Comments for Immigration Impact http://immigrationimpact.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:57:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Pelosi Joins the Hispanic Caucus’ Call for Reform, Not Raids by Citizen Children Neglected and Deserted in Wake of Immigration Raids « Reform Immigration For America http://immigrationimpact.com/2009/03/10/pelosi-hispanic-caucus-immigration-reform-not-raids/#comment-5321 Citizen Children Neglected and Deserted in Wake of Immigration Raids « Reform Immigration For America Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:25:50 +0000 http://immigrationimpact.com/?p=1179#comment-5321 [...] George Bush reminded Americans that “family values do not stop at the Rio Grande River…” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently asked, “How then could America say it’s OK to send parents of children away? What [...] [...] George Bush reminded Americans that “family values do not stop at the Rio Grande River…” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently asked, “How then could America say it’s OK to send parents of children away? What [...]

]]> Comment on Citizen Children Neglected and Deserted in Wake of Immigration Raids by Moving Beyond the Failed Immigration-Enforcement Legacy of the Bush Era « Reform Immigration For America http://immigrationimpact.com/2009/03/26/children-immigration-raids-urban-institute/#comment-5320 Moving Beyond the Failed Immigration-Enforcement Legacy of the Bush Era « Reform Immigration For America Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:24:20 +0000 http://immigrationimpact.com/?p=1329#comment-5320 [...] by “getting tough” on undocumented workers rather than the employers who exploit them. While families and communities were torn apart through worksite raids, most of the employers who willfully violated both labor and [...] [...] by “getting tough” on undocumented workers rather than the employers who exploit them. While families and communities were torn apart through worksite raids, most of the employers who willfully violated both labor and [...]

]]> Comment on Olbermann: “Immigration Detention Centers as Bad as Gitmo” by Jailed without Justice: Report Slams Immigrant Detention in the U.S. « Reform Immigration For America http://immigrationimpact.com/2009/03/30/keith-olbermann-immigration-detention-guantanamo/#comment-5318 Jailed without Justice: Report Slams Immigrant Detention in the U.S. « Reform Immigration For America Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:30:32 +0000 http://immigrationimpact.com/?p=1360#comment-5318 [...] Keith Olbermann said during his “Still Bushed” segment this week, where he referred to immigrant detention centers as “Gitmo [...] [...] Keith Olbermann said during his “Still Bushed” segment this week, where he referred to immigrant detention centers as “Gitmo [...]

]]> Comment on FAIR Promotes “Green Xenophobia” by Conservatives: Immigration’s Bad for the Environment « SpeakEasy http://immigrationimpact.com/2009/07/06/fair-promotes-%e2%80%9cgreen-xenophobia%e2%80%9d/#comment-5317 Conservatives: Immigration’s Bad for the Environment « SpeakEasy Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:24:21 +0000 http://immigrationimpact.com/?p=2374#comment-5317 [...] But consider this the latest round in green xenophobia. [...] [...] But consider this the latest round in green xenophobia. [...]

]]> Comment on Restrictionist Front Group Still Pushing Green Xenophobia by Conservatives: Immigration’s Bad for the Environment « SpeakEasy http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/03/10/restrictionist-front-group-still-pushing-green-xenophobia/#comment-5316 Conservatives: Immigration’s Bad for the Environment « SpeakEasy Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:24:06 +0000 http://immigrationimpact.com/?p=4273#comment-5316 [...] As the immigration reform debate heats up on Capitol Hill, right wing opponents are uping the ante with sensationalist and factually inaccurate claims. The latest? Immigration increases the country’s ecological footprint. [...] [...] As the immigration reform debate heats up on Capitol Hill, right wing opponents are uping the ante with sensationalist and factually inaccurate claims. The latest? Immigration increases the country’s ecological footprint. [...]

]]> Comment on FAIR Promotes “Green Xenophobia” by Restrictionist Front Group Still Pushing Green Xenophobia « Reform Immigration For America http://immigrationimpact.com/2009/07/06/fair-promotes-%e2%80%9cgreen-xenophobia%e2%80%9d/#comment-5302 Restrictionist Front Group Still Pushing Green Xenophobia « Reform Immigration For America Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:25:20 +0000 http://immigrationimpact.com/?p=2374#comment-5302 [...] pseudo-environmentalism of the PFIR report is actually a variety of “green xenophobia” which offers no useful guide for the formulation of effective policies on immigration or the [...] [...] pseudo-environmentalism of the PFIR report is actually a variety of “green xenophobia” which offers no useful guide for the formulation of effective policies on immigration or the [...]

