Posts Tagged ‘immigration policy’
The ‘Right Stuff’: Cokie Roberts on Reforming the ‘Abominable’ Immigration System
Posted: December 8, 2009 at 11:23 am By Mahwish KhanOriginally posted at the America’s Voice blog. Too much of the time, conventional wisdom in Washington downplays the possibility of passing real, comprehensive immigration reform. While the naysayers are busy saying it’s too hard, however, Cokie Roberts, news analyst for NPR, claims immigration reform – though challenging – is the “right stuff.” She minces no [...]
Homeland Security on the Web: the Good and the Not-So-Good
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 10:26 am By adminBy Maurice Belanger, originally posted at ImmPolitic Blog. It was not so long ago that the INS, now USCIS, was a paper-based organization. Records were kept on paper, got shuffled around among offices, and frequently were lost, leading to the great frustration of its customers, mostly immigrants and their families and employers. Last week, USCIS [...]
Gallup Poll Misses Real Immigration Reform Story
Posted: August 10, 2009 at 11:27 am By adminA new Gallup poll makes the claim that Americans are taking a “tougher immigration stance” based on a declining number of people in their survey who say that immigration is a good thing for the country and an increasing number who want immigration levels decreased. The results are helpful in terms of taking the national [...]
Politics and Policy: What to Expect from the Immigration Debate (NDN Panel)
Posted: August 5, 2009 at 4:47 pm By Americas VoiceOriginally posted at America’s Voice. Yesterday, DC-based think tank NDN hosted “Politicsand Policy: What to Expect from the Immigration Debate,” a panel discussion between NDN president Simon Rosenberg, ImmigrationWorks president Tamar Jacoby, and executive director of the National Immigration Forum, Ali Noorani. The three discussed the current debate on immigration and prospects for reform going [...]
Big-City Police Chiefs Urge for Overhaul of Immigration Policy
Posted: July 2, 2009 at 10:27 am By adminYesterday, law enforcement officials from across the country were gathering in Miami to add their voices to the growing call for comprehensive immigration reform. Today, the New York Times has a detailed write-up of the panel discussion yesterday. Chief Timoney, Chief Art Acevedo of the Austin Police Department in Texas and former Chief Art Venegas [...]
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