Supreme Court Offers Hope for True Immigration Reformers

 

FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 1, 2012 Supreme Court Offers Hope for True Immigration Reformers ICE Ignores 16,500 Deportation Cases Senate Passes Bill to Increase U Visas Sen. Schumer Engages in Political Theater Prior to SB 1070 Hearing DHS Delays Biometric Exit System Another Four Years Alabama Senate to Debate Weakening HB 56 Supreme Court Offers Hope for True Immigration Reformers Questions posed by the eight Justices hearing arguments in the case (Justice Elena Kagan recused herself) indicated the high court may well be on its way to upholding the legislation. Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ICE Ignores 16,500 Deportation Cases This is the latest development in the Obama Administration's review of the nation's pending 300,000 immigration cases in an effort to grant amnesty to those not fitting its enforcement "priorities." Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senate Passes Bill to Increase U Visas The U.S. Senate passed Thursday the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA), S. 1925, a bill that contained provisions that would increase the number of U visas by tens of thousands. Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sen. Schumer Engages in Political Theater Prior to SB 1070 Hearing In an attempt to discredit Arizona's immigration enforcement law the day before the U.S. Supreme Court was scheduled to hear oral arguments on it, Senator Chuck Schumer convened a hearing of the Senate Judiciary's Immigration Subcommittee to examine the "constitutionality and prudence" of state and local immigration enforcement laws. Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DHS Delays Biometric Exit System Another Four Years Sen. Jon Kyl was unwilling to accept the Administration's explanation that a biometric-exit system could not be implemented because of a lack of resources... Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alabama Senate to Debate Weakening HB 56 Today, the Alabama Senate is expected to take up HB 658, legislation that would substantially weaken HB 56, the state's immigration enforcement law adopted just last year. Read the full article

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