More breaking news from Congress today about new committee and subcommittee chairs: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) has announced his pick for the new House Immigration Subcommittee Chair—Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC). Here’s what we know: Gowdy supported Lamar Smith’s STEM Jobs Act—twice—voting yes on a bill...
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New data on the deportations of the parents of U.S. citizen children remind us why family unity has to be the cornerstone of the upcoming immigration reform debate in Congress. Colorlines reports that the “federal government conducted more than 200,000 deportations of parents who said their children are U.S. citizens in...
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New Colorlines Analysis Shows Steady Separation of Parents and U.S. Citizen Children Under DHS New data on the deportations of the parents of U.S. citizen children remind us why family unity has to be the cornerstone of the upcoming immigration reform debate in Congress. Colorlines reports that the “federal...
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This week, NPR is airing a series of reports on the state of US immigration and the prospects for reform in 2013. In the latest segment, Debbie Elliott looks at Alabama’s worst-in-the-nation anti-immigrant law HB 56, which was first implemented just over a year ago and still has consequences...
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The retirement of Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA) is finally nigh, bringing good cheer this season to immigration advocates everywhere. Gallegly, a member of Congress since the 80s, has long been a nativist crusader and one of the anti-immigrant “Three Amigos” on the House Immigration Subcommittee. His hometown paper, the...
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“Seguiremos dando énfasis a la protección de inmigrantes debido a que la Patrulla Fronteriza opera sin muchos balances y contrapesos a fin de hacer mayor su transparencia y asegurar que respeten derechos humanos, civiles y constitucionales de inmigrantes”, señaló Chávez-Peterson, líder comunitaria desde los 15 años. “Fui una de las...
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