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Council Challenges Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained Through Unlawful Conduct
The American Immigration Council’s Legal Action Center argued that local police violated the Fourth Amendment by unnecessarily prolonging an individual’s detention based solely on the suspicion that he was not lawfully present in the United States. In Arizona v. United States, the Supreme Court cautioned against prolonging a detention to investigate immigration status when it […]
Read MoreChanging Face Of America Increases Urgency For STEM Immigration Reform
The Hill November 27, 2012 How to put the nation’s economy on the path for growth and job creation was the central debate in this year’s election. Now that the campaign is over, the public lens remains focused on our economy; but the nation as a whole is also beginning to see a different demographic […]
Read MoreA Start On Immigration
The Roanoke Times November 27, 2012 The STEM Jobs Act, scheduled for a vote in the House of Representatives this week, is not a perfect bill. It is, however, an affirmative sign that Congress may finally be ready to address serious immigration reform. The measure, expected to pass the Republican-controlled chamber, would expand the availability […]
Read MoreBipartisanship Needed On Skilled Immigration Reform
Forbes November 27, 2012 While the prospects for compromise on taxes and spending seem to change from one day to the next, there have been encouraging signs since the election for those seeking meaningful immigration reform. Such reform is essential for a variety of reasons. As post-election analysts scrutinized the election demographics, one statistic has […]
Read MoreSTEM Bill Still Plagued by Politics
In 2010, the lame duck session of Congress was dominated by debate over the DREAM Act, which passed the House of Representatives before succumbing to a conservative-led filibuster in the Senate. Congress will again tackle a significant immigration measure during the current lame duck session, with the House expected to vote on Friday on a […]
Read MoreMicrosoft Push For Worker Visas Raises Concerns, Exposes Loopholes
The Seattle Times November 26, 2012 Microsoft intended to jump start stalled immigration reform — and help fill thousands of job vacancies — when it offered to pay the government a bounty for extra visas to hire more foreign workers. But the offer has stirred up new concerns about the federal guest-worker program Microsoft is […]
Read MoreHouse To Mull GOP Immigration Bill
Newsday November 26, 2012 House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislation that would expand visas for foreign science and technology students and make it easier for those with green cards to bring their immediate families to the United States. […]
Read MoreMake History on Immigration Reform: Address History First
Huffington Post November 26, 2012 No longer can the president of the United States defer dealing with immigration. While it was barely a campaign issue, for America to continue avoiding comprehensive immigration reform is plainly inexcusable. When President Obama takes up immigration reform in 2013 he must make absolutely clear the reasoning driving many Latin […]
Read MoreKris Kobach Continues Digging Immigration Hole
Despite a general consensus that adopting “self-deportation” as immigration policy helped sink Mitt Romney’s White House aspirations, the architect of this philosophy, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, isn’t ready to give in. Kobach doesn’t seem to care that most in his party have awakened to the fact that they are in a “death spiral” […]
Read MoreVisas For Tech Entrepreneurs May Get Lawmakers’ Focus
Investor’s Business Daily November 23, 2012 Observers expect lawmakers to resume efforts to create a streamlined visa designed specifically for tech entrepreneurs, now that the presidential election is over. “After the election, the politicians … will come to their senses,” said Vivek Wadhwa, a Stanford Law School fellow. It makes financial sense for the U.S. […]
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