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A summary of the Immigration Reform bill

Snapshot of the CIR-ASAP Bill

Immigration Reform, Politics on December 16th, 2009 1 Comment

Summary of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and
Prosperity Act of 2009 (CIR ASAP) provided by Reform Immigration for America
This snapshot highlights key provisions of the CIR ASAP Act and will be supplemented in the coming weeks as the IPC conducts deeper analysis of the proposals contained in the Act.
Title I. Border Security, Detention [...]

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New realities eroding border double standard

Immigration Reform on July 7th, 2009 1 Comment

WASHINGTON – At a recent meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee, lawmakers implored Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to make sure new passport requirements don’t get in the way of French-Canadian grandparents crossing the U.S.-Canadian border to visit their grandchildren.
There was no mention of how those new rules might hurt Mexican grandparents trying to cross [...]

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Ruben Navarrette Jr. – Feds hold the key to crack down on illegal immigration

Featured on February 20th, 2009 Comments Off

REMEMBER WHEN STATE and local officials couldn’t wait to get their 15 minutes of fame by cracking down on illegal immigration? Well, thank goodness, that trend might be coming to an end — in part because of the economic crisis.
According to a recent article in USA Today, some of these saber-rattlers have lost their [...]

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The Hour is Now for Pro Immigrant Advocates

Headline on December 19th, 2008 Comments Off

With Obama in office, a sympathetic Cabinet and more Democrats in Congress, supporters hope to revive a reform package next year. But the economic downturn sparks worry about protecting U.S. workers.
Immigrant advocates said Thursday that long-stalled efforts to legalize millions of illegal migrants, crack down on employers who hire them and win more family visas [...]

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