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Urgent Immigration Measures Rest With the Senate After August Recess
August 16, 2022
When members of Congress return from their August recess, they will find several immigration measures urgently awaiting their attention. The House Appropriations Committee already has passed a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the full House has passed both the Farm Workforce Modernization Act and the National Defense Authorization Act, which […] The post Urgent Immigration Measures Rest With the Senate After August Recess appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
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Who Enforces Immigration Policy Anyway?
August 10, 2022
The lack of a major overhaul in the United States’ immigration system for roughly thirty years has created an ecosystem where states have attempted to insert their authority over immigration, especially when it comes to enforcement. Texas has made headlines with its tougher approach and outsized role in shaping America’s immigration enforcement policy, while some […] The post Who Enforces Immigration Policy Anyway? appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
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Senate Rejects Harmful Immigration Amendments to Inflation Reduction Act
August 8, 2022
On Sunday after nearly 24 hours of deliberation, the Senate passed a historic budget reconciliation package, known as the “Inflation Reduction Act,” that rejected a series of harsh immigration enforcement provisions and approved a myriad of federal programs climate change, tax enforcement, and healthcare. The version of the bill that was introduced did not include […] The post Senate Rejects Harmful Immigration Amendments to Inflation Reduction Act appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
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Debunking Major Myths About Immigrants’ Socioeconomic Status in the US
August 4, 2022
Opponents of immigration often claim that European immigrants who came to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries are radically different than the Latin Americans and Asians who immigrate here today. A new book by two economic historians disproves that by examining several of the most widely held myths about economic […] The post Debunking Major Myths About Immigrants’ Socioeconomic Status in the US appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]
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New Report Reveals Widespread Failures by DHS To Prosecute Immigration Court Cases
August 3, 2022
Thousands of immigration court cases have been dismissed this year for an astonishing reason: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has failed to file the most basic paperwork with the courts. According to a report released last week by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) of Syracuse University, tens of thousands of cases across the […] The post New Report Reveals Widespread Failures by DHS To Prosecute Immigration Court Cases appeared first on Immigration Impact. […]