What Does Record Low Migration From Mexico Mean for Immigration Reform?
By Walter EwingIn what could be an historic event, the number of unauthorized immigrants coming from Mexico to the United States has fallen drastically in recent years—dropping from 525,000 annually in...
View ArticleHouse Comm. Takes Up Bills That Would Indefinitely Detain Immigrants and...
by Travis PackerIn the absence of a federal immigration overhaul, state lawmakers have attempted—many in vain—to address immigration at the state-level. Equally misguided, however, are recent efforts...
View ArticleOur Broken Immigration System Requires Solutions that Embrace Discretion, Not...
By Mary GiovagnoliOver the last six months, Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX), along with other members of the House Judiciary Committee, have engaged in an all-out effort to turn back the clock on our...
View ArticleU.S-Mexico Border Residents Not Surprised by Falling Crime Stats
By Michele WaslinListening to politicians, one would think that the border is rife with murder, arson, theft, kidnapping, and every other type of violent crime imaginable. Unfortunately, those who...
View ArticleProsecutorial Discretion and the Legacy of John Lennon
BY LEON WILDES AND SHOBA SIVAPRASA WADHIAMost remember John Lennon as a former Beatle, a brilliant musician, husband to artist Yoko Ono and target for deportation by the Nixon Administration. Less...
View ArticleReport Reveals Basic Misunderstanding of Deportation Process
by Ben WinogradAs readers of this blog know, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) often issues studiesthatmakeuscringe. Earlier this week, however, the DC-based restrictionist organization issued a...
View ArticlePresident Obama Promises to Keep Promising Immigration Reform at Latino...
By Seth HoyAmid frustrated shouts of “Yes, You Can!” from advocates in the audience, President Obama again deferred the power to fix our broken immigration system to Congress today during a speech at...
View ArticleArizona’s Latest Border Fence Initiative Yet Another Obstacle to Fighting Crime
By Terry Goddard, Former Arizona Attorney GeneralOver the years, Arizona has seen an exceptional number of frauds, consumer scams and rip offs. Maybe the heat stimulates the flimflam artists, but the...
View ArticleDHS Acknowledges that U.S. Immigration Policy Needs to Spark Economy and...
By Paul ZulkieYesterday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced a series of policy...
View ArticleWashington Farmers Fear Economic Impact of National E-Verify Bill
By Seth Hoyuch like farmers in Georgia who are experiencing labor shortages due to HB 87—the state’s new immigration law which mandates use of E-Verify—growers in Washington state fear that a similar,...
View ArticleTime to Tackle Immigration Now that the Border is More “Secure” Than Ever,...
By Walter Ewing The U.S.-Mexico border isn’t what it used to be. That is the over-arching theme of a new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP), entitled Safer than Ever. The report...
View ArticleWhat’s the Value of Keeping Undocumented Youth in the Shadows?
By Travis PackerThe real life psychological ramifications of young immigrants struggling with their unauthorized status are often glossed over in the larger immigration debate. In a recent journal...
View ArticleICE Clears Itself of Misconduct in Internal Investigation, Draws Ire from...
By Seth HoyAs if immigrant rights groups needed another reason to distrust the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cleared its agents of any...
View ArticleImmigration Restrictionists Take SB 1070 to Supreme Court
By Ben WinogradMore than a year after SB 1070 was initially enjoined in federal court, the immigration restrictionists behind Arizona’s misguided immigration law have brought their case to the Supreme...
View ArticleReligious Community Latest to Join Battle Against Alabama’s Extreme...
By Seth HoyWith only weeks until Alabama’s extreme anti-immigrant law, HB 56, is slated to take effect (September 1), the coalition of groups challenging the law continues to grow larger by the week....
View ArticleNation’s Highest Imm Court Says Gov Can Ask Questions First, Explain Right to...
By Ben WinogradAs any Law & Order enthusiast knows, when a criminal suspect is placed under arrest, no interrogation can begin until police recite the famous “Miranda” warnings required by the...
View ArticleHow Will DHS’s Prosecutorial Discretion Guidelines Impact Gay and Lesbian...
By Seth HoyYesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they would take concrete steps to implement existing guidance on prosecutorial discretion in an attempt to provide relief...
View ArticleDHS Detains Unauthorized Immigrants as They Attempt to Leave the U.S.
By Walter EwingIt is tempting to imagine that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has adopted a kinder and more just approach to its immigration enforcement mission. After all, the department...
View ArticleAnti-Immigrant Activists Hysterical Over Recent DHS Guidelines
By Walter EwingAnti-immigrant activists are nothing if not predictable. They scream “amnesty” whenever any administration or congress tries to inject a little justice and humanity into our broken...
View ArticleLike Previous Administrations, Obama is Using Existing Laws to Improve our...
By Mary GiovagnoliThe attacks on the Obama Administration from some immigration restrictionists are likely to escalate when Congress returns from its August recess, given the recent announcement that...
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