May 21
Today, on a bipartisan vote of 13 to 5, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, out of the committee and on to the Senate floor for a full vote in the coming days. The Senate committee mark-up spanned three weeks and covered …
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May 20
Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee began its fourth day—and likely last week—of the immigration reform bill’s mark-up. After spending most of the day finishing the Title 3 (interior enforcement) amendments, the senators began on the last part of the bill, Title 2 (legalization), which includes the path to citizenship. They considered 50 amendments and approved …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/05/20/day-4-of-senate-immigration-mark-up-goes-late-into-night/
May 14
On the second day of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s mark-up of S. 744, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act,” the senators tackled most of the amendments to Title IV after finishing debate on a few border security amendments. The fourth section addresses the majority of non-immigrant temporary visas including those for high …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/05/14/day-two-of-senate-immigration-mark-up-continues-with-temporary-employment-visas/
Apr 26
By Sonal Ambegaokar, Health Policy Attorney at the National Immigration Law Center To date, policy discussions regarding immigrants and health care and other benefits primarily focus on negative stereotypes and myths. As a result, the default policy solution to any issue involving immigrants and benefits is to simply deny the benefits, even when the immigrants …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/04/26/can-we-afford-to-not-include-11-million-people-in-health-care-reform/
Apr 17
The “Gang of Eight” officially introduced their comprehensive immigration reform bill—the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act—in the Senate today, capping off months of negotiations to craft a bipartisan solution. As many have said, it is not a perfect bill, but it is a good compromise that will go far in an attempt …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/04/17/early-concerns-with-senate-immigration-bill/
Apr 11
The tens of thousands of people who gathered Wednesday in front of the Capitol to rally for comprehensive immigration reform had two clear messages for Congress: reform must include a direct path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States, and “The Time Is Now.”
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/04/11/tcharismatic-leaders-behind-immigration-reform/
Dec 10
Nearly everyone agrees that an immigration reform bill of some sort will be introduced in Congress in the near future given the pivotal role that Latinos and immigrants played in getting President Obama reelected. But no one knows yet just how “comprehensive” that bill will be, meaning which groups of immigrants will be included and …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/12/10/immigrant-friends-and-foes-debate-the-definition-of-comprehensive-immigration-reform/
Nov 14
With more than 325,000 cases pending at the start of October, our nation’s immigration courts are indisputably operating under a crushing backlog. The only question is whether and how it can be resolved. In a little-noticed report issued in early November, the Inspector General of the Justice Department levied a number of criticisms regarding the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/11/14/watchdog-report-offers-misdiagnosis-of-immigration-court-backlog/
Nov 07
Even before the election was called for President Obama last night, pundits and pollsters were remarking on the fact that immigration—or more specifically, anti-immigrant policies—were a death knell for Mitt Romney. Today, the analysis of whether and how the Republican party recovers from its devastatingly poor showing among Latinos—the key demographic group of the 21st …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/11/07/elections-demand-a-new-way-forward-on-immigration/
Oct 18
Immigration reform is not a “liberal” cause; it is a common-sense cause that appeals to people from a variety of political persuasions. More than a few conservative intellectuals, commentators, politicians, religious leaders, and law-enforcement officials favor revamping the U.S. immigration system to make it more responsive to the economic demands, social realities, and security concerns …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/18/a-growing-consensus-on-supporting-immigration-reform/
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