Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney says almost half of the jobs created in Texas since the start of the economic downturn have gone to unauthorized immigrants, an attack on his rival for the GOP presidential nomination Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
With a GOP-controlled House on the horizon, I’ve been looking at a few policy proposals made by conservatives and pro-enforcement groups to see which ideas stand a chance of being passed by a Democratic-majority Senate and signed into law by President Obama. (See my post on E-Verify here.) More…
Most immigration legislation is expected to stall next legislative session, as a heavily pro-enforcement House attempts to get bills past a president and Senate leadership that prefer a more comprehensive approach. Some of the measures proposed by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), who will most likely head the subcommittee More…
Slate had an interesting piece yesterday on marriage fraud and domestic violence, looking into whether a small number of foreign-born brides fake domestic abuse to leave their American husbands and stay in the United States. It’s a topic that has a lot of potential for hysteria: Anti-illegal immigration More…
There are about 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States, many of whom have children in public schools and pay property and sales taxes. They can’t vote in federal elections or in most municipal elections, but they can volunteer for campaigns and canvass for causes they support. More…
In addition to taking jobs and increasing crime, anti-immigration groups have argued, immigrants are bad for their environment. For groups like the pro-enforcement Center for Immigration Studies, reports on how illegal immigrants contribute to climate change and overcrowding are fairly common, and usually cite statistics claiming More…
Immigrants are dying in near-record numbers at some border-crossing spots in Arizona, in part because increased enforcement funnels many migrants through harsh terrain and a cruel desert climate. In response, humanitarian groups leave water bottles on popular trails to help prevent deaths among migrants. But as TIME’s Adam More…
This morning, I attended a panel called “Can Conservatism Survive Mass Immigration?” The question posed to the panelists, most of whom were conservatives, is whether Republicans could still perform well with voters — particularly Latinos — with their current rhetoric and policy on immigration. The short answer, according to panelists, More…
Anti-immigration groups are accusing Immigration and Customs Enforcement of trying to limit immigration enforcement, citing a draft policy memo ICE released this month. The memo has one major change to detention policy: it would prevent immigration officers from detaining illegal immigrants for traffic misdemeanors unless they More…
In the latest issue of The Nation, Andrew Ross looks into the strange allegiance between climate fears and nativism. It’s worth checking out the whole piece, but here’s a general summary: To win support for tougher border control, pro-enforcement groups such as Federation for American Immigration Reform and More…
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