| FAIR Releases Immigration Reform Agenda for the 112th Congress  To help members of the 112th Congress determine which immigration reform measures will have a positive impact on U.S. immigration policy, FAIR is releasing its Immigration Reform Agenda for the 112th Congress. This document provides new lawmakers with a brief summary of action taken during the previous Congress and a roadmap for moving forward with immigration reform measures.
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Governor Calls Sanctuary Cities “Emergency” Priority  Addressing the Texas State House and Senate chambers last week, Republican Governor Rick Perry told legislators that abolishing sanctuary cities was on a list of “emergency items” for State lawmakers to tackle within the first 30 days of the new legislative session. (Gov. Perry Press Release, Jan. 11, 2011) While stating he believes that immigration enforcement is the federal government's responsibility, he insisted “[the state] cannot compound their failure by preventing Texas peace officers from doing their jobs.”
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kentucky Senate Makes First Move in Immigration Crackdown  Wasting no time in the new legislative session, the Kentucky Senate has already acted on the issue of illegal immigration. The Kentucky Legislature convened on January 4, 2011, and within four days, the state Senate had already approved an immigration enforcement bill. The bill is modeled after Arizona’s new immigration enforcement law, SB 1070.
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago City Council Urges Feds to Halt Deportations  Last Thursday, the Chicago City Council unanimously adopted a resolution asking the federal government to halt deportations of illegal aliens. Specifically, the resolution urged President Obama to use his executive powers to call an immediate end to the deportation of illegal workers whose families contain either a U.S. citizen or an individual who would be eligible for a stay of deportation or conditional resident status under the failed DREAM Act.
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FAIR Releases Chesapeake Bay Study  To highlight the impact mass immigration has on the environment, FAIR released its latest research paper last week, Immigration, Population Growth and the Chesapeake Bay. This in-depth report looks at the environmental repercussions of mass immigration at one of the nation’s greatest natural resources. The Chesapeake Bay is home to 3,600 different species of plants and animals, and is the nation’s largest estuary. But with 17 million people occupying the Bay’s 64,000 square miles, over-population is threatening the survival of precious aquatic life in the area. Moreover, as FAIR’s reputable research team explains, immigration accounts for 66 percent of the population growth in the Bay between 2000 and 2009. If this rate of immigration continues, the Chesapeake Bay is projected to be home to more than 23 million people by the year 2050, putting additional strains on endangered wildlife and irreplaceable resources.
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