Jan 10
Ever since the horrible tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, political odds makers have been betting that gun safety will top the President’s list of priorities this year, despite previous statements prioritizing immigration reform. That’s an unfortunate characterization, pitting two important issues against one another and adding to the mistaken idea that immigration reform is such a …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/01/10/why-immigration-reform-and-gun-control-arent-in-competition/
Dec 13
For the past several years, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) H-1B visa review and processing procedures have caused confusion and concern among U.S. businesses that turn to highly-skilled temporary foreign workers in specialty occupations to operate successfully. In newly-uncovered documents, it appears that instead of supporting small businesses that attempt to hire highly-skilled foreign …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/12/13/lawsuit-uncovers-uscis-double-standards-in-h1-b-program/
Oct 30
Update (11/2): USCIS has posted this reminder of special services and temporary relief that may be available to individuals affected by Hurricane Sandy, including expedited processing of employment authorization documents and extensions of certain non-immigrant status designations. In its discretion, USCIS will also take it into account requests from individuals who were unable submit evidence …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/30/tracking-the-immigration-agencies-actions-amidst-hurricane-sandy/
Oct 04
There is no doubt that immigrants are a force to be reckoned with in this year’s presidential race. After all, the Obama administration unveiled its Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in June, just a couple of months before the official start of the campaign. And Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has said that, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/04/naturalized-citizens-have-the-power-to-swing-elections/
Sep 25
Most people are aware of increasing collaboration between state and local police and federal immigration officers. Programs like 287(g) and the Secure Communities program, as well as state laws like SB1070, create a new role for local police, who are now put in the position of identifying immigrants for possible deportation. It has meant that …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/09/25/the-harmful-effects-of-using-border-patrol-as-interpreters-along-the-northern-border/
Sep 20
When it comes to immigration policymaking at the state and local level, all eyes have been focused for quite some time on train wrecks like Arizona and Alabama. These are places in which policymakers have chosen to deal with unauthorized immigration by embarking on a path of economic self-destruction—blindly lashing out at immigrants and Latinos …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/09/20/lifting-up-cities-who-are-welcoming-immigrants/
Jul 31
The Obama Administration’s “deferred action” initiative for unauthorized youth who were brought to this country as children has raised a number of crucial questions. How many people will be eligible? Who are they? And where do they live? A new analysis by the Immigration Policy Center (IPC), together with Rob Paral & Associates, provides some …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/07/31/where-and-who-are-the-young-people-eligible-for-the-presidents-deferred-action-initiative/
Nov 09
Arizona state senator Russell Pearce, the leading force behind Arizona’s SB 1070 and other anti-immigrant legislation, was defeated in a recall election Tuesday. Fellow Republican Jerry Lewis—a moderate on immigration issues—won with 54% of the vote. Citing Pearce’s narrow anti-immigrant agenda and the damage SB 1070 inflicted on the state, a group called Citizens for …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/11/09/arizona%e2%80%99s-sb1070-champion-state-senator-russell-pearce-loses-in-recall-election/
Nov 08
It’s no stretch to call Alabama’s new immigration law (HB 56) extreme—especially the provision (since enjoined) which required schools to check the immigration status of students and made it a criminal misdemeanor for an unauthorized immigrant to fail to carry immigration documentation. Two provisions that may have flown under the radar, however, are the contract …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/11/08/provisions-in-alabama%e2%80%99s-immigration-law-go-further-than-you-think/
Nov 07
Twenty five years ago this week, President Ronald Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), an immigration reform bill which, despite a contentious debate, managed to pass a Republican Senate and a Democratic House. In fact, Reagan called the immigration bill one of the “most difficult legislative undertakings of recent memory” but one …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/11/07/remembering-the-benefits-of-irca-25-years-later/
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