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 ImmigrationprofBloghttp://feedburner.google.com Alvaro Huerta, “Just Say No to Gang of Eight Immigration Bill” tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0191023def3b970c 2013-05-17T09:51:58-07:00 2013-05-17T19:50:26Z 2013-05-17T16:51:58Z Given the national debate over the so-called Senate “Gang of Eight’ immigration reform bill, I have one recommendation: go back to the drawing board. Introduced on April 17, 2013 by Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) as S. 77 or the “Border... immigrationprof Current Affairs Immigration Article of the Day: Convenient Facts: Nken v. Holder, The Solicitor General, and the Presentation of Internal Government Facts by Nancy Morawetz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901c46cb5e970b 2013-05-17T05:57:17-07:00 2013-05-17T12:58:51Z 2013-05-17T12:57:17Z Convenient Facts: Nken v. Holder, The Solicitor General, and the Presentation of Internal Government Facts by Nancy Morawetz (NYU School of Law), 2013 New York University Law Review, Vol. 88, Forthcoming Abstract: In April 2012, facing a court order to... immigrationprof Current Affairs The Call for Suspending Deportations tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeb44110d970d 2013-05-17T05:33:26-07:00 2013-05-17T12:51:00Z 2013-05-17T12:33:26Z Leslie Berestain Rojas of Southern California Public Radio looks critically at the recent call to suspend some deportations while Congress debates comprehensive immigration reform. Immigrant advocates have been asking the Obama administration to suspend some deportations while the Senate debates... immigrationprof Current Affairs Sisters and Brothers are Family, Too tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeb3f90d4970d 2013-05-16T14:11:31-07:00 2013-05-16T21:11:31Z 2013-05-16T21:11:31Z From Chinese for Affirmative Action: You can help make our nation’s immigration policies more fair and inclusive. As we wrote previously, the Senate immigration reform bill now being considered has a number of positive aspects, but major improvements are needed.... immigrationprof Southwest Border Courts Continue to Lead in Immigration Cases tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901c3ff968970b 2013-05-16T08:53:40-07:00 2013-05-16T15:53:40Z 2013-05-16T15:53:40Z The U.S. Courts report that defendants charged with immigration offenses constitute 27 percent of all federal criminal defendant filings nationwide, a total of 25,328 filings in fiscal year 2012. Just five southwestern border district courts—the District of Arizona, the Southern... immigrationprof Current Affairs New Report: Credential Recognition in the United States for Foreign Professionals tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeb3d3c9c970d 2013-05-16T08:28:45-07:00 2013-05-16T15:28:45Z 2013-05-16T15:28:45Z A new Migration Policy Institute report, Credential Recognition in the United States for Foreign Professionals, examines the U.S. credential recognition process, particularly with regards to recertification in the medical and engineering sectors, and offers some recommendations for improvements. The report... immigrationprof Current Affairs Economic Benefits of Immigration on Housing Markets tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901c3effdf970b 2013-05-16T06:34:56-07:00 2013-05-16T13:34:56Z 2013-05-16T13:34:56Z The American Action Forum (AAF) recently released a study that finds that immigration reform would lead to 2.1 million additional homeowners by 2020. Increased home ownership ultimately encourages greater residential construction and results in virtuous economic effects that are associated... immigrationprof Current Affairs Review of "Governing Immigration Through Crime" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901c3e7df1970b 2013-05-16T05:21:17-07:00 2013-05-16T13:19:12Z 2013-05-16T12:21:17Z Here is my review of GOVERNING IMMIGRATION THROUGH CRIME: A READER by Julie A. Dowling and Jonathan Xavier Inda (eds). Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2013. It is a fine reader on the criminalization of U.S. immigration law. KJ immigrationprof Books Current Affairs From the Bookshelves: Amor and Exile: True Stories of Love Across America's Borders by Nathaniel Hoffman and Nicole Salgado tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0191022e91a6970c 2013-05-15T16:11:18-07:00 2013-05-15T23:11:18Z 2013-05-15T23:11:18Z Amor and Exile: Stories of Love Across America's Borders by Nathaniel Hoffman and Nicole Salgado Across the United States, American citizens are forced underground, exiled abroad and separated from their spouses for a surprising reason. Amor and Exile is the... immigrationprof Books Current Affairs Film International Migration is Projected to Become Primary Driver of U.S. Population Growth for First Time in Nearly Two Centuries tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901c360587970b 2013-05-15T11:08:02-07:00 2013-05-15T18:08:02Z 2013-05-15T18:08:02Z International migration is projected to surpass natural increase (births minus deaths) as the principal driver of U.S. population