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E-Verify needs improvement Immigration

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_12880334
A reliable system to ensure that employers don't hire illegal immigrants must be the centerpiece of any overhaul of immigration laws, a nonpartisan think tank said in a report released Monday. More...

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Posted on  Wednesday, July 22, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Mexico floods president's home state with police Immigration

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/17/mexico.violence.michoacan/index.html
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- In response to a spate of attacks allegedly by a drug cartel, Mexico more than tripled the number of federal police officers patrolling the state of Michoacan, a government spokeswoman said. More...

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Posted on  Friday, July 17, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Congressional Reactions to 287(g) Revisions Immigration

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.hstoday.us/content/view/9337/128/
Members of Congress disagreed on the wisdom of revisions to a federal agreement that deputizes local law enforcement officers to arrest criminal aliens to focus those efforts on illegal immigrants who pose a threat to US communities. The revisions generally drew praise from Democrats but protests... More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, July 14, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Talk of new immigration bill gets mixed reaction Immigration

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.northcountytimes.com/articles/2009/07/12/news/sandiego/zafe70957c9466ebe882575ef007aeaa9.txt
A top Democrat last week said he would put together a new immigration reform bill by Labor Day that would get tough on illegal immigrants, requiring tough sanctions against their employers and new tamper-proof ID cards for all American workers. More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, July 14, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Immigration Judges Found Under Strain Immigration

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/11/us/11immig.html
Surging caseloads and a chronic lack of resources to handle them are taking a toll on judges in the nation’s immigration courts, leaving them frustrated and demoralized, a new study has found. More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, July 14, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

American economy reversing immigration trend Immigration

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=587752
An immigration reform activist is encouraged that a growing number of illegal immigrants are finding the economic situation in the U.S. so tough that they are now calling home for money. More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, July 7, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Illegal immigration initiative falls short Immigration

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009415835_webimmigration04.html
Yakima, WA -- An anti-illegal-immigration initiative failed to make the election ballot again this year, falling thousands of petition signatures short of the requirement. More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, July 7, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Community colleges fight illegal immigrant ban Immigration

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.shelbystar.com/news/community-39941-students-state.html
Shelby, NC -- Officials at Cleveland Community College believe all students deserve a chance to further their education. And, like many other North Carolina community colleges, they support reversing a ban restricting illegal immigrants from doing so. More...

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Posted on  Friday, June 26, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

House passes $44B Homeland Security spending bill Immigration

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6496328.html
Washington, DC (AP) -- The House passed a $44 billion spending bill Wednesday that awards the Homeland Security Department a 7 percent budget increase, with money for more border patrol agents and for anti-piracy efforts off the coast of Somalia. More...

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Posted on  Friday, June 26, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Pelosi to Defer to Senate on Immigration Reform Immigration

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.rollcall.com/news/36287-1.html
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), following the same strategy of the last Congress, said Thursday that the House will wait for the Senate to act first on comprehensive immigration reform. More...

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Posted on  Friday, June 26, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

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