Geena Jackson

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Name: Geena Jackson
Date registered: October 3, 2011

Latest posts

1. As Iowa Caucuses Approach, Signatories of Iowa Compact Hope to Reframe Immigration Debate — December 19, 2011
2. Polls Reveal Even Conservative Voters Favor Path to Legal Status for Unauthorized Immigrants — December 8, 2011
3. Thousands of Children Stuck in Foster Care after Parents Deported, Report Finds — November 4, 2011
4. Congressional Members to Join Civil Rights Groups in Fight Against Alabama’s “Juan Crow” Law — November 3, 2011
5. ACLU Brings Cases of Immigration Detention Abuse to Light — October 25, 2011

Most commented posts

1. Thousands of Children Stuck in Foster Care after Parents Deported, Report Finds — 13 comments
2. Declining Cities Look to Immigrants to Revitalize Economies and Increase University Enrollment — 1 comment
3. Dayton, Ohio Passes Plan to Revitalize Economy through Immigrant Integration — 1 comment
4. Congressional Members to Join Civil Rights Groups in Fight Against Alabama’s “Juan Crow” Law — 1 comment

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Dec 19

As Iowa Caucuses Approach, Signatories of Iowa Compact Hope to Reframe Immigration Debate

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Business, Election 2012, Elections, Reform, Republicans, Rhetoric, State and Local Immigration Law

by Geena Jackson

December 19, 2011

Exhausted by the base immigration rhetoric prevalent in the GOP presidential debate, a group of concerned Iowans is seeking to reframe the issue in anticipation of the Iowa Caucuses next month. Last week, business, faith and city leaders in Iowa signed the Iowa Compact—a list of five principles meant to guide how people discuss immigration. …

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Tags: illegal immigration, immigration blog, Iowa Compact, Iowa immigration, Iowa immigration reform

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/19/as-iowa-caucuses-approach-signatories-of-iowa-compact-hope-to-reframe-immigration-debate/

Dec 08

Polls Reveal Even Conservative Voters Favor Path to Legal Status for Unauthorized Immigrants

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Election 2012, Reform, Republicans, Undocumented Immigration

by Geena Jackson

December 8, 2011

Immigration is a hot issue in the GOP primary debates, complete with extreme anti-immigrant rhetoric and far-fetched policy proposals. Michele Bachman, for example, promised to deport every undocumented immigrant in the country—a costly and unworkable task. And she’s not the only one. Herman Cain recently “joked” that he would electrify the border fence as a …

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Tags: blogs on immigration, gop debates immigration, illegal immigration, immigration blog, michele bachman immigration, national journal immigration, presidential candidates immigration, republicans immigration, tea party immigration

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/08/polls-reveal-conservative-voters-favor-path-to-legal-status-for-unauthorized-immigrants/

Nov 04

Thousands of Children Stuck in Foster Care after Parents Deported, Report Finds

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Administration, Children, Department of Homeland Security, Deportation, Enforcement, Undocumented Immigration

by Geena Jackson

November 4, 2011

A report released this week reveals yet another devastating consequence of the enforcement-only approach to immigration—a startling number of children whose parents have been detained and deported are placed in foster care and face enormous barriers reuniting with their families. According to the Applied Research Center, 1 in 4 people deported in FY 2011 (nearly …

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Tags: blogs on immigration, children left in foster care when parents are deported, deportations and families, families deportation, family separation deportation, family separation immigration, foster care immigration, illegal immigration, immigrant family separation, immigration blogs, impact of deportation on families and communities, shattered families

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/11/04/thousands-of-children-stuck-in-foster-care-after-parents-deported-report-finds/

Nov 03

Congressional Members to Join Civil Rights Groups in Fight Against Alabama’s “Juan Crow” Law

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Alabama, Copy Cat Legislation, Enforcement, Family, State and Local Immigration Law, Undocumented Immigration

by Geena Jackson

November 3, 2011

In the days following passage of Alabama’s extreme immigration law (HB 56), many business, religious and civil rights leaders spoke out about the law’s damaging impact on immigrant communities, farms, businesses, and schools. Since then, many notable community and civil rights leaders have stepped forward to add their voice to those demanding a repeal of …

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Tags: Alabama HB 56, alabama hb 56 harmful, blogs on immigration, civil liberties immigration, hb 56 civil liberties, illegal immigration, immigration blogs, impact of alabama HB 56, juan crow, self deportation failure, self-deportation

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/11/03/congressional-members-to-join-civil-rights-groups-in-fight-against-alabama%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cjuan-crow%e2%80%9d-law/

Oct 25

ACLU Brings Cases of Immigration Detention Abuse to Light

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Department of Homeland Security, Detention, Enforcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Undocumented Immigration

by Geena Jackson

October 25, 2011

Reports of abuse from immigration detention facilities are nothing new. In fact, due to private contractors’ lax attitude and lack of federal oversight, many experts are finding that cases of abuse are vastly underreported. Last week, the ACLU reported on 185 allegations of sexual abuse of undocumented female detainees held in federal detention facilities. While …

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Tags: aclu immigration abuse, blogs on immigration, detention abuse, detention abuses, detention misconduct, dhs detention, dhs prisons, ice detention, illegal immigration, immigration blogs, immigration detention, sexual abuse in immigration detention

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/25/aclu-brings-cases-of-immigration-detention-abuse-to-light/

Oct 14

Dayton, Ohio Passes Plan to Revitalize Economy through Immigrant Integration

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Business, Demographics, Economics, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Integration, Reform

by Geena Jackson

October 14, 2011

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 …

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Tags: blogs on immigration, dayton, dayton immigration, dayton pro immigrant, dayton vs alabama, immigrants economy, immigration blogs, pro immigrant cities, pro immigration cities

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/14/dayton-ohio-passes-plan-to-revitalize-economy-through-immigrant-integration/

Oct 03

Declining Cities Look to Immigrants to Revitalize Economies and Increase University Enrollment

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Business, Demographics, Economics, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Reform

by Geena Jackson

October 3, 2011

In a recent speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg highlighted the vital role immigrants play in stimulating economic growth. Bloomberg called for immigration policies that “spur innovation, increase the number of entrepreneurs who start businesses here, and create jobs for Americans on every rung of the economic ladder.” …

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Tags: blogs on immigration, dayton pro immigrant, economics of immigration, illegal immigration, immigration and the economy, immigration blogs, michigan pro immigrant, mike bloomberg immigration, new york pro immigrant, pro immigrant cities

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/03/declining-cities-look-to-immigrants-to-revitalize-economies-and-increase-university-enrollment/