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Only the Beginning: The Economic Potential of Executive Action on Immigration
The series of executive actions on immigration which President Obama announced on November 20, 2014, would have a beneficial—if modest—impact on the U.S. economy.
Read MoreHouse Judiciary Considers Same Costly, Enforcement-Only ‘Reform’
The House Judiciary Committee devoted two days this week to the markup of three enforcement-only immigration bills. The legislation would strip much-needed protections from an already vulnerable population–including children and asylum seekers–impact the agriculture industry, place burdensome requirements on small business owners, and cost the American taxpayer a lot of money. The Legal Workforce Act, […]
Read MoreNew Immigration Enforcement Policy Remains In Effect Despite Texas Lawsuit
The political lawsuit challenging the legality of parts of President Obama’s Executive Action should fail for a variety of reasons. But the lawsuit has already succeeded in two respects. First, it won a dubious preliminary injunction from a lower court judge temporarily halting the program while the case proceeds. (Earlier this week, the Obama Administration […]
Read MoreCourt Orders DHS to Stop Detaining Mothers and Children to Deter Future Immigration Flow
In June 2014, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began implementing a border security policy of detaining nearly all mothers and children fleeing violence and persecution in Central America. DHS vastly increased its detention capacity for families to “send the message unequivocally that if you come here you will be turned around.” But last Friday, […]
Read MoreReport Shows Deported Parents Will Return to Kids in U.S., Risking Harsh Penalties
President Obama last November announced executive action to temporarily defer deportations for potentially 3.7 million unauthorized immigrant parents of children with U.S. citizenship or green cards, so as to focus enforcement resources on public safety threats and others. A new study by the University of California-Davis Center for Poverty Research provides further support for the […]
Read MoreGOP donors praise Jeb Bush for stance on immigration
Jeb Bush was held up by top Republican donors today as one of the party’s best voices to champion immigration reform in the coming presidential election. Both Mike Fernandez, a major GOP donor in Florida who admitted he was biased, and Spencer Zwick, who national finance chairman of Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign, singled out Bush during […]
Read MoreThe Detention of Children and Their Families is Still Unjust and Still Against the Law
Detaining immigrant children is nothing new. In 1997, the government settled a lawsuit, Flores v. Reno, about the inhumane treatment of immigrant children held in detention. The settlement agreement said officials would follow a set of minimum national standards for the detention, release, and treatment of children subject to immigration detention. That agreement is still […]
Read MorePresidential Perspectives on Immigration
Ah, Presidents’ Day! A time of patriotic celebration when we remember U.S. presidents past and present, as well as the great political achievements of their times—like passing the 1971 Uniform Monday Holiday act, which established Presidents’ Day as part of a three-day weekend. Originally, though, Presidents’ Day was established in recognition of America’s […]
Read MoreHow Leveraging Immigrants’ Skills Could Further Boost U.S. Economy
Now is certainly a good time to think about ways in which to realize the full potential of the immigrant workforce. There are more than 26 million foreign-born workers in the United States, and just over 8 million of them are unauthorized. Two-thirds of all unauthorized immigrants have lived here for at least 15 years. […]
Read MoreInternational Love
Five Valentine’s Day Power Couples & Their Immigration Stories These famous couples may have been born in different countries, but as all true romantics know, love has no boundaries. Check out the immigration stories that brought these dynamo duos together, and join PNAE in wishing international couples across the globe a very happy Valentine’s Day. […]
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