State of the Union Archives | Immigration Impact

Biden Should Use the State of the Union for a Reset on Immigration

by Jeremy Robbins | Mar 1, 2022 | Executive Action, Reform | 0

On Tuesday night, President Biden will give his first State of the Union address to a packed House...

The State of Immigration in Our Union

by Royce Murray | Feb 3, 2020 | Benefits & Relief, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection, Immigration 101 | 0

Three years into the Trump administration, it’s become clear that we have lost our rudder. For a...

Trump’s State of the Union Speech Reflects a Fundamental Misunderstanding of Immigration

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Feb 6, 2019 | Asylum, Benefits & Relief, Enforcement, How the Immigration System Works, Humanitarian Protection, Immigration 101 | 0

Speaking before Congress and the nation Tuesday evening, President Trump once again promised bipartisanship and instead delivered division. When it came to immigration, the president neither offered an olive branch nor acknowledged the devastating effects of his administration’s actions to date. Rather than offer solutions to the actual problems facing immigrants across the country, his […]

How Trump Can Use Immigration to Make the State of the Union Stronger

by Melissa Cruz | Feb 5, 2019 | Asylum, Business & the Workforce, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection, Immigration 101 | 0

Immigration will undoubtedly be a central issue during President Trump’s State of the Union address. However, it’s unlikely that any of the proposals the president advances will move us closer to a policy breakthrough. It’s more likely the president will propose ideas that make our immigration system less effective and do little to keep us […]