Jul 17, 2011
We won! Activists from America’s Voice sent over 20,000 faxes to DHS and helped stop Mandeep and her mother’s deportation. Thanks to everyone who took action for Mandeep and her family. Without your support, Mandeep would not be here today.
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When I was in college, my roommate from New York City - aware that I had grown up in the farmlands of Central California - asked me a simple question: "What time of year do workers pick the raisins?" After I stopped laughing, I had to explain to...
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Three months and dozens of cities into his "Change Takes Courage" campaign tour, Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) is finding that Hispanics all over the nation agree about one thing: President Obama must do something about immigration reform.
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Mandatory E-Verify opponents do not propose eliminating an employee verification program, but say businesses need one that works well for employers — especially small companies — and workers. Analysts and business organizations have argued that E-Verify alone would hurt Florida and the U.S. economy.
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Jul 11, 2011
You may hear that "immigration reform is dead" in the 112th Congress. But in reality, it's very much alive. It will just probably happen in pieces, not "comprehensively." A trend for new bipartisan immigration policy is emerging that focuses on two immigration issues: granting more green cards to...
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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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For years, conservatives and many liberals have stated their unwillingness to consider comprehensive immigration reform until "America regained control of its borders." That moment has arrived. According to estimates from the Mexican Migration Project, which I co-direct, the rate of new undocumented migration from Mexico dropped to zero...
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As America celebrate its independence on July 4, prominent Christian leaders, including heavy-weight evangelicals, are calling on Congress to take action on immigration reform. Faith Leaders for Immigration Reform has released a list of statements made by Christian and Jewish leaders in support of immigration reform by U.S. lawmakers.
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The federal immigration court in Las Vegas is swamped. The caseload has more than doubled since May 2009, and that has created a tremendous backlog of cases, as the Las Vegas Sun's Karoun Demirjian reported this week. In May 2009, it took about 6 1/2 months on average for...
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Jul 1, 2011
How much immigration do we need? Which of the would-be immigrants should get priority? How can employment-based immigration be more responsive to changing economic realities? These questions are important and they do not have simple answers.
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