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Special Note on MicEvHill.Com During the August Recess
By Micheal E. HillFriday, August 13, 2010 -- 2:30 pm EDT
Congress is in the midst of a four week-long August recess. The U.S. Senate will return to Washington on Monday, September 13, and the U.S. House of Representatives will return on Tuesday, September 14.
Click Here to see MicEvHill.Com's plans to cover immigration and refugee legislative happenings during the August recess.
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For Second Straight Week, Little If Any Immigration Talk is Likely to be Featured on This Weekend's Sunday Public Affairs Programs
By Micheal E. Hill
Friday, August 27, 2010 -- 8:15 pm EDT
Now that Congress is deep into its August recess and the varous lawsuits and the preliminary rulings on the lawsuits challenging the recently enacted immigration enforcement laws in Arizona and Fremont, Kansas are being studied and appealed, immigration is unlikely to be featured at all on most of the August 29, 2010, Sunday public affairs programs. Indeed, to the extent that the subject is likely to come up on Sunday the 29th, it is only likely to do so on CBS' "Face the Nation," CNN's "State of the Union," and NBC's "Meet the Press" programs, which will feature discussions on the 2010 mid-term elections.
The following is a guide to what can be expected on immigration on Sunday's programs:
- ABC - This Week. Among the guests appearing on the August 29, 2010, edition of ABC's "This Week" will be Education Secretary Arne Duncan, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, and D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee. Participating in the roundtable discussion segment of the program will be ABC News's George F. Will, Democratic strategist Donna Brazille, Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Susie Gharib of PBS' Nightly Business Report. Given the lineup of guests, the subject of immigration is not likely to come up during the program.
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CBS - Face the Nation. Among the guests appearing on the August 29, 2010, edition of CBS's "Face the Nation" will be Democratic Senate nominee Representative Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Alaska GOP Senate contender Joe Miller, former Republican National Committee Chairman and current Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour (R-MS), and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Vice Chair Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). The subject matter for the program will be the 2010 mid-term elections. However, there is a remote (but only remote) possibility that the subject of immigration will come up in the context of the mid-term elections.
- CNN - State of the Union. The guest list for the August 29, 2010, edition of CNN's "State of the Union" program includes Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, who will discuss the U.S. housing market. Also appearing on the program will be two of the three candidates vying for the open Florida senate seat, including Governor Charlie Crist (I-FL) and Representative Kendrick Meek (D-FL). Given the lineup of guests, it is unlikely that the subject of immigration will come up during this week's program unless it comes up in the context of Florida's U.S. Senate race.
FOX - FOX News Sunday. Among the guests appearing on the August 29, 2010, edition of FOX's "FOX News Sunday" will be FOX News Channel personality Glenn Beck. Appearing this week during the roundtable segment will be Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard and FOX News; Mara Liaisson of National Public Radio and FOX News; Kevin Madden, former National Press Secretary to Mitt Romney's Presidential Campaign; and Juan Williams of National Public Radio and FOX News. Given the lineup of guests, it is unlikely that the subject of immigration will come up during this week's program.
- NBC - Meet the Press. Appearing on the August 29, 2010, edition of NBC's "Meet the Press" will be Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA), New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D), actor and activisit Brad Bitt, author Wendell Peirce, journalist Garland Robinette, and historian Douglas Brinkley. Given the lineup of guests, it is highly unlikely that the subject of immigration will come up during all three segments of the program.
MicEvHill.Com will post any immigration-related video excerpts from the programs beginning late afternoon on Sunday, August 29.
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Sunday Public Affairs Programs Continue to Cover Immigration
By Micheal E. Hill
Monday, August 16, 2010 -- 7:16 pm EDT
Just when it was believed that immigration would recede as a hot topic on the Sunday public affairs programs, the issue proved its resiliency on Sunday, August 15, coming up on two of the week's five Sunday programs, including on CBS's "Face the Nation" and FOX's "FOX News Sunday" programs.
The following summarizes the immigration discussions during the programs:
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CBS - Face the Nation. Among the guests appearing on the August 15, 2010, edition of CBS's "Face the Nation" were former Governor Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC); Governor Ed Rendell (D-PA) a former Chariman of the DNC; Ed Gillespie, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC); and Republican strategist Ed Rollins. The discussion between the four former party officials included an extensive discussion on the subject of birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as on comprehensive immigration reform.
FOX - FOX News Sunday. Among the guests appearing on the August 15, 2010, edition of FOX's "FOX News Sunday" will be Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Chairman of the National Republican Senatoral committee; and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. Among the issues that the two senators discussed was the subject of immigration.
Click on the play button, above, to view immigration-related video excerpts from the two programs, which are presented in two separate, continuous running segments.
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Secretary Napolitano Responds to Queries From White House Press Corps on Immigration and Border Security Matters
By Micheal E. Hill
Friday, August 13, 2010 -- 8:00 am EDT
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano made an appearance in the White House Briefing Room on Friday, August 13, during which she read a prepared statement about H.R. 6080, the $600 MILLION border security supplemental appropriations bill that the President had signed moments before her appearance, and fielded questions from the White House press corps on border security, birthright citizenship, and comprehensive immigration reform.
Click on the play button, above, to view video of Secretary Napolitano's question and answer session with the White House press corps, which is presented in five separate, continuously running clips.
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President Obama Signs $600 Million FY '10 Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Bill into Law
By Micheal E. Hill
Friday, August 13, 2010 -- 3:30 pm EDT
President Obama has signed into law a $600 MILLION fiscal year 2010 supplemental border security appropriations bill. The President acted on Friday, August 13, 2010, in connection with H.R. 6080, a measure that had bounced back and forth between the House and the Senate for weeks.
Final Senate action on H.R. 6080 occurred on Thursday, August 12, 2010, in a special 30 minute-long session. The House had two days earlier passed its version of the measure in a special session. Both chambers returned from their August recesses to deal with the bill.
The President signed H.R. 6080 in private, perhaps in part because much of the pro immigrant advocacy community was enraged that Congress moved the bill as a separate measure with no consideration of provisions to reform the nation's immigration laws.
One day prior to signing the supplemental border security spending measure, President Obama said in a staetment, "I have made securing our Southwest Border a top priority since I came to office. That is why my administration has dedicated unprecedented resources and personnel to combating the transnational criminal organizations that traffic in drugs, weapons, and money, and smuggle people across the border with Mexico. Today's action by Congress answers my call to bolster the essential work of federal law enforcement officials and improve their ability to partner with state, local, and tribal law enforcement. The resources made available through this legislation will build upon our successful efforts to protect communities along the Southwest border and across the country. And this new law will also strengthen our partnership with Mexico in targeting the gangs and criminal organizations that operate on both sides of our shared border."
