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H-1B Restrictions Harm, Not Help Economy
Everyone agrees that we urgently need to fix the economy, but there are many different ideas about how to do it. In the latest Congressional debate over the stimulus bill, restricting immigration came up as a way to protect U.S. workers. While the final language of the bill is still in flux, what’s troubling is […]
Read MoreCommunities Across the Nation Rethink Hard-Line Immigration Laws
Amidst a deep economic recession and a growing climate of fear and alienation within immigrant communities, many states, cities and counties that “plunged into the immigration debate are having second thoughts,” reports USA Today. In states like Texas, Alabama and elsewhere, hard-line immigration legislation has been repealed or modified by lawmakers that have come to […]
Read MoreICE’s Costly Net Catches Non-Fugitives, Misses Violent Criminals
The Bush Administration’s increased interior enforcement measures were originally billed as necessary for national security and public safety. But it appears that very few terrorists or violent criminals have been caught. A new report by the Migration Policy Institute entitled “Collateral Damage: An Examination of ICE’s Fugitive Operations Program” finds that as their budget multiplies […]
Read MoreHow Expanding E-Verify in the Stimulus Bill Would Hurt American Workers and Business
Expanding mandatory E-Verify as part of the stimulus package would threaten the jobs of thousands of U.S. citizens, decrease productivity, saddle U.S. businesses with additional costs, and hinder the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) ability to provide benefits to needy and deserving Americans – all at a time when we need to stimulate our economy. The fact is: expanding E-Verify now would decelerate the Stimulus Package and slow America’s economic recovery.
Read MoreCIS Ignores the Facts: Immigration Important Concern for Latino Voters
The Center for Immigration Studies tries to snatch anti-immigrant victory from the jaws of electoral defeat in a new report about Latino voters in the 2008 election. According to the report, the widespread perception among Latinos that the Republican Party is hostile to immigrants played no appreciable role in their decision about whether to vote […]
Read MoreSenators Lay Out 2009 Priorities at Progressive Media Summit
Last week at the 2009 Senate Democratic Progressive Media Summit Democratic Senators laid out priorities for 2009. Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid spoke with great force about the need to enact immigration reform and his intention to do so in the coming year. While he prefaced his comments by stating that immigration is the issue […]
Read MoreFAIR Gets It Wrong Again
This week FAIR-an anti-immigration hate group— issued another new report based on dubious facts and assertions. “Immigration Lobbying: A Window Into the World of Special Interests” ultimately shows that the vast majority of groups lobbying on immigration legislation are not “pro-enforcement-only,” but rather support a comprehensive approach to immigration reform-including enforcement. Of course, this was […]
Read MoreImmigration Battle Rages on at State and Local Levels
It’s not just Congress that’s getting back to work. State legislators are also returning to state capitals for another year of lawmaking. This year immigration is likely to be a prominent issue, just as it has been in the past. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the number of immigration-related bills introduced […]
Read MoreMadoff Scandal Hits Immigration Group
CBS Reports: “Groups that were helping the most, were hurt the most.” Millionares, movie stars, and prestigious universities weren’t the only ones affected by the Berni Madoff $50 billion Ponzi investment scandal. Dozens of public interest organizations have been hit by the disastrous collapse of Madoff’s scheme, including the Heartland Alliance, which runs the National […]
Read MoreArpaio Only One Smiling in Maricopa County
Video by America’s Voice. NOTE: This story first appeared in the Huffington Post. Smile, You’re Under Arrest”–that’s the name of a new reality TV show starring none other than Sheriff Joe Arpaio of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). Yet Maricopa County citizens aren’t smiling as Arpaio’s tactics have wreaked a lot of havoc, and […]
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