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20 Dec 2010, 11:52 am by Susan I. Nelson
America's Voice - excellent blog on the DREAM Act results. [read post]
20 Dec 2010, 8:51 am by Bill
That sort of parsimony with respect to liberty is pretty despicable.There were 12 senators that went the other way, voting against the Dream Act and in favor of DADT:Max Baucus (D-MT)Scott Brown (R-MA)Richard Burr (R-NC)Susan Collins (R-ME)John Ensign (R-NV)Kay Hagan (D-NC)Mark Kirk (R-IL)Ben Nelson (D-NE)Mark Pryor (D-AR)Olympia Snow (R-ME)John Tester (D-MT) [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 7:32 pm by Susan I. Nelson
. * * * "Representative Jessica Farrar of Texas asks her Senators—Cornyn and Hutchison—why they would want to walk away from the DREAM Act when it provides so many opportunities: I’m very concerned because education promotes assimilation and provides opportunities for students … I want to ask Sens. [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 1:14 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Washington Post Op-Ed by Edward Schumcher-Matos examines Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's (R-TX) position on the DREAM Act, past and future, that "reflects the predicament of many of her Republican colleagues from states with large Hispanic populations. [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 7:53 am by Susan I. Nelson
John Cornyn (R-TX)  is quoted in the article on the DREAM Act: "We have to demonstrate that we are serious about fixing our broken immigration system, we have to secure the border, we have to enforce our laws, and then I think the natural compassion of the American people will kick in, and they'll let us deal with these sympathetic situations like these kids who are not culpable, but were brought here by their parents and find themselves at a dead end," Cornyn said. [read post]
15 Dec 2010, 7:56 pm by Susan I. Nelson
The Seattle Times Ann Benson, directing attorney for the Washington Defender Association's Immigration Project, writes a Guest Column on the Secure Communities and Criminal Alien programs. [read post]
15 Dec 2010, 9:47 am by Susan I. Nelson
Deportation Nation - this excellent interactive timeline shows how the U.S. immigration system became focused on enforcement and criminalization. [read post]
14 Dec 2010, 12:27 pm by Susan I. Nelson
  via lawprofessors.typepad.com From NiLP: Call Key Senators on The DREAM Act Members of The NiLP Network on Latino Issues have asked which U.S. [read post]
13 Dec 2010, 2:53 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Susan is quoted in the Texas Business story on the low risk detainee facility to be built in Karnes County, Texas. [read post]
13 Dec 2010, 1:09 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Senatory John Cornyn (and other lawmakers) have stated that they oppose the DREAM Act or any other immigration legislation aimed at fixing our broken laws because we have not yet secured the border. [read post]
10 Dec 2010, 11:33 am by Susan I. Nelson
  Waco Tribune-Herald 12/10/2010 "Those Americans who embraced the “compassionate conservatism” warmly articulated by President George W. [read post]
9 Dec 2010, 9:07 pm by Susan I. Nelson
New York Times by Julie Preston and Robert Gebeloff "Many states have adopted tough new laws to prevent [undocumented] immigrants from driving, while expanding immigration enforcement by the state and local police. [read post]
9 Dec 2010, 7:43 am by Susan I. Nelson
Earlier today there was debate on the DREAM Act and then a motion to table succeeded 59-40. [read post]