98deception-and-disorder%e2%80%99/
May 23
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca’s recent statements concerning the Secure Communities program is yet another development in what appears to be a saga surrounding ICE’s controversial enforcement program. Earlier this month, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn requested his state’s MOA with ICE be terminated. Advocates in New York have asked that their governor do the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/05/23/california-sheriff%e2%80%99s-comments-add-to-saga-surrounding-ice%e2%80%99s-secure-communities-program/
May 20
As many state legislative session wrap up for the year, more lawmakers are jumping ship on controversial enforcement measures targeting undocumented immigrants. Whether they are under pressure from business groups, conflicted over the bills’ substance, or realize that these measures will cost their state millions in legal challenges, implementation expenses and tourism revenue, lawmakers are …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/05/20/more-states-toss-costly-immigration-legislation-in-final-days-of-session-2/
May 19
Last week President Obama issued a blueprint for a twenty-first century immigration policy that highlighted, among other things, the need to promote accountability for employers who deliberately hire and exploit undocumented workers. The Administration’s recommendations for achieving this goal include a better employment verification system, more comprehensive anti-retaliation protections for workers, and a legalization program …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/05/19/obama-administration-seeks-balance-between-labor-and-immigration-law-enforcement/
May 18
Our nation’s immigration courts are backlogged. Historically backlogged. At the end of last year, more than 260,000 cases remained pending before immigration judges. Across the country, the average wait was nearly sixteen months. In California, thousands of cases have been pending for more than two years. While justice is not always swift, our immigration courts …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/05/18/immigration-court-backlog-likely-to-get-worse-before-it-gets-better/
May 17
Today, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the extension and re-designation of Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Haitians currently in the United States. The extension would allow approximately 48,000 Haitian nationals—whose homeland was devastated by an earthquake in 2010 and is still plagued by disease and instability—to extend their TPS for an …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/05/17/dhs-announces-extension-and-re-designation-of-temporary-protective-status-for-haitians/
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