Text of the Final Version of H.R. 6080
Statement of President Obama on H.R. 6080
Summary and Video of Senate Floor Action on H.R. 6080
Summary and Video of House Floor Action on H.R. 6080
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Congress is in Midst of Month-Long August Recess
Friday, August 13, 2010 -- 9:40 am EDT
-- Updated on Saturday, August 21, 2010, at 8:30 am EDT --
Congress is in the midst of a four week-long August recess.
The U.S. Senate will return to Washington on Monday, September 13, and the U.S. House of Representatives will return on Tuesday, September 14.
Upon its return, Congress will remain in session for four weeks, after which it will begin a five week-long pre-midterm election recess.
MicEvHill.Com Schedule of Updates During the Recess
- Beginning on Monday, August 16, MicEvHill.Com will take a breather from daily updates in this space and on its News Roundup Page until Congress returns to action on Monday, September 13.
Likely Immigration and Refugee Legislative Agenda When Congress Returns
Immigration and refugee matters will continue to be hot issues during the four week-long work period that begins with the return of Congress in September:
- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will engage in formal consultation meetings in mid-September with the leadership of the House Committee on the Judiciary and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary relating to proposed refugee admissions for fiscal year 2011.
- Congress may complete action in late September on the Fiscal Year 2011 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, which each year funds the federal government's border security, interior immigration enforcement, and immigration services adjudication functions. Should either the full House of Representatives or the full Senate take up the measure, numerous immigration enforcement amendments would likely be offered.
- While Congress is unlikely to complete action on the other three measures that each year fund the federal government's immigration- and refugee-related functions, it likely will enact into law a short-term funding measure that will provide funding for those functions for the period between October 1, when the fiscal year is set to begin, and sometime after the November mid-term elections, when Congress is expected to convene a post-election "lame duck" session.
- The House Committee on Appropriations may complete its consideration of the Fiscal Year 2011 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, which each year funds the federal government's refugee admissions and overseas refugee assistance programs that are operated by the Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM).
- The House Committee on Appropriations may complete its consideration of the Fiscal Year 2011 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which each year funds the federal government's Refugee and Entrant Assistance programs and functions that are administered by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). These programs and functions include resettlement assistance for refugees who are admitted to the United States; resettlement assistance to Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants and persons granted aslyum; assistance to trafficking and torture victims who live in the United States; and the care and placement of unaccompanied alien children while they are awaiting a resolution of their immigration status.
- The House Committee on Appropriations may complete its consideration of the Fiscal Year 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Approriations Act, which each year funds the operations of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR).
- While there is not likely to be any official actions on comprehensive immigration reform, birthright citizenship, or the DREAM Act during the September-October work period, jockeying and recriminations on the issues will continue behind-the-scenes, and there is a remote possibility that the Senate Democratic Leadership will attempt to move the DREAM Act.
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Senate Clears $600 Million FY '10 Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Bill; President to Sign Measure into Law on Friday
By Micheal E. Hill
Thursday, August 12, 2010 -- 11:49 am EDT
--Updated on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 3:05 pm EDT--
The Senate has cleared for President Barack Obama's expected signature a $600 MILLION fiscal year 2010 supplemental border security appropriations bill. Senate action occurred on Thursday, August 12, 2010, in a special 30 minute-long session. The Senate, which had been called back from its August recess to deal with the measure, cleared it by unanimous consent. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law on Friday, August 13.
The House of Representatives approved its version of H.R. 6090 on Tuesday, August 10, doing so by a voice vote. The text of H.R. 6080 is identical to that of the Senate-passed version of H.R. 5875, which the Senate approved on Thursday, August 5, 2010. However, a constitutional glitch caused the House to take up the new bill rather than the Senate-passed version of H.R. 5875.
In his floor remarks on behalf of the measure, Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security Chairman Charles S. Schumer (D-NY) indicated that border security spending, alone, was insufficient to cure our immigraton problems and that comprehensive immigration reform was needed in order to secure our borders. Speaking to a chamber that was empty because of the August recess, Senator Schumer likened the United States immigration system to a heart patient in need of quadruple bypass surgery. The Senator said, "a single bypass surgery of border security, alone, is important but not enough to cure the patient of its ailment."
The New York Senator ampified on that theme, telling the Senate, "even though passing this bill will secure our border, I again say the only way to fully restore rule of law to our entire immigration system is by passing comprehensive immigration reform." The Senator, further, said, "[i]n my many meetings with folks on the other side of the aisle to try and gain their support for comprehesnive immigration reform, I repeatedly heard them say that once we show that we were serious about passing border security legislation, they would be able to begin working with us to fix all of the other aspects of our broken immigration system." He went on to say, "[i]t is my hope that the bill we are passing today will break the deadlock that has existed in Congress and will clear the path for us to finally resume bipartisan negotiations in good faith on reforming our broken immigration system. I intend to do everything I can to make that happen. But negotiations cannot happen out of thin air. It'll take serious Republicans working with serious Democrats to get this done, and I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join in this very important task. With this bill's passage today, we've clearly shown that we are serious about securing our nation's border. It's time for our colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join in fixing our entire broken immigration system."
The Senator concluded his remarks by saying, "the time for excuses is now over; the time to get to work is now."
H.R. 6080, and its antecedent, H.R. 5875, has sailed through Congress at near-record speed. Notwithstanding the lack of controversy in the Senate over the measure, it has been the object of fierce criticisms from a number of pro-immigrant advocates, who have likened its passage to a betrayal by Democrats. The pro-immigrant advocates who are critical of congressional action on the measure see it as yet another escalation of enforcement-only measures that could have been used as a bargaining chip for enactment of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). However, Senate Democrats, led by Senator Schumer, see the bill as a measure that, if Republican critics of CIR are sincere, could pave the way for enactment of CIR during a post-election session.
As cleared for the President's consideration, H.R. 6080 contains the following provisions:
- Funding for Border Personnel. $254 MILLION for salaries and expenses for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) component of the Department of Homeland Security, including $176 MILLION to hire 1,000 additional Border Patrol agents, $39 MILLION for the costs of maintaining CBP staffing, $29 MILLION for hiring 250 additional CBP officers for deployment at ports of entry on the Southwest Border, and $10 MILLION to "stop corruption in border patrol and customs and border protection."
