Aug 22, 2011
The American Immigration Lawyers Association just released a report detailing what happens when criminal-law enforcement agents—ie, the police—enforce civil-immigration law. It looked at 127 cases from 24 states and Washington, DC in which clients of immigration lawyers were stopped, questioned or arrested by police for minor offences that resulted...
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On Thursday, the Obama administration announced the Department of Homeland Security would begin a case-by-case review of 300,000 deportation cases, advising that undocumented immigrants who did not have criminal records would be able to remain indefinitely in the United States and apply for work permits.
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If House Democrats unexpectedly end up winning a jackpot of new seats in ruby red Texas, they might have some unlikely people to thank: the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature, GOP Rep. Joe Barton, and, oddly enough, newly announced GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry.
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Aug 19, 2011
The Obama administration announced Thursday that it would suspend deportation proceedings against many illegal immigrants who pose no threat to national security or public safety. The new policy is expected to help thousands of illegal immigrants who came to the United States as young children, graduated from high school...
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The news that the Obama administration was planning to halt virtually all deportations of Dream Act students and possibly their families drew cheers and applause from several students and immigrant rights activists who gathered at the downtown Los Angeles office of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of...
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Immigrant rights advocates this week are organizing protests against a federal initiative aimed at deporting illegal immigrants who have been convicted of serious crimes. Adopted in 2008, the Secure Communities program authorizes the FBI to automatically send fingerprints to immigration officials.
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The recent anti-illegal- immigrant law enacted by Alabama makes it a crime to "transport, conceal, harbor or shield an illegal immigrant." Along with the Obama administration, an ecumenical group of Alabama's Christian leaders opposes the bill, charging that the law makes it illegal to act as a "good Samaritan"...
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Aug 18, 2011
A farmer in Maine who is raising crops sustainably told Times columnist Mark Bittman, "If the cost of food reflected the cost of production, that would change everything." Instead, American produce is underpriced, in part because farmers and growers rely on illegal immigrant workers, who are paid little and...
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If you hire your mom to work for you, E-Verify her. That was the message Wednesday to the about 200 business owners who attended an information session on complying with the law that was signed this summer.
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"You got strategic fencing in some of the metropolitan areas – it's very helpful," Rick Perry, the Texas governor said. "But the idea that you're going to build a wall from Brownsville to El Paso is just -- it's ridiculous on its face."
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