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CBO: Immigration bill would decrease deficit by $197 billion over 10 years
“In a boost for proponents of comprehensive immigration reform, a new report from the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the immigration bill currently being debated in the Senate would increase the U.S. population by 10.4 million and would decrease federal … Continue reading
NY Times: White House Progresses With an Immigration Bill
The White House is working on early drafts of a comprehensive bill that would offer 11 million illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship along the lines of the principles that the president laid out in Las Vegas several weeks ago, … Continue reading
Bipartisan Immigration Reform within Months?
A bipartisan group of senators formally unveiled an immigration reform framework that they hope the Senate could pass “in overwhelming and bipartisan fashion” by late spring or early summer. Speaking at a press conference on Monday on Capitol Hill, five … Continue reading
Paperwork Hitch Landed this Immigrant in ‘Hell on Earth’
Floyd Herbert Abdul, a native of Zimbabwe living legally in the United States, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on November 24th, 2006. He was plunged into a bureaucratic system that he describes as “hell on Earth”. Abdul’s … Continue reading
Chasing A ‘Dream’: Immigrant Youth Seek Legal Status
Yelky Perez, a Dominican young girl who claims she entered the U.S. illegally from the Dominican Republic at age 13 to reunite with her family is hoping to join the hundreds of thousands of young undocumented adults who meet all … Continue reading
Judge Overrules Immigration Authorities, Orders Virginia Muslim be Naturalized
A nearly five-year legal saga will conclude this Thursday for Falls Church resident Jamal Abusamhadaneh when he takes the oath of citizenship at a federal courthouse, following a federal judge’s ruling that immigration authorities wrongly drew sinister conclusions about aspects … Continue reading
Arizona Sheriff Known for Immigration Crackdowns Takes Stand, Addresses Ku Klux Klan Comment
Today, Arizona sheriff, Joe Arpaio, known nationally for his hardline stance on immigration took the witness stand and faced allegations that his trademark immigration sweeps amounted to racial profiling against Latinos. Arpaio was asked about a statement in which he … Continue reading
Some States Can Check Voters against Immigration Database
The federal government is expanding access to an immigration database so several states can use it to identify ineligible voters. Homeland Security Department representatives notified Florida officials last week regarding this new federal database which will allow them to check … Continue reading
Judge Keeps South Carolina Immigration Law on Hold after Arizona Ruling
A South Carolina federal Judge who previously blocked parts of a South Carolina law tracking down undocumented immigrants, said on Monday that the law would remain on hold until an appeals court ruled on the case. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel … Continue reading