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Press Secretary Comments on a Variety of Immigration Matters
During White House Daily Briefing
By Micheal E. Hill
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 -- 11:00 am EDT
Immigration returned as an issue of interest to the White House press corps on Tuesday, June 29, as reporters grilled White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on the President's recent meetings with immigration advocates and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, questioned him on the President's upcoming speech on comprehensive immigration reform, and asked for a response to recent critical comments made by Governor Jan Brewer (R-AZ) and Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) about the Adminisgtration's border security efforts.
Click on the play buttons, below, to see video of the immigration exchanges between Gibbs and the White House press corps during the June 29 White House Daily Briefing:
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Obama Meets with Advocates and Congressional Hispanic Caucus In Advance of Expected Federal Lawsuit Challenging
Arizona Immigration Enforcement Law
By Micheal E. Hill
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 -- 2:55 am EDT
 --Updated on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 9:00 am EDT--
President Barack Obama and his Administration are in the midst of a week-long flurry of immigration activity that is expected to culminate with the filing in the next few days of a federal suit challenging the recently enacted Arizona immigration enforcement law:
- It accelerated on Monday, June 28, with an off-of-the-official-schedule meeting between President Obama and more than a dozen pro-immigrant advocates.
- It continued on Monday, June 28, with a series of meetings between Obama Administration border security personnel and Governor Jan Brewer (R-AZ) and her staff to discuss border security.
- It reaches full steam on Tuesday. June 29, with a meeting between the President and representatives of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on comprehensive immigration reform.
- It is expected to accelerate even further on Thursday, July 1, when President Obama delivers what the White House is billing as a "major speech" on immigration at the American University in Washington, DC.
- It is expected to culminate within the next few days with the filing of a Federal lawsuit against Arizona challenging its immigration enforcement law.
With regard to the meeting on Monday between the President and pro-immigrant advocates, the White House said, that the President and community leaders discussed "the ways in which his Administration is working with stakeholders around the country as well as members of Congress to craft a comprehensive approach that will finally fix our broken immigration system." The White asserted that "[t]he President reiterated that he wants to see a bipartisan process based on the proposal presented in the Senate and building on the Schumer-Graham framework, which thoughtfully addresses the need to further secure our borders and demands accountability from both workers who are here illegally and unscrupulous employers who game the system."
The White House said that "[d]uring the meeting the President also reiterated that truly securing our border requires comprehensive immigration reform [CIR], said that his Administration will continue to work with Congress to act at the earliest possible opportunity and he announced that he would be delivering a speech soon on the importance of passing comprehensive immigration reform." Finally, the White House said that the President "once again made clear his views on the recent law passed in Arizona and noted that the Department of Justice was reviewing it."
After leaving the meeting, advocates made it clear that they intend to press for the enactment of CIR legislation, even though they anticipate it will be impossible to achieve this year. They signalled a willingness to work on more incremental legislation, such as the DREAM Act or AgJOBS, in lieu of CIR legislation, and they strongly implied they would make Republicans who block CIR legislation pay at the ballot box for their obstructionism.
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Immigration Surfaces as an Issue on First Day of Kagan
Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing
By Micheal E. Hill
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 -- 2:55 am EDT
Immigration surfaced as an issue during the first day of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary's hearings on the nomination of U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. The issue came up during the opening statements of Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Republican Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Senate Assistant Republican Leader Jon Kyl (R-AZ), who challenged Kagan on a brief filed by ther office last May asking the Supreme Court to review a 2007 Arizona employer sanctions law. The law requires the state to suspend business licenses of employers hiring illegal immigrants.
In his opening statement, Senator Kyl said he is “deeply troubled’’ by Kagan's decision, as the solicitor general, to urge the Supreme Court to review and strike down the Arizona law. More specifically, he said, "I think there are legitimate questions about whether the brief authorized by Ms. Kagan, which flies in the face of the plain language of the law and urges the Supreme Court to strike these enforcement provisions down, was motivated by political influence at the White House and within the Department of Justice."
More than a dozen House Republicans wrote Senator Sessions on Thursday, June 24, urging him to question Kagan on her role in the administration's Supreme Court filing challenging the Arizona employer sanctions law. The Members, led by House Judiciary Committee Ranking Republican Lamar Smith (R-TX), wrote in their letter that the Obama Administration had "no legal basis" for the filing and claimed Kagan played a "key role" in the decision.
"Because this case could likely be heard by the Supreme Court, it is imperative that we know the extent of Ms. Kagan's involvement in writing the brief, as well as the rationale behind her direct contravention of the letter of the law" the Representatives said in their letter.
Click on the play buttons, above, to see excerpts of the two senators' remarks on immigration during their opening statements.
Text of Letter from House Republicans to Sen. Sessions on Kagan and Immigration
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Funding for Border Security, Refugee Admissions, and EOIR Highlight This Week's Crowded Immigration and Refugee Agenda
By Micheal E. Hill
Monday, June 28, 2010 -- 8:55 am EDT
--Updated on Monday, June 28, 2010 at 1:45 pm EDT--
A very busy immigration- and refugee-related legislative agenda is in store in this, the last week before Congress begins a week-long July 4 recess.
