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29 Mar 2011, 12:54 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Center for American Progress  Opponents of comprehensive immigration reform argue that we need a fully secure border before we can systemically overhaul our immigration laws. [read post]
24 Mar 2011, 8:04 am by Susan I. Nelson
 Mexican detainees leave Harlingen, Tex., on their way to the border LM Otero/AP Photo Bloomburg Businessweek by Graeme Wood Private jail operators like the Corrections Corporation of America are making millions off the crackdown on illegal aliens * * * The private prison system runs parallel to the U.S. prisons and currently accounts for nearly 10 percent of U.S. state and federal inmates, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 1:03 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Yesterday I posted a link to the Immigration Policy Center  "Unauthorized Population Today. [read post]
22 Mar 2011, 2:22 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Immigration Policy Center Recent estimates from the Pew Hispanic Center and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) indicate that the number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States has remained unchanged at roughly 11 million since 2009. [read post]
21 Mar 2011, 9:08 pm by Susan I. Nelson
New York Times Editorial Arizona, the nation’s leader in over-the-top immigration laws, has pulled back. [read post]
21 Mar 2011, 2:29 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Immigration Professor Blog on Ninth Circuit Judge Harry Pregerson's immigration opinions: In a rare dissent to a memorandum (unpublished) disposition in a cancellation of remopval case, Judge Pregerson derides the "unconscionable" result of the majority -- the deportation of the father from his wife, who had previously been granted cancellation, and U.S. citizen child. [read post]
18 Mar 2011, 6:22 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Orange County Register by Yvette Cabrera Story of 2 parents of U.S. [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 2:27 pm by Susan I. Nelson
You can download the Power Point presentation I made to the Waco League of Women Voters on March 15, 2011: Download Immigration_Waco LWV 2011 Fact and Fiction Thanks to Nina Perales for her outline. [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 9:38 am by Susan I. Nelson
New York Times by Kirk Semple Immigration enforcement in the United States is plagued by unjust treatment of detainees, including inadequate access to lawyers and insufficient medical care, and by the excessive use of prison-style detention, an international human rights group said Thursday. [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 6:52 am by Susan I. Nelson
Reason.com by Shikha Dalmia Anti-immigration hysteria has blinded conservatives to their own principles Excellent opinion piece on the 14th Amendment. [read post]
15 Mar 2011, 6:57 pm by Susan I. Nelson
"I cannot support any legislation which would result in Hispanic American citizens being treated as a ‘suspect class’ or attempt to remove any right from the US Citizen children of immigrants,” Garza said in the statement. [read post]
15 Mar 2011, 7:21 am by Susan I. Nelson
  Texas Tribune by Julian Aguilar Legislation banning “sanctuary city” policies in Texas was voted out of the House State Affairs Committee today, sending the bill to the full House for consideration. [read post]
14 Mar 2011, 10:56 am by Susan I. Nelson
Austin American Statesman by Tim Eaton A panel of state lawmakers today is expected to consider reducing the scope of the sanctuary city bill, a piece of immigration-related legislation that Gov. [read post]
9 Mar 2011, 7:16 pm by Susan I. Nelson
“Although I agree that more should be done by the federal government to address border security, this website does nothing more than create a forum that has already been used to promote violence and hate,” Rodríguez wrote in a letter to Staples. [read post]
9 Mar 2011, 7:24 am by Susan I. Nelson
  Texas Tribune by Julian Aguilar Texans advocating extreme solutions to secure the border — including land mines and booby traps on Texas farmland along the Rio Grande — have a new forum to share their views: a website operated by the Texas Department of Agriculture. [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 8:42 am by Susan I. Nelson
On March 2, 2011, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton reissued his June 30, 2010 Memo "Civil Immigration Enforcement: Priorities for the Apprehension, Detention, and Removal of Aliens. [read post]