Monday, November 15, 2010

DREAM Act Looms Over Lame-Duck

Legislative Update

FOR THE WEEK OF November 15, 2010 

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DREAM Act Looms Over Lame-Duck

email imageSpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), stated last week during a Democratic leadership conference call that she would like to see a vote on the DREAM Act take place as early as this week to coincide with the leadership elections on November 17.  Speaker Pelosi’s statements are only the latest warning sign that Congressional leaders are serious about pushing amnesty legislation before newly elected members are sworn in. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), appearing two days before the election on the Spanish-language network Univision, announced that he plans to bring up the DREAM Act for a vote during the lame-duck session.  The day after the election, Reid’s spokesman reiterated that the DREAM Act was still on the lame-duck agenda.  However, media reports suggest that it will be difficult for either chamber to bring the DREAM Act up until after Thanksgiving due to leadership elections this week and a number of high-priority spending related bills.

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Texas Lawmakers File Immigration Enforcement Bills

email imageLast week, Texas lawmakers filed immigration enforcement bills in both the state House and Senate. In the state House, Representative Debbie Riddle introduced H.B. 17, which creates a new misdemeanor offense: criminal trespass by an illegal alien. (TX H.B. 17 § 1) A person commits this offense if he or she is a non-U.S. citizen and “enters or remains on or in any public or private property” in Texas in violation of federal immigration law prohibiting entry or re-entry into the U.S. by an illegal alien. (Id.; INA §§ 275-276) The bill also authorizes police to make a warrantless arrest of an individual if: 1) the arresting officer has probable cause to believe that an individual has committed criminal trespass as defined above; 2) the officer has reasonable suspicion that the person is committing or has committed a separate offense under which the officer may arrest the person without a warrant; and 3) U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirm that the person is in the country illegally.

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Guatemalan President Seeks Temporary Protected Status for Citizens

email imageGuatemalan President Alvaro Colom plans to meet with President Obama in early December to request temporary protected status (TPS) for Guatemalan citizens temporarily in the United States.  Earlier this year Tropical Storm Agatha swept through the country causing landslides and flooding, as well as killing over 120 Guatemalans and leaving tens of thousands in shelters.  Because of the damage, President Colom and several Guatemalan immigrant organizations are calling on President Obama to permit those Guatemalans currently in the U.S. the ability to stay in America through TPS.

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FAIR spokesman Ira Mehlman discusses the impact of SB 1070 in this clip from Fox News, November 13, 2010.

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