Feb 27
The concept of “border security” is inherently ambiguous. After all, we live in a world where no international border can be completely sealed. The risk that a bad guy will come across the border—by land, sea, or air—can never be reduced to zero, no matter how much money or manpower is funneled into border-security operations. …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/02/27/congressional-hearing-illustrates-nativist-manipulation-of-border-security/
Feb 26
The U.S.’s immigration system, already burdened by application processing backlogs and insufficient funding for immigration courts, could become even more unwieldy if the government must slash its budget on March 1. Sequestration – a package of across-the-board government spending cuts totaling $85 billion this year and $1.2 trillion over the next decade – likely will …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/02/26/sequestration/
Feb 19
Over the weekend, the press reported on a leaked draft of portions of the White House’s immigration proposal, and the coverage since then has been largely a frenzied discussion of whether the leak will kill Senate negotiations. There shouldn’t be much chance of that, given the immense pressure on the Senate to not only come …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/02/19/putting-the-while-house-immigration-reform-proposal-into-perspective/
Feb 13
A sticking point in current and past immigration reform proposals has been the misguided belief that a legalization program for unauthorized immigrants cannot proceed until the border is “secure.” The immigration framework developed by the Senate “Group of 8” introduces that same sticky framework by proposing to create certain border-security benchmarks that must be met …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/02/13/true-border-security-and-legalization-go-hand-in-hand/
Feb 05
Nativists are rarely encumbered by facts. By its very nature, nativist rhetoric is based on stereotype and mythology, not empirical evidence. Regrettably, some of our elected leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate have embraced the mirage of nativism as they embark on a crusade to derail any meaningful reform of the U.S. …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/02/05/nativist-politicians-invent-doomsday-predictions-about-immigration-reform/
Feb 04
Strengthening border security, including increasing the number of border patrol agents, continues to be a component of the latest immigration reform proposals, as they have in the past. What may be overlooked in these proposals is the administration’s call for enhanced training to protect civil rights. This is critical, given the results of a new …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/02/04/incentivizing-arrests-for-border-patrol-agents/
Feb 01
As the components of what should be included in an immigration reform bill take shape, border security, along with enforcement, is proving to be a key part of the framework. Eight senators released a bipartisan proposal earlier this week that included a path to citizenship for the 11 million unauthorized immigrants currently living in the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/02/01/new-report-shows-that-border-benchmarks-already-have-been-met/
Jan 30
Lost amidst coverage of recent immigration reform proposals was a ruling issued last Friday in Kris Kobach’s legal crusade against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The lawsuit, filed last summer in a federal court in Dallas, alleges the program violates an obscure provision of the immigration laws that supposedly prohibits immigrants who …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/01/30/federal-judge-leaves-anti-daca-lawsuit-hanging-by-a-thread/
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 28
Eight Senators today released a “Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform” which proposes an overhaul of our legal immigration system while expanding border security measures and hardening current employment verification procedures. Most notably, the proposal would give unauthorized immigrants already in the country a chance to earn U.S. citizenship. Although the framework is only a …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/01/28/senators-unveil-framework-for-effective-immigration-reform/
Join the Debate at ThinkImmigration.org
Immigration Impact is a project of the American Immigration Council.
Loading tweets...