Jan
27
The President’s State of the Union address this week re-iterated some of his key themes on immigration—support for comprehensive reform, dismay that DREAM Act students and foreign students educated in this country have no way to legalize their status, and a belief that he’s done enough to the secure the border. More importantly, he framed …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/27/following-state-of-the-union-address-president-obama-needs-to-follow-through-on-immigration-reforms/
Sep
07
DHS’s recent announcement on enforcement priorities suggests that the agency, along with the Department of Justice, is serious about trying to target those persons who pose a threat to public safety. Unfortunately, there has been little official communication from either agency about the initiatives underway to review current immigration court cases or to issue broader …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/07/president-obama%e2%80%99s-very-legal-move-on-immigration/
Sep
01
The attacks on the Obama Administration from some immigration restrictionists are likely to escalate when Congress returns from its August recess, given the recent announcement that DHS intends to put muscle behind its prosecutorial discretion guidelines. The plan to review 300,000 immigration cases to assess whether they fall within the Administration’s enforcement priorities has already …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/01/like-previous-administrations-obama-is-using-existing-laws-to-improve-our-immigration-system/
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/
Aug
09
The real life psychological ramifications of young immigrants struggling with their unauthorized status are often glossed over in the larger immigration debate. In a recent journal article, Learning to Be Illegal: Undocumented Youth and Shifting Legal Contexts in the Transition to Adulthood, University of Chicago professor Roberto G. Gonzales uses 150 interviews with young Latino …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/08/09/what%e2%80%99s-the-value-of-keeping-undocumented-youth-in-the-shadows/
Jul
25
Amid frustrated shouts of “Yes, You Can!” from advocates in the audience, President Obama again deferred the power to fix our broken immigration system to Congress today during a speech at the National Council of La Raza’s (NCLR) annual conference. After highlighting his administration’s bona fides on issues important to the Latino community—appointing Justice Sonia …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/07/25/president-obama-promises-to-keep-promising-immigration-reform-at-latino-conference/
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
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/
May
31
By H. BOB SAKANIWA, AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYER’S ASSOCIATION As President Obama indicated in an immigration speech in El Paso, Texas, earlier this month, in a global marketplace, the United States needs the best and brightest to stay in our country to work, innovate and help create jobs for the benefit of all Americans. Well-educated, foreign-born …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/05/31/administration-uses-executive-authority-to-keep-educated-grads-in-u-s-longer/
May
25
Speeches, even those delivered by the President of the United States, can be forgotten fairly quickly. Following the El Paso immigration speech from two weeks ago, the White House is attempting to sustain a buzz by sending other members of the President’s cabinet and White House officials out to give speeches and hold roundtables across …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/05/25/white-house-immigration-blueprint-a-starting-point-2/
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