Dec 12, 2009
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently announced an additional round of employer I-9 immigration audits, including 42 in Houston and 161 in Texas overall. The announcement demonstrates the Obama administration's desire to seek solutions and yet also reflects our broken immigration system. In recent years, immigration has polarized...
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The job is as big or bigger than she expected, says Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
But less than a year after taking charge, the former Arizona governor seems at ease with the magnitude and complexity of running the third-largest Cabinet department (22 agencies with 200,000 employees).
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House proponents of comprehensive immigration reform are set to unveil an ambitious bill Tuesday that calls for a pathway to legalization for illegal immigrants, family reunification policies and another push for the controversial AgJOBS program, which would grant temporary immigration status to undocumented farm workers.
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"We have waited patiently for a workable solution to our immigration crisis to be taken up by this Congress and our President. The time for waiting is over. This bill will be presented before Congress recesses for the holidays so that there is no excuse for inaction in the...
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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday that overhauling the nation's immigration laws is still a top priority for President Barack Obama and that Congress is poised to act despite some lawmakers' concerns that a push could complicate Democratic re-election prospects.
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Dec 10, 2009
If there is one thing that the movement for comprehensive immigration reform can learn from the congressional fight for health care reform, it's that Republicans will distort the facts and delay in order to block the change Americans need.
They'll even resort to feigning support for policies and programs that...
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DHS Secretary updated committee members with her department's progress over this past year and emphasized that immigration enforcement is a necessity, but that enforcement alone is not a solution for a broken immigration system. "We can no longer perpetuate a status quo that is unacceptable for workers, employers, law...
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In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano reiterated the Obama Administration's plan to push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform legislation early next year. In her opening statement, Napolitano said:"So I look forward to working with you, Mr. Chairman and Senator Sessions and others on this...
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In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano reiterated her support for comprehensive immigration reform and the Obama administration's plans to move forward with legislation in early 2010.
Secretary Napolitano stated her intention to work with Congress "to develop a path forward early...
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The Washington Post has a devastating feature today entitled, "Left behind: A child's burden," and subtitled, "An undesirable inheritance." In it, N.C. Aizenman reports on the diverse ways in which the U.S.-born kids of Hispanic immigrants are coping with poverty, as well as the fact that they are two...
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