The coming week's immigration and refugee legislative agenda is highlighed by the possible consideration by the full House of Representatives of a measure that would increase funding for border security, provide funding for the deployment of up to 1,200 National Guard troops along the U.S. border with Mexico, and partially subsidize the adjudication of Haitian TPS applicants. Also on the agenda this week is consideration by various subcommittees of the fiscal year 2011 bills that fund the federal government's refugee admissions and overseas refugee assistance programs, as well as consideration of the measure that funds the Executive Office for Immigration Review. Finally, the issue of immigration could come up this week during what is expected to be four days of hearings on the nomination of Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Border Security Funding. As the week begins, the major floor activity that is anticipated is the consideration by the full House of Represenatives on Thursday, July 1, or Friday, July 2, of the House version of H.R. 4899, a fiscal year 2010 emergency supplemental appropriations bill. The precise details of what the House will take up was not known at the time of this writing. A draft that was released on May 24 revealed that the measure at that time would have:
- appropriated $500 MILLION for border security programs and activities, including $208 MILLION to hire 1,200 additional Border Patrol agents and support personnel;
- permitted the transfer of $177.2 MILLION of funds from other accounts to pay for the deployment of additional National Guard troops;
- appropriated $10.6 MILLION to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) bureau to defray costs associated with providing services to Haitians in the United States who were displaced by the January earthquake;
- appropriated $749.3 MILLION in Economic Support Fund (ESF) funds for Haiti; and
- appropriated $350.7 MILLION in International Development Assistance (IDA) funds for Haiti.
Refugee Admissions and Overseas Refugee Assistance. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations has scheduled a markup for this week of the bill that funds the federal government's refugee admissions and overseas refugee assistance programs. Advocates are seeking increases in funding for the two activities. It remains seen whether budget pressures will enable appropriators to even maintain fiscal year 2010 levels of funding.
Elena Kagan Confirmation. The Senate Committee on Judiciary this week begins its confirmation hearings on the nomination of Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. Members of Congress have pressed senators to inquire about her views and past actions on immigration.
Off-of-the-Hill Activity. There is a significant amount of "off of the Hill" activity on immigration this week, including the likely filing of a Federal lawsuit against Arizona's immigration law, a meeting between President Obama and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on immigration, and a meeting between President Obama and immigration advocates on immigration. See a more complete listing of that activity on "This Week on the Hill."
Click Here to See "This Week on the Hill" for the Week of June 28, 2010
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Little Talk of Immigration on the Past Weekend's
Sunday Morning Public Affairs Programs
By Micheal E. Hill
Monday, June 28, 2010 -- 9:30 am EDT
Despite a lineup of guests that are heavily involved in immigration legislation, there was little talk of immigration on the Sunday public affairs programs on June 27. Instead, the conversation was dominated by the war in Afghanistan, the firing of General McCrystal, and the nomination of Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
The following is a summary of the immigration discussions that took place on Sunday, June 27 programs:
- NBC - Meet the Press. Appearing on the June 27, 2010, edition of NBC's "Meet the Press" was Senator John McCain (R-AZ), who briefly discussed immigration:
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House Appropriations Panel Approves FY '11 Funding for
Immigration Enforcement and Services
By Micheal E. Hill
Friday, June 25, 2010 -- 3:05 am EDT
 --Updated on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 10:50 am EDT-
A House Appropriations panel on Thursday approved a mixed bacg of increases and decreases in spending for fiscal year 2011 in the bill that funds the federal government's border security, interior immigration enforcement, and immigration services processing and adjudication functions. The House panel's action occurred on Thursday, June 24, 2010, in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security.
Many of the details of the bill that the Subcommittee approved were not available at the time of this writing. However, a chart provided by the Subcommittee indicates that the panel approved an increase of approximately $134.7 MILLION for ICE (relative to fiscal year 2010), a cut of $282.3 MILLION for CBP (relative to fiscal year 2010), and an increase of $156.3 MILLIION for USCIS (relative to fiscal year 2010). The USCIS increase would largely be predicated on higher fees that the Administration has proposed. Indeed, the amount that the Subcommittee approved for USCIS is actually $5 MILLION less than the Administration asked for in its fiscal year 2011 budget submission.
The Subcommittee considered six amendments during its markup of the Homeland Security Appropriations bill. Two of those amendments were immigration-related. The Committee rejected one of the immigration-related amendments and agreed to the other:
- Criminal vs. Noncriminal Alien Removals. Representative John R. Carter (R-TX) offered an amendment to strike and replace report language in the bill that directs ICE to concentrate on criminal alien enforcement above non-criminal aliens. Under the bill, ICE would be directed to use $2.1 billion of the $5.6 billion Immigration and Customs Enforcement budget to deport “dangerous criminal aliens” after a judge’s order. The Carter ICE Enforcement Priorities Amendment sought to make it clear that both criminal alien enforcement and non-criminal immigration enforcement should be given high priority by the Department of Homeland Security. The Subcommittee rejected the amendment by a voate of 6-9.
- Require the Use of the E-Verify Program. Representative Ken Calvert (R-CA) offered an amendment that would require firms that have been found to have previously hired illegal aliens to enroll in the E-Verify program. The Subcommittee agreed to the Calvert E-Verify Amendment by a voice vote.
The Subcommittee approved the bill by a voice vote after disposing of the six amendments that were offered to it. It is unclear when the full Committee on Appropriations will take up the measure. However, it is widely believed that the full Committee will take it up sometime next week.
Chart Showing Spending in FY '11 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
Statement of Chairman Price on FY '11 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
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Secretary Napolitano Defends Obama Border Security Policies and Announces Numerous New Border Security Initiatives
By Micheal E. Hill
Thursday, June 24, 2010 -- 2:30 am EDT
On Wednesday, June 23, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano appeared at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, where she defended the Obama Administration's performance on border security issues, announced numerous new border security initiatives, criticized the Arizona immigration initiative, and expressed her support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation.
The Secretary was accompanied at the CSIS event by a number of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials, who joined her in taking questions from the audience following her prepared remarks.
Among those accompanying the Secretary at the CSIS appearance were John Morton, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; David Aguilar, Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Policy; and Robert L. "Rob" Davis, Chief of Police, San Jose, Calif., and President, Major Cities Chiefs Association.
Click on the play button, above, to see video of the Secretary's appearance at CSIS.
