Oct 17
It was clear from the outset that Friday’s Congressional hearing on U.S.-Mexico border security was going to be light on data and heavy on bluster. The tabloid-style title of the hearing said it all: “A Call to Action: Narco-Terrorism’s Threat to the Southern U.S. Border.” Not surprisingly, it proved to be a largely fact-free performance. …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/17/house-hearing-new-report-add-to-hysterical-narrative-on-border-security/
Oct 14
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit temporarily blocked two controversial provisions of Alabama’s extreme immigration law, HB 56. A federal appeals court enjoined the provision requiring public school to determine the immigration status of enrolling students and the status of their parents as well as the provision that made it a …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/14/federal-appeals-court-enjoins-two-provisions-of-alabama%e2%80%99s-extreme-immigration-law/
Oct 14
Shortly after Alabama began implementing their anti-immigration law (HB 56), Dayton, Ohio passed legislation that welcomes and integrates immigrants with the hope that they will revitalize their slowing economy. Faced with a declining population, Dayton’s City Commission voted unanimously last week to adopt the Welcome Dayton Plan—a plan that is tapping into the very economic …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/14/dayton-ohio-passes-plan-to-revitalize-economy-through-immigrant-integration/
Oct 13
The luster may be wearing off Republican attacks on DHS’s prosecutorial discretion policies. Efforts to paint the prioritization of cases as “backdoor amnesty” didn’t seem to go anywhere in yesterday’s hearing on immigration enforcement in the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. ICE Director John Morton defended the prosecutorial discretion guidance he issued earlier this …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/13/restrictionist-gop-members-rely-on-scare-tactics-in-hearing-on-prosecutorial-discretion/
Oct 12
Alabama Attorney General, Luther Strange, testifying before Congress. Photo by lutherstrange. As each day passes under Alabama’s new, highly restrictive immigration law (HB56), it is becoming increasingly clear that facts (and numbers) had very little to do with the passage of the law—and that they continue to be ignored as state officials defend the law. …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/12/the-facts-and-numbers-don%e2%80%99t-matter-in-alabama/
Oct 11
Take note, Alabama. Over the weekend, Governor Jerry Brown signed two immigration bills that seek to boost California’s struggling economy, rather than saddle it and small businesses with costly enforcement programs. Governor Brown signed the “Employment Acceleration Act of 2011” (AB 1236), a bill that prohibits the state from requiring employers to use E-Verify, as …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/11/governor-jerry-brown-signs-immigration-bills-that-help-not-hurt-california%e2%80%99s-economy/
Oct 07
Almost immediately after Judge Sharon Blackburn failed to enjoin key provisions of Alabama’s draconian immigration law (HB 56) last week, Alabamans began to feel the sting of the law’s harsh provisions. As immigrants leave the state, farmers, contractors, and homebuilders complain that labor shortages are and will continue to hurt their businesses. School administrators worry …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/07/tell-me-again-how-alabama%e2%80%99s-immigration-law-is-a-%e2%80%9cvictory-for-the-state%e2%80%9d/
Oct 06
In a speech at American University yesterday, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano complained that she was tired of criticism from the left and the right that accuse DHS of both blindly deporting undocumented immigrants and participating in attempts at amnesty through the use of prosecutorial discretion. Secretary Napolitano argued that both cannot be true, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/06/secretary-napolitano-acknowledges-%e2%80%9cmessaging-problem%e2%80%9d-dismisses-criticism-of-key-enforcement-programs/
Oct 05
Today, U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn denied the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) request to stay her previous ruling last week which kept major portions of Alabama’s restrictive immigration law, HB 56, intact. Following the judge’s ruling, the DOJ requested a stay of the law pending an appeal to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Among …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/05/federal-judge-denies-doj%e2%80%99s-request-to-stay-alabama%e2%80%99s-immigration-law/
Oct 04
Times have changed along the U.S.-Mexico border. In just a few short years, Mexican drug cartels have taken over the people-smuggling business. Although U.S. border walls and fences have proliferated, they have done nothing to prevent the cartels from moving drugs, human beings, guns, and money back and forth across the border. The combination of …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/04/dhs-needs-to-target-violent-drug-cartels-not-immigrants-trying-to-reunite-with-families/
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