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BostonHerald.com November 13, 2012 President Obama had a convenient excuse for failing to pursue a comprehensive immigration reform bill in his first term — those darn Republicans in the House, they were just out to obstruct him at every turn. That ignored the fact that Democrats held the House for the first two years, when […]
Read MoreGOP Talks About Immigration Reform But Will It Change Its Tone?
The Huffington Post November 13, 2012 We made history. After all the doubts and questions about Latino voter turnout, the fastest-growing minority group in the country squashed all hearsay and pundit-talk in record numbers, carrying President Obama to reelection and giving other Democratic candidates the push they needed. Now, we are hearing a wave of […]
Read MoreUnderstanding the Important Symbolism of the Maryland DREAM Act Victory
While much of last week’s energy was focused on Latino voter turnout in the Presidential race— and the subsequent recognition that immigration reform was all but inevitable—there was another major victory for immigration policy that came out of Maryland. Voters in the state supported through referendum their legislature’s decision to provide in-state tuition to undocumented […]
Read MoreCouncil Commends Latest Ruling Allowing Immigration Judges to Consider Evidence of Hardship
Washington, D.C.—Last Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a unanimous ruling that will allow Immigration Judges to exercise discretion in cases involving lawful permanent residents (LPRs) whose removal would cause extreme hardship to family members in the United States. The ruling is the latest opinion from a federal appellate court […]
Read MoreImmigration Reform Should Be Priority: HuffPost/YouGov Poll
Huff Post Politics November 12, 2012 More than two-thirds of Americans believe immigration reform should be a priority during President Barack Obama’s second term, according to a HuffPost/YouGov poll released Monday. The figures show growing momentum for immigration reform, which Democrats and Republicans alike have said they hope to tackle next year. Although there is […]
Read MoreElection May Force Congress To Act On Tech Immigration
Computer World November 7, 2012 President Barack Obama believes this election will usher in immigration reform, which will include action on tech visa issues. There is enough support in the Senate and House to increase work visas, temporary and permanent. But supporters of comprehensive immigration reform have stopped piecemeal, special-interest driven immigration legislation to keep […]
Read MoreElections Demand a New Way Forward on Immigration
Even before the election was called for President Obama last night, pundits and pollsters were remarking on the fact that immigration—or more specifically, anti-immigrant policies—were a death knell for Mitt Romney. Today, the analysis of whether and how the Republican party recovers from its devastatingly poor showing among Latinos—the key demographic group of the 21st […]
Read MoreNativist Group Releases Hopelessly Flawed Report on Immigrants and Job Creation
By Patrick Oakford, Research Assistant for the Economic Policy Team at the Center for American Progress. Last week the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) released a shocking report claiming that most new jobs created under President Obama have gone to immigrants. Aside from the sheer incorrectness of the claim, being founded on flawed methodologies, CIS […]
Read MoreImmigrant Entrepreneurs Open for Business
Des Moines Register November 3, 2012 Betty Garcia embraces the term “immigrant entrepreneur” as a badge of pride. She says her family hasn’t had it as easy as native-born Americans in turning Tortilleria Sonora, whose name hints at both the product and her family’s origins, into a successful business. … “It’s important to recognize backgrounds,” […]
Read MoreTracking the Immigration Agencies’ Actions Amidst Hurricane Sandy
Update (11/2): USCIS has posted this reminder of special services and temporary relief that may be available to individuals affected by Hurricane Sandy, including expedited processing of employment authorization documents and extensions of certain non-immigrant status designations. In its discretion, USCIS will also take it into account requests from individuals who were unable submit evidence […]
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