DHS Fact Sheet on New Border Security Initiatives
"Readout" Of Secretary Napolitano's June 23 Border Security Remarks at CSIS
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President Obama Formally Requests $600 MILLION in Additional
Fiscal Year 2010 Border Security Funding
By Micheal E. Hill
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 -- 12:01 am EDT
--Updated on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 9:15 am EDT-
President Barack Obama has formally requested $600 MILLION in supplemental fiscal year 2010 appropriations for border security activities. The President's request was made on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, in a letter of transmittal to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). In the letter, the President wrote that fulfilment of his request "would support efforts to secure the Southwest border and enhance Federal border ptotection, law enforcement, and counternarcotics activities."
The President actually requested $600 MILLION in new border security funding. His request would be partially offset by the cancellation of $100 MILLION of already appropriated funding for border fencing, making the net amount of border security spending included in his proposal $500 MILLION.
The President's request includes funding for both the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice. More specifically, the request includes:
- Additional ICE Personnel. $52 MILLION for ICE to alllow it to hire and deploy 160 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement Criminal Investigators, who would be positioned in the highest risk locations along the Southwest border. The White House estimates that the 160 additional agents would yield 2,720 new enforcement actions (arrests, indictments, convictions, seizures, fines, or penalties) each year against the most significant criminal organizations involved in narcotics, alien, firearm, and bulk cash smuggling and trafficking.
- Additional CBP Officers. $309.5 MILLION for enhanced Southwest border enforcement Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel, including $297 million to hire and deploy 1,000 new Border Patrol agents and the related support costs. The White House estimates that the new agents and personnel woul bring the total staffing level to over 21,000 agents and allow CBP to establish a flexible surge force of approximately 500 agents. The White House also estemates that its proposal would provide $6.5 million for CBP to hire 30 new CBP Officers at the ports of entry and $6 million to add 20 new CBP K-9 Teams.
- Unmanned Drones. $37 MILLION to fund the procurement, operations and maintenance of two unmanned aircraft systems for use along the Southwest border. The White House says that these systems will be deployed to monitor the Southwest border and assist in the interdiction of aliens and goods moving illegally into the United States.
- Additional EOIR Resources. $2.1 MILLION for Department of Justice Administrative Review and Appeals, the account within the Department of Justice that houses funding for the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). The White House says these funds would be used to provide additional resources to support an increase in caseload related to Southwest border enforcement activities.
- Additional Detention Funding. $7 MILLION for the Department of Justice's Detention Trustee account. and $20 MILLION for the Department's Federal Prison System. The White House says these funds would be used to mitigate an increase in criminal detention workload related to Southwest border criminal enforcement activities.
- Additional Department of Justice Funding. $171.9 MILLION for other Department of Justice resources, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the U.S. Marshal's Service; and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
The President's request makes no mention of funding for the deployment of National Guard troops along the U.S. border with Mexico. And in a move that could prove controversial, it recommends canceling $100 MILLION of previously appropiated funds from the Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology account in order to get its net request down to $500 MILLION. It is believed that the funds that would be canceled are funds currently designated for SBINet.
The House could soon take up a supplemental appropriations bill that would provide about $500 MILLION in additional funding for border security.
An early draft of the House measure revealed that it contained the following border security funding:
- Customs and Border Protection. $356.9 BILLION for salaries and expenses for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) component of the Department of Homeland Security, including $208 MILLION to hire 1,200 additional Border Patrol agents and support personnel.
- Tacitical Communications. $55 MILLION for designing, building, and deploying tactical communications to support enforcement activities along the border, as well as to build Border Patrol forward-operating facitlities.
- ICE Southwest Border Law Enforcement Activities. $30 MILLION for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) component of the Department of Homeland Security for the Southwest border law enforcement operations.
- Operation Stonegarden. $50 MILLION for Operaton Stonegarden, which allocates grants to local law enforcement for personnel and training costs associated with stopping illegal immigration and drug smuggling along the border.
In addition, the House draft would allows for the transfer of $177.2 MILLION of funds from other accounts to pay for the deployment of additional National Guard troops.
President's Request for Supplemental Border Security Funding
Text of Draft House Supplemental Appropriations Bill Legislative Language
Text of Draft House Supplemental Appropriations Bill Report Language
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Funding for Border Security and a Resolution Commemorating
World Refugee Day Highlight This Week's
Immigration and Refugee Agenda
By Micheal E. Hill
Sunday, June 20, 2010 -- 10:30 am EDT
--Updated on Monday, June 21, 2010 at 7:15 am EDT-
The possible consideration by the full House of Representatives of a measure that would increase funding for border security, provide funding for the deployment of up to 1,200 National Guard troops along the U.S. border with Mexico, and partially subsidize the adjudication of Haitian TPS applicants highlight this week's immigration- and refugee-legislative agenda. Also on the agenda this week is House consideration of a resolution commemorating World Refugee Day.
Border Security Funding. As the week begins, the major floor activity that is anticipated is the consideration by the full House of Represenatives on Thursday, June 24 or Friday, June 25, of the House version of H.R. 4899, a fiscal year 2010 emergency supplemental appropriations bill. The precise details of what the House will take up was not known at the time of this writing. A draft that was released on May 24 revealed that the measure at that time would have:
- appropriated $500 MILLION for border security programs and activities, including $208 MILLION to hire 1,200 additional Border Patrol agents and support personnel;
- permitted the transfer of $177.2 MILLION of funds from other accounts to pay for the deployment of additional National Guard troops;
- appropriated $10.6 MILLION to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) bureau to defray costs associated with providing services to Haitians in the United States who were displaced by the January earthquake;
- appropriated $749.3 MILLION in Economic Support Fund (ESF) funds for Haiti; and
- appropriated $350.7 MILLION in International Development Assistance (IDA) funds for Haiti.
World Refugee Day. Floor action is scheduled this week, as well, on a resolution reaffirming the goals of World Refugee Day and reiterating the strong commitment to protect the millions of refugees who live without material, social, or legal protections.
