Apr 12
The latest USCIS DACA numbers from March show that the agency has received roughly 470,000 applications, which means that just under half of those estimated to be eligible have applied. While the success reflected by the 470,000 figure is not to be downplayed, the new numbers beg the question: What about the other half million? …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/04/12/why-are-some-still-undacamented/
Apr 04
On Tuesday, the Associated Press (AP) posted a blog saying that they are no longer going to advise writers to use the term “illegal immigrant” in the stylebook. The AP stylebook is considered the standard among American journalists, so the change is likely lead to a marked drop in the use of the controversial term …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/04/04/the-associated-press-stylebook-drops-illegal-immigrant-the-nyt-debates-following-suit/
Mar 15
Along with every other government agency, on March 1, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials had to begin making mandatory cuts to their budget as a result of sequestration. ICE’s choice to shift some of its detainees from expensive detention facilities to non-detention alternatives was questioned yesterday by Members of Congress, but more importantly …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/03/15/budget-cuts-led-ice-to-release-immigrants-from-detention/
Mar 13
While the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) immigration officers have broad authority to detain and ultimately deport noncitizens, they are generally not authorized to detain U.S. citizens and certainly cannot deport them. Yet, that is essentially what happened to a four-year-old U.S. citizen. In March 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a component of …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/03/13/groups-file-legal-claims-against-border-patrol-in-abuse-cases/
Mar 12
Roughly 11 million unauthorized immigrants live in the United States, and their backgrounds and stories are incredibly diverse. DREAM activists helped to change the picture of the 11 million by shining light on young people affected by our broken immigration system, while grassroots movements are highlighting the stories of families. But a new report from …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/03/12/including-lgbt-immigrants-in-immigration-reform-helps-protect-vulnerable-individuals/
Mar 06
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) has been a longtime supporter of comprehensive immigration reform, so it caught many off guard this week when, in his new book, Bush came out against a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. “It is absolutely vital to the integrity of our …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/03/06/jeb-bush-backs-away-from-mainstream-with-his-opposition-to-a-path-to-citizenship/
Feb 28
As anyone who has watched an episode of Law and Order knows, police officers must give certain warnings to anyone placed under arrest, including that they have the right to an attorney and that the statements they make can be used against them in court. In the 1968 decision Miranda v. Arizona, the Supreme Court …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/02/28/immigrants-deserve-basic-miranda-like-warnings-when-arrested/
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 15
The Obama Administration is on record for pursuing the toughest immigration enforcement policies in U.S. history, mostly evidenced by its record numbers of deportations. These numbers speak volumes: last year, nearly 400,000 people were deported from the United States. While these numbers are shockingly high and there has been much discussion about how these actions …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/02/15/shoddy-court-process-behind-the-record-number-of-deportations/
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