Feb 06
For six hours on Tuesday, the Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee tried to come to terms with a new landscape on immigration reform and where House Republicans will fit into the picture. Despite attempts by committee leadership to paint an earned path to citizenship as an extreme option and questions about whether citizenship was even necessary, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/02/06/house-republicans-show-uncertainty-about-where-the-party-stands-on-immigration/
Jan 31
As the immigration debate heats up in Congress, the central question for much of the American public will be whether or not to create a pathway to legal status for the 11 million unauthorized immigrants now living in the United States. In formulating an answer to that question, however, it is necessary to ask two …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/01/31/why-should-we-support-a-legalization-program-for-unauthorized-immigrants/
Jan 29
After eight Republican and Democratic senators yesterday released their framework for comprehensive immigration reform, President Obama laid out his administration’s vision today of what he thinks should be included in the bill to overhaul the nation’s immigration system. He praised the bipartisan principles, which mirror the White House’s 2011 blueprint for immigration reform. “At this …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/01/29/president-lays-out-his-vision-for-immigration-reform/
Jan 23
For many young immigrants who are now lawfully present under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative—which grants them the right to work and live in the United States for at least two years—the next question may be, when will they be able to travel outside of the United States? Depending on what guidance …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/01/23/will-uscis-develop-fair-humane-travel-policies-for-daca-recipients/
Jan 15
A perennial question in the immigration debate is whether or not immigrants contribute more to the economy than they cost. That is, do they add more economically as workers, taxpayers, consumers, and entrepreneurs than they “consume” in public education, public healthcare, and public benefits? In some ways, this question is misleading. Education and healthcare are …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/01/15/immigrants-add-billions-to-the-arkansas-economy/
Jan 02
Some families facing long separations from their loved ones because of U.S. immigration laws will have an easier time of it in 2013. Thanks to a new regulation from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), immediate relatives of U.S. citizens will be able to complete part of the processing of their immigration cases without leaving …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/01/02/dhs-publishes-new-provisional-waiver-to-help-some-families-stay-together/
Dec 19
Prosecutorial discretion is the authority of a law enforcement agency or officer to decide whether and to what degree to enforce the law in particular cases. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative continues to be a successful example of prosecutorial discretion in the immigration context. However the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) often …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/12/19/federal-judges-remind-government-to-consider-prosecutorial-discretion/
Dec 12
On December 12, dozens of children delivered thousands of letters to Capitol Hill, calling upon lawmakers to stop the senseless division of families that is caused by the deportation of mothers and fathers who are not a threat to anyone. The event was part of “A Wish for the Holidays,” a campaign with a simple …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/12/12/a-much-needed-spotlight-on-families-ripped-apart-by-deportations/
Dec 05
While some thought the immigration reform talk immediately after the election was just chatter, a series of convenings and speeches this week demonstrate that the topic of broad immigration reform is on plenty of tables. From DREAMers to President Bush, the call for reform goes on.
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/12/05/bibles-badges-business-and-bush-dreamers-make-immigration-reform-demands-known/
Nov 29
Less than six months after it received a stinging rebuke from the Supreme Court, Arizona today was hit with another major lawsuit over its punitive immigration policies—this time challenging its practice of denying driver’s licenses to beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Filed in federal court in Phoenix, the class-action suit …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/11/29/arizona-faces-lawsuit-over-daca-drivers-license-policy/
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