Other Action. At the time of this writing, no hearings or markups were anticipated this week at which significant immigration- or refugee-related matters are expected to be discussed.
Click Here to See "This Week on the Hill" for the Week of June 21, 2010
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Immigration Featured on Several of the Weekend's
Sunday Morning Public Affairs Programs
By Micheal E. Hill
Sunday, June 20, 2010 -- 3:15 pm EDT
--Updated on Monday, June 21, 2010 at 6:45 am EDT--
Despite the crush of other items in the news, including the Gulf of Mexico oil spill crisis and the deterioriating situation in Afghanistan, immigration was discussed on two of the Sunday, June 20 public affairs programs.
The impending federal lawsuit against the controversial new Arizona immigration enforcement law was discussed during ABC News' "This Week" program's roundtable discussion. And the subject came up during the FOX News' "Fox News Sunday" program's interview with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
The following reviews the immigration discussions that took place on the programs:
- ABC - This Week. While immigration was not discussed during the interview segment of the June 20, 2010, edition of ABC's "This Week" program, it was a topic of considerable discussion during the program's roundtable segment, which featured ABC News' and political columnist George F. Will; Fox News Channel's Greta Van Susteran, National Public Radio's Michel Martin, and Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations:
- FOX - Fox News Sunday. Immigration was briefly discussed during FOX News' "Fox News Sunday" program, during the interview segment with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell:
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House Democratic Leadership Pulls Bill Increasing Funding for Border Security and Funding National Guard Troops on the Border
from Floor Schedule
By Micheal E. Hill
Thursday, June 17, 2010 -- 9:51 am EDT 
The House Democratic Leadership has decided to pull from this week's schedule House floor consideration of an emergency supplemental appropriations bill that would increase funding for border security, provide funding for the deployment of up to 1,200 National Guard troops along the U.S. border with Mexico, and partially subsidize the adjudication of Haitian TPS applicants.
The Democratic Leadership had scheduled floor consideration of the emergency supplemental bill for Thursday, June 17. They pulled it from the schedule for political reasons unrelated to the border security, national guard, and Haitian TPS provisions in the bill.
The border and TPS provisions are a very small part of the supplemental appropriations bill, which would devote billions of dollars to the war efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq, Gulf of Mexico oil spill relief efforts, and other "emergencies."
There was no word at the tme of this writing on when the bill will be rescheduled. The White House has put pressure on Congress to complete work on the measure before Congress leaves Washington for its week-long July 4 recess.
Supplemental Appropriations Bill: Draft House Bill | Draft House Report
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Funding for Border Security and an Oversight Hearing on EOIR Highlight this Week's Immigration and Refugee Agenda
By Micheal E. Hill
Monday, June 14, 2010 -- 9:00 am EDT
The possible consideration by the full House of Representatives of a measure that would increase funding for border security, provide funding for the deployment of up to 1,200 National Guard troops along the U.S. border with Mexico, and partially subsidize the adjudication of Haitian TPS applicants highlight this week's immigration- and refugee-legislative agenda. Also on the agenda this week is a House Judiciary Committee panel's oversight hearing on the operations of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and a joint hearing by two House Homeland Security subcommittees on SBINet.
Hearings. This week's immigration- or refugee-related hearings include:
- a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law hearing on Thursday, June 17, to examine the operations of the Executive Office for Immigration Review; and
- a joint hearing on Thursday, June 17, of two subcommittees of the House Committee on Homeland Security titled "SBInet: Does it Pass the Border Security Test?"
Floor Action. As the week begins, the major floor activity that is anticipatedis the consideration by the full House of Represenatives on Thursday, June 17, of the House version of H.R. 4899, a fiscal year 2010 emergency supplemental appropriations bill. The precise details of what the House will take up was not known at the time of this writing. A draft that was released on May 24, revealed that the measure at that time would have:
- appropriated $500 MILLION for border security programs and activities, including $208 MILLION to hire 1,200 additional Border Patrol agents and support personnel;
- permitted the transfer of $177.2 MILLION of funds from other accounts to pay for the deployment of additional National Guard troops;
- appropriated $10.6 MILLION to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) bureau to defray costs associated with providing services to Haitians in the United States who were displaced by the January earthquake;
- appropriated $749.3 MILLION in Economic Support Fund (ESF) funds for Haiti; and
- appropriated $350.7 MILLION in International Development Assistance (IDA) funds for Haiti.
Floor action could occur this week, as well, on Republican immgration-related motions to recommit (MTR) small business legislation that the House hopes to take up. And, it is at least remotely possible that an immigration-related floor amendment will come up in the Senate in relation to the tax extenders (or any other measure being considered on the Senate floor).
Markups. As the week begins, no markups are anticpated at which immigration- or refugee-related measures are likely to be addressed.
Off of the Floor. Lots of "off of the floor" action on immigration and refugee matters is scheduled for this week, including a Monday press conference by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on human trafficking, DREAM Act activities by activists, and a Brookings Institution discussion titled "Religious Activism and the Debate over Immigration Reform."
Click Here to See "This Week on the Hill" for the Week of June 14, 2010
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Very Little Talk of Immigration on the Past Weekend's Sunday's Public Affairs Programs
By Micheal E. Hill
Monday, June 14, 2010 -- 12:01 am EDT
There was very little talk of immigration during the June 13, 2010, Sunday public affairs programs. Indeed, the only reference to immigration made was on FOX's "Fox News Sunday" program:
- FOX - Fox News Sunday. Former Hewlett-Packard Chairman and McCain 2008 advisor Carly Fiorina, who is the Republican nominee facing Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) in the 2010 mid-term election, briefly addressed immigration during her appearing on the June 13, 2010, edition of FOX's "Fox News Sunday" program. In her appearance, Ms. Fiorina defended her support of the recently enacted Arizona immigration enforcement law and criticized the Obama Administration's border security efforts:
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House Passes Bill Barring Illegal Aliens from
Receiving FHA Mortrgages
By Micheal E. Hill
Friday, June 11, 2010 -- 9:00 am
The House of Representatives on Thursday, June 10, passed a measure containing a provision requiring those seeking an Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage to provide a valid social security number and be either a U.S. citizen or a legal immigrant currently residing in and authorized to work in the United States . House action on the matter occurred in connection with H.R. 5072, the FHA Reform Act of 2010. As passed by the House, H.R. 5072 would provide the FHA with additonal authorities and authorize additional funding through FY 2014 for the Housing and Urban Development Department to conduct reviews of early defaults.
