As immigration reform moved toward approval by the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 21, 2013, another stand-alone bill (H.R. 2131) has been introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) in the House. Full Story
Earlier this week the United States Senate Judiciary Committee finished adding fifty (50) amendments to a significant immigration reform bill. Full Story
On May 20, 2013, comprehensive immigration reform legislation cleared a significant hurdle toward passage with a bipartisan vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee that moves the landmark bill to consideration by the full Senate next month. Full Story
A congressional immigration reform proposal passed its first test and was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 21, 2013. Action on the bill had been expected before the Memorial Day break, but not so much sooner than the self-imposed deadline. Full Story
Last Friday, May 16, 2013, the Senate Judiciary Committee held “Day Three” of the markup of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill under review by the Senate, S. 744. Full Story
The Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (EWIC)*, a coalition of businesses, trade associations, and other industry organizations that support reform of current U.S. immigration policy, has issued two recent statements in connection with the start of “mark-up” Full Story
While most of the nation fixated this week on black and brown American heroes in Cleveland, the attention of immigration advocates diverged. Full Story
The resolution of the flap over campaign ads paid for by a group (Fwd.us) funded by some leading tech barons, most notably Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, is going to be revealing of many things. Full Story
After months of anticipation, the Senate “Gang of Eight” introduced their immigration bill – the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act” (S. 744) – in the U.S. Senate on April 17, thereby sending the debate on comprehensive immigration reform into full swing. Full Story
The usual xenophobic suspects made the usual noises after the tragic events in Boston last week. Perhaps the most premature outcry came from electrified-border-fence proponent, Rep. Steve King, Republican from Iowa, who a day after the marathon explosions linked a report (ultimately untrue) that a Saudi national had planted the bombs with King’s mission to stop comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) Full Story
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