E-Verify Gets It Wrong, Again
…a research company, in December 2009—is now available on the E-Verify website. The system only detected unauthorized workers about half of the time. The evaluation found the program couldn’t confirm…
Read MorePosted by Michele Waslin | Feb 25, 2010 | Business & the Workforce, Employment and Wages, Enforcement, Interior Enforcement
…a research company, in December 2009—is now available on the E-Verify website. The system only detected unauthorized workers about half of the time. The evaluation found the program couldn’t confirm…
Read MorePosted by Michele Waslin | May 16, 2012 | Family-Based Immigration
…away from their families before being admitted into the United States. The proposed rule is currently in its “comment period,” and advocates are encouraged to submit comments in support of…
Read MorePosted by Guillermo Cantor | Mar 4, 2016 | DACA/DAPA, Demographics, Executive Action
…poverty rate for these DAPA families is 36 percent, compared with 22 percent for all immigrant families, and 14 percent for families with U.S.-born parents.” Implementing DAPA and permitting eligible…
Read MorePosted by Beth Werlin | Nov 25, 2015 | Humanitarian Protection, Immigration 101, Immigration and Crime, Refugee Status
…friends requires finding common ground, knowing our audience, telling the personal story, and offering practical solutions. This year, perhaps even more than in past years, immigration has gone mainstream. It…
Read MorePosted by Joan Friedland | Feb 11, 2014 | State and Local
…the community, going to school, holding jobs who need a driver’s license to continue functioning.” Oilfield, dairy, and other workers recently held a rally at the state Capitol to defend…
Read MorePosted by Amanda Peterson Beadle | Mar 29, 2013 | State and Local
…aim to block undocumented immigrants from getting state driver’s licenses, public housing, and retirement benefits, and it would prevent residents from using foreign passports to obtain public benefits unless their…
Read MorePosted by American Immigration Council Staff | Mar 8, 2024 | Abuses, Border Enforcement, Detention, Enforcement, Interior Enforcement
…force state authorities to act even when a noncitizen is working to obtain immigration status or relief, such as through a pending asylum claim. The law requires state courts to…
Read MorePosted by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Sep 14, 2023 | Border Enforcement, Enforcement
…to his latest maneuver—installing 1,000 feet of “marine barrier” in the middle of the Rio Grande—are making their way through the courts. As of September 12, the barrier will remain…
Read MorePosted by Adriel Orozco | Jul 23, 2024 | Asylum, Border Enforcement, DACA/DAPA, Immigration 101, Reform
…February 2023, she also helped launch “Central America Forward,” a State Department effort to combine economic development with efforts to combat corruption, reduce violence, and support marginalized communities in the…
Read MorePosted by | Apr 2, 2013 | DACA/DAPA, Legislation, State and Local
…New Mexico on March 16, after the House and Senate committees considered and rejected driver’s license restrictions. This year, the governor supported faux compromise bills offered in the House (HB…
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