The illegal immigrant provision was not contained in the version of H.R. 5072 that was reported to the House of Representatives by the House Commitee on financial Services. Instead, it was contained in a "Managers Amendment" offered on the House floor by House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA). The illegal immigrant language is found in Section 18 of the Waters Managers Amendment.
During the course of debate on the Managers Amendment, Subcommittee Ranking Repulican Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) offered her support both for the Amendment and for the immigration provision within it. The House agreed to the Waters Managers Amendment on Thursday, June 10, by a vote of 417-3. The House went on to pass the larger bill by a vote of 406-4.
Some believe that Chairwoman Waters included the immigration-related language in her Managers Amendment in an effort to head off the possible adoption by the full House of Representatives of more restrictive immigration-language in a possible Republican motion to recommit the bill.
Now that the House of Representatives has passed H.R. 5072, the next step in the legislative process is for the bill to be forwarded to the Senate for consideration there.
Click on the play button, above, to see video of the floor debate on the Waters Managers Amendment.
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Representative Grijalva Chairs "Hearing" on Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Immigration Tactics
By Micheal E. Hill
Friday, June 11, 2010 -- 10:35 am EDT
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Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and several other Members of the U.S. House of Representatives participated in an unofficial "hearing" on Thursday, June 10, in Washington, DC, during which the Members heard from witnesses from Ariona; examined the immigration enforcement practices of controversial Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio; and explored what they feared the consequences might be of the recently enacted Arizona immigration enforcement law.
Representative Grijalva was joined at the "hearing" by Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Gwen Jones (D-WI), Jared Polis (D-CO), and Mike Quigley (D-IL).
Sheriff Arpaio did not participate in the "hearing."
Click on the Play Buttons, above, to see video of news reports from ABC-15 in Phoenix and KTVX in Phoenix on the "hearing."
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Representative Grijalva to Hold "Hearing" on Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Immigration Tactics
By Micheal E. Hill
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 -- 6:58 pm EDT
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Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and several other Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are planning to hold an unofficial "hearing" on Thursday, June 10, in the U.S. Capitol complex to examine the immigration enforcement practices of controversial Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Representative Grijalva says that he expects the "hearing" to show what he calls "abuses" in how Sheriff Arpaio conducts illegal immigration sweeps.
Congressman Grijalva was quoted telling Tucson's KGUN-9, "[t]his is a situation that requires much more then platitudes. It requires much more then slogans. It requires much more then sound bites. This is complex. It's about human beings. And I think we need to start dealing with this issue as not just the political football to kick back and forth but the very lives we're affecting on a daily basis of millions upon millions of people living in this country."
The "hearing" is scheduled for 3:00 pm EDT on Thursday, June 10, and it is expected to last about an hour. At least five witnesses are anticipated, including a 10 year-old girl whose parents were jailed for three months after an Arpaio raid of a carwash; a working mother of three who was arrested by Arpaio's deputies at a worksite raid, during which her jaw was broken and she was refused medcal attention while in custody; and a 22 year-old Harvard graduate student whose parents brought her to the United States when she was two years-old.
The "hearing" is expected to concentrate on the tactics that have long been used by Sheriff Arpaio; SB 1070, the controversial new Arizona immigration enforcement law; and the need for enactment of the DREAM Act and comprehensive immigration reform legislation.
Representative Grijalva is expected to be joined at the "hearing" by Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jared Polis (D-CO), and Mike Quigley (D-IL).
Sheriff Arpaio has not been invited to participate in the "hearing."
Click on the Play Buttons, above, to see video of news reports from ABC-15 in Phoenix and KGUN-9 in Tucson on the "hearing."
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Slow Week of Scheduled Immigration-Related
Legislative Activity Ahead
By Micheal E. Hill
Monday, June 7, 2010 -- 9:00 am EDT
--Updated on Wednesday, 9, 2010 at 5:33 pm EDT--
The schedule of immigration- and refugee-related activity on Capitol Hill is very light this week. Indeed, as the week begins, the only scheduled immigration- or refugee-related item on the legislative calendar does not even directly involve immigration or refugee matters; the House Committee on Foreign Affairs is planning a hearing on Thursday, June 10, titled "Human Rights and Democracy Assistance: Increasing the Effectiveness of U.S. Foreign Aid." The subect of refugees could surface as a collateral issue during that hearing.
Even though there is little scheduled legislative activity on immigration- or refugee-related matters during the week of June 7, it is possible that there could be significant action in both the House and Senate on such matters before the week is out:
- Supplemental Appropriations Bill. There is great uncertainty as the week begins about whether the House Committee on Appropriations will markup its draft emergency supplemental appropriations bill. As drafted, the measure would appropriate $500 MILLION for border security programs and activities, including $208 MILLION to hire 1,200 additional Border Patrol agents and support personnel. The measure also would permit the transfer of $177.2 MILLION of funds from other accounts to pay for the deployment of additional National Guard troops. And it would appropriate $10.6 MILLION to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) bureau to defray costs associated with providing services to Haitians in the United States who were displaced by the January earthquake; appropriate $749.3 MILLION in Economic Support Fund (ESF) funds for Haiti; and appropriate $350.7 MILLION in International Development Assistance (IDA) funds for Haiti.
