Sep
26
BY TYLER MORAN, NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER While Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) promises that his mandatory E-Verify legislation (HR 2885) is a jobs creation bill, the mark-up of the bill in the House Judiciary Committee last week proved that it is anything but. Though the bill passed the committee by a 22-13 party line vote, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/26/despite-lamar-smith%e2%80%99s-claims-e-verify-is-not-a-jobs-bill/
Sep
20
Rep. Lamar Smith may find himself whistling in the wind this week as members of his own party continue to blast his E-Verify proposal. Smith’s bill, The “Legal Workforce Act” H.R. 2885, which continues to get marked up this week by the House Judiciary Committee, would make E-Verify mandatory nationwide. Conservative lawmakers, Tea Partiers, and …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/20/mandatory-e-verify-an-enforcement-proposal-even-conservatives-don%e2%80%99t-like/
Aug
22
Clarissa Martinez, Director of Immigration and National Campaigns at NCLR. As the dust continues to settle around the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) announcement last week that it will review some 300,000 pending deportation cases on a case-by-case basis as well as issue agency-wide guidance on using discretion to focus resources on high priority cases, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/08/22/latino-leaders-defend-dhs%e2%80%99s-announcement-to-focus-on-high-priority-immigration-cases/
Jul
26
Today, the House Judiciary Subcommittee held a hearing on the “Hinder the Administration’s Legalization Temptation Act” (HALT Act), introduced by House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX). The bill, which some are calling a political response to recent ICE memos, would suspend the Administration’s ability to exercise certain discretionary forms of immigration protections and relief until …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/07/26/lamar-smiths-halt-act-would-limit-administrations-ability-to-administer-humanitarian-relief/
Jul
15
Over the last six months, Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX), along with other members of the House Judiciary Committee, have engaged in an all-out effort to turn back the clock on our immigration laws through a series of bills that may tackle one issue at a time, but equal a comprehensive overhaul. This week, the restrictionists’ …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/07/15/dear-mr-smith-our-broken-immigration-system-requires-solutions-that-embrace-discretion-not-eliminate-it/
Jun
20
During a press conference Saturday, Sen. McCain blamed undocumented immigrants for the devastating wildfires sweeping through Arizona and southern states, suggesting they started fires to “divert law enforcement agents.” While a U.S. Forest Service official stated there is no evidence suggesting undocumented immigrants are to blame, Sen. McCain, like many restrictionists, took the opportunity to …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/06/20/sen-mccain-blames-unauthorized-immigrants-for-arizona-wildfires/
Jun
14
According to a poll released yesterday, “U.S. immigration policy” beat out “economy and jobs” as the issue most important for Hispanic voters. The poll, conducted by independent research firm Latino Decisions, asked 500 registered Hispanic voters to name the most important issues facing Hispanics. 51% of respondents said “immigration;” 35% said “economy and jobs;” and …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/06/14/immigration-tops-economy-as-most-important-issue-for-latino-voters/
Feb
16
This week, the conflicting messaging on immigration from Republican politicians is particularly hard to follow. Voters can “press one” for Senator Lindsay Graham’s message that immigration reform is reality if we just pass a border bill; “press two” for Senator Orrin Hatch’s message that Utah voters want to welcome immigrants by stopping them from coming; …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/02/16/republicans-attempt-to-change-outgoing-message-on-immigration-again/
Feb
02
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX). Photo by musicFIRSTcoalition. The official Republican response to the State of the Union address may have been delivered by Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), but the immigration response came from Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn who fired off an editorial questioning the President’s commitment to border security and immigration reform. While the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/02/02/senator-cornyn-republicans-continue-to-stammer-on-immigration-reform/
Jan
18
Retired Florida Rep., Lincoln Diaz-Balart. Over the weekend, a group of concerned Republican leaders gathered in Florida to discuss ways in which the GOP can repair their party’s muddied image among Hispanic voters. Participants at the Hispanic Leadership Network’s inaugural conference identified issues such as education, job creation and social values that could re-engage Hispanic …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/01/18/can-republican-group-convince-elected-officials-that-current-strategy-spells-doom-for-gop/
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