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Statement for the House Homeland Security Committee on “Ending the Crisis: America’s Borders and the Path to Security”
The statement shares our analysis and research regarding an unnecessary border wall and the already massive investment that has been made along the Southwest border.
Read MoreStatement for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittees on National Security and Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules on “The Fiscal Costs of the President’s Executive Actions on Immigration”
The statement shares our analysis and research regarding the legal and historical authority for the President’s recent deferred action programs, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA), details the significant economic benefits of the deferred actions programs, and explains significant social benefits of the programs.
Read More‘We Just Heard Screaming.’ ICE Arrests 280 Workers in Texas Immigration Raid
The scene outside a technology repair company in Allen, Texas on Wednesday was bleak. In the aftermath of an immigration raid, family members gathered to make phone calls, connect with attorneys, and give support to the workers arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that afternoon. ICE agents arrested more than 280 employees suspected of […]
Read MoreHouston Chronicle Opinion: Texas has a nursing shortage. Don’t prevent me from becoming one.
As a freshman at Texas Woman’s University, I’m working toward my dream of becoming a nurse. I hope to give compassionate care to Texans and also help address the state’s nursing shortage because of a growing demand for nurses and lack of supply. But now two bills in the Texas Legislature would significantly raise education costs for […]
Read More‘Your Client Is Going Bye-Bye.’ New Investigation Details Immigration Judges’ Cruel Behavior in El Paso Court
Texas—and specifically El Paso—has been ground zero for many of the incredibly harmful policies introduced under the Trump administration, such as family separation, returning asylum seekers to Mexico to wait for hearings, and keeping migrant families under an overpass for days to wait for processing. Findings uncovered in a new complaint, however, reveal profound deficiencies […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Needs Science Teachers — Ending the H-4 EAD Pushes This One Out
Dr. Jagruti Vedamati came to the United States from India in 2007, after she met a professor from the University of Southern California who recognized her scientific talent and urged her to complete her PhD in his department. After graduating, however, she sat at home, unable to contribute her skills to the U.S. workforce. That’s […]
Read MoreComplaint Brings Injustice in El Paso Immigration Court to Light
The complaint demands an immediate investigation into systemic due process concerns at the El Paso Service Processing Center (SPC) immigration court in El Paso, Texas.
Read MoreLas Vegas Sun Letter: Help Dreamers help Nevada
Recently, House Democrats introduced a bill to protect Dreamers — young immigrants who, like me, came to this country as children and want nothing more than the chance to live and work without fear of deportation. Like 13,000 other Nevadans, I have been on a roller coaster of fear and anxiety since President Donald Trump […]
Read MoreLexington Herald-Leader Opinion: I’m a Dreamer fighting for civil rights – and my place in America
The first time I boarded a U.S. domestic flight, I was 17 years old. I was traveling to Denver to present at a National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) conference, and I beamed as I showed my ID and was waved through security. As a Dreamer, brought here from El Salvador when I was five, it […]
Read MoreWithout an H-4 EAD, Hotel Owner Could Lose Business, Fire U.S. Workers
Several times a week, Rakesh Patel makes the 98-mile commute from his home in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, to the Gateway Inn & Suites he owns and manages in Waupun. Although the drive can be taxing, Patel is thrilled to run his own business. “I love the freedom of working for myself, managing people and clients, and […]
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