The Appropriations Committee previously had scheduled a markup of the supplemental appropriations bill for May 27, 2010. However, the markup was abruptly canceled at the last minute. It is unclear at the time of this writing whether a markup will be rescheduled for this week or if the House will forgo a markup of the measure and seek to move it in some other manner. Should the Committee proceed to marking up the measure this week, the measure likely would become a target for Republican border security and immigration amendments.
- "Extenders" Bill. The Senate this week is scheduled to take up H.R. 4213, a measure that would extend several expired or expiring tax and other programs.
A Baucus Substitute Amendment to H.R. 4213 is the pending business. The 364 page-long Substitute Amendment contains one relatively insignificant immigration-related provision, found in section 620(a), relating to immigration fees that are used for travel promotion.
Aside from the provisions in Section 620(a), the Extenders legislation does not contain any significant immigration-related provisions. However, like just about everything that hits the Senate floor, the measure could become the fodder for unrelated immigration enforcement amendments.
The next significant floor action on immigration- or refugee-related matters in the Senate is expected to occur soon, when the Senate takes up its version of the National Defense Authorization Act. As approved by the Senate Committee on Armed Services, that measure contains a provision that would require the President to deploy 6,000 National Guard troops on the U.S. border with Mexico, a provision that the Administration has hinted might draw a presidential veto. The measure also could become a vehicle for floor amendments for such legislative proposals as the DREAM Act, AgJOBS, and additional border enforcement measures.
The next significant floor action on immigration- or refugee-related matters in the House could occur soon, as well. The House is expected to take up a fiscal year 2010 supplemental appropriations bill in the coming weeks. As noted above, the measure contains significant immigration-related provisions as drafted. The House also is expected soon to take up a housing bill and a bll to extend benefits to first responders and others who performed work on the site of the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. Immigration could become an issue on each of those measures.
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President Obama Meets with Arizona Governor on Border Security
and Arizona Immigration Law
By Micheal E. Hill
Thursday, June 3, 2010 -- 6:11 pm EDT
--Updated on June 3, 2010 at 7:56 pm EDT--
| Governor Brewer June 3rd Post-Meeting Press Conference |
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President Barack Obama and Governor Jan Brewer (R-AZ) met on Thursday, June 3, to discuss Arizona's controversial new immigration enforcement law. After the meeting, Governor Brewer described it as "very, very, cordial," said the two had "agreed to work together in order to find some solution" to the immigration issue, and indicated that the President would be sending staff to Arizona over the next few weeks to talk about how to spread new resources he planned to commit in order to increase security along the U.S. border with Mexico.
Prior to Thursday's meeting, the President and the Governor had waged an intensifying war of words over both border security and the new Arizona law. The President had increasingly criticized the Arizona immigration enforcement law and Governor in recent weeks, and Governor Brewer had challenged the President's commitment and performance in securing the U.S. border during that period. Thursday's meeting came about as a result of a request by Governor Brewer.
"We know we're not going to agree on certain issues until other issues are worked out," Brewer said at the White House after the two met. She said that the President pressed her on comprehensive immigration reform but that she gave no commitment to him on the issue, saying that she wants the border secured first.
With regard to a possible Federal lawsuit against Arizona's immigration enforcement law, the Governor said that the President indicated he was leaving that decision up to the Department of Justice.
On May 26, the Administration announced that the President had authorized the deployment of up to 1,200 National Guard troops along the U.S. border with Mexico and asked for $500 MILLION in supplemental funds for border security. That announcment was made less than a week after Governor Brewer wrote a letter to President Obama asking him to send helicopters and unmanned drones to the Arizona border with Mexico.
“I am encouraged that there will be much better dialogue between the federal government and the state of Arizona,” Brewer said after the meeting. She added that "I hope that is not wishful thinking. I hope that is positive thinking.”
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs commented on the meeting during his June 3, White House Daily briefing, answering questions about the meeting on four different occasions during the briefing.
Click on the play buttons, above, to see video of Governor Brewer's comments outside of the White House following her June 3, 2010, meeting with the President, as well as to see relevant clips from the June 3, 2010, White House Daily briefing. The video clips are provided, courtesy of C-SPAN.
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President Obama to Meet with Arizona Governor to Discuss Border Security and Arizona Immigration Law
By Micheal E. Hill
Thursday, June 3, 2010 -- 5:40 am EDT
| President Obama's May 27 Press Conference |
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President Barack Obama and Governor Jan Brewer (R-AZ) are scheduled to meet on Thursday afternoon to discuss border security and Arizona's controversial new immigration enforcement law. The meeting is scheduled for 1:30 pm EDT on Thursday, June 3, in the Oval Office.
The President and the Governor have waged an intensifying war of words in recent weeks over both border security and the new Arizona law.
- The President has been increasingly critical of the Arizona immigration bill since its enactment in April, saying it would likely lead to racial profiling and asking the U.S. Department of Justice to evaluate whether the federal government should file a lawsuit challenging it on civil rights and federal preemption grounds. On May 26, the Administration announced that the President had authorized the deployment of up to 1,200 National Guard troops along the U.S. border with Mexico and asked for $500 MILLION in supplemental funds for border security.
- On May 20, 2010, Governor Brewer wrote the President asking him to send helicopters and unmanned drones to the Arizona border with Mexico. In an interview of Governor Brewer that was broadcast on Wednesday, June 2, on Fox News Channel, Governor Brewer said she hoped to get answers to her letter asking for more border enforcement along the Arizona border with Mexico, as well as disuade the Administration from filing suit against the measure.
Click on the play buttons, above, to see video of President Obama's May 27, 2010, remarks on the Arizona law and border security, as well as to see Governor Brewer's June 2, 2010, interview on Fox News Channel.
