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Immigration Reform Update
- May 26, 2010
- Category: Immigration
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On May 25, 2010, the President made the following comments about immigration at the President’s Meeting with the Senate Republican Conference: On immigration, the President noted that many in the conference have supported efforts before to fix a broken system and impose accountability at our borders, accountability for employers who undercut the law by hiring

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Pass the DREAM Act
- March 26, 2010
- Category: Immigration Law
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According to Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois and Rep. Howard Berman of California, about 65,000 high school graduates in the United States every year face limited prospects due to their undocumented status. Most have been in their country for years due to decisions made by their parents when they were children. Under the rigorous provisions

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Judge Strikes Down ‘Keeping Families Together’ Parole Process
November 13, 2024
After initially blocking the Biden administration’s recent move to promote family unity for some U.S. citizens with undocumented spouses in August, a federal judge in Texas issued a final judgment last week ending the parole process altogether. Judge J. Campbell Barker found that the whole concept of “parole in place” – the practice of granting […] The post Judge Strikes Down ‘Keeping Families Together’ Parole Process appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
Biden Should Use His Authority to Protect Vulnerable Immigrants Before He Leaves Office
November 13, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump vowed to deport millions of immigrants in his successful bid for a second term at the White House. This week, we gained a clearer picture about how he aims to fulfill this promise. Tom Homan, former acting chief for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), will oversee border policy and work to fulfill […] The post Biden Should Use His Authority to Protect Vulnerable Immigrants Before He Leaves Office appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Asylum Seekers’ Rights to Present at POEs
November 4, 2024
Ports of entry along our borders are supposed to be where people in need of protection can come to seek humanitarian relief. But since 2016, every presidential administration has used different tactics to turn people away from ports of entry (POEs) along the U.S.-Mexico border before they even get there. Finally, in October, the Ninth […] The post Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Asylum Seekers’ Rights to Present at POEs appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
What Is the ‘Bipartisan Border Bill’ and How Would It Change the US Immigration System?
November 1, 2024
The “bipartisan border bill” has been front and center in the presidential election, but it is often presented to the public without clarity on what the bill would actually do. In May, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced S. 4361, the Border Act of 2024. This bill includes nearly identical provisions to a bipartisan immigration […] The post What Is the ‘Bipartisan Border Bill’ and How Would It Change the US Immigration System? appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
Seasonal Immigrant Workers Are in High Demand. America’s H-2B Visa Program Isn’t Keeping Up.
November 1, 2024
Foreign workers have long provided critical support to American businesses in the busy seasons—filling temporary, seasonal jobs when domestic workers were not available. This support—almost always of manual labor—is possible due to the H-2 visa program, which Congress created in 1952 with the aim of “alleviating labor shortages … particularly in periods of intense production.” […] The post Seasonal Immigrant Workers Are in High Demand. America’s H-2B Visa Program Isn’t Keeping Up. appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]

Immigration Reform Update

Pass the DREAM Act