Myth: Illegal Immigrants Will Receive Free Health Care
…bill proposal, has no such problem. “The House bill doesn’t give anyone free health care (though under a 1986 law illegals who can’t pay do get free emergency care now,…
Read MorePosted by Seth Hoy | Sep 3, 2009 | Economics, Immigration 101, Legislation
…bill proposal, has no such problem. “The House bill doesn’t give anyone free health care (though under a 1986 law illegals who can’t pay do get free emergency care now,…
Read MorePosted by American Immigration Council Staff | Nov 28, 2017 | Enforcement, Interior Enforcement, State and Local
In the face of heightened threats around immigration enforcement, communities are taking action to ensure due process for their undocumented community members. These rapid response efforts are being undertaken by…
Read MorePosted by Wendy Feliz | Nov 26, 2019 | Changing Culture, Civil Dialogue, Public Attitudes
…some values and interests in common first. Perhaps even set the table or cook together. Then when you begin to approach the tougher topics, make a commitment to listen and…
Read MorePosted by Seth Hoy | Aug 20, 2009 | Elections, Legislation, Reform, Uncategorized
…GOP support for a comprehensive immigration bill this year. While not always voting in favor of common sense solutions to our broken immigration system, Senator Graham has shown himself to…
Read MorePosted by Beth Werlin | Dec 21, 2015 | Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection
…some places, the governments of these countries have effectively lost control of territory, which has come under control of armed gangs. The gangs kill, extort, and rape with impunity. In…
Read MorePosted by Joshua Breisblatt | Apr 25, 2017 | Abuses, Border Enforcement, Enforcement, Interior Enforcement
…on the physical fitness test, and 56 percent failure on the background check. ICE does not currently require its applicants to pass a polygraph test. Even worse, a 2016 report…
Read MorePosted by Leslie Dellon | Nov 3, 2023 | Business & the Workforce, Employment Based, High Skilled
…petition, whichever is earlier (or unless USCIS denies the H-1B petition). This is a welcome, common-sense change that will help U.S. employers recruit competitive foreign students entering the workforce. Changes…
Read MorePosted by Joshua Breisblatt | Nov 10, 2016 | Enforcement
…including www.AILAlawyer.org. They explain how to report raids and arrests in your community and recommend everyone come up with a safety plan in case an enforcement action takes place in…
Read MorePosted by Emma Winger | Sep 2, 2021 | Due Process & the Courts, Immigration Courts, Right to Counsel
…without representation obtain relief). Among detained immigrants, people with lawyers were twice as likely to obtain relief than without lawyers (49% of those with representation are able to obtain relief…
Read MorePosted by Mary Giovagnoli | Nov 23, 2011 | State and Local
…far worse nearly every day. The misinformation that is routinely spread and the disregard for human lives is common in the immigration debate. Whether it is politicians calling for electrified…
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