Immigration Reform News

The Senate on Thursday approved a wide-ranging $42.9 billion measure to pay for improving U.S. border security, clamp down on illegal immigration and beef up cyber security in fiscal 2010.

Two men have been arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping after they held as many as 25 illegal immigrants against their will in a single-wide trailer in rural Bastrop County, officials say.

"To say that our nation should deport illegal immigrants, which would alleviate levels of crime, drugs, disease and unemployment that follow them may be considered racist by some. I don't feel that either statement is incorrect, extremist or racist."

"If you are unable or unwilling to do this job, you should step aside and let a law enforcement commander run the Sheriff's Office," said DeStefano, a retired New York City police captain from Patterson.

These words should be on the lips of every citizen.

Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.) has supported the E-Verify program in the past, pointing to his own use of it. "If Congress can use it, anybody can use it. It's that simple," he tells FederalNewsRadio.

Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its most Orwellian pronouncement yet. They plan to rollback responsible, reasonable workplace verification rules and replace them with unworkable, intrusive, expensive and likely no more effective verification rules.

President Obama will abandon a controversial immigration crackdown, sought by his predecessor, to pressure U.S. companies to fire 9 million workers with suspect Social Security numbers, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced yesterday.

Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) made the following statement after the Senate passed his amendment requiring the completion of 700 miles of double-layer physical fencing along the southern U.S. border by December 31, 2010. The amendment was offered to the FY2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill and the vote was passed by a 54 - 44 vote.

“The American people were promised a secure border fence three years ago and it’s time to make it happen,” said Senator DeMint. “Our southern border has become a battleground for illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and human trafficking, and it’s vulnerable to terrorists. Unfortunately, our government has dragged its feet for years and tried to use untested and unsecure ‘virtual’ fencing instead of actual, physical fencing. Our first priority must be national security, and we can only achieve that goal with secure borders. I’m pleased with the strong bipartisan vote in favor of a finishing a real border fence next year. I will work to ensure no one cuts or weakens this important provision in conference.”

By Maria Leon PHOENIX - The population of Hispanic prisoners has grown by 28 percent since 2004 in the jails of Arizona's Maricopa County, an increase resulting from the enforcement of state laws against illegal immigration.

Undercover deputies have arrested two illegal immigrants advertising fraudulent documents for sale, according to the Butler County Sheriff's Office.

“When criminals make and then sell fake identifications it allows the people who buy them to get jobs and live in our community under fake aliases,” said Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones in a release issued today, July 8. “These are tough economic times and we will continue being committed to stop these kind of crimes from occurring.”

The state Supreme Court today ruled that county prosecutors may seek bail increases on illegal aliens charged with crimes who they believe face imminent deportation.

The Utah Bar Association has filed a lawsuit against a woman accused of acting as an immigration attorney to scam thousands of dollars out of illegal immigrants.

The United States must overhaul its immigration polices to replace its currently complex system with a "clear, disciplined, transparent, and flexible system," which should include opportunities for low-skilled immigrants to become permanent US residents or temporary workers, recommended a new report from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) released Wednesday.

The report--drafted by the CFR Independent Task Force on US Immigration Policy, chaired by Jeb Bush and Mack McLarty--argued that US immigration policy has weakened the nation by continuing failure to attract and retain sufficient numbers of skilled immigrants to strengthen US industries.

But the report also recognized that US policies on illegal immigrants--often consisting of low-skilled workers seeking a better life in the United States--continue to damage the nation as well.

"The Task Force finds that the widespread presence of illegal immigrants has weakened the rule of law, created unfair competition for the American workforce, and strained the education and health budgets of many states. It also finds that taking steps to resolve the festering problem of illegal immigration is necessary for improving US relations with Mexico," declared the introduction of the report, simply titled "US Immigration Policy."

An attorney representing illegal immigrant Luis Jimenez characterized him Tuesday as a 37-year-old brain-damaged invalid living on a remote Guatemalan mountain who lacks vital medical care.

Two illegal immigrants are heading to prison for murdering a Texas teenager who was here visiting her sister.

Alejandro Rivera-Gamboa admitted he killed 15-year-old Dani Countryman, saying he stepped on her throat while his cousin tried to rape her. The judge sentenced him to life in prison and he will have to serve at least 35 years.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc has reached a $40,000 fine settlement for violating immigration laws by hiring illegal immigrants, U.S. immigration police said on Tuesday.

The Obama administration has ordered a Nashville, Tenn., sheriff to release some illegal immigrants swept up on minor charges. The move has drawn criticism from enforcement advocates and concerns of a return to the widely criticized "catch and release" policy.

So, the uncomfortable question, one I do not have an answer for: how much immigration is enough and, more importantly, what do you do with millions of illegals?

There are a lot of uncomfortable questions out there. By ignoring illegal immigration and how it weakens to fabric of American society, those who wish to have power create the conditions for democracy to fail.

America has the strongest and most high tech military the world has ever seen. There is no current military threat religious or otherwise in the entire world that is able to match it. As a result, America faces a different kind of war which has been waged at it’s borders for many years now and it’s called; “Massive Illegal Immigration”.

With many members absent, the Arizona House early Wednesday defeated a bill to criminalize the presence of all illegal immigrants in the state and draw local police officers deeper into the fight against illegal immigration.