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The push for comprehensive immigration reform begins. by justin
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 ...

New immigration site seeks to dispel anti-immigrant by justin
Posted on 18 Nov 2008 at 12:41pm myths and push for comprehensive immigration reform. See Immigration Impact for more.

Summary of Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2007 by justin
Posted on 17 May 2007 at 4:41pm (This information is from the internet so it may be of dubious reliability and I will correct it as needed but it’s better than nothing folks!) Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2007 Ti...

Senate immigration bill, including a new ?Z? visa & new ?Y? visa, passes in ... by justin
Posted on 17 May 2007 at 4:18pm A small group of senators, working with the White House, have come up with a 300+ page immigration “reform” bill that they say will tighten border security and will allow millions of undocumented i...

State of the Union 2007: Bush pushes immigration reform by justin
Posted on 23 Jan 2007 at 7:49pm In tonight’s State of the Union address President Bush again pushed for comprehensive immigration reform. With a Democratic Congress in Washington and with the spanking that the GOP received from H...

FindLaw Weekly Newsletters ? Immigration Law by justin
Posted on 29 Dec 2006 at 5:55pm          * Ticoalu v. Gonzales    * Ochoa-Amaya v. Gonzales    * Gonzales-Gonzales v. Weber     U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals  Ticoalu v. G...

If the Democrats take back the House expect immigration relief. In fact, star... by justin
Posted on 28 Oct 2006 at 8:57pm The midterm elections are extraordinarily important this time around. For a variety of reasons, not the least of which being immigration reform, it is very important that the Democrats win the Hous...

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Policy Update: With Reform Stuck, Advocates Gear Up for Washington March Posted on 4 Mar 2010 at 10:31am

Since the last update, there has been no concrete action on immigration reform legislation.  The leadership in Congress has been pre-occupied with figuring out the meaning of the Republican victory...

Policy Update: Budget and Appropriations Posted on 4 Mar 2010 at 10:21am

The Administration submitted its budget for Fiscal Year 2011 in February, and Congress has begun to hold hearings on the Administration’s request. 

Some budget highlights:

U.S. Citizenship and Immi...

Policy Update: The Past Year in Immigration Policy and Next Steps Posted on 5 Jan 2010 at 3:20pm

Congress is out for its end-of year recess.  The House will return the week of January 11 and the Senate will return the following week.

With the Senate having finally passed a health care reform b...

Gutierrez Proposal Sets a Marker for Reform Posted on 16 Dec 2009 at 10:03am

On December 15, Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) introduced legislation to reform our immigration laws.  The Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act (CIR ASAP...

Legislative Update for November 4, 2009 Posted on 4 Nov 2009 at 3:12pm

We have just passed the anniversary of the 2008 election—one that was marked by high expectations for change.  What we have learned in the interim, on the legislative front, is that there are still...

Legislative Update for October 1, 2009 Posted on 1 Oct 2009 at 12:25pm

Health Care: The Senate Finance Committee has been slogging through some 500 amendments on the health care bill.  As of this writing, there have been two amendments considered that relate to immigr...

Waiting for Bipartisanship Posted on 18 Sep 2009 at 7:51am

Watching the health care debate unfold in the Senate has been a little like being in a Samuel Beckett play.  The Finance Committee Chair has given in on a number of issues in order to attract Commi...

Legislative Update for September 18, 2009 Posted on 18 Sep 2009 at 7:43am

Gutierrez signals intent to introduce reform legislation: At a gathering of advocates in Washington for the Unity in Motion Citizenship Day activities coordinated by the National Korean American Se...

Immigration Reform Moves a Notch Posted on 24 Aug 2009 at 6:27pm

On August 20, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and staff from the White House, DHS, and the Justice Department met with stakeholders from immigration advocacy organizations, faith groups, businesses,...

Detention Reforms Proposed in Congress, Announced by DHS Posted on 7 Aug 2009 at 12:31pm

On July 30, Senators Menendez (D-NJ), Gillibrand (D-NY), and Kennedy (D-MA) introduced the Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Detention Act, S. 1549.  The bill would establish screening m...

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AAO Hardship Victory Lisa Brodyaga writes: "AAO victory on an I-601 for a woman with two shoplifting convictions might be useful for the reasoning regarding hardship to family members, and citation to 9th Cir. cases!"

Business owners push Obama on immigration reform "The proponents believe immigration reform will help stimulate the nation's shaky economy, including the housing market. "The majority of Realtors support immigration reform because immigrants are ...

CIR needs GOP backing "President Obama said Thursday that he would proceed with an overhaul of the immigration system this year if he could attract substantial Republican support. But a leading Republican who supports ...

Gut Check Time for GOP on Immigration "There is a quiet battle underway within the Republican Party that may soon break out into the open -- and it will heavily impact whether the GOP can continue as a national political party in the d...

Rinse, recycle, repeat "Here is a basic summary of what really happened yesterday: Comprehensive Immigration Reform of 2010 died a quiet death even before conception." Prerna Lal, Mar. 12, 2010.

Advocates Stage Rally on Steps of City Hall in New York "A warm and sunny afternoon brought out around 150 protesters to the steps of New York’s City Hall to gain momentum for the March 21 immigration reform rally in Washington D.C. The press conferen...

ICE can't be bothered to inform detainee of pardon "After four months locked in a New Jersey immigration jail facing deportation, Qing Hong Wu, 29, was told by guards to pack his things on Tuesday evening. Fearing that he was being abruptly transf...

IJ Yeargin in SF grants asylum to Tibetan "The factual circumstances surrounding Respondent's arrest and beating demonstrate that the Chinese government viewed veneration of the Dalai Lama as an expression of political dissent, that Respon...

Ninth Cir. on CIMT: Cal. Penal Code § 532a(1) Interesting partial concurrence/dissent by Judge Tashima. Tijani v. Holder, Mar. 11, 2010.

Obama "unwavering" in support of CIR "In a statement, the president said he is fully committed to revising immigration laws but presented no timeline for moving forward. "I told both the senators and the community leaders that my comm...