The Push For Comprehensive Immigration Reform Has Begun
Our country’s identity is shaped by core values of equality, freedom and opportunity, yet there are 12 million people living in the shadows of our underground economy.
Our Nation Turns Away Some Of Its Best And Brightest
American-born workers suffer if there is a vast pool of undocumented workers who are easily exploited by employers who seek an unfair advantage. All workers are stronger if all of us have rights.
Family-based Visas
Family Reunification Is A Major Goal Of Immigration ReformWhile the United States continues to change and evolve, our country’s immigration...
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Immigration Reform: Part of the Problem or a Solution to America’s Economic Woes?In 2004, Harvard economist George Borjas argued that “reducing the supply of labor...
Our Nation Turns Away Some Of Its Best And BrightestUnder current law, there is an annual cap of 140,000 employment‐based green cards...
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Implications for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Post Mid-term ElectionsWith neither party commanding a 60-vote supermajority in the Senate, immigration bills of any scope will likely remain mired in gridlock come January. Indeed, the results of the mid-term elections will likely trounce prospects for meaningful immigration reform in the 112th Congress, with new House leadership expected to focus only on intensive enforcement... [Read more of this review]
IMMIGRATION REFORM MEASURES INTRODUCED IN SENATE BY BOTH PARTIESJust as the U.S. Senate adjourned at the end of September to allow members to prepare for the upcoming midterm elections, Senator Robert Menendez, (D-N.J.), and Senator Orrin Hatch, (R-Utah), both introduced immigration reform bills aimed at dealing with the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. Senator Menendez, who is... [Read more of this review]
President Obama To Discuss Comprehensive Immigration Reform TomorrowTomorrow, Thursday, July 1st, President Obama will make what is being described by the New York Times as “a major speech on immigration” at American University in Washington, D.C. The President is expected to step forward to reassert the leadership of the Federal Government on the issue of comprehensive immigration reform. According to... [Read more of this review]
Dems Concede No Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill Likely Until After Midterm ElectionDespite the nation’s recent focus on the immigration issue, partly caused by the national uproar surrounding Arizona’s anti-immigrant legislation (SB 1070), it appears that discussions over comprehensive immigration reform will be put on the back burner until after midterm elections. Indeed, according to Politico.com, “last Thursday,... [Read more of this review]
Arizona Legislation Raises Racial Profiling Issues“It’s the most anti-immigrant legislation the U.S. has seen in a generation” according to Chris Newman – legal director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network in Los Angeles – in response to immigration legislation that was recently passed by the Arizona House of Representatives. If nothing else, the Bill has thrust Arizona into the... [Read more of this review]
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