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Untangling DHSā Record High Deportation Numbers
- October 20, 2011
- Category: American Immigration Council, Border Security, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, ICE, Parole in Place, Prosecutorial Discretion, Secure Communities
1 CommentĀ It was another record breaking year for deportations, with DHS logging 396,906 removals during Fiscal Year 2011. While the raw number is not in doubt, its meaning is far from clear, according to the American Immigration Council.Ā
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Record deportations of illegal immigrants under Obama
- October 18, 2011
- Category: Morton, Representaive Luis Gutierrez, Senator Lamar Smith
Ā U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton today announced the agency’s fiscal year 2011 year-end removal numbers, announcing record deportations.Ā
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Republican Candidates: Recent Stances On Immigration
- October 17, 2011
- Category: Bachmann, Cain, Obama, Perry, Romney
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
President Obama came into office with strong Latino support, having won two-thirds of the Latino vote, according to exit polls.Ā 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
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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VOTER DISCONTENT DEEPENS–WHAT WILL OBAMA DO NEXT WITH IMMIGRATION?
- September 7, 2011
- Category: American Immigration Council, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Hispanic, Obama
The Wall Street Journal (Link) reported that a recent poll has found that 51% of Americans disapproveĀ ofĀ the job Mr. Obama is doing as presidentĀ Ā for the first time sinceĀ his inauguration.Ā Ā
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AILA Clarifies DHSās Announcement on Prosecutorial Discretion
- August 28, 2011
- Category: AILA, Immigration Attorney, Obama, Prosecutorial Discretion
Many people areĀ confusedĀ in the wake of DHSās recent announcement about how immigration agencies will useĀ Prosecutorial Discretion in determining low and high priority immigration cases.Ā
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DHS Announces Expansion of Prosecutorial Discretion Guidelines
- August 23, 2011
- Category: Hispanic, Latinos, Parole in Place, Prosecutorial Discretion, Secure Communities
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it would put guidelines in place across all immigration agencies to ensure that its enforcement priorities are focused on removing persons who are most dangerous to the country.
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In the Debate Over Immigration and Deportations, the Facts Matter–Rebuttal
- August 17, 2011
- Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Congress, Obama, Secure Communities, White House Blog
The August 2011 White House Blog on immigrationĀ has an articleĀ by Cecilia Munoz, White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.Ā “Fixing the broken immigration system so that it meets Americaās economic and security needs has been and continues to be a priority for President Obama.” See My Rebuttal:
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GOP 2012 Field on Immigration ā The Self-Defeating Strategy Continues
- August 16, 2011
- Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, General, GOP, ICE, Obama, Republicans
Washington, DC ā Just as they have in past election cycles, Republican presidential candidates are struggling with the issue of immigration.