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Immigration Bill’s Criminal Checks Include ‘Gang Affiliation’ Without Conviction
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 17 2013, 12:45PM
The Gang of Eight bill will bar people with gang affiliations and many criminal offenses from a path to citizenship and does nothing to change the “aggravated felony” laws.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog
DREAM Act in Senate Bill Includes No Age Cap and Faster Path to Citizenship
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 17 2013, 10:25AM
The Senate Immigration bill includes a broad DREAM Act provisions with no upper age limit.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog
Immigration Bill Includes Protections for Families Broken Up by Deportation
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 17 2013, 10:06AM
The bill takes some important steps to reunite families and stop children of deportees from entering foster care, a problem uncovered in a Colorlines investigation.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog
The Senate Immigration Bill Has Arrived! Here Are Its Basics
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 17 2013, 8:41AM
Post #1 on the bill’s 844 pages. We’ll comb through the details for answers to the big questions: Who gets citizenship, how and what new enforcement powers come in return.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog
Senate Drops Immigration Bill Summary, Will Let Some Deportees Return
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 16 2013, 10:28AM
Deportees who are the parents or spouses of U.S. citizens or permanent residents could apply to return. The same is true for some deported DREAMers.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog
History Would Repeat Itself If Boston Derailed Immigration Reform
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 16 2013, 7:52AM
American lawmakers have generally responded to acts of mass violence, whether by U.S. citizens or foreigners, with anti-immigration laws and a retreat from reform.
Topics: Boston Bombing, Immigration, Immigration Reform, National Security
Big Win? Senate Immigration Bill May Let Some Deportees Return
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 15 2013, 5:32PM
In a huge, unexpected victory, sources familiar with the soon-to-be-released Senate immigration reform bill say it may allow some deportees to return to their families in the U.S.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog
Sen. Rubio Backs Immigration Reform Bill With ‘Toughest Enforcement’
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 15 2013, 10:24AM
Sen. Marco Rubio performed a seven stop, bi-lingual TV blitz on Sunday to trumpet the Gang of Eight immigration reform bill. He described a highly restrictive piece of legislation that he hopes fellow Republicans will support.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog
How an Immigration Bill Could Become Law
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 14 2013, 10:12AM
A little racial justice School House Rocks.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog
Senate Immigration Bill Will Shut Out Same-Sex Couples
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 10 2013, 11:27AM
The immigration reform bill from the Senate Gang of Eight appears unlikely to include language that would allow gay and lesbian citizens to petition for green cards for their non-citizen partners.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog
Immigration Reform, But Not Health Care For Immigrants?
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 9 2013, 2:12PM
Conservatives are fighting over the fiscal costs of immigration reform. But what will the GOP influence on a bill mean for low income immigrants?
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog
What Rubio Really Wants on Immigration Reform Is Control
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 2 2013, 12:06PM
We’ve long known a bill will be released in the Senate next week, so why does Marco Rubio suddenly want to look like a spoiler?
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog
Immigration Reform May Throw Siblings Under the Bus
by Seth Freed Wessler on March 26 2013, 6:00AM
Everyone knows the current immigration system is broken. For brothers and sisters waiting for family visas, the way some lawmakers hope to fix it could make things even worse.
Topics: Immigration Reform
Alabama Republican Congressman Says Obama ‘Overusing’ ICE Detention
by Seth Freed Wessler on March 19 2013, 3:25PM
Alabama Republican Rep. Spencer Bachus said that the Obama administration is detaining too many people in immigration detention.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog
Why Immigration Policy Is ‘Sexclusionary’ (and How To Fix It)
by Pramila Jayapal on March 18 2013, 9:05AM
The U.S. immigration system boxes women out in several ways, from the type of work it recognizes to the pressure it places on families. Here’s how Congress can make reform work for everybody.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform
Black Lawmakers Demand an End to Prison-to-Deportation Pipeline
by Seth Freed Wessler on March 13 2013, 10:09AM
Despite the alleged wall between African Americans and black immigrants, the CBC has made immigration reform a priority this year. The caucus has joined grassroots advocates in their demand for a new migration system and an end to the prison-to-deportation pipeline
Topics: Immigration Reform
What Ever Happened to SB 1070?
by Seth Freed Wessler on March 5 2013, 9:00AM
Suddenly, federal immigration reform is all the rage. Does this mean an end to the recent trend of racially charged, anti-immigrant laws like Arizona’s SB 1070?
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform
WTF, ICE? A Week’s Worth of Troubling Immigration Revelations
by Seth Freed Wessler on February 22 2013, 9:18AM
Immigration reform is moving ahead, sort of. But that hasn’t stopped federal immigration enforcers and those who profit off of it from steamrolling everything around.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform
Deported Father’s Case Ends As Congress Debates Immigration Changes
by Seth Freed Wessler on February 19 2013, 2:15PM
Felipe Montes, who lost his three U.S.-citizens sons when he was deported to Mexico in December 2010 will regain custody of his children.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog
CEO of Largest Private Prison Company: No Worries About Immigration Reform
by Seth Freed Wessler on February 14 2013, 4:26PM
On a call for investors on Thursday, the president and CEO of the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the country’s largest private prison contractor, said that he’s not concerned about the impact that immigration reform might have on the immigration…
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog
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