- Communications Equipment. $14 MILLION for communications equipment for new officers.
- Air and Marine Interdiction Operations. $32 MILLION for Air and Marine Interdiction Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement.
- Forward Operating Bases. $6 MILLION for the deployment of "forward operating bases along the border (as opposed to using current bases that are 100 miles away)."
- Border Interdiction and Additional ICE Agents. $30 MILLION for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for border interdiction, and another $50 MILLION for 250 new ICE personnel, including special agents, intelligence analysts, and support personnel.
- Department of Justice. $196 MILLION for the Department of Justice for increased law enforcement activities related to Southwest border enforcement, including $2.1 MILLION for the Executive Office for Immigration Review, $20 MILLION for the Federal Prison System for Immigrant Criminals, and $13 MILLION for Legal Activities, Salaries, and Expenses for U.S. Attorneys, and tens-of-millions more for other Department of Justice entities such as the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) for ther operations along the U.S. border.
H.R. 6080: Text of House-Passed Bill | Summary of Bill | Fact Sheet On Bill
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House Passes New Version of Border Security Funding Bill, Overcoming Constitutional Objections to the Senate-Passed Measure
By Micheal E. Hill
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 -- 1:10 pm EDT
--Updated on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 1:15 pm EDT--
The House of Representatives has passed a bill appropriating $600 MILLION in supplemental fiscal year 2010 funding for border security. House action occurred on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, in connection with H.R. 6080, the text of which is identical to the text of the Senate-passed version of H.R. 5875, a measure that the Senate passed on Thursday, August 5. The House of Representatives passed H.R. 6080 by a voice vote after nearly 40 minutes of debate. While it was once thought that Senate action on the House-passed bill would have to wait until the Senate returns from its August recess on September 14, it appears increasingly likely that the Senate will return to Washington and try to clear the measure by unanimous consent before the end of the week.
The House took up H.R. 6080 under a procedure known as "suspension of the rules." Under the procedure, the time for debate was limited to 40 minutes, the measure was not amendable, and the bill had to receive the affirmative votes of two-thirds of those members who were present and voting in order for it to be passed.
Tuesday's House floor action on the border security supplemental appropriations bill marks the third effort by the House to send a fiscal year 2010 border security supplemental appropriations bill to the President. On July 1, 2010, the House added $700 MILLION in border security spending to H.R. 4899, an Iraq/Afghanistan war and disaster relief supplemental appropriations bill. After the Senate rejected that spending, the House acted again, sending H.R. 5875, a stand-alone border security spending bill, to the Senate on July 28. The Senate made changes to H.R. 5875 on August 5, including adding a provision that would raise L-1 and H-1B visa fees for some employers. Because the House had concerns about the constitutionality of the Senate's August 5 action, it acted on Thursday, August 10, passing H.R. 6080, the latest iteration of its border security funding measure back to the Senate.
As passed by the House, H.R. 6080 contains the following provisions:
- Funding for Border Personnel. $254 MILLION for salaries and expenses for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) component of the Department of Homeland Security, including $176 MILLION to hire 1,000 additional Border Patrol agents, $39 MILLION for the costs of maintaining CBP staffing, $29 MILLION for hiring 250 additional CBP officers for deployment at ports of entry on the Southwest Border, and $10 MILLION to "stop corruption in border patrol and customs and border protection."
- Communications Equipment. $14 MILLION for communications equipment for new officers.
- Air and Marine Interdiction Operations. $32 MILLION for Air and Marine Interdiction Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement.
- Forward Operating Bases. $6 MILLION for the deployment of "forward operating bases along the border (as opposed to using current bases that are 100 miles away)."
- Border Interdiction and Additional ICE Agents. $30 MILLION for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for border interdiction, and another $50 MILLION for 250 new ICE personnel, including special agents, intelligence analysts, and support personnel.
- Department of Justice. $196 MILLION for the Department of Justice for increased law enforcement activities related to Southwest border enforcement, including $2.1 MILLION for the Executive Office for Immigration Review, $20 MILLION for the Federal Prison System for Immigrant Criminals, and $13 MILLION for Legal Activities, Salaries, and Expenses for U.S. Attorneys, and tens-of-millions more for other Department of Justice entities such as the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) for ther operations along the U.S. border.
Now that the House of Representatives has passed H.R. 6080, the next step in the legislative process is for the full Senate to take up the House-passed measure. With the Senate in the midst of its August recess, action there on the measure may have to wait until it returns to Washington in mid-September. However, as noted above, at the time of this writing, talks were underway that could result in a return of the Senate before the end of the week so it can clear the measure for the President's consideration.
H.R. 6080: Text of House-Passed Bill | Summary of Bill | Fact Sheet On Bill
Click on the play button, above, to see video of the House floor debate on H.R. 6080 once the video becomes available.
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House Declines to Take Up Measure Limiting the Legislative Agenda that the House Could Take Up During This Year's
Expected Lame Duck Session
By Micheal E. Hill
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 -- 2:30 pm EDT
The House of Representatives has rejected an effort to force the House to vote on an effort to limit the agenda that it could consider during this year's much anticipated post-election "lame duck" session. House action occurred on Thursday, August 10, 2010, in connection with a resolution offered by House Republican Study Group Chairman Tom Price (R-GA).
As a technical matter, the House voted to sustain the ruling of the Speaker Pro Tempore, who had ruled that the Price resolution was not a privileged resolution and, thus, was not entitled to immediate consideration. The House sustained the ruling of the chair by a vote of 236-163, thereby relegating it to the scrapheap of resolutions that will likely never be considered by the House.
The resolution would have pledged not to convene a lame duck session between election day and January 2, 2011 "except in the case of an unforeseen, sudden emergency requiring immediate action from Congress." In introducing the resolution, Representative Price specifically mentioned the possibility that the House could take up comprehensive immigration reform during a "lame duck" session as one of the reasons he was introducing it.
It is unclear whether the resolution was binding, even if the House had agreed to it.
