Immigration Law
Fraud Found In Religious Worker Visas, April 19, 2007, USA Today
Who knew there was a “religious worker” visa program?
Immigration Plan Puts Price on Visa, April 4, 2007, All Things Considered
New plan calls for changes in family reunification rules.
Senate Rejects Federal ID Rules, April 4, 2007, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
South Carolina rejects Real ID requirements for driver’s licenses.
Oklahoma May Target Illegal Immigrants And Their Employers, April 3, 2007, Los Angeles Times
State senator: “This vote is going to have consequences on the 2008 elections.”
House Votes To Require Police To Ask About Immigration Status, March 27, 2007, AP
Missouri measure applies only to arrests, not traffic stops.
House Immigration Bill Offers Citizenship, March 21, 2007, Los Angeles Times
House amnesty bill pleases Teddy Kennedy.
Pa. House To Revisit Immigration Control, March 21, 2007, Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh)
Unlike their federal counterparts, Pennsylvania Republicans want to get tough with illegal aliens.
Mayor: Crime Prompted Hazleton’s Immigrant Crackdown, March 16, 2007, AP
Ordinance imposed fines on landlords, denied permits to businessmen.
Multi-Billion Dollar Real ID Program May Be Stymied Due To $3 Million Shortfall, March 16, 2007, CQ Homeland Security
National ID deadline may be shifted from May 2008 to December 2009.
Ingredients Gel For Migrant Bill, March 13, 2007, Commercial Appeal (Memphis)
Get ready for the return of the Kennedy-McCain amnesty bill.
Secrecy Could Kill Immigration Reform, March 1, 2007, Washington Times
Democratic majority faces loss of support for immigration measures.
Laborers Sue For Overtime Pay, February 28, 2007, Washington Post
Immigrant workers (probably illegal) sue company that hired them.
Adopting from Africa, February 26, 2007, Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
African adoptions are quicker and less expensive.
Citizenship Requests Soar Before Big Changes, February 26, 2007, Los Angeles Times
Higher fees, more difficult tests are in the works.
Lawmakers To Consider Bill To Offer In-State Tuition To Undocumented Students, February 22, 2007, Idaho Statesman
Children of illegal immigrants to get same fees as Idahoans.
Mexico To Lobby For Immigration Reform, February 21, 2007, AP
Mexican government plans to push hard for US guest worker program.
Let Aliens Vote: Activists, February 20, 2007, New York Post
Citizenship voting laws “disenfranchise” immigrants.
Work Visas May Work Against The U.S., February 9, 2007, Business Week
Indian companies are using temporary-visa program to train their own employees.
Immigrants Put Pressure On Congress, February 1, 2007, Chicago Tribune
Nonnegotiable demand: legalization for everyone, says Mexican activist.
More Immigrants Granted Citizenship
In 2006, January 25, 2007, Washington Times
721,268 immigrants naturalized include 9,374 military personnel.
Children Of Illegal Immigrants Are Caught In A Web Of Conflicting Public Policies, January 25, 2007, Los Angeles Times
Children of California illegals to be given “unprecedented access” to health care.
Lawmakers Gird For Immigration Fight, January 19, 2007, Arizona Daily Star
State legislator says clampdown will be tough to pass in off-election year.
Supporters of Immigration Overhaul Rally, January 12, 2007, AP
Agricultural “guest worker” scheme would give 1.5 million illegals “temporary” legal status.
Immigration Anger Drives Lawmakers, January 12, 2007, Tennessean (Nashville)
Tennessee legislature goes where Congress fears to tread.
U.S. Farmers Burdened By Immigration: Reuters Poll, January 9, 2007, Monsters and Critics
Farmers claim if illegal workers went away, everything would “collapse.”
Cherokee Sued Over Immigrant Housing Law, January 8, 2007, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ga. county halts enforcement of ordinance preventing landlords from renting to illegals.
Law Targeting Illegal Immigrants Challenged, December 27, 2006, Houston Chronicle
Ordinance said to violate First Amendment rights of free association.
Lawsuit Says Swift Meant To Hire Illegals, December 20, 2006, AP
Former employees claim Swift used illegal workers to depress wages.
Unions: Swift & Co. Hiring More Whites, December 20, 2006, AP
“When you make the job more attractive, you get a different kind of applicant.”
Illegal Immigrants: Pahrump To Re-Enter Fray, December 13, 2006, Review-Journal (Las Vegas)
Proposed ordinance to make illegals register unlikely to pass.
Congress Open To Passing Bill On Immigration, December 5, 2006, Wash. Times
Democrats will make 12 million illegal aliens citizens.
Many Illegal Immigrants Becoming Homeowners With Legal Mortgages, December 5, 2006, Dallas Morning News
It’s illegal to hire them but legal to lend them money.
New Issue In Fatal Crash, November 30, 2006, Baltimore Sun
Another American pays the price for NC’s formerly lax driver’s license requirements.
Chief Rabbinate Prepares Bill To Remove Converts From Law Of Return, November 27, 2006, Haaretz
Measure aims to prevent foreign workers from becoming Israeli citizens.
US To Unveil New Citizenship Test, November 17, 2006, Christian Science Monitor
Would-be citizens will need to “understand and share American values.”
Study Calls For Relaxing Legal Immigration Quotas, November 17, 2006, ContraCostaTimes.com (Walnut Creek, Calif.)
Venture capitalists lobby to double number of H-1B visas.
Bush Eyes Democrats for Help on Amnesty, November 9, 2006, Washington Times
Tancredo: Democratic takeover of Congress ensures passage of Bush amnesty.
U.S. Tightens Medicaid Rules for Babies of Illegal Immigrants, November 6, 2006, New York Times
The Bush adminstration takes a very small step in the right direction.
Judge Blocks Pa. Town’s Immigrant Crackdown, November 1, 2006, AP
Federal court grants two-week restraining order on Hazleton ordinance.
Newt Gingrich Lays Out Immigration Plan, October 20, 2006, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Feds don’t know how to manage programs to determine immigrants’ status.
California City May Bar Illegal Immigrants From Renting, October 19, 2006,
Ordinance would require landlords to document status of tenants.
Many Taking Military Shortcut To U.S. Citizenship, October 18, 2006, Reuters
Immigrants with green cards can become citizens as soon as they are sworn in.
Escondido Council Approves Illegal Immigrant Rental Ban, October 6, 2006, North County Times (Calif.)
Becomes first city in Calif.—and sixth in US—to pass law against renting to illegals.
Protest Sends A Message: Immigrant Crackdown Effort Draws Strong Reaction, October 6, 2006, Chicago Tribune
3,000 Hispanics demonstrate against proposed ordinance in Carpentersville, Ill.
Cook County Board Committee Passes Sanctuary Ordinance, October 4, 2006, WBBM780.com
Sends a “moral message” of support to illegals.
Altoona Latest To Approve Illegal Immigrant Crackdown, September 29, 2006, AP
Measure passed after illegal immigrant killed a police officer.
Mexico Opposed To U.S. Border Fence, September 29, 2006, AP
Says it would damage relations and “the spirit of co-operation” between the two countries.
India-Born American Battles Visa Program, September 27, 2006, Newhouse News Service
Congress hears firsthand how tech companies discriminate against American workers.
Swiss Voters Ratify Tougher Asylum And Immigration Laws, September 25, 2006, AP
New law bars non-European laborers and denies welfare to rejected asylum-seekers.
Georgia Law Requiring Voters To Show Photo ID Is Thrown Out, September 21, 2006, Washington Post
State judge says law would keep away qualified voters.