• Obama Reaffirms Position on Deferred Action; takes swipe at Romney

    • July 18, 2012
    • Category: Deferred Action, Obama, Romney
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    President Obama on July 17, 2012, gave a speech in San Antonio, Texas.  He reaffirmed his commitment to Deferred Action and also took a swipe at Romney.

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  • Will We Have a Version of the DREAM Act This Year?

    • May 10, 2012
    • Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Dream Act, Obama, Rubio
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      Will we have a version of the DREAM Act this year?  I would say yes.  And here is why:

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  • U.S. Squares Off Against Arizona at Supreme Court Over Immigration Law

    • April 25, 2012
    • Category: Arizona, Immigration Reform, Obama, State Laws
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      The Obama Administration squared off against  the State of Arizona at the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday April 25, 2012 over Arizona’s disputed immigration enforcement law.

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  • U.S. Passport Card Application Now Online

    • March 7, 2012
    • Category: Obama, Passport Card, State Department
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      The U.S. Department of State has announced that it is conducting a limited pilot program allowing U.S. citizens to apply online for a U.S. passport card.

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  • Executive Order Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals

    • January 19, 2012
    • Category: DHS, Global Entry, Obama
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      President Obama today issued an Executive Order to improve visa and foreign visitor processing and travel promotion in order to create jobs and spur economic growth in the United States. 

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  • USCIS SEEKS TO UNIFY FAMILIES FASTER

    • January 6, 2012
    • Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Immigration Reform, Obama, Waivers
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      The American Immgration Council reports that the administration today has taken  an important step toward fixing one of the most notorious problems with our broken immigration system—the 3 and 10 year bars. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it was filing a notice of intent to change a rule which

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  • Prosecutorial Discretion: Recent Advocacy Timeline

    • November 17, 2011
    • Category: DHS, Enforcement, ICE, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Morton, Obama, Prosecutorial Discretion
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      The squeaky wheel  gets the oil.  That is probably the best way to summarize the recent timeline for the use of Prosecutorial Discretion. 

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  • Republican Candidates: Recent Stances On Immigration

    • October 17, 2011
    • Category: Bachmann, Cain, Obama, Perry, Romney
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    When Republicans were asked in February what issues were most important to them, immigration was seventh. In a poll taken this week, immigration was fourth, according to NPR. It was behind only energy and the two wars.

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  • Latinos See Obama ‘Betrayal’ On Immigration: Opportunity for Perry?

    • October 7, 2011
    • Category: Border Security, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Latinos, Obama, Perry, Senate Committee
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    President Obama came into office with strong Latino support, having won two-thirds of the Latino vote, according to exit polls.  According to an arcitle in NPR, that support is beginning to erode.

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  • ICE arrests almost 3,000 convicted criminal aliens; Obama Blames GOP for Lack of Immigration Reform

    • September 28, 2011
    • Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, ICE, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Morton, Obama, Prosecutorial Discretion
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      U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced the results of a seven-day national “Cross Check” enforcement operation-which led to the arrest of more than 2,900 convicted criminal aliens.

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