Sep 10, 2010
Debates about immigration raise complex and emotional public policy issues. Current immigration policies are not protecting the United States from criminal elements; they are not adequately protecting the worth and dignity of individuals caught in the vicious networks of human trafficking, nor are they satisfying legitimate domestic demand for...
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Pop quiz: what does the recently overturned anti-immigration statute in Hazleton, PA have in common with Arizona's notorious "papers please" immigration law, SB 1070? Well, yes, both are fundamentally un-American breaches of common sense that put federal immigration responsibilities into state and local hands, instead of demanding...
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So, just where do Americans stand on the red-hot issue of illegal immigration? Is it true that they want the government to just "build the dang fence" and be done with it? Are they so fed up with those who have violated immigration laws that they are...
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Yesterday, the non-partisan Migration Policy Institute released a report entitled, "The Demographic Impact of Repealing Birth," finding that the controversial idea birthed by some GOP senators of repealing the 14th amendment would, over the next ten years, actually increase illegal immigration by another 5 million people.
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According to Chief Judge Theodor McKee: "It is … not our job to sit in judgment of whether state and local frustration about federal immigration policy is warranted. We are, however, required to intervene when states and localities directly undermine the federal objectives embodied in statutes enacted by Congress."
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A careful reading of opinion surveys over several years shows that the public has a sophisticated understanding of what constitutes a pragmatic immigration solution, and what constitutes political pandering.
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Sep 9, 2010
Today, the Deseret News offers the last installment of the three-part series on the deportation of illegal immigrants.
The stories are told through the eyes of those most affected by deportation — the Immigration Customs and Enforcement officers who arrest illegal immigrants, convicted criminals and otherwise; attorneys who represent them...
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In 1909, at the height of the last great immigration wave, when immigrants reached a peak of almost 15 percent of the U.S. population, they made up about half of all public welfare recipients.
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After having tried for months with numerous phone request, letters and walk-ins to discuss the DREAM Act (and other immigration related issues) with Florida Senator, George LeMieux, representatives from immigrant youth organizations were finally granted a chance to meet with their appointed senator today.
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California, New York, Iowa and Colorado are among the states that have cracked down on immigrant students by hiring ICE agents to investigate residency statuses or unlawfully barring students from enrolling. Such blatant discrimination flies in the face of the 14th amendment and Supreme Court precedent, both of which...
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