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ImmigrationprofBloghttp://feedburner.google.comMore Groups Object to New DHS 287(g) Expansiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01157121d1b5970c2009-07-18T11:59:49-04:002009-07-18T15:59:49Z2009-07-18T15:59:49ZWe have previously blogged about objections to the Obama Administrations to its expansion of the 287(g) program. Under the Bush Administration, 287(g) agreements led to inhumane treatment of immigrants and citizens and the insanity of folks like Maricopa Sheriff Joe...immigrationprofSea Smuggling from Mexico on the Risetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01157121c9a7970c2009-07-18T11:47:20-04:002009-07-18T15:47:20Z2009-07-18T15:47:20ZAs the land border with Mexico tightens with new fencing and technology, the authorities are seeing a sharp spike in the number of people and drugs being moved into the United States by sea off the San Diego coast. For...immigrationprofKrish Kobach in the News: "What Do God and President Obama Have in Common?"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01157215c67b970b2009-07-18T08:42:43-04:002009-07-18T12:42:43Z2009-07-18T12:42:43ZI mmigrationProf in June reported that law professor and anti-immigrant advocate KRIS KOBACH, not a stranger to controversy, is running for Kansas Secretary of State. The Washington Independent reports that Kobach is in hot water again. Kobach, who has been...immigrationprofDate or Deport?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01157215c1a8970b2009-07-18T08:29:16-04:002009-07-18T12:29:16Z2009-07-18T12:29:16ZSome troubling news from North Carolina. The News Observer reports that an immigration officer based in Durham is accused of threatening to have a Salvadoran woman deported unless she agreed to spend the night with him, according to federal agents...immigrationprofA Film About the Swift & Co. Raids tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115711f2b49970c2009-07-17T18:13:50-04:002009-07-17T22:13:50Z2009-07-17T22:13:50ZA documentary by a Denver-based film company brings the now-fading raids at Swift & Co. back to the fore, delving into a spectrum of issues surrounding both the raid and the wider subject of immigration reform. The film features interviews...immigrationprofHIV Immigration Ban Could be Lifted tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115711f2948970c2009-07-17T18:09:18-04:002009-07-17T22:09:18Z2009-07-17T22:09:18ZForeigners who have HIV would be allowed to travel and immigrate to the United States under a plan by federal health officials to lift a 22-year ban on infected visitors that critics say was unnecessary from the start. Officials at...immigrationprofUS May Admit up to 1350 Palestinian Refugees from Iraqtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115711f283d970c2009-07-17T18:07:33-04:002009-07-17T22:07:33Z2009-07-17T22:07:33ZApproximately 1,350 Palestinian refugees from Iraq are being considered for resettlement in the U.S. after being referred to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). For the full story, click here. raimmigrationprofSister Mary McCauley: Postville's Sainttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115711e9e97970c2009-07-17T14:52:55-04:002009-07-17T18:52:55Z2009-07-17T18:52:55ZTheIowa Independent reports that Sister Mary McCauley, formerl administrator for the region that includes St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Postville, Iowa has been selected by the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women to receive the 2009 Christine Wilson Medal...immigrationprofOn Academic Freedom and Consular Nonreviewability: American Academy v. Napolitanotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115711dd8af970c2009-07-17T11:39:34-04:002009-07-17T15:39:45Z2009-07-17T15:39:34ZThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Judge Newman wrote the opinion, with Judges Feinberg and Raggi) today vacated and remanded for further proceedings a district court ruling that permitted the U.S. government to bar a prominent Muslim...immigrationprofFirst Chinese American Woman Elected to Congresstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115711d91d0970c2009-07-17T10:18:23-04:002009-07-17T14:18:23Z2009-07-17T14:18:23ZIn 1875, the Page Law was enacted to severely limit the entry of Chinese immigrant women to the United States. The law was all a part of the goal of restrict the growth of the Chinese immigrant population in the...immigrationprofMore on the Sonia Sotomayor Hearingstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115711d6252970c2009-07-17T09:24:12-04:002009-07-17T13:24:42Z2009-07-17T13:24:12ZHere is Alvaro Huerta's read on the recently concluded Sotomayor hearings. I have been blogging this week for La Opinion on the hearings. For a link (and English translation), click here. KJimmigrationprofOklahoma Tax Unfair to Immigrantstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115711b4f39970c2009-07-16T19:46:13-04:002009-07-16T23:46:13Z2009-07-16T23:46:13ZFrom Appleseed: Appleseed is mobilizing to oppose a recently enacted Oklahoma tax on remittances, passed by the state legislature in June. The first of its kind, the law imposes a five dollar fee on each remittance transaction made through a...immigrationprofPermanent Anti-Gang Office Established tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115711ae1ba970c2009-07-16T17:28:15-04:002009-07-16T21:28:15Z2009-07-16T21:28:15ZA permanent federal anti-gang office will open in Charlotte by the end of the summer, U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick announced Wednesday. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office takes over for a temporary unit established in 2005 that has partnered...immigrationprofAsylum Possible for victims of Domestic Violence tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115711ac119970c2009-07-16T16:57:36-04:002009-07-16T20:57:36Z2009-07-16T20:57:36ZThe Obama administration has opened the way for foreign women who are victims of severe domestic beatings and sexual abuse to receive asylum in the United States. The action reverses a Bush administration stance in a protracted and passionate legal...immigrationprofRefugees and Asylees: 2008tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571191608970c2009-07-16T11:16:09-04:002009-07-16T15:16:09Z2009-07-16T15:16:09ZThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Immigration Statistics has released data on refugees and asylees in fiscal year 2008. A total of a little more than 60,000 refugees were admitted into the United States in 2008, with the...immigrationprofSenator Coburn Plays Ricky Ricardo at Sotomayor Hearingstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01157115e22c970c2009-07-15T18:00:01-04:002009-07-15T22:00:01Z2009-07-15T22:00:01ZFrom Joan Walsh: Is this a great country, or what? Even though Alabama's Jeff Sessions was blocked from a federal judgeship because of kooky statements about the NAACP and the Ku Klux Klan, he could still go on to become...immigrationprofMigration Information Source Articlestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571153e8f970c2009-07-15T14:37:30-04:002009-07-15T18:37:30Z2009-07-15T18:37:30ZThe July 2009 issue of Migration Information Source has two interesting articles: Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region International migration from Asia grew dramatically in the 1970s and 1980s. Since the 1990s, migration within Asia has risen. Stephen Castles of the...immigrationprofImmigration in Sotomator Confirmation Hearingstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01157113a585970c2009-07-15T08:50:15-04:002009-07-15T17:02:26Z2009-07-15T12:50:15ZImmigration did come up a bit yesterday in U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearings on Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Here is a a tidbit from the NY Daily News on the confirmation hearings: "In immigration cases, [Senator Charles] Schumer said, she...immigrationprofGittelson on the Politics of Comprehensive Immigration Reformtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011572084145970b2009-07-15T08:29:43-04:002009-07-15T12:29:43Z2009-07-15T12:29:43ZRobert Gittelson has an informative post on comprehensive immigration reform on Standing Firm. KJimmigrationprofA Note on “Alien” Terminology in the Public Discussion of Immigration and Immigrantstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01157204b217970b2009-07-14T16:30:12-04:002009-07-14T20:30:12Z2009-07-14T20:30:12ZClick here for a brief note on "A Note on 'Alien' Terminology in the Public Discussion of Immigration and Immigrants" on Concurring Opinions. KJimmigrationprof