US immigration reform would result in fewer immigrants coming to the country and a smaller boost to the economy, according to a progressive think tank. The think tank ran the numbers regarding the comprehensive immigration reform bill that the US Congress is currently considering, and discovered that it is likely to cause 150,000 fewer immigrants […]
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In California last week, a federal judge ordered immigration courts from three states to give legal representation to immigrants who are facing deportation or are in detention and who have mental disabilities. The order came the day after federal immigration officials came up with a new policy that effectively expanded that ruling, making legal representation
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Demonstrators on Wednesday were demanding that US immigration laws receive an overhaul even as Congress continues to contemplate sweeping reforms proposed by new legislation that would allow around 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States to finally be able to come out of the shadows. Thousands of people joined in the May
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Former President Bill Clinton declared on Tuesday that he is convinced that the comprehensive immigration reform legislation will easily pass through the Senate, which is led by the Democrats, and that while it may find a tougher time in the House of Representatives, which is controlled by Republicans, it is inevitable that it will eventually
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The great majority of Americans do not regard the Boston bombing as an issue related to immigration, despite the best efforts of a small number of Republican politicians, according to a new poll that was released yesterday. The poll also suggests that the US public has, however, been fairly inattentive when it comes to following
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The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal by the state of Alabama to allow them to keep some of their immigration laws, including one that made harboring immigrants a criminal act that could result in jail time. The justices decided by an 8-1 vote that it is the federal government’s job to enforce immigration laws,
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US President Barack Obama said yesterday that immigration reform should attract the world’s “best and brightest” in a legal manner and that those employers who are gaming the system need to be cracked down on. In a press conference at the White House Obama declared that the US needs to make its immigration system work
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House Republicans have announced that they intend to try and change the US immigration system a little bit at a time rather than with the comprehensive approach that is being attempted by the Senate. On April 25th the House made the announcement that it would be introducing a series of bills in an attempt to
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Some politicians in the United States have been attempting to exploit the tragedy of the Boston bombings to try and prevent the progression of the new bill for immigration reform, but leaders in the Irish-American community are uninterested and unimpressed by their scaremongering. They insist that it is full steam ahead for the new bill
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Key authors of the new bill to reform US immigration have reached out to the business community, declaring that their legislation deals with concerns about skill shortages and would result in a boost to the economic growth of the United States. The senators listed the most important provisions of the immigration bill for business, telling
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Senator Charles Schumer wants one large bill, while Senator Marco Rubio would be happy with more of a step-by-step approach. The Gang of Eight’s landmark bill on immigration is a strong reminder that sweeping legislation that comes out of Washington can become very messy very quickly, with even the most well-intentioned legislation able to turn
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