Over one hundred leading law enforcement officials gathered in Phoenix this week to discuss how the current federal immigration policy impacts community policing at the local level. At the National Summit on Local Immigration Policies, hosted by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), these chiefs concluded that the...
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A report released today finds that over the past several years, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has allowed a "cowboy mentality" to flourish, including SWAT-team style raids of homes that violate constitutional law and basic standards of humanity...The report states that agents were required to obtain informed consent...
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Jul 21, 2009
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) is holding a hearing today on employment verification issues - the latest in a series of hearings examining different facets of the broken immigration system. Senator Schumer, the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security, recently wrote...
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An array of state and local law enforcement officials and organizations are demanding federal action on immigration reform. Leaders in law enforcement from across the nation are pointing to the broken immigration system's impact on community policing and public safety, and asking to be part of the effort...
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Jul 13, 2009
Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced plans to both revamp and expand 287(g), the program in which the federal government authorizes local law enforcement to engage in immigration enforcement. Below is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice:
"We are troubled that the...
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In an interview with the Associated Press yesterday, the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), said that he is preparing a comprehensive immigration reform bill to introduce by Labor Day. In June, Senator Schumer outlined his principles...
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Jul 8, 2009
Today, the Senate is considering the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill and predictably, Republican Senators who blocked comprehensive immigration reform in the past are trying to weigh the bill down with a litany of piecemeal, deportation-only measures. Amendments by Senators Sessions, DeMint, Grassley, and Kyl offer the...
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Today, an independent and bipartisan task force released the findings of their report on immigration reform at the Council on Foreign Relations. The task force, led by former Governor Jeb Bush (R -FL) and former Clinton Chief of Staff Mack McLarty, presented their recommendations during a panel this...
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"Vice President Biden deserves high praise for making time during his visit to Iraq to confer one of the most important honors this country can bestow on an immigrant: citizenship," said Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice. "Immigrants from all walks of life and all backgrounds put their...
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Despite conventional wisdom to the contrary, Republican voters also overwhelmingly support comprehensive immigration reform, reject enforcement-only approaches and believe that comprehensive reform will help the economy. "As the Republican Party wrestles with how to repair its brand image with Latino voters and Independents, it's instructive that most self-identified Republican...
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