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Congress needs to act with urgency to fix badly broken immigration system
Everyone in Congress agrees that we have an unsustainable immigration crisis. This crisis includes porous borders, poor visa expiration controls, and a labor quota system that does not respond to the labor and production needs of our economy and is, in fact, detrimental to our country in its current state. Thus, after the government shutdown […]
Read MoreCall for Reform with Grover Norquist
In coordination with The Partnership for a New American Economy, Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, will moderate a series of calls with prominent conservative leaders from across the country talking about the need to fix our broken immigration system. ————— February 16, 2015 Prominent Republican donors Spencer Zwick, Mike Fernandez, and Andrew Puzder joined Grover Norquist […]
Read MoreUnderstanding ICE’s Release of Immigrants with Criminal Convictions
Washington D.C. – Understanding the complexities of immigration law and its intersection with criminal law is not easy. Over the past month, a flood of reports about enforcement policies and deportation data have compounded the confusion. Some of these reports were clearly designed to derail genuine and productive conversations around immigration policy reform. Case in […]
Read MoreNativist Report Mischaracterizes and Over Dramatizes ICE Releases
Once again, in an attempt to derail an honest debate about immigration policy, the nativist Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) released a report this week claiming that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is setting free tens of thousands of dangerous criminals. The implication, of course, is that these “criminal aliens” will once again prey […]
Read MoreUnaccompanied Children Deserve Fair Representation in Immigration Courts
News stories and NGO reports continue to document the plight of “unaccompanied children,” and their complex legal issues were brought to the attention of Congress when Attorney General Eric Holder told the House Judiciary Committee last month that the Department of Justice needs to do more to address the problem of unaccompanied children in immigration […]
Read MoreWhy Federal Officials Reminded Schools Not to Discriminate Against Immigrant Students
Last week, the Department of Education took steps to help ensure that undocumented students are not deterred from enrolling at K-12 public schools. The Department issued updated guidance regarding public schools’ responsibility to provide equal access to elementary and secondary education for all students regardless of immigration status. As the Supreme Court ruled in its […]
Read MoreLas Denuncias de Abuso por parte de Agentes Fronterizos Rara Vez Resultan en Acción
Un nuevo informe del American Immigration Council revela la notoria falta de rendición de cuentas y transparencia que afectan a la Patrulla Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos y su agencia matriz, la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por su sigla en inglés). El informe, titulado “Sin Acción: Falta de Rendición de Cuentas por […]
Read MoreGuest Opinion: Reform necessary to encourage immigrant entrepreneurs
Meaningful immigration reform will have a significant impact on job growth and the economy. According to the Kauffman Foundation, immigrants are twice as likely to start a new business as native-born Americans. Unfortunately, our current immigration policies make it exceptionally difficult for foreign entrepreneurs to establish these new businesses. We need to encourage these entrepreneurs […]
Read MoreHigh-Skilled Immigration Boosts Native-Born Wages in Cities
Despite the soaring demand there are only 85,000 H-1B visas available each year for high-skilled workers. And as a new report explains, these foreign workers who often work in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields are helping to boost the wages of native born workers without taking away jobs. In the report published by […]
Read MorePoll Shows That Immigration A Non-Issue for Voters in Rep. Renee Ellmers’ (NC-2) Race
Data show that issue of immigration neither impacted voters’ decisions at the polls nor led to their staying home When presented with the issue of immigration, voters overwhelmingly support Speaker Boehner’s immigration reform plan and want action on immigration reform this year View the poll cross tabs | View the poll questions New York, NY – A […]
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