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USICE Dismantles Human Smuggling Ring in Arizona
The U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcment (USICE) reported today that agents arrested the owners and employees yesterday of 5 Arizona commercial shuttle transportation companies based on a year long investigation to identify and apprehend perpetrators of human smuggling. Over 800 agents and officers from various federal, state and local law enforcement agencies carried out the arrests.
The arrests were the result of the USICE’s heightened internal enforcement policy [...]
If Immigration Reform Becomes Law, Will the DHS be Ready?
The Washington Times reported today that in the President’s video message last weekend, he told tens of thousands of immigrant rights supporters that rallied at the National Mall this past Sunday, that he is pushing for an immigration reform bill to be passed that he would sign into law this year that would fix the country’s broken immigration laws.
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Immigration Reform Needs a Bigger Push
The Los Angeles Times reported today that Congressman Luis Gutierrez criticized President Obama and his administration for not doing more to seek legislation that would legalize the approximately 12 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Despite his criticism, he also mentioned that he lacks the necessary votes in the U.S. House of Representatives to actually pass the bill that he sponsored.
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Immigration Reform; “Is it slipping away?”
The Washington Times reported recently that with President Obama having postponed immigration reform until sometime next year because of more pressing issues such as health care reform and the economy, immigrant rights groups have criticized the Obama Administration by saying that immigration reform is “slipping away.”
Several groups have said the only short term solution for undocumented immigrants until immigration reform ultimately passes [...]
Immigration Reform Becoming an Uphill Battle
The Miami Herald reported today that President Obama, Democratic congressional leaders, and advocates for reforming the nation’s immigration laws have said that that passing a comprehensive immigration bill this year is a top priority, despite other legislative actions that include confirming Sonia Sotomayor to serve as a Supreme Court Justice, reforming the nation’s health care system, addressing climate change and, conducting wars in both Iraq [...]
