Jun 19
Immigration hardliners were predictably quick to criticize President Obama’s recent announcement that DHS will use discretion to halt the deportations of eligible immigrant youth. They wasted no time hurling some base-stirring claims—“administrative amnesty,” “end-runs around Congress,” “executive fiat.” However, while folks are free to criticize the President, they should at least strive for accuracy. The …
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Jun 18
While today’s headlines assess the significance of President Obama’s deferred action announcement on Friday, many are still sorting through the news to get answers to basic questions about who is covered under the new program. Prior to President Obama’s statement that DHS would halt the deportation of immigrant youth who met criteria similar to the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/06/18/a-breakdown-of-dhss-deferred-action-for-dreamers/
Jun 18
By Shelby Pasell Shortly after President Obama announced that DHS will halt the deportations of eligible undocumented youth, a Chicago-area fifth grader delivered a speech of his own. Over the weekend, Alexander Tymouch was honored as the National 5th Grade Creative Writing Contest winner at the American Immigration Council’s Annual Benefit Dinner where he read …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/06/18/even-a-fifth-grader-realizes-the-power-of-the-american-dream/
Jun 15
The Obama administration announced today that it will offer indefinite reprieves from deportation for young immigrants who were brought to the country as minors and meet other specific requirements. The move, hailed by immigration advocates as a bold response to the broken immigration system, temporarily eliminates the possibility of deportation for youths who would qualify …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/06/15/president-obama-to-halt-removal-of-dreamers/
Jun 15
Thirty years ago today, the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Plyler v. Doe, holding that states cannot deny a free public education to students for lack of valid immigration status. The decision has since opened the schoolhouse doors to untold numbers of children who might otherwise be deprived of a basic education. Yet …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/06/15/after-30-years-plyler-v-doe-decision-survives-but-remains-under-attack/
Jun 14
In the never-ending debate over the impact that immigration has on the U.S. economy, the role of immigrant small businesses usually goes unnoticed. While mention is sometimes made of the fact that two in five Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants, the little businesses—the majority that employ under 100 people—are often forgotten. In large …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/06/14/immigrant-owned-small-businesses-contribute-more-to-u-s-economy-than-youd-think/
Jun 13
DREAM Act students, immigration advocates and community leaders have turned up the heat on Congress and the Obama administrative in recent weeks to do something, anything, about our nation’s immigration problems. Yesterday, Evangelical leaders—including the National Association of Evangelicals, and Focus on the Family—joined that effort, denouncing recent “self-deportation policies” and calling on leaders to …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/06/13/even-conservative-evangelical-leaders-agree-congress-needs-to-take-action-on-immigration/
Jun 12
Last week, the House of Representatives passed an appropriations bill that demonstrates how out of step they are with the public on immigration. House Members passed a series of amendments designed to stop the Obama administration from pursuing humane immigration policies, voting to block funds for any prosecutorial discretion activities, including the new 3 and …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/06/12/house-votes-on-immigration-demonstrate-need-for-bolder-executive-action/
Jun 11
Nearly a year ago, ICE Director John Morton issued a memo on prosecutorial discretion which led to the review of 300,000 immigration cases currently in removal proceedings. Advocates initially applauded this announcement, hoping that the administration would move quickly to close low-level, non-criminal immigration cases. But today, disappointed by the program’s low closure rate, advocates …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/06/11/advocates-call-on-obama-administration-to-protect-immigrant-families-not-deport-them/
Jun 08
How can you make good policy in the absence of good information? That seems to be a question that some Republicans in the House and Senate have not asked themselves. In recent months, these lawmakers have proposed that funding for the Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey (ACS) be cut entirely from the federal budget, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/06/08/lawmakers-attempt-to-gut-census-by-killing-american-community-survey/
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