House Republicans Pledge More of the Same on Immigration
…your measure of the public taste, catering to the worst of the public’s instincts is not a strategy for the long run. The immigration components of the pledge promise: Establish…
Read MorePosted by Mary Giovagnoli | Sep 24, 2010 | Elections, Enforcement, Legislation, State and Local
…your measure of the public taste, catering to the worst of the public’s instincts is not a strategy for the long run. The immigration components of the pledge promise: Establish…
Read MorePosted by Amanda Peterson Beadle | Feb 2, 2015 | State and Local
…in January 2016. Many states in recent years have approved immigration measures designed to help immigrants in their communities as Congress remained deadlocked on comprehensive reform. In 2014 alone, states…
Read MorePosted by Amanda Peterson Beadle | Nov 4, 2013 | Birthright Citizenship, Elections, Legislation, Reform
…of when, not if, and we’re finally reaching the point where public opinion in favor of immigration reform is strong enough to shake politicians from their complacency. L.E.MORMILE / Shutterstock.com…
Read MorePosted by Karolina Walters | Jul 12, 2017 | Abuses, Asylum, Border Enforcement, How the Immigration System Works
Men, women, and children fleeing persecution, grave violence, and even death arrive daily at Ports of Entry (POE) all along the U.S.-Mexico border and present themselves to U.S. Customs and…
Read MorePosted by Mark Noferi | Oct 6, 2014 | Enforcement
…where quick removals are most achievable. Although DHS is apprehending about the same amount of people, the latest deportation numbers show that DHS is choosing to give more people formal…
Read MorePosted by Beth Werlin | Apr 23, 2014 | Due Process & the Courts, Enforcement, Immigration Courts
…as quickly as it’s coming in.” Such an overburdened system calls into question whether it is fairly administering justice. Rather than harping on moderate decreases in the number of deportations…
Read MorePosted by Emily Creighton | Apr 5, 2018 | Asylum, Border Enforcement, Detention, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection
To shed light on the cruel and unlawful practice of family separation, a group of immigrant rights organizations filed a series of Freedom of Information Act requests to multiple government…
Read MorePosted by Mary Giovagnoli | Jun 25, 2013 | Enforcement, Legislation, Reform
…reporting and monitoring migrant deaths in the desert. The compromise also restricts much of the Border Patrol’s authority to conduct warrantless searches along the Northern border. The compromise includes some…
Read MorePosted by Seth Hoy | Oct 21, 2009 | Demographics, Immigration 101, Integration, Legislation, Reform
…pass real immigration reform. If integration is the goal, Congress must pass an immigration reform bill that provides real solutions to real problems so that immigrants, Latino and otherwise, in…
Read MorePosted by | Feb 14, 2011 | Employment and Wages, Legislation, State and Local
…to pass the bill. According to The Denver Post: […] Democrats this time may have 18 votes—the number needed to pass a bill in the Senate. The 2009 measure failed…
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