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Congress is in Midst of Week-Long
Memorial Day Recess
By Micheal E. Hill
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 -- 8:30 am EDT
Congress is in the midst of a week-long Memorial Day recess.
The U.S. Senate will return to Washington on Monday, June 7, and the U.S. House of Representatives will return on Tuesday, June 8.
Upon its return, Congress will remain in session for four weeks, at which time it will begin a week-long Independence Day recess.
Immigration will continue to be a hot issue during the four week-long work period to come.
- The House will have to deal with the emergency fiscal year 2010 emergency supplemental appropriations bill, which was the subject of a fierce debate in the Senate on border security.
- The full Senate may take up the National Defense Authorization Bill, which contains a provision requiring the deployment of 6,000 National Guard troops along the U.S. border with Mexico.
- The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations may begin to markup the fiscal year 2011 regular appropriations bills, which will likely be targets for immigration- and border security-related amendments.
- While there is not likely to be any official actions on comprehensive immigration reform during the June work period, jockeying and recriminations on the issue will continue behind-the-scenes.
MicEvHill.Com will continue to provide links to important immigration- or refugee-related news stories on its "Immigration and Refugee Legislative News Roundup" page during the Memorial Day recess. However, it will be taking a breather from regular updates in this space until Congress returns to action on Monday, June 7.
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Immigration Featured on Two of Last Weekend's
Sunday Morning Public Affairs Programs
By Micheal E. Hill
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 -- 10:00 am EDT
Immigration continued to be a significant issue facing Congress and the country, and it was featured on two of last Sunday's public affairs programs.
Much like the last several weeks, to the extent that immigration-related discussions come up last weekend, it focused on two matters: the new immigration enforcement law in Arizona and the push for comprehensive immigration reform.
- ABC - This Week. Appearing on the program during the May 30, 2010, roundtable segment were ABC News' and political columnist George F. Will, political strategist Matthew Dowd, Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune, and Joan Walsh of Salon.com. The roundtable discussion turned to immigration at about 3:52 into the following video, during which the panelists addressed comprehensive immigration reform and recently announced plans by President Obama to deploy up to 1,200 National Guard troops along the U.S. border with Mexico:
- NBC - Meet the Press. Among the guests appearing on the May 30, 2010, edition of NBC's "Meet the Press" were Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Immigration Task Force; and Former Representative J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ), who is making immigration the number one issue in his challenge of Senator John McCain (R-AZ) for the GOP nomination for McCain's senate seat. Gutierrez and Hayworth debated comprehensive immigration reform and the Arizona immigration enforcement law:
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| New! MicEvHill.Com has posted Monday's edition of its "Today on the Hill" page, reflecting the anticipated legislative action on immigration- and refugee-related matters for Wednesday, June 30, 2010. -- Click Here to See the June 30, 2010, edition of "Today on the Hill" |
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| MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of a letter sent by House Judiciary Committee Ranking Republican Lamar Smith (R-TX) and 13 other House Republicans to Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Republican Jeff Sessions (R-AL) urging him to question Associate Supreme Court Justice-Designate Elena Kagan on immigration during her confirmation hearing. -- Click Here to See the Letter. |
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| MicEvHill.Com has posted this week's edition of "This Week on the Hill" reflecting the anticipated legislative action on immigration- and refugee-related matters for the week of June 28, 2010. -- Click Here to See "This Week on the Hill" for the Week of June 28, 2010 |
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| MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of the Calvert E-Verify Amendment, to the Fiscal Year 2011 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. The Calvert amendment was agreed to by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on Thursday, June 24, 2010. -- Click Here to See the Text of the Amendment |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of the Carter ICE Enforcement Priorities Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2011 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. The Carter amendment was rejected by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on Thursday, June 24, 2010. -- Click Here to See the Text of the Amendment |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a summary of the June 24, 2010, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security markup of the Fiscal Year 2011 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. -- Click Here to See a Summary of the Markup |
MicEvHill.Com has posted video of the June 24, 2010, appearance by News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on the Fox News Channel's "Fox and Friends" program, where the two financial titans expressed support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation. -- Click Here to See the Video, which is the Featured Immigration- and Refugee-Related Video of the Day" for Friday, June 25, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of a June 23, 2010, Letter from Governor Jan Brewer to President Obama Asking him to transmit a border security plan to her in advance of the upcoming visit of his staff to Arizona. -- Click Here to See the Letter from Governor Brewer to President Obama. |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of Governor Jan Brewer's Motion to Dismiss the Escobar v. Brewer Lawsuit Challenging Arizona Immigration Enforcement Law. -- Click Here to See the Text of the Brewer Motion to Dismiss the Suit. |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of a June, 2010, Government Accountability Office Report on the Resettlement into the United States of North Korean Refugees and Asylum Seekers. -- Click Here to the text of the GAO Report on North Korean Asylum Seekers and Refugees. |
MicEvHill.Com has posted a Chart, prepared by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Showing a Summary of Spending in Subcommittee-Approved Fiscal Year 2011 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. -- Click Here to See the Chart Showing a Summary of Spending in the Fiscal Year 2011 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of the June 24, 2010, opening statement made by House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on the Subcommittee-Approved Fiscal Year 2011 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. -- Click Here to See the Statement Of Chairman Price |
MicEvHill.Com has posted video of remarks made on June 23, 2010, by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano during an appearance at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, where she defended the Obama Administration's performance on border security issues, announced numerous new border security initiatives, and expressed her support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation. -- Click Here to See the Video, which is the Featured Immigration- and Refugee-Related Video of the Day" for Thursday, June 24, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted video of the House floor debate that occurred on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, during House consideration of a resolution commemorating World Refugee Day. -- Click Here to See the Video, which is the Featured Immigration- and Refugee-Related Video of the Day" for Wednesday, June 23, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of letter to President Obama signed by Senator Charles Grassley and six other Senate Republicans, in which they warn the Presidennt against granting mass Deferred Enforced Departure to illegal aliens. -- Click Here to See the Letter. |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of President Obama's request for $600 MILLION in additional fiscal year 2010 border security funding. -- Click Here to See the President's Border Security Funding Request |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of the government of Mexico's brief in support of a lawsuit challenging the Arizona immigration enforcement law. -- Click Here to See the the Text of the Government of Mexico's Amicus Brief |
