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Motion for Preliminary Injunction Filed to Compel DHS to Implement International Entrepreneur Rule
a motion for a preliminary injunction in federal court in Washington, D.C. to compel the Department of Homeland Security to implement the International Entrepreneur Rule pending final judgment of the suit brought by NVCA and the other plaintiffs.
Read MoreImmigration Arrests at Courthouses Are Under Fire From State Officials
Heightened immigration enforcement has in turn heightened fear, anxiety, and confusion throughout the country. Arrests and stops by federal immigration officials at state and local courthouses is one of the more disconcerting aspects of this new era of enforcement—and a growing number of state officials and supreme court Justices have said Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
Read MoreArizona Immigration Reform Coalition Responds to the Announcement of the SUCCEED Act, Calls on State Delegation to Support DREAMers in the Economy
Phoenix, AZ — Today, the Arizona Immigration Reform Coalition responded to the announcement of the SUCCEED Act, legislation that addresses the uncertain future of DREAMers following the announcement to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. The group urged the Arizona Congressional Delegation to support reforms that allow DREAMers to remain in the economy […]
Read MoreMcClatchy: GOP bill will offer Dreamers citizenship after ‘extreme vetting’
Sen. Thom Tillis will introduce his “conservative Dream Act” on Monday that would provide a pathway to citizenship for as many as 2.5 million young undocumented immigrants, but one that is long and involves “extreme vetting.” The North Carolina Republican and cosponsor James Lankford, an Oklahoma Republican, will pitch the plan as “merit-based” relief that must be […]
Read MoreAmerica’s ‘Avocado Mayor’ Says Immigration Reform Long Overdue
For experienced California avocado growers like Fallbrook’s 80-year-old Charlie Wolk, the industry’s most pressing problem is crystal clear: There just aren’t enough workers to go around. “Somebody told me, ‘Well, we have to pay people more,’ ” Wolk says. “And I said that paying them isn’t the issue — you don’t have a body to […]
Read MoreForeign Entrepreneurs Would Have Benefited From This Rule—The Trump Administration Wants to Rescind It, So We Sued
The Trump administration has repeatedly promised to create jobs in the United States, and yet it has delayed a policy that would have fostered the growth of innovative companies and guaranteed thousands of jobs for American workers. The “problem” for the administration appears clear: though this policy would allow the United States to capitalize on […]
Read MoreTrump Administration Issues New Visa Sanctions on Four Countries, In Retaliation for Their Stance on Deportation
Following through on a directive from President Trump made during his first week in office, the State Department on Monday invoked a rarely-used law to impose visa restrictions on Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, declaring each country “recalcitrant” for refusing to accept the return of immigrants that the United States has ordered deported. Three […]
Read MoreWashington Post: Distinguished persons of the week
President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions this week chose to use the beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program as fodder in their battle for the hearts of angry white nationalists. Their phony legal deadline — no lawsuit had been filed — concocted by Republican governors (with or without collaboration with […]
Read MoreArizona Business and Industry Leaders Release Open Letter to the Arizona Congressional Delegation in Response to the Decision to End DACA
Phoenix, AZ — Today, Arizona business and industry leaders released an open letter addressed to the Arizona Congressional Delegation in response to the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. The group cited economic data compiled by New American Economy (NAE) on the DACA-eligible population in the state, and called on the […]
Read MoreArizona Immigration Reform Coalition Responds to Trump Administration’s Decision to End the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, Calls on Congress to Pass Bipartisan DREAM Act to Keep State Economy Strong
Phoenix, AZ — Today, the Arizona Immigration Reform Coalition responded to President Trump’s announcement to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, opposing the decision to remove the thousands of individuals that help make Arizona’s economy stronger. The coalition called for Congressional solutions that instead harness the power of the foreign-born individuals eligible […]
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