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The SAFE Act: Shortsighted and Costly Posted on 19 Jun 2013 at 10:10am WASHINGTON, DC ? The House Judiciary Committee approved its first immigration bill late last night. Ali Noorani, Executive Director at the National Immigration Forum, made the following statement r...

“CBO —the push Congress needs to move immigration reform past the finish line... Posted on 18 Jun 2013 at 3:43pm WASHINGTON, DC ? Following the release of scoring data regarding the S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, by the Congressional Budget Office, Ali Nooran...

Gowdy Immigration Bill Would Be a Burden Posted on 18 Jun 2013 at 10:07am WASHINGTON, D.C. ? As the House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing this morning on H.R. 2278, the ?Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement (SAFE) Act,? Ali Noorani, Executive Director at the National I...

On DACA Anniversary, Momentum for Reform Continues to Build Posted on 14 Jun 2013 at 1:34pm WASHINGTON, D.C. ? On June 15, 2012, the Obama administration announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which temporarily removes the threat of deportation from young DRE...

Senate to Continue Voting on Amendments Next Week Posted on 13 Jun 2013 at 11:32am WASHINGTON, DC -- The following is a quote from Ali Noorani, Executive Director at the National Immigration Forum, regarding the close of Senate floor debate for the week:

"This week's floor debat...


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Link to livestream of Senate CIR markup session Posted on 9 May 2013 at 8:51am

http://www.senate.gov/isvp/?comm=judiciary&type=live&filename=judiciary050913

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Immigration reform plan unveiled? Posted on 16 Apr 2013 at 9:32am

Some good, some bad. All of it subject to change. It’s Washington of course. Tons of wasted money on border security and “triggers” (they seem toothless though). The bill would eliminate the divers...

Comprehensive immigration reform on the way? Posted on 28 Jan 2013 at 11:11am

It’s not great but it’s a start. A group of 8 senators has cobbled together a mish-mosh of immigration plans. Think of a mashup of the Dream Act, the Achieve Act, a guestworker plan, and then every...

Refusing to deal with CIR the GOP controlled House passes the DOA Stem Act Posted on 30 Nov 2012 at 9:30pm

The GOP controlled House passed AKA the Stem Jobs Act which would do away with the Diversity Visa (too many brown people win it for the GOP I’m sure) and treating immigration as a zero-sum game tak...

The push for comprehensive immigration reform begins. Posted on 11 Jan 2009 at 8:33pm

So does the push back. Religious and labor leaders called upon Congress and President-elect Obama to pass a comprehensive immigration package this year and said that the U.S. economy could not be r...

Legalization Would Not Threaten Social Security by immigrationprof
Posted on 19 Jun 2013 at 2:39pm From the National Committee to Preserve Social Security: Comprehensive Immigration Reform is not a Threat to Social Security It is estimated that there are about 11 million undocumented workers in ...

Coalition Urges Boehner to take Bipartisan Route to Reform by immigrationprof
Posted on 19 Jun 2013 at 12:48pm From the New Democrat Coalition: Gutierrez, House Working Group on Immigration Dems Meet with New Democrat Coalition to Plan Future of Comprehensive Reform Bill Join New Dem Immigration Leaders in ...

SEIU and NAM Jointly Urge Congress for Immigration Reform by immigrationprof
Posted on 19 Jun 2013 at 12:44pm From the National Association of Manufacturers: Immigration reform has clearly drawn the interest of a wide and varied group, and I wanted to draw your attention to a letter that represents one of ...

Congressional Budget Office; Innigration Reform "Would Boost Economic Output" by immigrationprof
Posted on 19 Jun 2013 at 8:53am The Congressional Budget Office concludes that the proposed immigration reform bill "would boost economic output. Taking account of all economic effects (including those reflected in the cost estim...

Will House Republicans Kill Immigration Reform? by immigrationprof
Posted on 19 Jun 2013 at 8:13am CNN reports that the immigration reform bill is in jeopardy. House Republicans are lining up against any path to legalization. Stay tuned. KJ


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Comment: Speed Bump to CIR Continue

Article: Immigration Reform: H4 Visa Holders - Have Your Voice Heard! by Tahm...

Article: Immigration Reform - Part 1-The Waiver by Dan Vara

Blogging: Immigration Compliance Provisions in Immigration Reform Bill by Bru...

Blogging: First the Hate, Then the Hypocrisy - Immigration Reform Opponents S...