MicEvHill.Com has posted video of a colloquy between Senators Jon Kyl and John McCain on border security, in which they repeated the charge that President Obama is holding border security hostage to comprehensive immigration reform legislation. -- Click Here to See the Video, which is the Featured Immigration- and Refugee-Related Video of the Day" for Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted relevant video excerpts from the June 21, 2010, White House Daily Briefing, during which White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton denied that President Obama told Senator Jon Kyl that he was holding border security hostage to comprehensive immigration reform legislation. -- Click Here to See the Video, which is the Featured Immigration- and Refugee-Related Video of the Day" for Monday, June 21, 2010 |
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MicEvHill.Com has posted video of Senator Jon Kyl's comments at a June 19, 2010, town hall meeting, in which he accused President Obama of telling him that he was holding border security hostage to comprehensive immigration reform legislation. -- Click Here to See the Video, which is the Featured Immigration- and Refugee-Related Video of the Day" for Sunday, June 20, 2010 |
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| MicEvHill.Com has posted video of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's June 14, 2010, remarks on the occasion of the release of the State Department Trafficking In Person Report for 2010. -- Click Here to See Video of Secretary Clinton's Remarks, which is One of the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Video of the Day for Monday, June 14, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted video of a debate on RT America's "The Alyona Show" between Bob Dane, Press Secretary and Communications Director for the Federation for American Immigration Reform and Eleanor Pelta, First Vice President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association over the "anchor baby" issue that Arizona legislators are considering acting on. -- Click Here to See Video of the Debate Over Birthright Citizenship, which is the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Video of the Day for Tuesday, June 15, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of letter from Governor Jan Brewer to Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard demanding he step aside In lawuits over Arizona's controversial new immigration enforcement law. -- Click Here to See the Letter. |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of the Brewer motion to dismiss the Salgado v. Brewer lawuit challenging Arizona's controversial new immigration enforcement law. -- Click Here to See a Copy of the Motion to Dismiss. |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of the Brewer motion to dismiss the Frisancho v. Brewer lawuit challenging Arizona's controversial new immigration enforcement law. -- Click Here to See a Copy of the Motion to Dismiss. |
MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of the 2010 State Department Trafficking in Person Report, which is due to be released on Monday, June 14, 2010. -- Click Here to See the Text of the 2010 Trafficking In Persons Report. |
MicEvHill.Com has posted video of Ambassador-at-Large Luis CdeBaca announcing the completion of the Deparment of State's Trafficking In Persons Report. -- Click Here to See Video of Ambassador-at-Large deBaca, which is one of the Featured "Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Monday, June 14, 2010 |
MicEvHill.Com has posted this week's edition of its "This Week on the Hill" page, which details this week's anticipated immigration- and refugee-related legislative activities. -- Click Here to See "This Week on the Hill" for the Week of June 14, 2010 |
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MicEvHill.Com has posted video of a press conference held on Thursday, June 10, 2010, by four student activitsts who are walking across the United States in support of the DREAM Act. -- Click Here to See the Video, which is the Featured Immigration- and Refugee-Related Videos of the Day" for Saturday, June 11, 2010 |
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MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of a letter sent earlier this Spring by Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) to Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr., asking the Attorney General to examine whether even U.S. citizen and legally present residents of New Mexico might need to carry passports when traveling in Arizona in order to avoid detention and arrest. -- Click Here to See the Text of the Bingman Letter to Attorney General Holder.
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MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of an amendment to the FHA Reform Act of 2010 that Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) plans to offer on the House floor on Thursday, June 10. Among the amendment's provisions is section 18, which would require mortgagers to verify the social security number and immigration status of mortgagees. -- Click Here to See the Text of the Waters Amendment to the FHA Reform Act of 2010.
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MicEvHill.Com has updated an article from earlier in the week that briefly discussed the short-term outlook for immigration- and refugee-related legislation in the House. -- Click Here to see the Updated Article.
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MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of Section 1041 of S. 3454, the Senate Armed Services Committee-reported National Defense Authorization Act" (NDAA). Section 1041 of the measure comprises the McCain National Guard on the Border Deployment language requiring the Administration to deploy 6,000 National Guard troops along the U.S. border wtih Mexico. -- Click Here to See the Text Section 1041 of S. 3454.
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MicEvHill.Com has posted the text of two letters that were part of a testy and politically charged exchange of letters between Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jon Kyl (R-AZ) on the issue of funding for border security. -- Click Here to see the letter from Representative Giffords to Senators McCain and Kyl. Click Here see the response sent from Senators McCain and Kyl to Representative Giffords.
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MicEvHill.Com has posted Wednesday's edition of its "Today on the Hill" page, reflecting the anticipated legislative action on immigration- and refugee-related matters for Wednesday, June 9, 2010. -- Click Here to See "Today on the Hill"
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MicEvHill.Com has developed a new page dedicated to examining and displaying the use of immigration in campaign ads during the 2010 mid-term Senate, House, and Gunernatorial elections. -- Click Here to See the New "Immigration Campaign Ads in the 2010 Mid-Term Electoins" Page
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| New! MicEvHill.Com has posted a link to a legal brief that was filed on Friday, May 28, 2010, by the Obama Acting Solicitor General, in which the Obama Aministration urges the U.S. Supreme Court to examine Arizona's law that penalizes employers in the state for hiring workers not legally in the country. -- Click Here to See a Link to the Brief, as well as to See the Text of Other "Top Immigration Legislative Documents" |
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