How much will Napolitano’s departure affect immigration reform’s prospects? Not much.
Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post “…while Napolitano had good relations with several members of the Senate, she’s less relevant because the fight has now moved over to the House.” Full Story
Continue Reading →John Boehner On Pathway To Citizenship: ‘We’re Going To Find Out’ If It Can Pass
Elise Foley, Huffington Post “Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) declined Thursday to rule out the option, saying it remains to be seen whether legalization can pass the House…” Full Story
Continue Reading →With Battle Lines Drawn, Immigration Debate Enters A New Phase
Last week Speaker of the House John Boehner announced that the House of Representatives would not consider the Senate bipartisan Immigration bill. This has set off wild speculation regarding the future of Immigration Reform. Instead of comprehensive reform, the House is pursuing a pie
Continue Reading →Senate Set to Begin Immigration Reform Debate; Committee Publishes Report of Bill
Starting this afternoon (Monday, June 11) on C-Span2, viewers throughout the US and around the world will be able to watch the “World’s Greatest Deliberative Body” – a.k.a. the United States Senate – begin debate on the Immigration Reform bill. The action is expected to begin shortly
Continue Reading →The Immigration Reform Debate: Local Discussions and Impacts
This week I was invited to speak about immigration law and policy matters to several organizations. We receive requests for talks several times a week, and I try to accommodate as many of these as possible. Immigration law is such a difficult topic, and through the years I have found
Continue Reading →The immigration bill is moving right
Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas, Washington Post Wonkblog “The immigration bill will only move to the right from here.” Full Story
Continue Reading →Beach Resorts: Where are our J-1 Summer Workers?
Hotels, restaurants and boardwalk establishments suffered a serious staff shortage over the Memorial Day weekend as the US Government delayed approvals for J-1 exchange trainees under the State Department’s “Summer Work and Travel” program. According to Washington, DC’s local NPR stat
Continue Reading →Senate panel approves sweeping immigration reform bill
David Nakamura, Washington Post “…the Judiciary Committee voted 13 to 5 in support of the bill, with three Republicans joining the committee’s 10 Democrats. The legislation emerged with its core provisions largely intact, including new visa programs for high-tech and low-s
Continue Reading →Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Senate Immigration Bill
Last night Comprehensive Immigration Reform took a dramatic step forward when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13 to 5 to pass the Senate Immigration bill. It now moves to the full U.S. Senate for consideration. The Senate is expected to begin debate on the bill in early June. I w
Continue Reading →Senate Panel, Getting Punchy on Immigration, Quits for the Night
Ashley Parker “In another amendment intended to address the fallout from the Boston bombings, Mr. Graham introduced a provision that could revoke legal status from asylum seekers who returned to their home country without “good cause.” One of the Boston suspects, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, re
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