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House Returns from August Recess for One-Day Session Amidst Speculation Over Whether It Will Take Up a Senate-Passed Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Bill
By Micheal E. Hill
Monday, August 9, 2010 -- 1:50 am EDT
--Updated on Monday, August 9, 2010 at 6:30 pm EDT--
This week was supposed to be the first of five consecutive weeks of repose, reflection, and recharging for the large community of staffers, lobbyists, and support personnel who make their living working for, working on, or trying to influence the actions of Congress. Indeed, the U.S. Senate left Washington at the close of business on Thursday, August 5, to begin its much-awaited five week-long August recess, joining the U.S. House of Representatives, which had left town the week before. However, the House unexpectedly is returning to the Nation's Capitol this week for a one-day special session. No immigration action is scheduled during the session at the time of this writing. However, it appears highly possible that the House may take up a last-minute Senate-passed $600 MILLION border security supplemental appropriations bill during the special one-day session, which would clear the measure for the President's expected signature. In addition, the House this week could take up a privleged resolution that could bar it from taking up comprehensive immigration reform legislation in a post-election "lame duck" session.
- Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Bill. At the time of this writing, the only item on the House agenda for this week's one-day session is consideration of a Senate-passed package of Medicaid and education provisions. However, reports indicate that both the White House and a group of moderate House Democrats from Arizona are pressuring the House Democratic Leadership to add to its agenda the Senate-passed version of H.R. 5875, which would appropirate $600 MILLION of border security provisions.
The Senate-passed version of H.R. 5875 originated in the Senate as S. 2731, a measure that was introduced on August 5, 2010, by Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security Chairman Charles S. Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO). It sailed through the Senate at record speed, passing the Senate by unanimous consent on the same day it was introduced. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Assistant Senate Minority Leader Jon Kyl (R-AZ), who many expected would oppose the measure as not strong enough, actually added their names as cosponsors of the bill.
Notwithstanding the lack of controversy in the Senate over H.R. 5875, the measure has been the object of fierce criticisms from a number of pro-immigrant advocates, who have likened passage of the measure to a betrayal by Democrats. The pro-immigrant advocates who are critical of th Senate's passage of H.R. 5875 see it as yet another escalation of enforcement-only measures that could have been used as a bargaining chip for enactment of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). However, Senate Democrats, led by Senator Schumer, see the bill as a measure that, if Republican critics of CIR are sincere, could pave the way for enactment of CIR during a post-election session.
A group of House Democrats, led by three freshman Arizona Members whose seats are in danger in the 2010 mid-term elections, are pushing the House Democratic Leadership to put the Senate-passed version of H.R. 5875 on the House agenda for the upcoming one-day session. At the time of this writing, it was uncertain whether their pleas will be answered by House Speaker Pelosi. There are significant differences between the House- and Senate-passed versions of the measure. In addition, there is a constitutional issue with the measure that could impede its rapid progress in the House, in that it increases fees and such fee increases are thought by many to run afoul of the U.S. Constitution's provision requiring revenue measures to originate in the U.S. House of Representatives.
H.R. 5875: Senate-Passed Text | House-Passed Text | Senate Summary | House Summary
- Prohibition of House Lame Duck Session. The House of Representatives during this week's special one-day session could take up a privleged resolution that seeks to bar the House from holding a post-election or "lame duck" session this year unless the session is convened to deal with emergency measures. The resolution was introduced by Representative Tom Price (R-GA), Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, prior to the departure of the House for its August recess. In introducing the measure, Representative Price specifically mentioned the possibility that the House could take up comprehensive immigration reform during a "lame duck" session as one of the reasons he was introducing it.
Because it is a privleged resolution, the House Democratic Leadership has no power to block a vote on it. Votes on such measures usually fall along party lines.
It is unclear whether the resolution would actually be binding, even if the House adopted it.
Check back with MicEvHill.Com for any late-breaking developments on these matters.
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Once Again, The Subject of Immigration Heavily Featured on the Week's Sunday Public Affairs Programs
By Micheal E. Hill
Monday, August 9, 2010 -- 12:30 am EDT
Just when it appeared that the subject of immigration would recede into the background on the Sunday public affairs programs, it reemerged on Sunday, August 8, with discussions on the hot-bed issue of birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented aliens occuring on four of the five major programs, including on ABC's "This Week," CBS's "Face the Nation," CNN's "State of the Union," and NBC's "Meet the Press" programs.
The following summarizes the immigration discussions during the programs:
- ABC - This Week. Among the guests appearing on the August 8 edition of ABC's "This Week" program were George Packer of the New Yorker; Gillian Tett of the Financial Times; Politico's John Harris; and The Washington Post columnist and former Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson. The panel explored the issue of birthright citizenship, which a number of Republicans have suggested be barred by amending the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
- CBS - Face the Nation. Among the guests appearing on the August 8 edition of CBS's "Face the Nation" were Dan Balz of The Washington Post and CBS’ Jan Crawford, who discussed Republican suggestions that the Fourteenth Amendent to the U.S. Constitution be amended to bar birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants who are born in the United States.
- CNN - State of the Union. The guest list for the August 8 edition of CNN's "State of the Union" program included Governors Jennifer Granholm (D-MI) and Bob McDonnell (R-VA), who briefly discussed immigration policy.
- NBC - Meet the Press. Appearing on the August 8 edition of NBC's "Meet the Press" was House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), who indicated support for considering amending the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to bar birthright citizenship for the children of undcocumented aliens who are born in the United States.
Click on the play button, above, to view immigration-related video excerpts from the four programs, which are presented in four separate, continuous running segments.
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Senate Passes $600 Million FY '10 Supplemental
Border Security Spending Bill
By Micheal E. Hill
Friday, August 6, 2010 -- 8:00 am EDT
--Updated on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 1:15 pm EDT--
The Senate has passed a $600 MILLION border security supplemental appropriations bill, sending the measure to the House of Representatives for its consideration. Senate action on the spending measure occurred on Thursday, August 5, 2010, in connection with S. 3721, a measure that was introduced earlier in the day by Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security Chairman Charles S. Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO). The Senate passed the measure by unanimous consent.
As a technical matter, the Senate agreed to a Senate amendment to H.R. 5875, a border security supplemental appropriations bill that the House of Representatives passed on July 28, 2010. The amendment that the Senate passed is comprised of the text of S. 3721.
As agreed to by the Senate, the amended version of H.R. 5875 contains about $600 MILLION in border security spending. That spending would be completely offset by raising fees from H-1B and L visa applicants. The bill is based on H.R. 5875. However, the Senate made a number of modifications to the House-passed measure, effectively stripping about $100 MILLION of provisions that are contained in the House-passed version of the bill from the Senate-passed version of the measure. Among the funds that were stripped by the Senate from the House-passed version is about $50 MILLION for Operation Stonegarden.
