House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement
Washington D.C. – Today, the newly named House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement held its first hearing of the new session entitled, “ICE Worksite Enforcement – Up to the Job?” The name change seems to be a signal that Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith and Subcommittee Chairman Elton Gallegly… Read More
State Legislators Attack Fundamental Constitutional Values
Washington, D.C. – Today, State Legislators for Legal Immigration (SLLI), a coalition of state legislators, revealed their plan to challenge the 14th Amendment and the Constitutional definition of citizenship. Claiming that they need to correct a “monumental misapplication of the 14th Amendment” and protect their states from the “illegal alien… Read More
News: Immigration Reform Group Adds 12 Arizona Leaders
Phoenix Business Journal: A dozen Arizona business leaders join the fight for sensible immigration reform. Read More. Read More
News: Cleveland Mayor Signs on In Support of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Cleveland Live: Mayor Frank Jackson becomes the first Midwest mayor to join the Partnership for a New American Economy. Read More. Read More
State Lawmakers from Critical States Speak Out in Favor of DREAM Act
Washington D.C. – Today, a group of state legislators from Colorado, Massachusetts, Maine, Texas, and Utah participated in a briefing to share their support for federal legislation know as the DREAM Act. The bi-partisan DREAM Act passed the House of Representatives and awaits a final vote in the Senate in… Read More
Press Release: Partnership Grows to Over 100 Members
Partnership Co-Chair Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the Partnership for a New American Economy has now grown to over 100 mayors and CEOs, representing leading companies and major cities from across the country. Mayor Bloomberg spoke at the New York Stock Exchange at the annual meeting of the Partnership for… Read More
Press Release: Speech by Mayor Bloomberg on Immigration and National Economic Growth
Partnership Co-Chair Mayor Michael Bloomberg highlighted immigration reform as a key component of a national plan for economic growth and job creation. Mayor Bloomberg gave his remarks to assembled civic and business leaders at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in an event co-sponsored by the Association for a Better New York… Read More
Restrictionist Group Continues Cynical Legacy of Counting Costs While Ignoring Benefits
In a new report, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) paints a misleading financial portrait of the DREAM Act. The report, entitled Estimating the Impact of the DREAM Act, claims that the bill would be a burden on U.S. taxpayers and would “crowd out” native-born students in the… Read More
Legal Action Center Argues for Greater Federal Court Oversight of Immigration Decisions
Washington D.C. – In a continuing effort to promote greater federal court oversight of immigration decision-making, the American Immigration Council’s Legal Action Center (LAC) recently submitted amicus (friend of the court) briefs in two cases involving motions to reopen. For noncitizens facing removal from the United States, a motion to… Read More
The American Immigration Council Addresses Problems with Draft Immigration Detainer Policy
Washington D.C. – The American Immigration Council has joined a number of organizations in formally commenting on a proposed detainer policy issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Detainers are requests from ICE to local law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to hold people – whom they suspect may be… Read More
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