Aug 20
It goes without saying that unauthorized immigrants live in constant fear of deportation. After all, any chance encounter with U.S. immigration officials can leave an unauthorized immigrant behind bars and in removal proceedings. Less obvious, perhaps, is the impact that deportations have on families and communities. A mother can be left to provide for the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/08/20/how-deportations-devastate-families-and-communities/
Mar 27
The priorities of immigration enforcement authorities, such as ICE and the Border Patrol, often do not align with those of local law enforcement agents. When local law enforcement officials are charged with enforcing federal immigration laws, unauthorized immigrants tend to lose trust in, cease interacting with, and often do not report crimes to law enforcement …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/03/27/more-evidence-that-hostile-immigration-enforcement-compromises-public-safety/
Jan 30
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has outdone itself when it comes to shoddy research. In a recently released report on “demographic changes” in Arizona, FAIR utilizes an almost random assortment of statistics to make its case that the state’s unauthorized immigrants are fleeing in droves thanks to get-tough immigration policies. The report occasionally …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/30/nativist-group-twists-facts-on-effectiveness-of-arizonas-immigration-law/
Jan 19
This month, the U.S. Border Patrol is set to end the practice of sending unauthorized Mexican immigrants back to Mexico without any sort of punishment. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), the Border Patrol believes it now has sufficient resources and personnel “to begin imposing more serious consequences on almost everyone it catches from …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/19/border-patrol-to-roll-out-new-get-tough-policy-on-unauthorized-immigrants/
Oct 24
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has built a political career out of playing fast and loose with the facts about immigrants—from stories of “headless bodies” in the desert to mischaracterizing all unauthorized immigrants as “drug mules.” And she’s not finished yet. Following a recent GOP Presidential debate, Gov. Brewer overplayed her hand by assuring the Huffington …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/24/why-governor-jan-brewer-is-bluffing-on-state-immigration-laws/
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