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 5875 on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, by a voice vote. But House passage of the measure was not without controversy. House Republicans criticized the measure as unnecessary and were critical of the fact that the supplemental spending that the bill contains was not offset by cuts in spending elsewhere in the federal budget. Notwithstanding their criticisms, House Republicans did not even call for a recorded vote on the measure, allowing it to pass the House by a voice vote. H.R. 5875 was introduced on Tuesday, July 27 by House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security Chairman David Price (D-NC). Its passage came just one day after the House cleared H.R. 4899, a fiscal year 2010 war and disaster supplemental appropriations bill that the Senate had stripped of nearly identical House-passed border security spending provisions.
During Senate debate on Thursday, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) sought to amend the bill to include funding for Operation Streamline and for the Law Enforcement Support Center. Senator Schumer turned back the McCain effort, and the Arizona senator quickly relented, agreeing to accept the Schumer/McCaskill language without change. Before debate on the measure ended, Senator McCain requested and received unamimous consent to have his name and Senator Jon Kyl's (R-AZ) name added as cosponsors of the bill.
As agreed to by the Senate, the Senate amendment to H.R. 5875 contains the following provisions:
- Funding for Border Personnel. $254 MILLION for salaries and expenses for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) component of the Department of Homeland Security, including $176 MILLION to hire 1,000 additional Border Patrol agents, $39 MILLION for the costs of maintaining CBP staffing, $29 MILLION for hiring 250 additional CBP officers for deployment at ports of entry on the Southwest Border, and $10 MILLION to "stop corruption in border patrol and customs and border protection."
- Communications Equipment. $14 MILLION for communications equipment for new officers.
- Air and Marine Interdiction Operations. $32 MILLION for Air and Marine Interdiction Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement.
- Forward Operating Bases. $6 MILLION for the deployment of "forward operating bases along the border (as opposed to using current bases that are 100 miles away)."
- Border Interdiction and Additional ICE Agents. $30 MILLION for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for border interdiction, and another $50 MILLION for 250 new ICE personnel, including special agents, intelligence analysts, and support personnel.
- Department of Justice. $196 MILLION for the Department of Justice for increased law enforcement activities related to Southwest border enforcement, including $2.1 MILLION for the Executive Office for Immigration Review, $20 MILLION for the Federal Prison System for Immigrant Criminals, and $13 MILLION for Legal Activities, Salaries, and Expenses for U.S. Attorneys, and tens-of-millions more for other Department of Justice entities such as the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) for ther operations along the U.S. border.
Now that the Senate has sent H.R. 5875 back to the House with amendments, the next step in the legislative process will be for the House to take up the amended version. There was no immediate word about how receptive the House will be to the Senate changes in the bill or when the House will take them up.
Click on the play button, above, to see video of the Senate debate on the measure.
Text of S. 3721, As Introduced
Press Release Announcing the Introduction of S. 3721
Text of H.R. 5875, Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Bill
Text of the Kyl/McCain Substitute for H.R. 5875
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Senate Passes Amended Version of House-Passed Bill Providing for Adjustment of Status for Haitian Parolee Adoptees
By Micheal E. Hill
Thursday, August 5, 2010 -- 1:25 pm EDT
The Senate has passed an amended form of a House-passed bill that would provide for the adjustment of status for Haitian orphans who were paroled into the United States following the earthquake that devastated much of Haiti in January of 2010. Senate action occurred on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, in connection with H.R. 5283, the Help Haitian Adoptees Immediately to Integrate Act of 2010 or Help HAITI Act of 2010. The Senate passed the measure by unanimous consent. The House version of the measure was introduced by Representative Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE). Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced S. 3411, a companion measure, in the Senate. Senate action on H.R. 5283 came two weeks after the House passed iuts version of the measure by a voice vote.
The House-passed version of H.R. 5283 would authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to adjust to permanent resident status an alien who was paroled into the United States pursuant to the humanitarian parole policy for certain Haitian orphans announced on January 18, 2010, and suspended as to new applications on April 15, 2010. In order to be eligible, an alien would have to apply for adjustment, be physically present in the United States when the adjustment application is filed, and be admissible as an immigrant.
H.R. 5283 would deem that any alien applying for relief under the measure has satisfied the requirements applicable to adopted children if, before the alien is 18 years of age, he or she adjusts to permanent resident status and is adopted by a U.S. citizen (which may occur before, on, or after status adjustment). It, further, would permit a parent or legal guardian to apply on behalf of a minor, and it would prohibit any derivative immigration benefits for the birth parent of an alien adjusted under this Act.
The Senate-passed version of H.R. 5283 would impose several restrictions on Haitian children who can benefit from the bill that are not contained in the House-passed version of the bill. For instance, the Senate-passed version of the measure places a deadline of three years for potential beneficaries to apply for adjustment of status. It also would cap at 1,400 the number of chidlren whose status can be adjusted under the measure. And it would require that children benefiting from the bill be under the age of 18 and unmarried. The House-passed version contained no such restrictions.
Now that the Senate has passed an amended version of H.R. 5283, the next step in the legislative process is for the House to take up the amended measure.
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Senate Committee Rejects Vitter Proposal to Impose Identification Requirements on All Residents of Public Housing Under New Program to Ensure Residents Are Not Illegal Immigrants
By Micheal E. Hill
Thursday, August 5, 2010 -- 9:10 am EDT
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has rejected an attempt by Senator David Vitter (R-LA) to require residents who use housing assistance to prove their legal status and require grant recipients to ensure that illegal aliens are not living in public housing developed with the grants. The Committee acted on Tuesday, August 3, 2010, in connection with an amendment that the Louisiana Senator offered to S. 1619, the "Livable Communities Act of 2009", during the committee's markup of that measure.
As approved by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, S. 1619 would authorize $475 million over four years to make grants for the development of plans that would integrate land use, housing, and transportation to create livable communities. It also would authorize $2.2 billion over three years for grants to enable communities to develop and preserve affordable housing, support transit-oriented developments as well as improve public transportation. As originally drafted, it would have authorized $400 million for the planning grants and $3.75 billion for the development grants. During the course of the markup, Senator Vitter offered an amendment that would have required all residents who use housing assistance to prove their legal status and require grant recipients to ensure that illegal aliens are not living in public housing developed with the grants. In support of his amendment, Vitter said that "untold thousands" of illegal immigrants currently live in public housing and that this was unfair to hundreds of thousands of United States citizens and persons in the U.S. legally who are waiting for such housing to become available. The Viter amendment would have required all residents to produce state-issued identification careds that comply with the REAL ID Act or identiification that is issued by the Department of Homeland Security.
Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) spoke in opposition to the Vitter amendment, contending that his amendment would result in many citizens and legal residents being denied housing assistance. He offered a substitute amendment that struck the Vitter amendment's requirement that all those living under housing assistance provide identification to show they are legal residents. However, the Menendez substitute still would make those in the country illegally ineligible for housing programs covered by the legislation.
The Committee adopted the Menendez substitute by a party-line vote of 12-10. It then went on to adopt the Vitter amendment, as amended by the Menendez Substitute, by a voice vote.
Text of the Vitter Amendment to S. 1619
Text of the Menendez Substitute to the Vitter Amendment to S. 1619
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White House Press Secretary Says the Position of Opponents of Birthright Citizenship for Children of Undocumented Aliens is
'Based Purely on Politics'
By Micheal E. Hill
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 -- 10:36 am EDT
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs went out of his way on Tuesday to accuse Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) of basing his questioning of the efficacy of birthright citizenship for the U.S.-born children of undocumented aliens "purely on politics." The press secretary's remarks came during the Tuesday, August 3, 2010, White House Daily Briefing. The questioner asked Gibbs for a response to Senator McConnell's assertion a day earlier that President Barack Obama's challenge of the state of Arizona's recently enacted immigration enforcement law was motivated by politics. In his reply, Gibbs brought up McConnell's statement that seemed to indicate support for looking into the question of whether the U.S.-born children of undocumented aliens should be granted U.S. citizenship.
Birthright citizenship was not the only immigration issue that Gibbs addressed during the August 3 White House Daily Briefing. He also addressed comprehensive immigration reform and the federal lawsuit challenging S.B. 1070.
Click on the play button, above, to see video excerpts of the immigration responses Press Secretary Gibbs gave during the August 3, 2010, White House Daily Briefing.
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Denial of Birthright Citizenship to Children of Undocumented Aliens is Gaining Momentum Among Mainstream Republicans
By Micheal E. Hill
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 -- 2:30 am EDT
Once thought to be an idea that was only advanced by the most extreme opponents of immigration, the idea of denying birthright citizenship to children born to undocumented aliens may be gaining new momentum among mainstream Republicans. No less than three leading Republicans have broached the idea in just the last 48 hours, including Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Assistant Senate Minority Leader Jon Kyl (R-AZ), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Most legal experts believe it would take a constitutional amendment to deny birthright citizenship to the offspring of illegal aliens who are born in the United States. This is because the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides that all persons born in and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States are U.S. citizens. While the main purpose of the 14th Amendment was to ensure that the children of slaves who had been brought to the United States from Africa prior to the end of the U.S. civil war were United States citizens, the debates that occurred in the Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives while the Amendment was pending explicitly made reference to the fact that the children of immigrants, too, would be beneficiaries of the Amendment.
Senator Graham has said that he is considering introducing a constitutional amendment that would deny birthright citizenship to the children of illegal aliens and that the proposal will likely be a feature of a new comprehensive immigraton reform bill that he plans to introduce in the 112th Congress. While not explictly endorsing the idea, Senators Kyl and McConnell have embraced the idea of Senate hearings on the subject.
Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM) appeared on the August 2, 2010, edition of MSNBC's "Hardball" to discuss the idea. Click on the play button, above, to see video of the Governor's appearance.
WCSC-TV: Graham Working on Immigration Bill That Will Bar Birthright Citizenship Bar
The Hill: 14th Amendment in Need of Review, Says Senator McConnell
Arizona Daily Star: Rasmussen Poll: Immigrant Babies Should Not Get Citizenship
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A Light Immigration and Refugee Legislative Schedule is On Tap This Week as the House Begins Its Six Week-Long August Recess While the Senate Remains in Town for the Week
By Micheal E. Hill
Monday, August 2, 2010 -- 9:00 am EDT
The House of Representatives has left Washington, DC for a six week-long recess. It is scheduled to return to Washington on Tuesday, September 14, 2010.
While the Senate remains in town this week, it has not scheduled any immigration- or refugee-related legislation for consideration by either the full Senate orby any of its committees.
Click Here to See "This Week on the Hill" for the Week of August 2, 2010
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Immigration Featured on Four of the Five August 1
Sunday Public Affairs Programs
By Micheal E. Hill
Monday, August 1, 2010 -- 12:01 am EDT
Thanks to this week's federal court ruling temporarily blocking the most controversial parts of Arizona's new immigration enforcement law, the subject of immigration returned as a prominent issue on Sunday public affairs programs, being discussed on four of the five major Sunday, August 1 programs. Among the programs on which immigration was discussed were CBS's "Face the Nation" program, FOX's "FOX News Sunday" program, and CNN's "State of the Union" program.
The following summarizes the immigration discussions during the programs:
- CBS - Face the Nation. Among the guests appearing on the August 1, 2010, edition of CBS's "Face the Nation" were Assistant Senate Minority Leader Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Thomas Saenz, President of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, both of whom addressed comprehensive immigration reform and the federal lawusit challenging the constitutionality of Arizona's controversial new immigration law.
- CNN - State of the Union. The guest list for the August 1, 2010, edition of CNN's "State of the Union" program included Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), The Washington Post's Dan Balz, and The New York Times' Peter Baker, all of whom who commented on immigration during his segment of the program.
- FOX - FOX News Sunday. Among the guests appearing on the August 1, 2010, edition of FOX's "FOX News Sunday" was 2008 Republican Vice Presidential nominee and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin., who addressed the recent court ruling temporarily blocking portions of Arizona's immigration enforcement law during her segment of the program.
- NBC - Meet the Press. Appearing on the August 1, 2010, edition of NBC's "Meet the Press" were New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I) and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (D-PA), who addressed immigration during their segment of the program.
Click on the play button, above, to view immigration-related video excerpts from the four programs, which are presented in six separate, continuous running segments.
