Monday, August 30, 2010

FAIR Releases 2010 Voting Report

Legislative Update

FOR THE WEEK OF August 30, 2010 

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Homeland Security Begins Dismissing Certain Deportation Cases

The Houston Chronicle revealed this week that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is beginning to dismiss cases against certain aliens in deportation proceedings. According to The Chronicle, DHS is systematically reviewing thousands of pending immigration cases and moving to dismiss those filed against suspected illegal immigrants who have no serious criminal records. The local Houston office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reviewing 2,500 cases and other ICE offices around the country are expected to follow suit. 

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Immigration Plays Pivotal Role in Arizona Senate Primary

Capturing 56 percent of the votes, Sen. John McCain claimed victory in Arizona’s Republican primary Tuesday.  McCain, the well-known senior senator from Arizona and the Republican Party’s 2008 presidential candidate, defeated his major primary challenger, former Congressman J.D. Hayworth, in large part due to his recent shift away from his familiar pro-amnesty stance in support of an enforcement-first approach. McCain stopped promoting amnesty and instead touted his support for securing the border including building a fence he once opposed.  In fact, one of McCain’s most talked about campaign ads depicted McCain speaking to an Arizona sheriff about the necessity of completing “the danged fence.” 

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FAIR Releases 2010 Voting Report

Today FAIR is releasing our 2010 Voting Report to give our members insight into how their lawmakers have tackled the complex and thorny issue of immigration. FAIR’s Government Relations team assembles this report every two years, as each Congress comes to a close, by sifting through numerous immigration votes and determining which ones were most important with respect to promoting good immigration policy.

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FAIR President Dan Stein discussed the new guidelines by the Obama administration for illegal immigrants on Fox News August 29, 2010.

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