Apr 03
Small business owners throughout the United States have a pulse on the goings on within their local communities. They recognize that immigrant workers and their families are also consumers, which helps to create additional jobs and bolster local economies. Within that context, two new polls highlight small business owners’ perspectives of immigration and its positive …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/04/03/small-business-owners-support-comprehensive-immigration-reform/
Mar 26
By Victoria Neilson, Legal Director, Immigration Equality This week the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in two cases, Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor, that will forever change the course of the struggle for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality. While we are hopeful that the Court will strike down …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/03/26/immigration-reform-is-an-lgbt-issue/
Mar 26
Family unity is one of the driving forces in our immigration system. United States citizens and lawful permanent residents can obtain immigrant visas for their spouses. Many foreign nationals who come to the United States on employment-based visas bring their spouses and children with them. And some waivers and forms of relief from removal are …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/03/26/how-the-supreme-court-decision-on-doma-will-impact-immigration-law/
Mar 22
We’ve hit a point in the life cycle of the long awaited Senate immigration reform bill that a lot of parents will remember well. It’s those last few days before the baby is born, when anxiety and excitement are present in equal measure. Rather than speculating about the baby’s eye color or who the baby …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/03/22/immigration-watchdogs-keep-calm-and-press-on/
Mar 22
This week, Senator Christopher Coons of Delaware presided over a public hearing to discuss what so many of us know: the immigration courts are failing to provide a fair, efficient, and effective system of justice. Many of the concerns raised by Senator Coons, as well as some of the witnesses, during Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/03/22/hearing-and-report-highlight-lack-of-due-process-in-immigration-system/
Mar 15
Along with every other government agency, on March 1, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials had to begin making mandatory cuts to their budget as a result of sequestration. ICE’s choice to shift some of its detainees from expensive detention facilities to non-detention alternatives was questioned yesterday by Members of Congress, but more importantly …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/03/15/budget-cuts-led-ice-to-release-immigrants-from-detention/
Mar 14
Today the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary is hosting a hearing on “The Separation of Nuclear Families under U.S. Immigration Law”. The issue to be addressed relates specifically to the obstacles that many legal permanent residents (LPR) currently living in the United States face when they try to bring their immediate relatives to the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/03/14/the-promise-and-challenges-of-family-based-immigration/
Mar 12
Roughly 11 million unauthorized immigrants live in the United States, and their backgrounds and stories are incredibly diverse. DREAM activists helped to change the picture of the 11 million by shining light on young people affected by our broken immigration system, while grassroots movements are highlighting the stories of families. But a new report from …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/03/12/including-lgbt-immigrants-in-immigration-reform-helps-protect-vulnerable-individuals/
Mar 05
Note: Today’s blog features the oral testimony of Benjamin Johnson, Executive Director of the American Immigration Council before the House of Representatives, Committee of the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security today. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today and provide testimony on behalf …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/03/05/skilled-immigrants-come-through-all-immigration-channels/
Mar 04
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will hold a hearing to discuss, “Enhancing American Competitiveness through Skilled Immigration.” The hearing is likely to highlight both the bipartisan support for high-skilled immigration reform, and a series of new bills that would increase the supply of STEM visas.
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/03/04/building-bipartisan-bridges-in-congress-for-high-skilled-immigration-and-entrepreneurship/
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