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| New! MicEvHill.Com has posted the recess edition of its "Today on the Hill" page, reflecting the anticipated (in this case nonexistent) immigration- and refugee-related legislative activity in Congress during the August recess -- Click Here to See the Most Recent Edition of "Today on the Hill" |
New! MicEvHill.Com has posted the recess edition of its "This Week on the Hill" page, reflecting a detailed listing of the (in the case nonexistent) possible legislative action on immigration- and refugee-related matters during the August recess. -- Click Here to See "This Week on the Hill" for the Week of August 9, 2010 |
New! MicEvHill.Com has posted a sneak peek at the possible immigration discussions that could occur during the Sunday, August 29, 2010, Sunday public affairs programs. -- Click Here to See a Sneak Peek at the Upcoming August 29, 2010, Sunday Public Affairs Programs |
New! MicEvHill.Com has posted a recap of the immigration discussions that occurred during the Sunday, August 15, 2010, Sunday public affairs programs, complete with video excerpts from the programs. -- Click Here to See the Recap and Video Excerpts of the August 15, 2010, Sunday Public Affairs Programs |
New! MicEvHill has posted a video excerpt from the August 15, 2010, edition of C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" program, during which Washington, DC American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Chapter President Sonal Verma discussed the process by which permanent residents become United States citizens. -- Click Here to See Video of the Program, Which is the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Video of the Day" for Friday, August 13, 2010 |
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| MicEvHill.Com's "Immigration and Refugee Legislative News Roundup" page has been updated to reflect important articles through the morning of Friday, August 13, 2010. -- Click Here to See the Updated "Immigration and Refugee Legislative News Roundup" |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a preview of the likely immigration- and refugee-related legislative agenda that Congress will address when it returns ito Washington, DC in September. -- Click Here to See the Look Ahead at September's Immigration and Refugee Legislative Agenda |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a link to the official text of the final version that was presented to President Obama of H.R. 6080, the fiscal year 2010 supplemental appropriations bill that appropriates $600 MILLION in border security funding. -- Click Here to See the Official Text of the Final Version of the Measure That Was Presented to President Obama for His Signature
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MicEvHill.Com has posted an extensive video excerpt from the August 13, 2010, White House Daily Briefing, during which Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs addressed border security, birthright citizenship, and comprehensive immigration reform legislation. -- Click Here to See the Video Excerpt, Which is the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Video of the Day" for Friday, August 13, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a link to the text of an August 12, 2010, report written by A. Elena Lacayo of NCLR on "The Impact of Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act on the Latino Community." -- Click Here to See the Text of the Report |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a summary of President Obama's August 13, 2010, signing into law of H.R. 6080, a fiscal year 2010 border security. --Click Here to See the Summary and Links to Statements and the Final Bill Text |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a summary and video of the Senate floor action that occurred on Thursday, August 12, 2010, relating to H.R. 6080, a fiscal year 2010 border security supplemental appropriations bill that the Senate passed by unanimous consent. -- Click Here to See the Summary of Senate Floor Action on the Measure |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a link to the text of the Pew Hispanic Center's August 11, 2010, Report on Children Born to Unauthorized Aliens. -- Click Here to See the Report
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MicEvHill.Com has posted a link to the text of the Draft Immigration Enforcement Bill authored by Florida Attorney General and GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Bill McCollum. -- Click Here to See the Draft Legislation |
MicEvHill.Com has posted video of the August 12, 2010, Senate floor action clearing H.R. 6080, a $600 MILLION fiscal year 2010 border securlty supplemental appropriations bill, for the President's consideration. -- Click Here to See Video of the Senate Floor Action on H.R. 6080, Which is One of the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted an immigration-related video excerpt from the August 11, 2010, White House Daily Briefing, during which White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs addressed immigration reform legislation. -- Click Here to See the Video Excerpts, Which is One of the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted an immigration-related video excerpt from the August 10, 2010, White House Daily Briefing, during which Deputy White House Press Secretary Bill Burton addressed immigration reform legislation. -- Click Here to See the Video Excerpts, Which is One of the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted video of a Monday, August 9, 2010, appearance by former Representative Ernest Istook (R-OK), who now is a Distinguished Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and Politico's John Harris on MSNBC's "Hardball" program, during which they discussed with guest host Chuck Todd the birthright citizenship issue and some Republicans' efforts to amend the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. -- Click Here to See Video of the Appearance, Which is the Featured Video of the Day for Wednesday, August 11, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com's "Immigration and Refugee Legislative News Roundup" page has been updated to reflect important articles through the morning of Wednesday, August 11, 2010. -- Click Here to See the Updated "Immigration and Refugee Legislative News Roundup" |
MicEvHill.Com has posted video of the August 10, 2010, House floor debate on H.R. 6080, a fiscal year 2010 border security supplemental appropriations bill that the House of Representatives passed by a voice vote. -- Click Here to See Video of the Debate, Which is the Featured Video of the Day for Tuesday, August 10, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a summary of the House floor action that occurred on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, relating to H.R. 6080, a fiscal year 2010 border security supplemental appropriations bill that the House passed by a voice vote. -- Click Here to See the Summary of House Floor Action on the Measure |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the official text of H.R. 6080, the just-introduced House version of the fiscal year 2010 supplemental appropriations bill that would appropiate $600 MILLION in border security funding. -- Click Here to See the Official Text of the House Version of the Measure |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a summary of H.R. 6080, the $600 MILLION fiscal year 2010 border security supplemental appropriations bill that the House of Representatives passed on August 10, 2010. The Summary was prepared by the House Committee on Appropriations -- Click Here to See House Appropriations Committee-Prepared Summary of H.R. 6080 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a fact sheet on H.R. 6080, the $600 MILLION fiscal year 2010 border security supplemental appropriations bill that the House of Representatives passed on August 10, 2010 The fact sheet was prepared by the House Committee on Appropriations. -- Click Here to See the House Appropriations Committee-Prepared Fact Sheet on H.R. 6080 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of an August 9, 2010, letter from the Governor Rick Perry (R-TX) to President Obama criticizing the Obama Administration's performance on border security and requesting additional National Guard troops and unmanned aerial vehicles along the U.S. border with Texas. -- Click Here to See a Copy of the Letter |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a video of an appearance by syndicated radio talk show host Lou Dobbs on the August 9, 2010, edition of FOX News Channel's "America Live" program. During the segment, Dobbs and anchor Megyn Kelly discussed the politics of the Democrats' decision to push a $600 MILLION border security supplemental appropriations bill through Congress. -- Click Here to See the Video Excerpt from the "America Live" Program, Which is the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Monday, August 9, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted this week's edition of its "This Week on the Hill" page, reflecting a detailed listing of the possible legislative action on immigration- and refugee-related matters for the week of August 9, 2010. -- Click Here to See "This Week on the Hill" for the Week of August 9, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a recap of the immigration discussions that occurred during the Sunday, August 8, 2010, Sunday public affairs programs, complete with video excerpts from the programs. -- Click Here to See the Recap and Video Excerpts of the August 8, 2010, Sunday Public Affairs Programs |
