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Editorial - Getting Immigration Right - NYTimes.com
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If Mr. Obama’s team is confirmed, the country will have a homeland security
secretary, Janet Napolitano of Arizona, and a commerce secretary, Bill
Richardson of New Mexico, who understand the border region and share a
well-informed disdain for foolish, inadequate enforcement schemes like the Bush
administration’s border fence. And it will have a labor secretary, Hilda Solis
of California, who, as a state senator and congresswoman, has built a reputation
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If you uphold workers’ rights, even for those here illegally, you uphold them
for all working Americans. If you ignore and undercut the rights of illegal
immigrants, you encourage the exploitation that erodes working conditions and
job security everywhere. - 2 more annotations...
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SEIU - Service Employees International Union - SEIU Warns of the Disastrous Impact on All Working People and Renews the Call for Smart, Pragmatic Reform
"Last Spring during the Senate debate on immigration, we predicted that a failure of Congressional leadership would have dire consequences, and since then everything we have predicted has come true. We've seen more tragic workforce raids, the painful separation of families, and a glut of harsh state and local ordinances that cause more harm than good. We've also seen those politicians who've tried to use immigration as a wedge issue for their own political grain crash and burn.
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Irving, Texas mayor defends increased deportations!!! « Si Soy Gay - by Santo Gay
Irving, Texas mayor defends increased deportations
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Farmers Branch enacted an ordiance to keep undocumented people out of their city, making it illegal for landlords to rent to undocumentd people. Well, it looks like the City of Irving Texas does not need a controversial ordinance on their books because they just have their Police stop people by "appearance." And if undocument - the people get deported! Easier this way, problem solved.
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ALIPAC - Ex-Mexico President Fox criticizes Irving's immigration stance
"The Irving authorities have to reconsider what they are doing," Mr. Fox said at The News. "I think they are violating human rights."
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he Irving authorities have to reconsider what they are doing," Mr.
Fox said at The News. "I think they are violating human rights." -
The Mexican consul, Enrique Hubbard Urrea, has informed the U.S. State
Department of threatening e-mails he received this month because of his
advocacy in Irving.
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The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR): FAIR Legislative Update - 02-17-09
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These rules require employers who have significant numbers of H-1B employees (measured in proportion to the total workforce) to: (1) attest that they have made good-faith attempts to hire U.S. workers at prevailing wages (or industry-standard wages); (2) attest that their hiring of H-1B employees does not displace U.S. workers who have sought those same jobs; and (3) maintain paper records showing that they have complied with wage and other work condition standards.
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DHS: Secretary Napolitano Issues Immigration and Border Security Action Directive
Queries info on border, e-verify, etc.
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Immigration and border security. America is a nation of immigrants – and it is the
Department of Homeland Security's role to manage America’s borders in a way that furthers this heritage,
promoting legal immigration and cross-border commerce, while upholding the rule of law. The department must
also enforce the law, targeting border criminals who use violence and fraud to smuggle people and drugs
into the United States. But, the department must facilitate international travel and the naturalization of
immigrants into our society. Smart, resolute enforcement by the department can keep Americans safe, foster
legal immigration to America, protect legitimate commerce, and lay the groundwork for a more comprehensive
reform
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CIP Americas Program | Napolitano's Hard Echo of Liberal Immigration Reform Strategy
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As a strategy to build center-right support for comprehensive immigration reform, including legalization, the Washington, DC-based liberal immigration lobby has advocated that the Democratic Party and all immigrant-rights advocates adopt a "rule of law" framework that includes more border security and employment verification while placing the onus on immigrants themselves to "get right with the law."
The concept behind this strategic maneuvering is that Americans will support a legalization provision for illegal immigrants if the proposal is couched in tough "rule of law" language. In other words, by moving to the right immigration advocates would be better positioned to advance a liberal immigration reform.
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Napolitano has repeatedly, both as Arizona governor and DHS secretary, declared her support for a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants. But at the same time she has also articulated her strong commitment to enforce immigration law—as dysfunctional as it might be.
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Center for Immigration Studies
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It encourages immigrants to
take the attitude "What's in it for me?" in thinking about whether or
not to become citizens, whereas we ought to encourage them to become
citizens not primarily for narrow, instrumental reasons but out of a
sense of identity and attachment and out of a desire to participate in a
shared public life.
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The Rundown - March 18, 2009; 8:00 AM ET - Political Browser
Thomas Sanchez withdrawal
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The immigration issue is reportedly at play in Obama's choice for a key civil rights post at the Justice Department. Latino leaders believe that the administration offered the position to Thomas Saenz, and then withdrew the offer when conservatives stirred up opposition based on his record on immigration. This may well come up in today's CHC meeting, too.
