Immigration Law
Some Alabama boards not following immigration law – WTVM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Some state regulatory boards aren’t abiding by a requirement in Alabama’s new immigration law that they check the legal residency of people getting licenses to do business in the state. The state Examiners of Public Accounts … Continue reading
We still need comprehensive policies on immigration – Daily Camera
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week on Arizona’s controversial immigration law may have clarified the legality of certain provisions in the law, but did little to address the overall issue of illegal immigration. The court decided 5-3 to …
Obama urges immigration reform at July 4 citizen ceremony – msnbc.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama used an Independence Day ceremony in which immigrants serving in the U.S. military became citizens on Wednesday to renew his election-year call for new immigration laws popular with an important part of his …
Obama presses Congress on immigration at naturalization ceremony – Washington Times
as well as a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws. “For just as we remain a nation of laws, we have to remain a nation of immigrants,” he said. “And that’s why, as another step forward, we’re lifting the … Continue reading
In California, immigration bill designed as the "anti-Arizona" – msnbc.com
A bill currently working its way through the California legislature would block local law enforcement from referring a detainee to immigration officials for deportation unless that person has been convicted of a violent or serious felony. “California …
Scalia critics say justice too political last term – msnbc.com
And in his written opinion, he referenced anti-free-black laws of slave states as a precedent for state action on immigration. Both drew critical notice. “The president said at a news conference that the new program is ‘the right thing to … Continue reading
Dual ideas could snap immigrant stalemate – AZCentral.com
Providing preferential treatment to those who have violated our immigration laws should be deeply troubling. Regardless, the revolt has been politically decisive. Congressional Republicans now almost uniformly take the position that immigration …
What Does It Mean To Be An American? – Huffington Post
America, in turn, embraced 1 million dreams. And in last week’s Supreme Court decision on Arizona’s immigration law, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion for the highest court in the land: “As a general rule, it is not … Continue reading
Center-right group reaches out to Texas Latinos – MySanAntonio
Pictures of protests for and against the Arizona immigration law. A new national group trying to mobilize moderate and conservative Latinos is expanding into Texas. The Hispanic Leadership Network, which co-hosted a Republican presidential debate in …
TANCREDO: Immigration ruling nixes state sovereignty – Washington Times
The Arizona ruling is overshadowed by the more far-reaching Obamacare ruling, but it has implications far beyond immigration law. That ruling looks into the constitutional history of pre-emption doctrine and discovers new territory never mapped before.