Sep 16
Anyone following the saga surrounding Secure Communities—DHS’s flawed enforcement program that runs fingerprints through federal databases—can tell you that the program has been rife with controversy since its inception in 2008. As DHS began to stray from the program’s original focus on criminal aliens—state and city leaders, police chiefs, immigration advocates, and congressional members blasted …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/16/task-force-submits-recommendations-on-dhs%e2%80%99s-flawed-secure-communities-program/
Sep 15
Facing opposition from the left and the right, Rep. Lamar Smith appears to be willing to do and say just about anything to pass his “Legal Workforce Act,” (H.R. 2885), which would make E-Verify mandatory for all U.S. businesses. Smith continues to tout E-Verify as a magic bullet that will create jobs for millions of …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/15/lamar-smith%e2%80%99s-e-verify-arguments-defy-logic-and-evidence/
Sep 14
As public debate over Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) controversial enforcement policies continues, a county in Illinois recently voted against using one tool in ICE’s enforcement arsenal—immigration detainers. Detainers are requests (not commands) from ICE to local law enforcement agencies that ask local agencies to notify ICE prior to releasing an individual from custody. ICE …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/14/illinois-county-%e2%80%9cjust-says-no%e2%80%9d-to-costly-immigration-detainers/
Sep 13
This past weekend, the U.S. commemorated the ten-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Life and travel in the U.S. has changed in some significant ways over the past decade, and many observers have noted that immigration policy, in particular, has been deeply affected. The fact that the terrorists were foreign nationals that arrived legally …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/13/ten-years-after-911-is-the-u-s-deporting-those-who-threaten-to-do-us-harm/
Sep 12
No one should be shocked by this election season’s default response to immigration questions, “We must secure the border.” It’s the same tired sound bite as last election cycle. While border security might make for an easy rhetorical punching bag, it seems to be an area the most vocal politicians know the least about and …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/12/experts-challenge-conventional-wisdom-on-border-security/
Sep 09
Federal courts and prisons are being overwhelmed by the broken U.S. immigration system. That is one of the central points to emerge from data contained in a new report from the U.S. Sentencing Commission. It is also a point that is easily missed if you are looking at the wrong numbers. For instance, the numbers …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/09/u-s-sentencing-commission-data-reveals-dysfunction-of-u-s-immigration-system/
Sep 08
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has added a novel new twist to his anti-immigrant agenda: letting more immigrant workers into the country. In defiance of logic, the man who believes that immigrants merely steal jobs from U.S. citizens now wants to import migrant agricultural workers. At a hearing today of …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/08/lamar-smith-introduces-new-agricultural-twist-to-his-anti-immigrant-agenda/
Sep 07
DHS’s recent announcement on enforcement priorities suggests that the agency, along with the Department of Justice, is serious about trying to target those persons who pose a threat to public safety. Unfortunately, there has been little official communication from either agency about the initiatives underway to review current immigration court cases or to issue broader …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/07/president-obama%e2%80%99s-very-legal-move-on-immigration/
Sep 06
While many applauded Governor Jerry Brown’s recent efforts to make college more affordable for all of California’s students, others insisted the state didn’t go far enough. Back in July, Gov. Brown signed AB 130—a bill that allows undocumented students enrolled in California’s public colleges and universities to receive privately-funded university scholarships from non-state funds. At …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/06/california-passes-other-half-of-dream-act-package/
Sep 02
This Labor Day, we reflect on the many contributions workers make to the U.S.—including those of immigrant workers. While immigration restrictionists have long tried to demonize immigrant workers and blame them for high unemployment rates and other economic woes, the facts make it clear that immigrants actually create jobs and businesses and boost the wages …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/02/immigrant-laborers-continue-to-strengthen-american-workforce-economy/
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