Aug 15, 2008
A series of recent news accounts have demonstrated that our immigration system is broken and in need of common sense reform. The Bush Administration's recent approaches to immigration policy - including worksite raids and self-deportation programs - have been colossal failures.
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A New York Times op-ed from Mesa, AZ Police Chief George Gascon (below) provides a sensible blueprint to guide state and local police attempting to do their jobs in the shadow of a "bankrupt federal immigration policy."
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The new report from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), "Homeward Bound: Recent Immigration Enforcement and the Decline in the Illegal Alien Population," asserts that the undocumented immigrant population has declined significantly in the past year due to stepped-up enforcement efforts.
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Today the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees and International Law will hold a hearing on the government's handling of immigration raids and criminalization of immigrant workers. Below is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice.
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The news that Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) received contradictory information from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about coordination prior to the largest immigration worksite raid in American history raises a series of troubling questions.
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Today, a nationwide alliance of organizations launched an unprecedented, nation-wide civic engagement movement called We Are America Alliance (WAAA).
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Today, Iowa Faith leaders spoke during a telephone press conference on the recent abuse suffered by immigrant workers in the state at the Agriprocessors plant in Postville and in flood recovery efforts in Eastern Iowa.
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An array of faith and labor leaders joined voices today at a telephonic press conference to call for a more sensible immigration policy in this country.
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