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Getting Immigration Right
12/26/08 - New York Times

Democrats Risk Losing Hispanics
12/15/08 - Wall Street Journal

The answer on immigration
12/14/08 - Washington Times

ACLU probes local immigration actions
12/10/08 - Baltimore Sun

Obama can’t avoid immigration issue now
12/08/08 - Politico

State of Fear
12/08/08 - New York Times

Illinois congressman vows to push for major immigration reform
12/05/08 - Dallas Morning News

Will immigration impasse meet its match?
12/05/08 - San Antonio Express

Full throttle on wrong track
12/05/08 - Chicago Tribune

Chertoff to hand Obama immigration successes
12/04/08 - Washington Times

Florida Sen. Mel Martinez won’t run again
12/03/08 - South Florida Sun Sentinel

Martinez: Immigration reform depends on Obama
12/03/08 - South Florida Sun Sentinel

Democrats Should Face the Challenge
12/03/08 - Washington Post

Report shows “GOP immigration strategy went down in flames”
12/02/08 - Newspaper Tree

More Immigration Losers
12/02/08 - Wall Street Journal

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Posted 12/26/08 at 10:45pm by Web Team

Hope for the Holidays

For many, hope is the word this holiday. On the topic of immigration reform, the New York Times chimes in: It's way too early to tell whether the United States under President-elect Barack Obama will restore realism, sanity and lawfulness to its immigration system. But it's never too early to hope, and the stars seem to be lining up, at least among his cabinet nominees.On that note, happy and hopeful holidays to all!

Posted 12/22/08 at 03:37pm by Paco Fabian

Separating Fantasy from Reality

What’s more absurd than not blaming the GOP for killing immigration reform? Putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop, as it were: giving employers free reign to treat their workers as they will. Immigration reform that’s got a chance must be good for US workers, immigrant workers, and the economy. We needn’t choose between worker protections and real immigration reform, but we do need to separate fantasy from reality.

Posted 12/19/08 at 03:49pm by Paco Fabian

LaHood: New Transportation Secretary, Strong Republican Voice on Immigration

Congressman Ray LaHood (R-IL) is the grandson of Lebanese immigrants and has been a co-sponsor of several immigration reform measures. Originally set to retire after his seventh term representing Illinois' 18th District, Ray LaHood has a firm history of bipartisanship. The Congressman co-sponsored comprehensive immigration reform legislation, and his pick is just another appointment that bodes well for getting a real reform passed in the new administration.

Posted 12/19/08 at 01:56pm by Lynn Tramonte

A Sweet Goodbye to Goode

He has long railed against the Constitution, which holds that all babies born in America are U.S. citizens. Borrowing a line from the Minutemen’s playbook, he calls these children “anchor babies,” not Americans, and seeks to get their citizenship—along with the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution—revoked. But trying to anchor an election in bashing undocumented immigrants? That’s one boat that didn’t float this election.

Posted 12/18/08 at 04:31pm by Paco Fabian

Rep. Solis’ Appointment: Another Good Sign for Workers and Immigration Reform

Today's Associated Press announcement that Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA) is the President-elect's pick to head the Department of Labor is an exciting development for all workers in our country. Not only has Solis been a long-time labor advocate, she has stood firm for immigration policy that makes our nation stronger. She has also been a leader on the issue of immigrant detentions and the ill-conceived Bush administration raids.

Posted 12/18/08 at 12:00pm by Web Team

Court Delays Prevented Thousands of Potential New Citizens from Voting

As the Washington Post reported yesterday, citizenship delays likely prohibited thousands of immigrants from voting in this historic election. Immigrants already have to struggle with enough obstacles in the citizenship process: high fees, long waits, tougher tests among them. Now it turns out they have to deal with federal courts that won't swear them in on a timely basis. It's time for the courts to make naturalization a real priority.

Posted 12/15/08 at 10:23am by Frank Sharry

The Answer on Immigration

On Election Day, the American people hired leaders they believe will tackle and solve tough problems. They fired politicians who cover up inaction and ineffectiveness with slick sound bites and punchy slogans. The public wants action —- and results — on a range of tough issues. Of course, economic recovery is job number one, but the public demand for action on illegal immigration has been underestimated for too long.

Posted 12/12/08 at 04:07pm by Patty Kupfer

Insult to Injury

Today, in a Des Moines Register op-ed, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) claimed the Postville raid was a “step in the right direction” for our immigration policy. He applauded deportation-only “solutions” to illegal immigration, which he claimed would “help protect American workers and local communities.” If only Rep. King had stopped to listen to the very community and workers of Postville, Iowa.

Posted 12/11/08 at 10:48pm by Lynn Tramonte

$27 Million Says Immigration Was an Issue

Coming off of the presidential debates, many pundits were saying that immigration just wasn't an issue in the 2008 election. Well, according to a first-of-its-kind report entitled Anti-Immigration Ads Don't Add Up in 2008," politicians didn't ignore immigration in 2008. By and large, they tried to use it as a wedge issue, and failed. The conventional wisdom in Washington is changing. Now let's put to bed the notion that immigration wasn't an issue this election.

Posted 12/11/08 at 04:41pm by Paco Fabian

Chertoff Raids own House

No not really, but the Washington Post is reporting that Department of Homeland Security Head Michael Chertoff has had undocumented workers cleaning his home for over four years. Coupled with last week's announcement that a high-ranking New England Border Patrol official had undocumented workers cleaning her home, hypocrisy at DHS now seems to be the rule, rather than the exception.

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