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22 Aug 2010, 8:59 pm by Susan I. Nelson
“The Ministry of Magic is undertaking a survey of so-called “Muggle-borns,”  the better to understand how they came to possess magical secrets. [read post]
22 Aug 2010, 12:59 pm by Susan I. Nelson
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Immigration Statistics has released the Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2009 tables on Enforcement. [read post]
21 Aug 2010, 10:28 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Waco Tribune Herald - Cindy Culp reports that Deportations triggered by a relatively new program that checks the immigration status of people booked into the McLennan County Jail have mostly involved people with no prior criminal history. [read post]
20 Aug 2010, 8:10 pm by Susan I. Nelson
" "I don't think you go tinkering with the Constitution except under extraordinary circumstances to deal with problems that cannot be fixed with legislation or regulation," he said, adding, "Even if we were to amend the 14th amendment, it's not going to solve our immigration crisis, quite frankly. [read post]
20 Aug 2010, 2:58 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Immigration Chronicles (Houston Chronicle)   On the Record with Greta Van Susteren - Judge Ken Starr discusses Baylor University, SB1070, birthright citizenship and comprehensive immigration reform. [read post]
20 Aug 2010, 7:15 am by Susan I. Nelson
Houston Chronicle Texas Politics Blog: The debate over immigration often turns fierce, but under House State Affairs Committee Chairman Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton, the air was of deliberate concern as lawmakers heard a partial tally of state costs for services to non-citizens. * * * According to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, there were some 11,766 offenders who claim foreign citizenship in the state prison system as of July 31, or about 7.5 percent of the offender population. [read post]
19 Aug 2010, 5:03 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Need to Know on PBS - an excellent video report by Renee Feltz and Stokely Baksh on the application of the Secure Communities and 287(g) programs in Harris County, Texas. [read post]
19 Aug 2010, 11:56 am by Susan I. Nelson
On Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that it has expanded Secure Communities to five additional Texas counties--Borden, Gaines, Mithcell, Scurry and Sterling. [read post]
19 Aug 2010, 6:29 am by Susan I. Nelson
Texas Tribune - Reeve Hamilton reports When he warned of terror babies on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 last week, U.S. [read post]
19 Aug 2010, 6:17 am by Susan I. Nelson
Texas Tribune  - Julian Aguilar reports Without an advanced degree or one of a limited variety of seasonal jobs, unskilled laborers have almost no way to earn permanent residency status in the U.S. through employment — regardless of how long they work here or how faithfully they adhere to visa requirements, according to testimony Wednesday at a hearing of the House State Affairs Committee on the costs of services provided to undocumented immigrants in Texas. [read post]
18 Aug 2010, 8:35 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Texas Observer Andrew Wainer from Bread for the World Institute: “What part of illegal don’t you understand? [read post]
18 Aug 2010, 4:34 am by Susan I. Nelson
Houston Chronical Immigration Chronicles blog: A new report from Syracuse University researchers shows that the national backlog of cases in immigration courts has reached an all-time high, with nearly 248,000 cases pending nationwide. [read post]
17 Aug 2010, 8:14 pm by Susan I. Nelson
New York Times Editorial: "Secure Communities won’t make the country more secure, not the way it is working. [read post]
17 Aug 2010, 11:42 am by Susan I. Nelson
Immigration Policy Center - Immigration Impact blog "In the past, IPC has reported on the 287(g) and Secure Communities programs and concerns that these partnerships between the federal and local governments have not succeeded in prioritizing serious criminals. [read post]
17 Aug 2010, 4:40 am by Susan I. Nelson
Texas Tribune - Juan Aguilar reports: "Along the Texas-Mexico border, the beheadings and bombings carried out by drug cartels are drawing comparisons to murders by Muslim extremists — not surprising, given the war-like death toll of 8,100 so far this year in Mexico. [read post]
16 Aug 2010, 5:45 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Immigration Policy Center  - Immigration Impact blog Despite a stagnant economy and unemployment rate, Mark Whitehouse at the Wall Street Journal reports that some companies are still struggling to hire workers. [read post]
16 Aug 2010, 5:32 pm by Susan I. Nelson
PolitiFact -  Austin American Statesman Truth-O-Meter says: "In December 2008, the Perryman Group, a Waco-based economic research firm, prepared an analysis of the economic impact of undocumented workers on business activity for Americans for Immigration Reform, a Houston group founded by "Americans concerned with the destructive measures being taken and considered regarding immigration and its impact on the business community, employees and consumers. [read post]
16 Aug 2010, 7:22 am by Susan I. Nelson
Texas Tribune - Morgan Smith examines the question "what would the removal of birthright citizenship mean for the country? [read post]