It's the rare piece of legislation these days that generates outrage from state and local business organizations, the labor movement, and a range of faith denominations across the country. Yet that's exactly what is happening in response to the mandatory E-Verify legislation being championed by Representative Lamar Smith...
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A new column from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice, takes Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to task for his continued leading role in blocking sensible immigration reform. Writing in The Hill, Sharry examines Cornyn's recent performance at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the DREAM Act and...
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Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) continues to insist that his forced E-Verify legislation would be a good thing for the U.S. economy and U.S. job seekers. However, a growing number of business owners and independent experts are voicing strong disagreement. Perhaps most troubling for Lamar Smith and Chuck...
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Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) continues to insist that his forced E-Verify legislation would be a good thing for the U.S. economy and U.S. job seekers. However, a growing number of business owners and independent experts are voicing strong disagreement. Perhaps most troubling for Lamar Smith and Chuck...
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Responding to growing criticism from law enforcement and elected officials across the country, who say DHS' Secure Communities program is hurting the relationship between local police and the community that is essential to fighting crime, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton announced minor changes last month. Morton...
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Yesterday, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) claimed that his mandatory E-Verify legislation "is not an immigration bill, it's a jobs bill." Judged through this lens, mandatory E-Verify is as much of a failure on economic measures and job creation terms as it is on immigration policy, as it would...
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Yesterday, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) claimed that his mandatory E-Verify legislation "is not an immigration bill, it's a jobs bill." Judged through this lens, mandatory E-Verify is as much of a failure on economic measures and job creation terms as it is on immigration policy, as it would...
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In an important pronouncement at a White House press conference today, President Obama made it clear that mandatory E-Verify without comprehensive immigration reform is unacceptable, saying "We need to have a more balanced approach than just a verification system."
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In an important pronouncement at a White House press conference today, President Obama made it clear that mandatory E-Verify without comprehensive immigration reform is unacceptable, saying "We need to have a more balanced approach than just a verification system."
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As the House prepares to move mandatory E-Verify legislation this summer, growers and business owners in Georgia are speaking up about the serious problems they are grappling with due to their state's version of the law. As the drumbeat grows louder in Georgia, we wonder if the noise...
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