Immigration and Politics
Learn how politics affects U.S. immigration policy and the lives of millions of documented and undocumented immigrants.
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A Report on the Status of U.S. Immigration Policy
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has released a report outlining the status of the U.S. immigration debate as of April 2011. Read More »
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Americans Give the President Their Thoughts on Immigration
The White House recently released the results and a response to its call for feedback from American citizens regarding the issues related to immigration and immigration reform. Read More »
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Border Security First Priority for Ex-GOP Leader
Highly acclaimed and respected former politician Allen Weh addressed GOP members in his home state of New Mexico recently, touching on various issues but focusing on the hot-button topic of immigration reform. Read More »
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Border Security in Arizona Still Needs Improvement: McCain
Former presidential candidate John McCain has teamed up with the other Republican Arizona Senator John Kyl to draft a 10-point plan for increasing the security of Arizona’s border with Mexico. Read More »
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California Farmers Condemn U.S. Guest Worker Program
Responding to President Obama’s recent speech on immigration in El Paso, Texas, President of the California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) Paul Wegner made an appearance on the CNN Newsroon television show to talk about his views on U.S. Read More »
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Corrupt Federal Employee Sentenced for Selling Fake Passports
Richard Abapo Quidilla, 39, of Pico Rivera, California has been sentenced by a federal judge to 5 years, 6 months in a federal prison for the charges of computer fraud, procurement of citizenship unlawfully, and aggravated identity theft. Read More »
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Critics of Obama’s Immigration Ideas
Republicans and conservatives were more than fired up over the Presidents recent speech on immigration in El Paso, Texas. Read More »
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Democrats Make Ninth Attempt at Passing DREAM Act
The DREAM Act, an acronym for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors, has been introduced in the U.S. Senate for the ninth time in 10 years. Read More »
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Democrats Take another Crack at Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Last year, Democrats in Washington and the Obama administration tried to pass the now legendary DREAM Act. Read More »
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Detroit Congressman “Proud” to be the Son of an Illegal Immigrant
During a hearing at the Hope of Detroit Academy in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-Detroit), told attendees that his father was an illegal Bangladeshi immigrant, saying, “I’m the son of an undocumented immigrant — and I’m proud to say that.” Read More »
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DREAM Act Draws Student Support
A small but stalwart group of students rallied around President Obama’s re-election headquarters in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. Read More »
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DREAM Act Passes in California
The Development, Relief, and Education for Illegal Minors (DREAM) Act has been the goal of the Democratic party for nearly the last decade. Read More »
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E-Verify has Farmers Worried
One of the most notorious lawmakers in the heated immigration debate, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), has proposed a bill that would make the use of E-Verify mandatory for all U.S. employers. Read More »
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Elton Gallegly: The Immigration Enforcer
California Republican Representative Elton Gallegly seems to have chosen to make U.S. immigration reform his legacy and he is in a unique position to do so. Read More »
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FAIR Report on the Economic Impact of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Pushing for comprehensive immigration reform, the Obama administration and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have both said that offering millions of illegal immigrants currently living in the U.S. a chance at citizenship will help the U.S. economy. Read More »
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Farmers Say there’s a Better Solution than E-Verify
The possibility of making E-Verify mandatory across the nation has farmers and agriculture lobbyists nervous. Read More »
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Fiscal Year 2011 Immigration Budget
After much wrangling and a near government shutdown, Congress passed the budget for fiscal year 2011 and President Obama signed it. Read More »
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Florida House Proposes Arizona-Style Immigration Bill
Florida is considering a bill that would put immigration enforcement into the hands of state officials. Read More »
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Georgia City Protests New Immigration Law
Georgia is among the five states in the U.S. to pass Arizona-inspired immigration law. Read More »
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Georgia Farmers Concerned Over Immigration Law
Georgia farmers are joining their industry-mates in Florida and California in their concern over state and federal immigration issues, creating a bona fide national phenomenon. Read More »
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Georgia Governor Responds to Unemployment and Farm Concerns
Georgia recently joined a handful of states in passing controversial immigration legislation allowing local and state law enforcement to inquire about a suspect’s residency status as well as detain those they find to be illegal aliens. Read More »
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Hispanics Put the Heat on Obama
During his presidential campaign, then-Senator Obama told the National Council of La Raza, the largest Hispanic advocacy group in the United States, that immigration reform was on the top of his to-do list and promised sweeping changes within the first year. Read More »
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Illegal Immigrants Respond to Obama’s Immigration Speech with Skepticism
A piece in the Los Angeles Times after President Obama gave his most recent speech on immigration in El Paso, Texas documented the reactions of illegal immigrants sitting in an immigration attorney’s waiting room as they watched the speech. Read More »
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Immigration Consequences of a Government Shutdown
This year, due to partisan disagreement over the 2011 federal budget, U.S. lawmakers only barely avoided a government shutdown. Read More »
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Immigration Opinion Polls and the Legislation Discrepancy
Using a term some analysts have dubbed “The Immigration Paradox,” an inconsistency has emerged between what opinion polls are showing and what politicians are doing about immigration. Read More »
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Lamar Smith responds to Obama’s Immigration Speech
Texas Republican Representative Lamar Smith has been one of the most outspoken critics of comprehensive immigration reform and one of the most vocal advocates of increased border security and restrictive immigration legislation. Read More »
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Legal Workforce Act Sparks Fear and Dissension among Farmers