growth by the middle of this century, according to three new series of population projections released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.... immigrationprof Current Affairs Muslims to Tea Party: Welcome to our world By Sahar Aziz tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0191022bf7b4970c 2013-05-15T11:03:20-07:00 2013-05-15T23:14:00Z 2013-05-15T18:03:20Z CNN has a nice piece offering nice twist on the growing Tea Party outrage over IRS targeting. In "Muslims to Tea Party: Welcome to our world," Professor Sahar Aziz begins: "Reports that the Internal revenue Service has been targeting Tea... immigrationprof Current Affairs House conservatives bash immigration reform tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeb32355f970d 2013-05-15T08:13:40-07:00 2013-05-15T15:13:40Z 2013-05-15T15:13:40Z A group of House Republicans, led by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) are bashing the comprehensive immigration reform proposal and claim that the Republicans who support it -- including Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC), I presume -- are not "true" Republicans. Remember... immigrationprof Current Affairs South American Immigrants in the United States tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeb321f7e970d 2013-05-15T08:01:33-07:00 2013-05-15T15:01:33Z 2013-05-15T15:01:33Z Immigrants from South America made up 2.7 million (about 7 percent) of the United States' foreign-born population of 40.4 million in 2011. While the share may seem small, this population has grown 30 times its size since 1960, when about... immigrationprof Current Affairs Integrating Europe's Muslim Minorities: Public Anxieties, Policy Responses tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901c34b645970b 2013-05-15T08:00:23-07:00 2013-05-15T15:00:23Z 2013-05-15T15:00:23Z Muslim integration is one of the most contentious issues in the immigration debate in Europe, and one that gets to the heart of public anxieties about immigration. This Migration Information Source article explores public perception toward Muslims in Western Europe... immigrationprof Current Affairs Democratizing the Jury Room tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeb32032e970d 2013-05-15T07:45:33-07:00 2013-05-15T14:45:33Z 2013-05-15T14:45:33Z For arguments in support of a bill passed by the California Assembly last month that would allow lawful permanent residents to serve on juries, see this op/ed penned by UC Irvine School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and me. Possible... immigrationprof Current Affairs As Migration Slows, Shortage of Construction Workers tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeb29c7db970d 2013-05-14T12:05:06-07:00 2013-05-14T19:05:06Z 2013-05-14T19:05:06Z From the LA Times: The real estate bust idled hundreds of thousands of construction workers. Now, with housing on the mend, builders are hiring again. Trouble is, many workers aren't coming back. Years of sporadic employment drove many from the... immigrationprof Senate Judiciary "Mark Up" of CIR Continues tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeb280e21970d 2013-05-14T08:11:57-07:00 2013-05-15T00:01:32Z 2013-05-14T15:11:57Z The Senate Judiciary Committee's "mark up" of the comprehensive immigration reform,which began last week, continues this morning. Watch it live here. UPDATE (May 14, 5 p.m. PST): Here are the votes on various amendments. The mark up continues on Thursday.... immigrationprof Current Affairs RNC Head of Latino Outreach in Florida Resigns over Heritage Foundation Study tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019102208b7a970c 2013-05-14T07:59:53-07:00 2013-05-14T15:00:33Z 2013-05-14T14:59:53Z ImmigrationProf recently reported on a controversial recent study on immigration by the from the Heritage Foundation criticizing the cost of the congressional immigration reform bill. The study's author, Jason Richwine, had written wrote in his dissertation: "No one knows whether... immigrationprof Current Affairs MAJOR PBS SERIES “LATINO AMERICANS” TO PREMIERE NATIONALLY DURING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH 2013 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901c2a79fd970b 2013-05-14T07:47:12-07:00 2013-05-14T14:47:12Z 2013-05-14T14:47:12Z Watch Episode 6: Peril and Promise Trailer on PBS. See more from Latino Americans. PBS has announced that LATINO AMERICANS, a landmark three-part, six-hour documentary series narrated by actor Benjamin Bratt, will air nationally on PBS on three consecutive Tuesdays,... immigrationprof Current Affairs Film Television NY City Bar Analysis of Appointed Counsel, Due Process & Detention S. 744 Amendments tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901c2a692e970b 2013-05-14T07:38:03-07:00 2013-05-14T14:38:03Z 2013-05-14T14:38:03Z Mark Noferi (Brooklyn) provided this information for teh blog:The New York City Bar Association Immigration and Nationality Committee, chaired by Lenni Benson of New York Law School, has issued its analysis of recent amendments to S. 744 that relate to... immigrationprof Current Affairs