Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Removals Remain the Starkest Measure of Immigration Enforcement
For more than a decade, the general thrust of U.S. immigration policy has been aimed at expanding the grounds of removal and the tools for facilitating deportations from the country. Not surprisingly, this has come at an enormous cost. Although the figure has been disputed by restrictionists, a report from the Migration Policy Institute recently found that the federal government spent $18 billion last year on immigration enforcement. Dollars are not the only way to measure immigration enforcement, however, as the number of removals has itself skyrocketed in recent years. Read More
Immigrant Friends and Foes Debate the Definition of “Comprehensive Immigration Reform”
Nearly everyone agrees that an immigration reform bill of some sort will be introduced in Congress in the near future given the pivotal role that Latinos and immigrants played in getting President Obama reelected. But no one knows yet just how “comprehensive” that bill will be, meaning which groups of immigrants will be included and which will be excluded. For immigrant-rights advocates, a truly comprehensive bill would create a pathway to legal status for the 11 million unauthorized immigrants now living in the country. For anti-immigrant activists, the definition of “comprehensive” is, not surprisingly, a bit less comprehensive. In fact, their redefinition of the concept is often so tortured as to be meaningless. Read More
Immigration Critical to the Creation of Jobs in Minnesota
Rochester Post-Bulletin December 10, 2012 … Minnesota is getting older and is losing far too many of its young people to other parts of the country, so we’re fortunate that immigrants from around the world see our state as a good place to raise their families, start businesses and… Read More
Poll: Most Back Path to Citizenship
Politico December 10, 2012 Americans want amnesty. A new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground poll finds that 62 percent of those surveyed support an immigration reform proposal that would allow illegal or undocumented immigrants to earn citizenship over a period of several years. Thirty-five percent oppose it. …… Read More
Steve Case: Immigration Reform Can Spur Job Growth
U.S. News and World Report December 7, 2012 … As Congress and the president seize the bipartisan opportunity to address the legal, social, and moral components of a comprehensive immigration bill, they should include in the package high-skill visa reform so that we strengthen America’s economic competitiveness as well. Read More
Changing Face Of America Increases Urgency For STEM Immigration Reform
The Hill November 27, 2012 How to put the nation’s economy on the path for growth and job creation was the central debate in this year’s election. Now that the campaign is over, the public lens remains focused on our economy; but the nation as a whole is also… Read More
Make History on Immigration Reform: Address History First
Huffington Post November 26, 2012 No longer can the president of the United States defer dealing with immigration. While it was barely a campaign issue, for America to continue avoiding comprehensive immigration reform is plainly inexcusable. When President Obama takes up immigration reform in 2013 he must make absolutely… Read More
Is Diversity the Secret Key to America’s Economic Renewal?
Forbes November 7, 2012 What’s fascinating about presidential elections—perhaps more than any other event—is the way that intelligent people can view the same set of facts and see totally different things. Not a day has passed since Barack Obama’s re-election, and already the pundits are out in force. Some… Read More
DREAM Act Youths Might Be Worth Billions To Texas
San Antonio Express-News October 30, 2012 The hundreds of thousands of illegal U.S. immigrants who would be eligible for the DREAM Act could generate billions of dollars. A study this month by the Center for American Progress and the Partnership for a New American Economy — a bipartisan group… Read More
More Than $775 Billion Generated by Immigrant-Owned Business Activity
Digital Journal October 25, 2012 A recent report from the Partnership for a New American Economy, a bipartisan group of mayors and business leaders that promotes the economic benefits of sensible immigration reform, details the extensive benefits that the U.S. economy gains from businesses owned by immigrants. New York… Read More
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