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Jailing Immigrants Indefinitely an Assault on Due Process: Bruce Einhorn by skiramen@gmail.com (Daniel M. Kowalski)
Posted on 19 Jun 2013 at 6:29am

"Americans would be surprised to learn that thousands of the prisoners in our massive system are immigration detainees, wasting away in jail while awaiting their deportation hearings.  In many case...

A Swimmingly Good Immigration Solution to Border Security by skiramen@gmail.com (Daniel M. Kowalski)
Posted on 18 Jun 2013 at 4:01am

Let's hope CIR doesn't end up 'swimming with the fishes.' - Angelo A. Paparelli reminds Congress that:

Spoof (I Hope) - Deport the Statue of Liberty? by skiramen@gmail.com (Daniel M. Kowalski)
Posted on 13 Jun 2013 at 12:21pm

"In this time of crisis, we believe that there is no room for negotiation when it comes to the legal status of our nation’s residents and culture.  As Congress debates immigration reform, it is imp...

A Senate First: Floor Speech Entirely in Spanish by skiramen@gmail.com (Daniel M. Kowalski)
Posted on 12 Jun 2013 at 3:12am

"If the Senate is going to spend the entire month of June debating immigration reform, then Sen. Timothy M. Kaine (D-Va.) figured he should say a word or two in Spanish.  A large part of the moment...

Shootings by CBP Agents Increase Border Tensions by skiramen@gmail.com (Daniel M. Kowalski)
Posted on 11 Jun 2013 at 6:28am

"As rocks hurled from Mexico rained down on United States Border Patrol agents one night last October, at least one of the agents drew his gun and fired across the border, striking a teenager 11 ti...

The Real Threat from Comprehensive Immigration Reform by American Thinker
Posted on 20 Jun 2013 at 4:01am The entire purpose of comprehensive immigration reform is to lock in a permanent Democrat majority. Unable to win on the battlefield of ideas, Democrats want to steal victory by importing recruits ...

Immigration Reform 2013: Policy Experts, Police Rebuff Gowdy's Enforcement Bi... by International Business Times
Posted on 19 Jun 2013 at 11:22pm The House Judiciary, a key committee in the process for passing comprehensive immigration reform, voted 20-15 to approve the Strength and Fortify (SAFE) Act, or H.R.2278, by Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C....

Partisan lines harden in Senate over immigration reform bill - The Hill by jhelfrich@thehill.com (Alexander Bolton)
Posted on 19 Jun 2013 at 8:55pm Charles Schumer (N.Y.), who believes it would give House Republicans political cover to support comprehensive immigration reform. Reid has told Schumer not to worry about the political calculus in ...

John Oliver: Republicans resisting immigration reform 'like a child ... by Eric W. Dolan
Posted on 19 Jun 2013 at 8:55pm The Daily Show host John Oliver on Tuesday night mocked Republicans' ambiguous support for comprehensive immigration reform. He noted that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) had warned the party was in a ?...

Daily Show on Immigration Reform and GOP panic over Latino voters by John Aravosis
Posted on 19 Jun 2013 at 8:55pm The only way we can get back in the good graces of the Hispanic community, in my view is pass comprehensive immigration reform.? John Oliver had this to say about Lindsey Graham's ?demographic? con...


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Immigration Reform Update by Justin G. Randolph
Posted on 25 May 2013 at 9:01am

So the Senate Judiciary Committee agreed on their version of the immigration bill (200 amendments later): The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved far-reaching immigration legislation that gives...

Immigration reform hardly a done deal? by Justin G. Randolph
Posted on 16 Apr 2013 at 9:23pm

Speaker Boehner considers breaking up any immigration bill into smaller pieces. WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) looks likely to try to move immigration reform through the House in ...

Outline of immigration reform plan? by Justin G. Randolph
Posted on 16 Apr 2013 at 9:40am

Crossposted from jrandolphlaw.com Some good, some bad. All of it subject to change. It’s Washington of course. Tons of wasted money on border security and “triggers” (they seem toothless though). T...

Sneak Peek at proposed immigration bill? by Justin G. Randolph
Posted on 15 Apr 2013 at 10:37pm

An advance meme received by NBC lays out the blueprint for the comprehensive immigration reform proposal. Some key highlights: The bill provides a path to citizenship for the nation?s approximately...

House and Senate groups finishing up comprehensive immigration reform plan by Justin G. Randolph
Posted on 17 Mar 2013 at 1:57pm

Washington Post, March 17, 2013: Two groups of bipartisan lawmakers in the House and the Senate are racing to put the finishing touches on massive and complex legislative proposals for immigration ...