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A Look at Immigrant Detention Facilities: Abuses and Proposed Reform
Last week, Detention Watch Network (DWN) launched its “Expose and Close” campaign, an initiative designed to reveal the egregious human rights violations taking place in immigrant detention facilities throughout the United States and to advocate for reform. As part of this campaign, DWN, in collaboration with human rights advocates, community organizers, legal service providers, and […]
Read MoreLAC Wins Release of H-1B Fraud Documents for AILA
For Immediate Release LAC Wins Release of H-1B Fraud Documents for AILA Washington, D.C.—USCIS released in full the four remaining contested documents in a FOIA lawsuit brought by the American Immigration Council’s Legal Action Center (LAC) and Steptoe & Johnson LLP on behalf of AILA. The documents plainly describe – in more detail than documents […]
Read MoreUS Immigration Reforms: Indians Want Obama to Cut Long Wait for Green Cards
The Economic Times November 18, 2012 Every US presidential election throws up its share of surprises, and this time it was the Latino voters. The fact that over 70% of them voted for Barack Obama has turned the spotlight on immigration reforms, which have been largely on hold in the run-up to the elections. No […]
Read MoreUS Immigration Reforms: Indians Want Obama to Cut Long Wait for Green Cards
The Economic Times November 18, 2012 Every US presidential election throws up its share of surprises, and this time it was the Latino voters. The fact that over 70% of them voted for Barack Obama has turned the spotlight on immigration reforms, which have been largely on hold in the run-up to the elections. No […]
Read MoreBorder Follies: Liberalising Migration Could Deliver a Huge Boost to Global Output
The Economist November 17, 2012 IN BAD economic times the temptation to bash immigration is overwhelming. “Get the stench out of Greece,” runs a slogan of Golden Dawn, an increasingly popular anti-immigrant party there. David Cameron has pledged to more than halve annual net migration into Britain by 2015. In America Republicans are wondering how […]
Read MoreGreen Cards and Red Flags
Business Standard November 17, 2012 The US’s policy of limiting the number of immigrants is traumatic for visa seekers and bad news for its economy. Indira Kanan reviews a new book that proposes a solution. The United States welcomes immigrants. Immigrants love the United States. They start companies, lots of them, and create thousands of […]
Read MoreNew Hope on Immigration
The New York Times November 17, 2012 Funny how quickly some principles collapse when given the right kind of shove. One day, the Republican Party is rock-ribbed restrictionist, dedicated to the proposition that unauthorized immigrants are an invading army of job stealers, welfare moochers and criminals whose only acceptable destiny is to be caught and […]
Read MoreGreen Cards and Red Flags
Business Standard November 17, 2012 The US’s policy of limiting the number of immigrants is traumatic for visa seekers and bad news for its economy. Indira Kanan reviews a new book that proposes a solution. The United States welcomes immigrants. Immigrants love the United States. They start companies, lots of them, and create thousands of […]
Read MoreNew Hope on Immigration
The New York Times November 17, 2012 Funny how quickly some principles collapse when given the right kind of shove. One day, the Republican Party is rock-ribbed restrictionist, dedicated to the proposition that unauthorized immigrants are an invading army of job stealers, welfare moochers and criminals whose only acceptable destiny is to be caught and […]
Read MoreRubio Shapes Immigration Into GOP Issue
National Journal November 15, 2012 Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is shaping immigration into an issue that Republicans can embrace without getting lambasted by the party base. He is doing it by moving away from discussing whether the current undocumented population should have a path to citizenship and talking instead about the future flow of immigrants […]
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