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The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR): Lower Wages for American Workers
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“Network recruitment [of immigrants] not only excludes American workers from certain jobs; it also builds a dependency relationship between U.S. employers and Mexican sources that requires a constant infusion of new workers,” says economist Philip Martin
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A risky new push for immigration legislation - Los Angeles Times
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They are devising a proposal in which millions of undocumented workers would be legalized now, while the number of foreign workers allowed to enter the country would be examined by a new independent commission, and probably reduced.
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The new proposal, as laid out by several participants in the behind-the-scenes negotiations, would also create an independent commission that would assess labor and industry data to decide how many foreign workers should be allowed into the country. The system, designed by Ray Marshall, a Labor secretary under President Carter, would replace a maze of special temporary worker visas that are granted each year to high-tech specialists, agriculture workers and other foreigners brought into the U.S. by foreign and domestic firms
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Reid will Push for Amnesty Debate this Fall | NumbersUSA - For Lower Immigration Levels
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During the 2007 Amnesty fight open-borders groups, business groups, and some labor unions teamed up to push a “comprehensive immigration reform” bill that included an expanded foreign-worker program. This caused the AFL-CIO to oppose the bill because they favor lower foreign-worker visa numbers. The new Amnesty alliance hopes to bring the AFL-CIO on board for this round.
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Calendar
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Last
year, President Sweeney asked former Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall to head a
Special Task Force on Immigration Reform in order to explore a new legislative
approach to comprehensive immigration reform, based on a framework proposed by
the Secretary. The Task Force's goal was to develop an immigration reform
proposal based on the protection of labor standards and other worker rights,
which is supported by all unions. Secretary Marshall, together with the Economic
Policy Institute, and in consultation with the AFL-CIO's Immigration Task Force
has prepared a report that outlines a new legislative framework.
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Statement by AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney on Senate Immigration Vote
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Mounting anti-family and anti-worker provisions made the Senate’s immigration bill unworkable and ultimately regressive in terms of immigrant and workers’ rights. If approved, it would have only perpetuated the problems it intended to solve.
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UChannel - Immigration: Recasting the Debate
Wake Forest Conference with Marshall keynote.
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Immigration: Recasting the Debate
From Wake Forest University
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Center for Immigration Studies
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Downsizing Illegal Immigration
A Strategy of
Attrition Through Enforcement -
shrinking of the illegal population to a manageable nuisance,
rather than today's looming crisis - 7 more annotations...
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The New Case Against Immigration | Center for Immigration Studies
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We have, in other words, outgrown mass immigration. It was an important phase of
our national development, and played an important part in shaping who we are as
a nation. But, like other phases we've passed through as a people -- pioneers
settling the frontier, for instance -- it's something we need to put behind us. -
With regard to illegal immigration, we need to pursue a policy of "attrition
through enforcement," steadily and comprehensively applying the law to promote
increased self-deportation by illegals so the total illegal population starts
shrinking each year instead of continually growing.
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Maine:Bill would allow non-citizens to vote in local elections
arguments made pro and con. reference to other cases
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Maine:Bill would allow non-citizens to vote in local elections
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Proponents argue that letting non-citizen immigrants vote on local issues would include them in the community, and provide incentive for them to pursue citizenship.
Critics say voting is a right that should be reserved for U.S. citizens, and some suggest that newcomers to the country don't necessarily have the language skills or the knowledge of issues needed to make an informed vote.
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Editorial - Immigration and the Unions - NYTimes.com
But laid-off construction workers have not been lining up to plant onions or pick tomatoes, and a hidden population of 12 million undocumented immigrants has not begun a mass exodus anywhere.
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Migration Information Source - Push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Grows, But Several Obstacles Remain
Chishti's skeptical take on Obama's initiative.
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Speaking with
reporters in Costa Rica in March, Vice President Joe Biden stated, "It's hard
to tell voters, when unemployment is increasing, when they are losing their
jobs and homes, that we should legalize foreigners and stop deportations." -
In November 2008, Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) kicked off a "Family Unity"
tour, holding prayer vigils and town-hall style meetings in 20 cities on the
need for immigration reform. The United Farm Workers of America recently announced
a series of nationwide marches to press for a new comprehensive immigration
reform bill.
In addition, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials
(NALEO), Spanish-language broadcaster Univision, and the League of United Latin
American Citizens have begun a new push for the legalization of unauthorized
immigrants, emphasizing that reform is essential for accurately counting Latinos
in the 2010 census.
Religious organizations have also begun to build support
among their constituents. Several national Jewish organizations, led by the
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, announced their "Progress by Pesach" campaign
to push Congress and the new administration to adopt "humanitarian immigration
reform" and scale back worksite enforcement operations.
Cardinal Francis George, head of the US Council of Catholic Bishops, recently
reaffirmed the church's support of a new comprehensive immigration reform measure,
as did several senior Catholic leaders participating in a conference in Mexico
City in January. In February, the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, an
alliance of more than 50 faith-based organizations, announced a new "Interfaith
Platform on Humane Immigration Reform," which calls on Congress to create a
legalization process for unauthorized immigrants. - 1 more annotations...
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