MicEvHill.Com has posted video of the appearance of Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Immigration snd Customs Enforcement (ICE) John Morton on the August 8, 2010, edition of C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" program, during which the Assistant Secretary discussed immigration and deportation policy and fielded questions from viewers. -- Click Here to See the Video of Assistant Secretary Morton's Appearance on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" Program, Which is One of the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Sunday, August 8, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a video excerpt of the remarks on birthright citizenship made by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) during the August 8, 2010, edition of NBC's "Meet the Press" program. -- Click Here to See the Video Excerpt from "Meet the Press," Which is One of the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Sunday, August 8, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a video excerpt of the discussion on birthright citizenship between Dan Balz of The Washington Post and CBS Legal Correspondent Jan Crawford that occurred during the August 8, 2010, edition of CBS's "Face the Nation" program. -- Click Here to See the Video Excerpt from "Face the Nation," Which is One of the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Sunday, August 8, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a video excerpt of the discussion on birthright citizenship between the New Yorker's George Packer, the Financial Times' Gillian Tett, Politico's John Harris, and The Washington Post's Michael Gerson that occurred during the August 8, 2010, edition of ABC's "This Week" program. -- Click Here to See the Video Excerpt from "This Week," Which is One of the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Sunday, August 8, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a video excerpt of the discussion on immigration between Governors Jennifer Granholm (D-MI) and Bob McDonnell (R-VA) that occurred during the August 8, 2010, edition of CNN's "State of the Union" program. -- Click Here to See the Video Excerpt from "State of the Union," Which is One of the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Sunday, August 8, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the official text of the Senate-passed version of H.R. 5875, which would appropiate $600 MILLION in supplemental fiscal year 2010 border security funding. -- Click Here to See the Official Text of the Senate-Passed Measure |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a video excerpt of comments made by Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) during an August 5, 2010, press conference with Senator Charles S. Schumer (D-NY) announcing the introduction of S. 3721, a $600 MILLION fiscal year 2010 border security supplemental appropriations bill that they were introducing. -- Click Here to See the Video Excerpt from the Press Conference, Which is the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Saturday, August 7, 2010. |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a summary of the Senate floor action on S. 3271/H.R. 5875, a border security supplemental appropriations bill that the Senate passed on Thursday, August 5, 2010. -- Click Here to See the Summary and a Link to the Bill Text |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a video excerpt from the August 5, 2010, Senate floor debate over H.R. 5875/S. 3721, a $600 MILLION fiscal year 2010 border security supplemental appropriations bill. -- Click Here to See the Video of the Floor Debate, Which is the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Friday, August 6, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a summary of the August 4, 2010, Senate floor action on H.R. 5283, a bill providing for the adjustment of status of certain Haitian orphan adoptees who were brought to the United States following the January 2010 earthquakes in Haiti. -- Click Here to See the Summary and a Link to Bill Text |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a summary of the action in the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs rejecting an attempt by Senator David Vitter (R-LA) to impose new citizenship status verficiation requirements for residents of public housing. -- Click Here to See the Summary and a Link to Amendment Text |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a video excerpt from a August 4, 2010, FOX News Channel interview with 2008 Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin, who was critical during the interview of President Obama's immigration policies. -- Click Here to See the Video Excerpt, Which is One of the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Thursday, August 5, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of an August 3, 2010, letter from the U.S. Department of Justice to counsel for Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio warning them of a national origin-based civil rights lawsuit that the Department of Justice may initiate against the sheriff's office. -- Click Here to See a Copy of the Letter |
MicEvHill.Com has posted video of an interview of Senator Lindsey Graham about his birthright citizenship proposal. The video ran on the August 3, 2010, edition of FOX News Channel's "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren" program. -- Click Here to See the Video Report, Which is One of the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Wednesdsay, August 4, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted video of an interview of Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) about a leaked USCIS memorandum exporing administrative altenatives to comprehensive immigration reform. The video ran on the August 3, 2010, edition of FOX News Channel's "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren" program. -- Click Here to See the Video Report, Which is One of the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Wednesdsay, August 4, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted immigration-related video excerpts from the August 3, 2010, White House Daily Briefing, during which White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs addressed birthrifht citizenship, comprehensive immigration reform, and Arizona's S.B. 1070. -- Click Here to See the Video Excerpts, Which is One of the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Wednesdsay, August 4, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of a letter from Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and 11 other Senate Republicans to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs asking the Committee to hold hearings on the leaked USCIS memorandum exploring administrative alternatives to comprehensive immigration reform. -- Click Here to See a Copy of the Letter from Senator McCain and His Colleagues" |
MicEvHill.Com has posted video reports from the August 2, 2010, editions of FOX News Channel's "America Live" and "America's Newsroom" programs on the leaked USCIS memorandum exploring administrative alternatives to comprehensive immigration reform. -- Click Here to See the Video Report, Which is the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Video of the Day" for Tuesday, August 3, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted video excerpts of the immigration discussions that took place during the August 1, 2010, Sunday public affairs programs. -- Click Here to See the Video Excerpts |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a video excerpt from the August 2, 2010, edition of CBS's "The Early Show" during which President Obama spoke of S.B. 1070 and the need for comprehensive immigration reform, warning against "a patchwork" of immigration laws should S.B. 1070 be allowed to stand as enacted. -- Click Here to See the Video Clip of President Obama's Comments, Which is One of the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Monday, August 2, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a video excerpt from 2008 Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin's appearance on the August 1, 2010, edition of FOX News's "FOX News Sunday," during which the former Alaska Governor questioned President Obama's manhood on the subject of border security. -- Click Here to See the Video Clip of Governor Palin's Remarks, Which is One of the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Monday, August 2, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the edition of its "This Week on the Hill page reflecting a detailed listing of the (practically nonexistent, in this case) anticipated legislative action on immigration- and refugee-related matters for the week of August 2, 2010. -- Click Here to See "This Week on the Hill" for the Week of August 2, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has added a number of important documents to its "Top Immigration and Refugee Legislative Documents" page, including a leaked USCIS memorandum on administrative alternatives to comprehensive immigration reform; the draft committee report and bill language for the Senate Appropriations Committee-approved Fiscal Year 2011 State, Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill; the Senate Appropriations Committee-approved Fiscal Year 2011 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill; and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Order rejecting an expedited appeal and setting a schedule in the S.B. 1070 case of U.S.A. v. the State of Arizona. -- Click Here to See the Most Recently Added "Top Immigration and Refugee Legislative Documents" |
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