The Immigration Policy Center’s Weekly News Roundup
…return to his hideaway, where Kennedy explained to him why he equated the immigration bill with the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964—and showed him memorabilia of the Kennedy family….
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US and Canada Expand Safe Third Country Agreement in Another Move to Limit Asylum
…end the STCA grew as the U.S. dismantled existing protections for asylum seekers under the Trump administration and pursued increasingly vile and inhumane policies, like family separation. Despite the recent…
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This Independence Day, Local Communities Lead on Celebrating Immigrants
…sworn-in citizens. Immigrants who are lucky enough to overcome the laborious and bureaucratic road to becoming U.S. citizens often do so with the support of family and friends. But it’s…
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Recognizing the Vital Contributions Foreign Born Veterans Make to the U.S. Military
…has been some progress. In November 2013, Secretary Johnson announced new policies to protect certain family members of the U.S. military and of those seeking to enlist. But there is…
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Senate Deal Would Significantly Transform Border Policy
…live in the U.S. but monitored under the government’s “Alternatives to Detention” programs. The government would have 90 days to conduct this initial screening at which an asylum officer could…
Read MoreReframing the Birthright Citizenship Debate with Facts
…through childbirth is just false. As Senator John Kerry (D-MA) pointed out in a recent editorial, undocumented parents with U.S.-born children have to wait decades to apply for family-sponsored citizenship:…
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