One of America’s most stalwart restrictive immigration advocates, Representative Lamar Smith (R-Tx) has introduced a bill to Congress that would, among other things, require every business in the country to use the federal database E-Verify. Read More »
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Many Minorities are Not Voting
The Pew Hispanic Center, a mainstay in American ethnic statistical information and analysis, has released a series of reports based on 2010 census data. Read More »
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McCain Criticized for Blaming Fires on Immigrants
The worst fires in the history of Arizona are raging across the state. Republican Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain toured the fire-ravaged area of his state to assess damages and reassure victims. Read More »
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Mexico and Other Latin American Countries Protest U.S. State Immigration Laws
What began with last year’s SB 1070 has inspired both a wave of copycat bills and a firestorm of controversy. Read More »
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More Opportunities for Student Immigrants Introduced
In President Obama’s 2011 State of the Union speech, he said: “Others come here from abroad to study in our colleges and universities. But as soon as they obtain advanced degrees, we send them back home to compete against us. Read More »
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Napolitano Sides with DREAM Act
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Janet Napolitano has said that her agency will not target illegal immigrants who would benefit from the passage of the DREAM Act. Read More »
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New Employment-Based Visa Proposed
Two senators are trying to get a bill through the Senate Judiciary Committee’s immigration subcommittee that would encourage skilled foreign nationals who were educated in the U.S. to stay in the country and work. Read More »
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New Obama Administration Guidelines Halts Deportation
On June 17, 2011, Director of U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE), John Morton, released a memo to ICE officials, lawyers, and the general public laying out guidelines for the prioritization of deportees. Read More »
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Obama Pledges DREAM Act Push
The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act) has failed 9 times in the past decade. Read More »
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Obama Renews Commitment to Immigration Reform
At a veritable who’s who of U.S. politics, President Obama addressed an elite group of 70 invite-only guests at the White House April 19th, renewing his stance on U.S immigration reform. Read More »
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Obama’s Push for Immigration Reform Just in Time for a Re-Election Campaign
The Obama administration has renewed its commitment to comprehensive immigration reform several times in the past month. Read More »
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Obama’s Success Could Hinge on the Success of Immigration Reform
Elections are a year away and the Obama administration’s approval rating is at an all-time low. Read More »
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Ohio Sherriff Vocal About Immigration
Ohio’s Butler County Sherriff, Richard K. Jones, has come forward to brazenly chastise Ohio’s governor, John Kasich, on his apparent inaction regarding illegal immigration. Read More »
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Papademetriou Weighs in on the Status of U.S. Immigration
Demetrios G. Papademetriou is a bona fide expert on immigration. Read More »
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President Obama Reinforces Stance on Immigration
Obama once again talked about his concerns with and plans for U.S. immigration during a White House press conference on June 29. Read More »
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Protesters Organize Against L.A. County Sherriff
Immigrant advocacy groups and citizens in Los Angeles want some information and Los Angeles County Sherriff Lee Baca is not giving it to them. Read More »
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Recent FAIR Report
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) frequently publishes updates regarding the current status of immigration policy in the U.S. as it applies to their agenda. Read More »
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Reconcilable Differences Possible Regarding Immigration
The issue of immigration in the United States is dramatically polarized. Democrats and immigration advocates tout the need for comprehensive immigration reform such as the DREAM Act which would offer a path to citizenship for many of the millions of undocumented residents of the United States. Read More »
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Secure Communities Backlash
A program introduced under the Bush administration called Secure Communities is under fire and may be discontinued as civil rights groups and politicians including President Obama undermine its effects. Read More »
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Secure Communities Backlash Surfaces in Los Angeles
A federal program that has resulted in the deportation of thousands of illegal immigrants is meeting resistance across the country. Read More »
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The Complexity of the Immigration Debate and its Solution
Immigration is one of the most hotly debated topics in America’s political environment. Opinions on the issues are generally starkly polarized along party lines. Read More »
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The Consequences of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Immigration is one of the most polarizing political issues of our time. It would be difficult to find a topic more black and white, more one-or-the-other, more passionately argued, or more stalled by endless, repetitive, debate. Read More »
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The Costs and Benefits of Border Security
Border security is one of the most contentious aspects of the current U.S. immigration debate. It is priority one for conservatives and Republicans, many of whom say that no other pieces of the immigration puzzle can be addressed until the border is secured. Read More »
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The DREAM Act Lives Again
Last year, the Obama administration with the aid of Congressional Democrats attempted to pass the DREAM Act. The bill would have offered millions of undocumented youths a path to citizenship. Read More »
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The One Year Anniversary of an Immigration Controversy
One year ago, Arizona passed perhaps the most controversial piece of immigration legislation in American history—SB 1070. Read More »
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The Possibility of Immigration Reform
The issue of immigration reform is and has been polarized down party lines for quite some time. Read More »
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U.S. Senator Supports H-1B Staffing Firms
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) has brought to the surface an issue that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) thought had been resolved over a year ago. Read More »
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White House Initiative on Local Immigration Discussions
In an effort to encourage conversation on the controversial and much-debated issue of immigration in modern American politics, President Obama has urged citizens all over the country to host round table discussions on the topic of our “broken immigration system.” Read More »
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