]]> Comment on Collateral Damage: Children in the Aftermath of Immigration Raids by Lisa http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/02/22/collateral-damage-children-in-the-aftermath-of-immigration-raids/#comment-5244 Lisa Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:48:47 +0000 http://immigrationimpact.com/?p=4153#comment-5244 As far as I can see, this policy of raids benefits two groups only: owners of businesses who are trying to prevent their workers from organizing, and various branches of law enforcement, which have seen their budgets for all kinds of enforcement skyrocket in the last couple of decades, despite falling crime rates. Raids are destabilizing to communities, schools and families, to say nothing of individual children. As far as I can see, this policy of raids benefits two groups only: owners of businesses who are trying to prevent their workers from organizing, and various branches of law enforcement, which have seen their budgets for all kinds of enforcement skyrocket in the last couple of decades, despite falling crime rates. Raids are destabilizing to communities, schools and families, to say nothing of individual children.

]]> Comment on Is President Obama Doing Enough to Move Immigration Reform? by Obama Immigration Policy: The 1st Year | Immigration Solutions Blog http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/03/08/is-president-obama-doing-enough-to-move-immigration-reform/#comment-5242 Obama Immigration Policy: The 1st Year | Immigration Solutions Blog Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:45:25 +0000 http://immigrationimpact.com/?p=4236#comment-5242 [...] It has been reported that today President Obama is scheduled to meet with two key congressional players in the movement for immigration reform—Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC)—who are working together behind the scenes to draft a bipartisan immigration bill. The President is expected to ask the Senators to produce a reform bill blueprint that “could be turned into legislative language.” Some think that the meeting is another positive signal from the White House, and others view it as a “last-ditch effort in an election year.” Although interpretations are mixed, a spokesman for the White House affirmed that the President is still committed to reforming our immigration system.  More on this [...] [...] It has been reported that today President Obama is scheduled to meet with two key congressional players in the movement for immigration reform—Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC)—who are working together behind the scenes to draft a bipartisan immigration bill. The President is expected to ask the Senators to produce a reform bill blueprint that “could be turned into legislative language.” Some think that the meeting is another positive signal from the White House, and others view it as a “last-ditch effort in an election year.” Although interpretations are mixed, a spokesman for the White House affirmed that the President is still committed to reforming our immigration system.  More on this [...]

]]> Comment on Napolitano Unveils Enforcement-Heavy Immigration Budget for DHS by President Obama: Time to Reconsider Immigration Policy http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/02/02/napolitano-unveils-enforcement-heavy-immigration-budget-for-dhs/#comment-5241 President Obama: Time to Reconsider Immigration Policy Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:55:00 +0000 http://immigrationimpact.com/?p=4056#comment-5241 [...] from the White House on this issue. The Department of Homeland Security has requested a more enforcement heavy budget for FY 2011. And the continued deportation policy has proven to not be very cost effective. [...] [...] from the White House on this issue. The Department of Homeland Security has requested a more enforcement heavy budget for FY 2011. And the continued deportation policy has proven to not be very cost effective. [...]

]]> Comment on Court of Appeals Finds USCIS Acted Outside the Law by Victoria Sethunya http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/03/05/court-of-appeals-finds-uscis-acted-outside-the-law/#comment-5233 Victoria Sethunya Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:04:28 +0000 http://immigrationimpact.com/?p=4225#comment-5233 It is clearly a long journey before we get there. In my view, mistakes will continue to happen in USCIS or any governmental agency, but in the long run what matters is how soon the mistakes are addressed. I have had both good and bad experiences with USCIS but the most recent emergency situation about which I called USCIS and received problem-specific response is a POSITIVE stride in immigration overhaul. For the first time I found out in Salt Lake that an immigrant having placed a change of status application with USCIS, not in violation of immigration laws, or any laws can be placed on deportation proceedings by ICE. It is not clear to me how USCIS and ICE operate! In my view, one could be on a deportation flight back somewhere without USCIS knowing about the deportation.... Clearly, such unscrupulous actions can only lead to more problems than solutions that strive to make The Ninth Circuit pipeline and other pools much busier than they already are! It is clearly a long journey before we get there. In my view, mistakes will continue to happen in USCIS or any governmental agency, but in the long run what matters is how soon the mistakes are addressed.

I have had both good and bad experiences with USCIS but the most recent emergency situation about which I called USCIS and received problem-specific response is a POSITIVE stride in immigration overhaul.

For the first time I found out in Salt Lake that an immigrant having placed a change of status application with USCIS, not in violation of immigration laws, or any laws can be placed on deportation proceedings by ICE. It is not clear to me how USCIS and ICE operate! In my view, one could be on a deportation flight back somewhere without USCIS knowing about the deportation….

Clearly, such unscrupulous actions can only lead to more problems than solutions that strive to make The Ninth Circuit pipeline and other pools much busier than they already are!

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